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Sundin down to two

2008-12-15T20:37:00.000-08:00

Unless someone pulls a rabbit out of the hat at the last minute, Mats Sundin will be, by the end of this week, either a Vancouver Canuck or a New York Ranger. [tsn.ca]Mats lost my respect the minute he decided to sign somewhere besides Toronto. If he wanted a chance at a cup he should have let them trade him at last years deadline.

Between the two teams above, I see the Canucks as a likely

The setup for the winter classic

2008-12-13T11:00:00.000-08:00

The NHL has released a photo of what Wrigley field will look like for the Red Wings/Blackhawks winter classic game this year.

Thats a nice setup, the game should be great as well.

The comeback kids

2008-12-12T09:43:00.000-08:00

I'll admit it, I am a fan of the Philadelphia Flyers. This blog is an NHL blog, not a Philadelphia Flyers blog, but last nights win was too good not to mention.

The last (and only) time the Flyers overcame the 5-1 deficit this was February 23, 1988 at Detroit, when the Flyers trailed 5-1 and ended up winning the game 11-6.

John Stevens on last nights win: “I just asked them to go out and play

Kudos to Hossa

2008-12-11T18:45:00.000-08:00

I am not a (big) fan of Marian Hossa, or the Detroit Red Wings, but I do respect both very much. The reasons for respect towards the Wings are quite obvious to anyone who watches hockey, but I don't think that Marian Hossa gets the recognition he deserves.

This past off-season, Hossa was "the" free agent that teams were gunning for. Both the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Edmonton Oilers offered

News & Notes: December 11th

2008-12-11T15:25:00.000-08:00

To get things going here, lets get to know each other with some simple links from around the net.
Damien Cox rubs salt into the wound of the Toronto Maple Leafs that is Kyle Wellwood and Scott Clemmensen.Mirtle takes a look at the KHL all-star voting, where you can choose who plays for Team Yashin and Team Jagr. Man is that uninspiring.Matt from the Battle Of Alberta unveiled his new single today

Obligatory first post

2008-12-11T15:19:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Ice Wizards, the (for the time being) newest hockey blog on the world wide web. The direction that I am aiming to take this blog is very James Mirtle influenced. A lot of people, like myself, just want the bare news of whats going on in the NHL, and Mirtle's blogging style does this perfectly.

You can expect a lot of links and quotes from me (because my writing isn't that great anyway