Recent Articles written by Stuart Thursby

Under Review: Mar 8 — Mar 15

Under Review: Mar 8 — Mar 15Thank. God. The Anointed One’s missing gear has been found, having been curiously “misplaced” post-Gold Medal game. Let the NHL grind resume anew with that crucial bit of business out of the way. Chelly’s Back In Town Well doggone, he’s done gone and done it....

Under Review: The 2010 Winter Olympics

Under Review: The 2010 Winter OlympicsYou’d be forgiven for thinking that Britney Spears and Avril Lavigne are battling it out for #1 on the charts, that George Bush is still president and that Steve Yzerman is an integral part of a winning team. Well, you can scratch the first two...

Under Review: Feb 2—Feb 8

Under Review: Feb 2—Feb 8Last week was a tremendously newsworthy week for the NHL, capped by the tragic death in a car accident of Brendan Burke. Another huge trade and some head office changes round out the week that was in the world’s premier hockey league. Please Note: The...

Under Review: Armageddon Edition

Under Review: Armageddon EditionIn light of Sunday’s bombastic pair of trades between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Calgary Flames/Anaheim Ducks (and a decidedly light week on other ‘big issue’ NHL news), it struck me as necessary to dissect the re-landscaping nature of the deals pulled by Burkie...

Under Review: Jan 19—Jan 25

Under Review: Jan 19—Jan 25Peca Retires Picking up where Curtis Joseph left off, Michael Peca has retired from the NHL after 13 seasons in the league. It actually surprised me to find out that Peca has only been around for 13 years, as when I first started watching hockey...

Under Review: Jan 11—Jan 18Hey everybody; time for another week-in-recap from the seven days past in the NHL and the hockey world at large. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. A producer at Pittsburgh television station FSN Pittsburgh has been suspended indefinitely for allegedly holding back a conclusive goal-scoring tape from NHL...

Under Review: Jan 3—Jan 10

Under Review: Jan 3—Jan 10Under Review makes its triumphant return after several dormant weeks of holiday/hangover cheer! Hope everyone had a good holiday season, enjoyed the Winter Classic, reveled in the World Juniors (including one hell of a gold medal game), and otherwise kicked back for some iced times...

Under Review: Dec 14–Dec 23

Under Review: Dec 14–Dec 23It’s Christmas week this week! I decided to post this a couple days late to account for the fact that next week, I won’t be posting it at all (for one, the NHL is pretty quiet, and for two, I’m out of the city!). It...

Under Review: Dec 8—Dec 13

Under Review: Dec 8—Dec 13It was another relatively quiet week in the NHL as the season starts winding down towards Christmas, but some history’s about to be made — in more ways than one — if the newsworthy notes from last week are any indication. Brodeur Ties Sawchuck’s Record...

Under Review: Dec 1—Dec 7

Under Review: Dec 1—Dec 7To call last week a wacky and weird one would be an understatement. From fluke injuries, swinging sticks and a set of mega contracts, to the return of a sleeping giant, the week that was had a little bit of everything going on. Savard Signs...