Ken Baker from EOnline reports that the ECHL Bakersfield Condors have offered recording artist Justin Bieber a tryout contract for the 2012-13 season. Bieber grew up in Ontario, Canada and has practiced with the Toronto Maple Leafs (see video). According to Bakersfield coach, Matt O’Dette, Bieber has soft hands and a good wrist shot similar to […]
Joffrey Lupul is Ready to Get the Maple Leafs Back to the Playoffs
Joffrey Lupul is 100% and ready to play after a shoulder separation ended his season March 6, 2012. In the 2011-12 season, Lupul was on his way to a career year with 67 points, but then a shoulder injury caused him to miss the last 16 games of the season. Lupul has had some serious […]
Scott Gomez Finally Has Some Luck and Wins a $50,000 Car With a Hole-In-One!
Montreal Canadiens forward Scott Gomez won a $50,000 car at his own charity golf tournament on Thursday, the Anchorage Daily News reports. For a player that went 98 games and one entire calendar year (February 5, 2011 to February 9, 2012) without a goal, this could mean a change in his luck! Gomez won the Acura MDX by hitting […]
Ethan Moreau Talks About His Retirement from Playing Hockey and What is Next
17-year veteran of the NHL, Ethan Moreau retired last month. His NHL career began with the Chicago Blackhawks as a first round pick in 1994 (14th overall). He played 4 seasons for the Blackhawks and became their alternate captain before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers where he played for 11 seasons, eventually becoming their […]
Is the Nashville Predators Shea Weber Heading to the Flyers?
All-star defenseman Shea Weber has agreed to an offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers reportedly worth over $100-million for 14 years. According to reports from TSN, the Nashville Predators were working on a trade for Weber with the Flyers, but the Flyers grew weary of the process and decided to tenure an offer sheet to […]
Who Will Wear the “C” for the Red Wings This Season?
Now that superstar defenseman Niklas Lidstrom has retired, the Detroit Red Wings have to select a new team captain. Between Steve Yzerman, captain for 22 seasons, and Lidstrom, captain for 6 seasons, this is only the third Red Wings captain in almost 30 years! The Red Wings have 3 obvious possibilities in their recent alternate […]
Hockey Workouts for Goalies
HockeyOT.com is the only online training site that offers goalie specific workouts. When you become a subscriber to HockeyOT.com you are asked what position you play. Goalies are encouraged to select the goalie specific fitness training goal which creates a customized workout for a goalie. The customization doesn’t stop at just the position that you […]
LA Kings Anze Kopitar Brings the Stanley Cup Home to Slovenia
Each of the Los Angeles Kings will get the Stanley Cup for a day or 2 during the summer. Anze Kopitar, who is the first NHL player from the country of Slovenia (population 2 million), had some very special places that he decided to bring the Cup. The first stop for the Cup was Anze’s […]
Is Roberto Luongo Heading to the Chicago Blackhawks?
In a radio interview in Vancouver, Canucks star goalie Roberto Luongo admitted that he thinks it is time to move on to a new team. He cited the Canucks recent signing of back-up goalie Cory Schneider to a $12-million 3-year contract as a sign that he is probably on his way out of Vancouver. Luongo […]
NHL Owners Giving Out Large Contracts to High Risk Players?
Despite another pending labor dispute between the NHL owners and players, there have been some huge contracts given out so far this off-season. Two contracts are worth noting because of the potential risk involved. The Pittsburgh Penguins gave Sidney Crosby a massive $104.4-million, 12-year extension that pays him $36-million over the first 3 years of […]
NHL Players Getting Homesick?
The top 2 players of the 2012 NHL free agent class have signed 13-year contracts with the Minnesota Wild. Zach Parise, who had 69 points in 82 games last year for the New Jersey Devils and played in the Stanley Cup Finals, signed a 98-million dollar deal. Parise is from Minneapolis, Minnesota and played high […]
Sheldon Souray Signs 3-year Deal With the Anaheim Ducks
You might recognize Sheldon Souray as one of the pro players that trains with the HockeyOT Training Camp in Redondo Beach, California. He averaged over 20 minutes per game with the Dallas Stars last year while getting 21 points in 64 games as a defender. He was off to a great start to the season last […]