2008 NHL Entry Draft Essays

Daniel Frankenberry 4-3-23Professor Williams SPM 140Team: New York RangersWebsite: Official New York Rangers Website | NHL.com1. Upon clicking on the link to the Rangers home page, I instantly saw one of their major sponsors: J.P. Morgan and Chase bank (Interestingly, while J.P. Morgan and Chase are connected as one bank, only Chase shows up on the page). This is notable because in the top right corner of the page, it states “Presented by Chase,” which also shows how the Blueshirts home arena, Madison

I went to my first playoff game in the 2013-2014 Blues vs. Blackhawks series. Being in the arena for an NHL playoff game is an appalling experience. At a regular season game, fans cheer whenever a goal is scored, a big save is made, or other game-changing events. At a playoff game there is constant cheering no matter what happens. This series was played against

two teams, but during Game 6 of the series Claude Lemieux transformed it into one of the biggest rivalries in NHL history. During the game, Lemieux delivered a dangerous and unsportsmanlike

player who serves as a captain of the Pittsburgh penguins of the NHL. Crosby was playing for the Quebec major league until he was drafted by the penguins. He earned back-to-back CHL player of the year awards and led his club to the 2005 Memorial Cup finals, during his two-year Major Junior career with the Rimouski Oceanic. He was nicknamed “The Next One”, leading many to refer to the 2005 Draft Lottery as the most highly regarded draft picks in hockey history. Crosby finished sixth in League scoring

The NHL Salary Cap has been around for many years. It is to ensure that a team gets a fair amount of money so that they have the same chance to offer a player a contract as any other team. The Salary cap does this by splitting the revenue between the players' and owners. It then (gets broken down into) breaks it down into specific teams. When the NHL owners and general managers (GMs) discuss the details of the Salary Cap with the players who are represented by the National Hockey League Player’s