Sports analyses are often rife with cliches. Some, like “take it one game at a time” are just filler in an interview when a player has nothing else to say.

The night was June 24th, 2006. A packed GM Place in Vancouver, BC featured throngs of fans, media, parents, friends and families and – most importantly – a mob of supremely talented hockey players awaiting their moment.

There’s a buzz in Halifax. A sublimely talented draft-eligible player is making waves in hockey circles, and has some projecting him a can’t miss prospect.

While fans lament losing another season to the stubbornly fruitless labour disputes, NHL games are not all that hang in the balance.

As with every sport, hockey is best marketed by a handful of marquee stars. These mega-talented players are relentlessly advertised for their highlight-reel goals, near-impossible saves and jaw-dropping dangles, all of which deserve high-praise. Unfortunately sometimes this actively serves as something which overlooks the rest of their teammates.

For many, November 13th is just another day that flies by on the calendar, however for Pavel Bure, Mats Sundin, Adam Oates and Joe Sakic it marks their first official day as inducted Hall of Famers.

As the 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame Induction draws nearer by the hour, Hockey’s Cathedral is putting on numerous promotional events surrounding the ceremony.

Whether beyond brilliant or seemingly irreplaceable, all coaches face change.

There is seldom a name that invoked such a disparate spectrum of emotions amongst Canadian hockey enthusiasts than one Alan Eagleson.

For most Canadians, hearing the words 'its our game' will instantly bring to mind numerous incredible moments that showed the true synthesis of a sport woven into the fabric of a nation.