It’s been a long time since hockey mattered in Los Angeles. You can probably trace the mass fan exodus back to the Gretzky exodus, which is also the last time that the Kings ever really put anything resembling a decent hockey team on the ice. You could seriously argue that the LA Galaxy were more popular than the Kings recently. Slowly that is changing as the LA Kings are becoming “hip” again and a lot…
While the Phoenix Coyotes continued their improbable playoff run, they have the requisite veteran leader to look to in Ray Whitney. Whitney has bounced around the NHL, despite being a solid contributing player. Despite multiple teams, there’s always been one person consistently been interested in Ray Whitney: his wife Brijet Whitney. When Ray made the All-Star team in 2000, he revealed that his vacation plans would need to be cancelled but that it wouldn’t be…
It’s not entirely uncommon for professional hockey players to marry women from their home country. Hell, it’s not only not uncommon, it’s actually almost a guarantee. With that in mind, it should be no surprise that Russian hockey star, and Devils winger Ilya Kovalchuk is married to Russian beauty Nicole Kovalchuck (nee Andrzajtis). OK, maybe that’s not entirely fair. Nicole was actually born in Lithuania, though she is half Russian and both her parents still…
Spearheading Phoenix’s surprising run to the Western Conference finals is goalie Mike Smith. Seriously, the guy is stopping everything in site, posting three shutouts so far. Smith is clearly a very talented goalie, and his wife is no slouch in the athletic department either. He is married to former Canadian Olympic skier Brigitte Acton. What’s that, you’ve never heard of her before? That is likely because her highest finish was 6th. Still, just making the…
There are few certainties in life: death, taxes, and that European hockey players are married to ridiculous smokeshows, and Devils alternate captain Patrik Elias does his best to prove this rule true. Patrik Elias is married to Petra Volakova, who also hails from Elias’ native Czech Republic. Elias and Volakova were married in the 2007offseason. Together they have and have one child, daughter Sophia Gabriella, born November 27, 2010. There’s not a ton of information…
Hockey players are notorious for always being on the prowl to lookin for chicks, and Rangers winger Marian Gaborik is no different. Before we get to his current girlfriend, let’s take a minute to give Marian some props for his ex-girlfriend, Sonia Barcaja. Clearly from picture, Sonia is a looker but the back story of how they met and the hobby they share makes her even more of a winner in my book. Apparently Marian…
Before we get to Marc Staal’s wife, let’s talk a little bit about Marc and his hockey family. By hockey family I don’t mean his teammates; I mean Marc and his five brothers whom play hockey. Think about it,… that’s enough Staal brothers for an entire line plus a goalie, though Marc would have his work cut out for him as the only defenseman in the Staal clan. There are so many Staals, three in…