Fantasy hockey time again!

Another NHL season is finally underway, which means another fantasy hockey season. Some friends from the old "NHL Connect" days and I held our draft last night. I love these guys and gals because we have so much fun! Some of my friends are pretty serious about this and out to win the league, but most of us use this as an excuse to socialize a little more during the season.

I've drafted teams based on a variety of criteria (where they played juniors, how players look in suits, etc.). This year, I decided to draft on age. My plan didn't succeed entirely, because others grabbed certain players before I could, but all in all, I think I came up with a pretty interesting team.

Without further ado, I give you: OLD DOGS, YOUNG PUPS

T.J. Oshie













Brooks Laich













Pascal Dupuis












Benoit Pouliot (picture him in a TBL uniform)



















Jaromir Jagr

















Teemu Selanne



















Brooks Orpik

Jack "JMFJ" Johnson

Ryan Whitney

Thomas Hickey (picture him in a NYI uniform)

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins



















Mike Smith

Evgeni Nabokov

Brayden Schenn

Steve Sullivan

Max Talbot

Ryan Kesler

NHL 2013 schedule, team by team

The NHL season gets underway next weekend, following months of quibbling over a new CBA. I don't have much to say about this- it's been thoroughly covered from all sides by much better writers than I.

Here's my meager offering - links to every team's schedule:

Anaheim Ducks

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres

Calgary Flames

Carolina Hurricanes

Chicago Blackhawks

Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

Dallas Stars

Detroit Red Wings

Edmonton Oilers

Florida Panthers

Los Angeles Kings

Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens

Nashville Predators

New Jersey Devils

New York Islanders

New York Rangers

Ottawa Senators

Philadelphia Flyers

Phoenix Coyotes

Pittsburgh Penguins

San Jose Sharks

St. Louis Blues

Tampa Bay Lightning

Toronto Maple Leafs

Vancouver Canucks

Washington Capitals

Winnipeg Jets

Great message to NHL/NHLPA

GREAT message to the NHL/NHLPA - look past the lockout to see hockey thriving at many levels