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NHL Betting Preview: Western Conference - team by team

Richard Douglas / 21 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Richard Douglas continues his run down on the teams competing for the Stanley Cup by looking at the Western Conference....Read more »

NHL Betting Preview: Eastern Conference - team by team

Richard Douglas / 12 October 2009 / Leave a comment

The NHL is underway. Below, Richard Douglas gives his team-by-team guide to the Eastern Conference and tells us why the status quo is likely to prevail....Read more »

Stanley Cup Game Seven Betting: It's all down to the wire as Pittsburgh and Detroit go to a decider

Richard Douglas / 12 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Hold on to your skates, hockey fans! This one's going to be close, says Richard Douglas....Read more »

Stanley Cup Betting: Pittsburgh can keep strong home record going

Richard Douglas / 09 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Penguins are the bet ahead of the sixth game of the series, say Richard Douglas....Read more »

Stanley Cup Betting Game Five: Detroit Redwings v Pittsburgh Pengiuns

Richard Douglas / 06 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Game five could prove to be a crucial one in determining who wins this year's edition of the Stanley Cup. So crucial in fact that the Detroit Redwings have hurried back a half-fit Pavel Datsyuk. But will the gamble backfire,...Read more »

Stanley Cup Finals Betting: Detroit Redwings v Pittsbrugh Penguins

Richard Douglas / 30 May 2009 / Leave a comment

Richard Douglas explains why the 2009 Stanley Cup finalists are different animals this time around......Read more »

NHL Betting: The Stanley Cup fact file

Richard Douglas / 30 May 2009 / Leave a comment

This season's Stanley Cup Finals features Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings for the second successive season. Richard Douglas presents his fact file on the two sides....Read more »

NHL Betting: Stanley Cup semi-finals preview

Richard Douglas / 16 May 2009 / Leave a comment

The Conference Finals, aka the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals, start on Sunday and this year's match-ups are a myriad of contrasts, writes Richard Douglas....Read more »

Betfair Big Interview : Barry Melrose

Ralph Ellis / 15 May 2009 / Leave a comment

At Betfair we've been getting into ice hockey and staying up late to watch the NHL play-offs for the Stanley Cup - so we decided we'd stay up even later and talk to ESPN's commentator and analyst Barry Melrose to...Read more »

NHL Betting: And then there was eight...

Richard Douglas / 02 May 2009 / Leave a comment

The search for the Stanley Cup winner is slowly coming to its conclusion as the final eight teams begin their Conference semi-finals. Richard Douglas provides his form-guide going into Round Two....Read more »

NHL Betting: Western Conference deadline day moves

Richard Douglas / 06 March 2009 / Leave a comment

The Western Conference saw more major activity on deadline day than its Eastern cousin. The move of Olli Jokinen from Phoenix to Calgary stole the headlines on a relatively quiet closure of the window. But then, perhaps fittingly, the highly-rated...Read more »

NHL Betting: Eastern Conference deadline day moves

Richard Douglas / 06 March 2009 / Leave a comment

Just like the Premier League, the NHL's transfer deadline was jam-packed with speculation and rumour but not much really happened. The only blessed relief was that we did not have to endure Sky Sports telling us that, for the 72nd...Read more »

NHL All-Star Game 2009 Betting: East meets West as the league's finest battle it out

Richard Douglas / 22 January 2009 / Leave a comment

Leaving the team selections to the fans has resulted in plenty of Canadians making the line-ups for Sunday's All-Star Game in Montreal. Richard Douglas explains all......Read more »

NHL Stanley Cup Betting: Where should your money go in the fastest sport on two legs?

Richard Douglas / 28 November 2008 / Leave a comment

Richard Douglas breaks down the current happenings in the world of ice hockey, stateside......Read more »