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Ice Hockey Hall of Fame 2015

March 11, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Ice Hockey Hall of Fame 2015

Many amazingly skillful ice hockey players showed their excellent skills in the last season of national hockey league. From newcomers to the regular ones, all the players have tried their best to achieve a great height of success with their sticks on the ice field. Our team carefully chose the inductees of the Ice Hockey Hall of Fame 2015 according to their last season’s performance. We tracked all the statistics of all players from all of the teams participates in NHL while choosing the hall of members of this year. The overall statistics and the individual percentage such as shooting percentage, faceoff win percentage, and average shifts per game also played a key role while selecting this year’s hall of fame inductees. There are so many key players of each team even the captains who deserve to be in the 2015 Hall of Fame as they lead their teams to some amazing victories last season with their game-winning goals. So here is the Ice Hockey Hall of Fame 2015.

Ice Hockey Hall of Fame 2015

1. Sidney Crosby

Canadian ice hockey Centre Sidney Crosby is the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Crosby nicknamed “The Next One” and was drafted first overall in the 2005 NHL Draft by the Penguins. He played 80 games in the last season of National Hockey League and scored a total of 104 points with 36 goals and 68 assists, and made the individual goal differential of +18. He scored 38 power play points with 11 power-play goals and also reached 46 penalty minutes. Crosby made no shorthanded points by shorthanded goals last season. He took a total of 259 shots in the last season of NHL and scored 1 overtime goal and 5 match-winning goals while achieving the shooting percentage of 13.9. Crosby spent an average of 21:58 minutes on ice per game and achieved 52.5 faceoff win percentage with 24.0 average shifts per game.

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2. Ryan Getzlaf

Canadian ice hockey Centre Ryan Getzlaf is the captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Getzlaf was drafted 19th overall in the 2003 NHL Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played 77 games in the last season of National Hockey League and scored a total of 87 points with 31 goals and 56 assists, and made the individual goal differential of +28. He scored 23 power play points with 5 power-play goals and also completed 31 penalty minutes. Getzlaf made no shorthanded points by shorthanded goals last season. He took a total of 204 shots in the last season of NHL and scored 1 overtime goal and 7 match-winning goals while achieving the shooting percentage of 15.2. Getzlaf spent an average of 21:17 minutes on ice per game and achieved 49.0 faceoff win percentage with 25.2 average shifts per game.

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3. Claude Giroux

Canadian ice hockey Centre Claude Giroux is the captain of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League. Giroux was drafted 22nd overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. He played 82 games in the last season of National Hockey League and scored a total of 86 points with 28 goals and 58 assists, and made the individual goal differential of +7. He scored 37 power play points with 7 power-play goals and also achieved 46 penalty minutes. Giroux made no shorthanded points by shorthanded goals last season. He took a total of 223 shots in the last season of NHL and scored 1 overtime goal and 7 match-winning goals while achieving the shooting percentage of 12.6. Giroux spent an average of 20:26 minutes on ice per game and obtained 52.9 faceoff win percentage with 25.1 average shifts per game.

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4. Tyler Seguin

Canadian ice hockey Centre and Right Wing Tyler Seguin plays for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. Seguin was drafted 2nd overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He played 80 games in the last season of National Hockey League and scored a total of 84 points with 37 goals and 47 assists, and made the individual goal differential of +16. He scored 25 power play points with 11 power-play goals and also completed 18 penalty minutes. Seguin made no shorthanded points by shorthanded goals last season. He took a total of 294 shots in the last season of NHL and scored no overtime goal, but 8 match-winning goals while achieving the shooting percentage of 12.6. Seguin spent an average of 19:20 minutes on ice per game and achieved 41.5 faceoff win percentage with 23.4 average shifts per game.

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5. Corey Perry

Canadian ice hockey winger and an alternate captain Corey Perry plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Perry was drafted 28th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played 81 games in the last season of National Hockey League and scored a total of 82 points with 43 goals and 39 assists, and made the individual goal differential of +32. He scored 18 power play points with 8 power-play goals and also reached 65 penalty minutes. Perry made no shorthanded points by shorthanded goals last season. He took a total of 280 shots in the last season of NHL and scored 1 overtime goal and 9 match-winning goals while achieving the shooting percentage of 15.4. Perry spent an average of 19:28 minutes on ice per game and achieved 36.0 faceoff win percentage with 23.2 average shifts per game.

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6. Phil Kessel

Canadian ice hockey right wing and forward Phil Kessel plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. Kessel was drafted fifth-overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He played 82 games in the last season of National Hockey League and scored a total of 80 points with 37 goals and 43 assists, and made the individual goal differential of -5. He scored 20 power play points with 8 power-play goals and also reached 27 penalty minutes. Kessel made no shorthanded points by shorthanded goals last season. He took a total of 305 shots in the last season of NHL and scored no overtime goal, but 6 match-winning goals while achieving the shooting percentage of 12.1. Kessel spent an average of 20:39 minutes on ice per game and achieved 14.3 faceoff win percentage with 24.5 average shifts per game.

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7. Taylor Hall

Canadian ice hockey left winger and alternate captain Taylor Hall plays for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League. Taylor was drafted first overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. He played 75 games in the last season of National Hockey League and scored a total of 80 points with 27 goals and 53 assists, and made the individual goal differential of -15. He scored 17 power play points with 7 power-play goals and also completed 44 penalty minutes. Taylor made 1 shorthanded point but no shorthanded goals last season. He took a total of 250 shots in the last season of NHL and scored 1 overtime goal and 1 match winning goals while achieving the shooting percentage of 10.8. Taylor spent an average of 20:00 minutes on ice per game and achieved 45.7 faceoff win percentage with 25.4 average shifts per game.

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8. Alex Ovechkin

Russian professional ice hockey winger and Captain Alex Ovechkin play for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Ovechkin was drafted first overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. He played 78 games in the last season of National Hockey League and scored a total of 79 points with 51 goals and 28 assists, and made the individual goal differential of -35. He scored 39 power play points with 24 power-play goals and also reached 48 penalty minutes. Ovechkin made 1 shorthanded point but no shorthanded goals last season. He took a total of 386 shots in the last season of NHL and scored 3 overtime goals and 10 match-winning goals while achieving the shooting percentage of 13.2. Ovechkin spent an average of 20:32 minutes on ice per game and achieved 66.7 faceoff win percentage with 21.8 average shifts per game.

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9. Joe Pavelski

American professional ice hockey center and alternate captain Joe Pavelski plays for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. Pavelski was drafted 205th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks. He played 82 games in the last season of National Hockey League and scored a total of 79 points with 41 goals and 38 assists, and made the individual goal differential of +23. He scored 31 power play points with 16 power-play goals and also reached 32 penalty minutes. Pavelski made 2 shorthanded points and 1 shorthanded goal last season. He took a total of 225 shots in the last season of NHL and scored no overtime goal, but 3 match-winning goals while achieving the shooting percentage of 18.2. Pavelski spent an average of 19:51 minutes on ice per game and achieved 56.0 faceoff win percentage with 27.1 average shifts per game.

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10. Jamie Benn

Canadian ice hockey left winger and captain Jamie Benn plays for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. Jamie was drafted 129th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars. He played 81 games in the last season of National Hockey League and scored a total of 79 points with 34 goals and 45 assists, and made the individual goal differential of +21. He scored 19 power play points with 5 power-play goals and also reached 64 penalty minutes. Jamie made 3 shorthanded points with 1 shorthanded goal last season. He took a total of 279 shots in the last season of NHL and scored 1 overtime goal and 3 match-winning goals while achieving the shooting percentage of 12.2. Jamie spent an average of 19:09 minutes on ice per game and achieved 52.8 faceoff win percentage with 25.0 average shifts per game.

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Highest Paying Sports in the World

January 4, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Highest Paying Sports

The world of entertainment is that of glitz and glamour. It offers lucrative career options for all those who are talented and manage to establish themselves. In particular, sports offer a huge hugely profitable career option. The successful athletes are among the highest paid people in the world. This is proven by the lists that are published every year by organizations who evaluate the worth of the athletes. One of the most famous and reliable lists is published by none other than Forbes. It is quite clear that the athletes earn enough from just the games and tournaments in the form of salary or prize money, let alone the endorsement deals, to put them among the wealthiest celebrities of the world.

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Highest Paying Sports in the World

1. Basketball

Reputed basketball tournaments such as the NBA are widely known among the highest paying sports events of the world. From numerous of their endorsements, the participants earns in millions besides as they also earns huge amount of salary from their respected teams. Their own signature shoes and jerseys also boost their income on yearly basis. Michael Jordan, the legendary basketball player, topped the Forbes list of Richest Players with $35.9 million income in 1992, $36.0 million income in 1993, $30.01 million in 1994, $43.9 million in 1995, $78.3 million income in 1997 and with $69 million total income in 1998. Former basketball player Shaquille O’Neal secured the 6th place in 1993 in the Forbes list of Richest Players with $15.2 million and again secured the 2nd place in 1994 in the list with $16.7 million.

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2. Boxing

One of the most dangerous sports of modern times, Boxing, is also reputed for being the best paying sporting event. Besides their earnings as tournament prize money, they also get good amount of profit from Pay-Per-View commissions, betting and endorsements. In 1991, legendary boxer Mike Tyson first topped the Forbes list of Richest Players with $28.6 million and again achieved the same in 1996 with a total income of $75 million. In 1992, legendary boxer Evander Holyfield topped the Forbes list of Richest Players with $60.5 million. After a little break in the Forbes list of Richest Players, Floyd Mayweather topped the list in 2012 with $85 million income and again achieved the first place in 2014 with $105 million income.

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3. Auto Racing

Various events of auto racing like the Grand Prix of Formula1 or Nascar are counted among the highest paying events in the sports universe. The involvement of risks gets compromised a bit with great winning amount as prize money besides several endorsements of reputed brands. One of the most successful F1 drivers Michael Schumacher secured the first place in 1999 in the Forbes list of Richest Players with a total income of $49 million and again achieved the same feat in 2000 with $59 million. Long before, in 1992, Auto Racing driver Ayrton Senna achieved the 3rd place of Forbes list of Richest Players with $22 million and the same year another driver Nigel Mansell also achieved the 4th place with a total income of $14.5 million.

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4. Golf

One of the most successful golfer and legendary athlete, Tiger Woods, still holds the record of being in the first place in Forbes list of Richest Players a record eleven times. Woods topped the Forbes list in 2002 with $69 million income, in 2003 with $78 million income, in 2004 with $80.3 million, in 2005 with $87 million income, in 2006 with $90 million, in 2007 with $100 million total income, in 2008 with $115 million income, in 2009 with $110 million, in 2010 with $105 million, in 2011 with $75 million and again in 2013 with a total income of $78.1 million. Many years before the amazing achievement of Tiger Wood, Jack Nickalus secured the 3rd place in 1994 in the list of richest players by Forbes with $14.8 million income and Arnold Palmer with a total income of $13.6 million also achieved the 4th place the same year in the list.

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5. American Football

American Football is widely known for being one of the highest paying sports in the universe as the players’ frequently secured position in the Forbes list of Richest Players. In 1992, Joe Montana first achieved the 7th place in the Forbes list with a total income of $9.5 million. With a total income of $22.5 million, American Football star Deion Sanders achieved the 3rd place in the list in 1995. In 2004, Legendary NFL player Peyton Manning achieved the 3rd place in the Forbes list of Richest Players with $42 million income. In 2005 with $37.5 million income, Michael Vick achieved the 4th place in the list. Tom Brady, one of the greatest football players of all time, achieved the 9th place in the Forbes list of Richest Players in 2006 with a total income of $29 million.

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6. Soccer

Legendary English footballer, David Beckham, first inducted in 2004 in the 8th place in the Forbes list with a total income of $28 million. He then secured the 7th place in 2005 in the list with a total income of $32.5 million and again achieved the 6th place in the Forbes list of Richest Players in 2007 with $33 million. In 2007, Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho achieved the 9th place in the Forbes list with $31million income. In 2008, David Beckham again secured the 2nd place in the Forbes list of Richest Players with a total income worth of $50 million. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer, last year achieved the 2nd place in the Forbes 2014 list of richest players with a total income of $80 million. Last year, another great Argentine footballer Lionel Messi with a total income of $64.7 million also achieved the 4th place in the list.

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7. Tennis

Tennis is one of the most well-known of recreational sports and it is played by millions of people throughout the world. With WTA tours being among the highest paying tournaments of the world, the tennis players quite frequently secure their places in the Forbes list of Richest Players. In 1992, legendary tennis player Andre Agassi achieved the 6th position in the list, having $11 million worth of total income. Jim Courier, 1993, achieved the 9th place in the Forbes list of Richest Players with $12.6 million worth of total income. Recent days tennis star Roger Federer achieved the 6th place in the Forbes list of Richest Players in 2008, 2010 and 2013, having earned total income worth $35 million, $43 million and $71.5 million respectively.

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8. Ice Hockey

The physical sport of fast pace, Ice Hockey, is often nicknamed “The Fastest Game on Earth”. It is considered among the highest paying sports of the world, with its participants having secured decent places, quite frequently, in the list of Richest Players by Forbes. In 1994, famous ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky achieved the 5th place in the list with $13.5 million worth of total income. He then achieved the 10th place in the list in the following year, i.e. in 1995 with $14.5 million worth of total income. In 1997, Joe Sakic, the ice hockey player from Canada, achieved the 9th place in the Forbes list of Richest Players, with 17.9 million worth of total income. In 1998, Sergei Federov, the international ice hockey player from Russia, achieved the 3rd place in the list with a total income worth $29.8 million.

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9. Baseball

Jayson Stark, a reputed sports columnist, once described baseball as “a unique paragon of American culture,” as it is still among the major sports of America. More than 2.1 million people from the US alone participate in the sport. These participants are among the highest paid sportspersons in the world, especially because of the huge viewership of MLB. Cecil Fielder, a famous American baseball player at first achieved the 8th position in the Forbes list of Richest Players in 1993 with a total income of $12.7 million, while Alex Rodriguez achieved the 7th place in the Forbes list of Richest Players in 2003 with a total income of $26 million. In 2004, he again achieved the 9th place with a total income of $26.2 million and in 2011 he secured his position with $35 million total income.

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10. Cycling

Charles Minthorn Murphy, back in the year 1899, turned out to be the first cyclist to cover a mile’s distance in under a minute’s time, and thus earned himself the nickname of “Mile-a-Minute Murphy”. Cycling is looked upon as one of the most active sports in the world, ever since cycles and other human-powered vehicles have undergone innovations. There are many cycling tournaments that are counted among one of the highest paying event in the planet earth. Besides huge income from the tournament earning, the famous cyclists also gets good amount of money from their endorsers. Legendary cyclist and one of the most controversial athletes of modern days Lance Armstrong achieved the 9th place in the Forbes list of Richest Players in 2010 with a total income of $28 million.

Sports industry is indeed a place where an athlete can find great wealth and fame. That is why, many young people want to build a career in sports, in pursuit of this fame and money. However, what they forget is that it takes more than just the want for fame and wealth in sports. An athlete has to be dedicated to his sport and become really good at it first. Only then will the rest of the things follow as rewards. Sports may be lucrative, but before that, they are challenging.

Top 10 Highest Paid Ice Hockey Players 2015

November 27, 2014 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Highest Paid Ice Hockey Players 2015

Ice hockey is considered one of the most important sports in the cold countries of the world, like the nations in the northern parts of the US, and Canada, as well as Russia and Sweden and comparable European countries. Like the other high profile games like baseball or basketball, ice hockey, too, has a huge viewership, especially in America. In the current scenario of ice hockey, a number of players have received enormous height of success through the magic that they can create with the ice hockey sticks. These ice hockey players earn a good salary from the clubs they play for in the National Hockey League. Besides, they also receive their personal endorsements of mega brands. Some of the most well-known players, such as Shea Weber or Sidney Crosby, earn amounts from their endorsements and salary which is at par with that of athletes of other sports. So let us have a look at the Top 10 Highest Paid Ice Hockey Players 2015.

Top 10 Highest Paid Ice Hockey Players 2015

1. Shea Weber

Shea Weber is now playing for the Nashville Predators in the defense position at the National Hockey League. He is listed in the NHL with 6 feet 4 inches height and 233 lb. weight. He was drafted as the 49th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Besides his active career with the Nashville Predators, Shea Weber also plays for Canada national ice hockey team. He recently signed a 14 years contract with the team and in 2026 will be a free agent. His recent contract is a total worth of $110,000,000 including a total of $68,000,000 as the signing bonus. Shea Weber will get an average yearly salary of $7,857,143 and also has a guaranteed income of $110,000,000 till the contract ends. He now earns a base salary of $14,000,000 with $7,857,143 cap hit in the 2014-15 season of the NHL.

2. Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby is now playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the centre position at the National Hockey League. He is listed in the NHL with 5 feet 11 inches height and 200 lb. weight. He was drafted as the 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Besides his active career with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby also plays for Canada national ice hockey team. He recently signed a 12 years contract with the team and in 2025 will be a free agent. His fresh contract with the team is a total worth of $104,400,000. Sidney Crosby will get an average yearly salary of $8,700,000 and also has a guaranteed income of $104,400,000 till the contract ends. He now makes a base salary of $12,000,000 with $8,700,000 cap hit in the 2014-15 season of the NHL.

3. Ryan Suter

Ryan Suter is now playing for the Minnesota Wild in the defense position at the National Hockey League. He is listed in the NHL with 6 feet 1 inches height and 195 lb. weights. He was drafted as the 7th overall by the Nashville Predators in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Besides his active career with the Minnesota Wild, Ryan Suter also plays for the United States national ice hockey team. He recently signed a 13 years contract with the team and in 2025 will be a free agent. His recent contract is a total worth of $98,000,000 including a total of $25,000,000 as the signing bonus. Ryan Suter will get an average yearly salary of $7,538,462 and also has a guaranteed income of $98,000,000 till the contract ends. He now earns a base salary of $11,000,000 with $7,538,462 cap hit in the 2014-15 season of the NHL.

4. Henrik Lundqvist

Henrik Lundqvist is now playing for the New York Rangers in the goaltender position at the National Hockey League. He is listed in the NHL with 6 feet 1 inches height and 185 lb. weights. He was drafted as the 205th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Besides his active career with the New York Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist also plays for Sweden national ice hockey team. He recently signed a 7 years contract with the team and in 2021 will be a free agent. His recent contract is a total worth of $59,500,000 including a total of $14,000,000 as the signing bonus. Henrik Lundqvist will get an average yearly salary of $8,500,000 and also has a guaranteed income of $59,500,000 till the contract ends. He now makes a base salary of $11,000,000 with $8,500,000 cap hit in the 2014-15 season of the NHL.

5. Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin is now playing for the Washington Capitals in the Left Wing position at the National Hockey League. He is listed in the NHL with 6 feet 3 inches height and 230 lb. weight. He was drafted as the 1st overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Besides his active career with the Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin also plays for the Russian national ice hockey team. He recently signed a 13 years contract with the team and in 2021 will be a free agent. His recent contract with the team is a total worth of $124,000,000. Alex Ovechkin will get an average yearly salary of $9,538,462 and also has a guaranteed income of $124,000,000 till the contract ends. He now earns a base salary of $10,000,000 with $9,538,462 cap hit in the 2014-15 season of the NHL.

6. Pavel Datsyuk

Pavel Datsyuk is now playing for the Detroit Red Wings in the forward position at the National Hockey League. He is listed in the NHL with 5 feet 11 inches height and 198 lb. weight. He was drafted as the 171st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Besides his active career with the Detroit Red Wings, Pavel Datsyuk also plays for the Russian national ice hockey team. He recently signed a 3 years contract with the team and in 2017 will be a free agent. His recent contract with the team is a total worth of $22,500,000. Pavel Datsyuk will get an average yearly salary of $7,500,000 and also has a guaranteed income of $22,500,000 till the contract ends. He now makes a base salary of $10,000,000 with $7,500,000 cap hit in the 2014-15 season of the NHL.

7. Claude Giroux

Claude Giroux is now playing for the Philadelphia Flyers in the Right Wing position at the National Hockey League. He is listed in the NHL with 5 feet 11 inches height and 172 lb. weights. He was drafted as the 22nd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Besides his active career with the Philadelphia Flyers, Claude Giroux also plays for Canada national ice hockey team. He recently signed a 8 years contract with the team and in 2022 will be a free agent. His recent contract is a total worth of $66,200,000 including a total of $9,000,000 as the signing bonus. Claude Giroux will get an average yearly salary of $8,275,000 and also has a guaranteed income of $66,200,000 till the contract ends. He now earns a base salary of $10,000,000 with $8,275,000 cap hit in the 2014-15 season of the NHL.

8. Philip Kessel

Philip Kessel is now playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Right Wing position at the National Hockey League. He is listed in the NHL with 6 feet height and 202 lb. weights. He was drafted as the 5th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Besides his active career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philip Kessel also plays for the United States national ice hockey team. He recently signed a 8 years contract with the team and in 2022 will be a free agent. His recent contract is a total worth of $64,000,000 including a total of $22,500,000 as the signing bonus. Philip Kessel will get an average yearly salary of $8,000,000 and also has a guaranteed income of $64,000,000 till the contract ends. He now makes a base salary of $10,000,000 with $8,000,000 cap hit in the 2014-15 season of the NHL.

9. Evgeni Malkin

Evgeni Malkin is now playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the centre position at the National Hockey League. He is listed in the NHL with 6 feet 3 inches height and 195 lb. weight. He was drafted as the 2nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Besides his active career with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Evgeni Malkin also plays for the Russian national ice hockey team. He recently signed a 8 years contract with the team and in 2022 will be a free agent. His recent contract with the team is a total worth of $76,000,000. Evgeni Malkin will get an average yearly salary of $9,500,000 and also has a guaranteed income of $76,000,000 till the contract ends. He now earns a base salary of $9,500,000 with $9,500,000 cap hit in the 2014-15 season of the NHL.

10. Eric Staal

Eric Staal is now playing for the Carolina Hurricanes in the centre position at the National Hockey League. He is listed in the NHL with 6 feet 4 inches height and 205 lb. weight. He was drafted as the 2nd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Besides his active career with the Carolina Hurricanes, Eric Staal also plays for Canada national ice hockey team. He recently signed a 7 years contract with the team and in 2016 will be a free agent. His recent contract with the team is a total worth of $57,750,000. Eric Staal will get an average yearly salary of $8,250,000 and also has a guaranteed income of $57,750,000 till the contract ends. He now makes a base salary of $9,250,000 with $8,250,000 cap hit in the 2014-15 season of the NHL.

Apart the huge salary that the players draw from the clubs they represent, they draw a pretty handsome amount from their personal sponsors. Sidney Crosby obtains $4.5 million from his endorsements which include some of the big names like Reebok, Gatorade, Bell and Tim Hortons. Alex Ovechkin, another name that deserves a mention while discussing highest paid ice hockey players 2015, earns a neat amount of $3.5 million from his endorsements including Gillette, Coca-Cola, Nike, Bauer and Kraft Canada.

10 Best Female Ice Hockey Teams

November 4, 2014 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Female Ice Hockey Teams

Ice hockey is widely popular in western countries such as the Canada and United States. The game is even popular in the English continents as many of the European nations participate and win various international championships. IIHF World Women’s Championship is among the top tier championships in the world and the IIHF European Women Championships is the biggest event of this game in European continents. Ice Hockey has been a part of the Olympic Games since 1920 when it was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Later, the event was permanently shifted to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924. The International Olympic Committee voted to approve women’s hockey as an Olympic event in 1992 and was first played in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. The Canadian and American teams are the most dominant force in all the major international championships as numerous other countries also gave their best in the past days. So here is the list of 10 Best Female Ice Hockey Teams.

10 Best Female Ice Hockey Teams

1. Canada

The Canadian women’s national ice hockey team is currently ranked as the best female ice hockey team in the world with a total of 2960 points as of February 2014 according to the International Ice Hockey Federation Ranking. The Canadian Women’s team scored 1200 points at the 2014 Russia Winter Olympics, 1160 points at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, 1200 points at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship and a total of 1160 points at the 2011 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The current Head coach of the team is Doug Derraugh and the current captain is Caroline Ouellette. The team won the IIHF World Women’s Championship ten times and also achieved four gold medals and a silver medal in the Olympic Games.

2. United States

The United States women’s national ice hockey team is currently ranked as the second best female ice hockey team in the world with a total of 2940 points as of February 2014, according to the International Ice Hockey Federation Ranking. The United States Women’s team scored 1160 points at the 2014 Russia Winter Olympics, 1200 points at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, 1160 points at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship and a total of 1200 points at the 2011 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The current Head coach of the team is Katey Stone and the current captain is Meghan Duggan. The team already achieved the IIHF World Women’s Championship titles five times and won a gold medal, a silver and a bronze medal in the Olympic Games.

3. Switzerland

The Switzerland women’s national ice hockey team is currently ranked as the third best female ice hockey team in the world with a total of 2720 points as of February 2014 according to the International Ice Hockey Federation Ranking. The Switzerland Women’s team scored 1120 points at the 2014 Russia Winter Olympics, 1040 points at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, 1120 points at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship and a total of 1040 points at the 2011 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The current Head coach of the team is René Kammerer and the current captain is Julia Marty. The team is controlled by the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband. The Switzerland team recently achieved a bronze medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics.

4. Finland

The Finland women’s national ice hockey team is currently ranked as the fourth best female ice hockey team in the world with a total of 2715 points as of February 2014 according to the International Ice Hockey Federation Ranking. The Finland Women’s team scored 1060 points at the 2014 Russia Winter Olympics, 1100 points at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, 1100 points at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship and a total of 1120 points at the 2011 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The current Head coach of the team is Mika Pieniniemi and the current captain is Jenni Hiirikoski. The team became second runners up in the IIHF World Women’s Championships ten times and became the winner of the IIHF European Women Championships four times.

5. Russia

The Russian women’s national ice hockey team is currently ranked as the fifth best female ice hockey team in the world with a total of 2675 points as of February 2014 according to the International Ice Hockey Federation Ranking. The Russian Women’s team scored 1040 points at the 2014 Russia Winter Olympics, 1120 points at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, 1400 points at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship and a total of 1100 points at the 2011 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The current Head coach of the team is Mikhail Chekanov and the current captain is Yekaterina Smolentseva. The Russian team won three bronze medals in the IIHF World Women’s Championships and won a silver medal in the European Championship.

6. Sweden

The Sweden women’s national ice hockey team is currently ranked as the sixth best female ice hockey team in the world with a total of 2675 points as of February 2014 according to the International Ice Hockey Federation Ranking. The Swedish Women’s team scored 1100 points at the 2014 Russia Winter Olympics, 1020 points at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, 1060 points at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship and a total of 1060 points at the 2011 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The current Head coach of the team is Niclas Högberg and the current captain is Jenni Asserholt. The team achieved third place in the IIHF World Women’s Championships twice and won the IIHF European Women Championships in 1996.

7. Germany

The Germany women’s national ice hockey team is currently ranked as the seventh best female ice hockey team in the world with a total of 2565 points as of February 2014 according to the International Ice Hockey Federation Ranking. The German Women’s team scored 1020 points at the 2014 Russia Winter Olympics, 1060 points at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, 1020 points at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship and a total of 960 points at the 2011 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The current Head coach of the team is Peter Kathan and the current captain is Susann Götz. The team placed at the fifth position in the IIHF World Women’s Championships three times, and made three Olympic appearances till date.

8. Czech Republic

The Czech Republic women’s national ice hockey team is currently ranked as the eighth best female ice hockey team in the world with a total of 2400 points as of February 2014 according to the International Ice Hockey Federation Ranking. The Czech Republican Women’s team scored 960 points at the 2014 Russia Winter Olympics, 1100 points at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, 960 points at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship and a total of 840 points at the 2011 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The current Head coach of the team is Jiri Vozák and the current captain is Alena Polenska. The Czech team was placed in the 8th position in the IIHF World Women’s Championship 2013.

9. Japan

The Japanese women’s national ice hockey team is currently ranked as the ninth best female ice hockey team in the world with a total of 2395 points as of February 2014 according to the International Ice Hockey Federation Ranking. The Japanese Women’s team scored 1000 points at the 2014 Russia Winter Olympics, 960 points at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, 920 points at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship and a total of 860 points at the 2011 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The current Head coach of the team is Ilzuka Yuji and the current captain is Osawa Chiho. The team earned the IIHF Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia twice consecutively in 2011 and 2012 and also achieved five silver medals in the Asian Winter Games.

10. Slovakia

The Slovakia women’s national ice hockey team is currently ranked as the tenth best female ice hockey team in the world with a total of 2325 points as of February 2014 according to the International Ice Hockey Federation Ranking. The Slovakian Women’s team scored 880 points at the 2014 Russia Winter Olympics, 920 points at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, 1000 points at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship and a total of 1020 points at the 2011 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The current Head coach of the team is Milan Skokan and the current captain is Martina Veličková. The Slovakian team defeated Bulgaria by 142–0 while making one goal every 44 seconds on an average which is a Guinness World Record.

Other teams such as the Norway women’s national ice hockey team are also recognized among the best teams as they achieved the bronze medal in IIHF European Women Championship in 1993. The Denmark women’s national ice hockey team also achieved the bronze medal in 1991 IIHF European Women Championship.

Top 10 One Hit Wonders of Sports

October 23, 2014 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

One Hit Wonders of Sports

Every once in a while, we get to watch a historical match in a sport, where the day is saved by a player who descends like an angel and, with one hit, one, goal, or one shot, changes the whole game. Such a player might be an underdog, but, on his special day, he breaks all stereotypes associated with his name, and shows excellent form. It often happens that even after such a sudden display of great skill and technique, the player may never be found to play such a great match again. Such players, the one hit wonders, are there in almost every sport. Let us look at the Top 10 One Hit Wonders of Sports.

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Top 10 One Hit Wonders of Sports

Daniel Gibson

Daniel Hiram Gibson, fondly known as Booby or Boobie, is a basketball player who is seen playingin the NBA playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. His professional career began in 2006. He is quite well-known for the contribution he made to his team during the playoff run in 2007. In the same year, the Cavaliers succeeded in breaking past the Detroit Pistons, and made it to the finals of the NBA. In Game 6 of the finals of Eastern Conference against Detroit, Gibson managed to score 19 coming in the fourth quarter. However, so far, this seems to have been the only highlight of his career since then. In fact, in the recent history of basketball, Gibson has proven himself to be quite a one-hit wonder, though he still has some chance to shine.

Iva Majoli

In the 1997 French Open, former tennis player from Croatia, Iva Majoli Marić, appeared for times straight in the quarterfinals, and she gained a surprise French Open title in that run. In an upset match against the then world no. 1, Martina Hingis, Majoli snatched up her singles title. She also defeated fifh seed Lindsay Davenport in the fourth round. These apart, she has no other record of beating any other top ranked player. After the French Open win, she was seen in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, and also reached the quarters of the French Open in the following year, but, didn’t display any memorable match. This being her last appearance in the advanced levels of the Grand Slam, Majoli retired in June, 2004.

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Oleg Salenko

Oleg Anatolyevich Salenko is a former soccer player from Russia who played as a striker in the national team. His career began in 1986. He went into the FIFA World Cup in the year 1994, despite having never scored a single international goal. Prior to that year, he had a solitary cap for Russia for his name. In the most striking tournament of his life, he began his journey of goals with his first one against Sweden. Then, he scored five goals past Cameroon whom Russia defeated by 6-1, a record in the group stage of the tournament. Russia couldnt progress past the groups. However, Salenko’s astonishing performance won him the Golden Boot. Shockingly, Russia never picked him again in his career, which lasted till 2000.

David Tyree

David Mikel Tyree is a former American footballer who played as a wide receiver in the NFL for seven seasons. He is known for miraculous helmet catch in the final drive of Super Bowl XLII of the New York Giants. He made a memorable moment in the history of Super Bowl as, in the waning moments of the game, when the Giants required to convert a first down to have a shot at beating the opponents, Eli Manning dropped back and broke a few tackles, and then tossed the ball to Tyree who caught it, and kept the drive alive, as his team won 17-14. Despite his shining moment, Tyree never managed to shine through again. He is primarily remembered for the Helmet Catch. He retired in 2010 with 650 receiving yards and four touchdowns.

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Tom Cheney

Thomas Edgar Cheney was a baseball player who played in the MLB from 1957 and continued till 1966. Though not a very popular player, Cheney, a right-handed pitcher, has his name in the history of baseball for his record in the major league for an amazing 21 strikeouts in a single game. The most sensational part of the story is that he did it all within a matter of just 16 innings. In the 1962 match against Baltimore Orioles, when he played for Washington Senators, Cheney pitched all 16 seasons, throwing an unbelievable 228 pitches. Washington Senators won 2-1. However, Cheney’s arm didn’t help him give any more such performance. He managed to throw only 136.1 innings in the following season, and dropped further to 48.2 in 1964.

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Richard Dumas

Richard Wayne Dumas is a retired basketball player who was associated with the NBA, and had a professional career from 1990 to 2003. He was considered one of the most promising players playing for the Phoenix Suns, back in the early 90s. His most memorable season was in 1993, when he helped his team make it to the finals of the NBA. He had an average of 15.8 ppg and 4.6 rpg. His career best play was when he reached the score of 25 points in the 5^th game of the 1993 NBA Finals, and he showed all the qualities in that season to become a great player. Unfortunately, that was his only success in the NBA, since in the following years, he was in the clasps of substance abuse, until by 1997, he was out of a roster spot.

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Thomas Johansson

Karl Thomas Conny Johansson, former tennis player from Sweden, appeared in 46 Grand Slams, out of which he managed to advance past the fourth round only four times. His 2002 Australian Open championship was quite a surprise: he had never before gone past the third round in Melbourne out of his 13 appearances. Only in the US Open 1998 and 2000 had he managed to advance that far in the Grand Slam. In the 2002 Australian Open, the top six seeds had already been knocked out in the first few rounds, and Johansson faced only three of the ranked players, the most notable being Marat Safin. He was the silver medallist in the doubles. His run to the 2005 Wimbledon semi-final was his only other notable match in such an advanced level in his career. He declared his retirement in June, 2009.

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Totò Schillaci

Salvadore Schillaci was more commonly and fondly known as Toto. This former Italian soccer player began his moderate football career in 1982. But, he is remembered as the surprise star of the World Cup Ilatia 1990. Though he started off in the tournament as a substitute player in the first match, he brought on quite a surprise with his 6 goals throughout World Cup, thus paving his way to the Golden Boot, as well as the Golden Ball beating LotharMatthäus and Diego Maradona. He had an Australian thoroughbred racehorse named after him. But, this was his ‘one hit’, and managed just seven goals for his country in his entire career. In four seasons of league football, he scored five-six goals in each whole campaign. He retired in 1997.

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Timmy Smith

Timothy LaRay Smith is a former American football player who played as the running back in NFL. He had a short career of three years in the NFL, which started in the year 1987. He is best remembered for his memorable rushing record in the Super Bowl XXII in 1988, as he gained 204 yards, and scored two touchdowns. He played for the Washington Redskins from 1987 to 1988, and in his first season as a rookie, his performance allowed his team to beat the Denver Broncos 42-10. Naturally, there were some great expectations placed upon him in the next season, as well. However, he let down his fans and team as his ‘one hit’ went straight to his head, and he began to lead a life of drug abuse. The injuries didn’t help much, either, and he retired in 1990.

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John Paciorek

John Francis Paciorek is a former baseball player whose remarkable display of skill started and ended in 1963. To be more precise, he played just one match in his major-league career. After the expansion of the rosters in September, he started as the right fielder in the final game of the season for the Houston Colts .45s. He managed to go to the plates five times, and hit three singles and drew two walks, thus scoring four runs. He drove in all three runs of his team. He has a perfect career batting average, with an on-base percentage of 1.000. He also appeared in the pre-season exhibition game in 1964, but, his back injuries made him miss the season, after which he only played minor leagues. He is undoubtedly the exemplary one-hit wonder.

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Such one hit wonders may not be known in the history of sports as greatest players; they may not have made it to the best awards, but, their match-saving games are definitely remembered with fondness, and they are thanked by sports fans all over the world for presenting matches with some of the greatest surprises, setting the adrenaline gushing through the body with their unexpected miracles.