PD Radio: Brad May’s tales of Matt Cooke, popcorn car pranks
Once in a while on Marek vs. Wyshynski Radio, there's an interview segment that deserves its own spotlight. Such is the case with our Brad May interview on Thursday, as the NHL fan favorite spun a...
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Puck Previews: B’s go for seven; Lightning welcome Pens
Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished....
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Video: Predators’ Craig Smith spectacularly blows empty net goal
Craig Smith is never going hear the end of this and he'll now be immortalized on blooper reels for the rest of his career. The Nashville Predators forward needed to just slide the puck into the empty...
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Thursday’s Three Stars: Vlasic’s career night; Backstrom blanks Avs
No. 1 Star: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks Vlasis had a career night on the stat sheet with a goal and three assists as the Sharks continued their recent domination of the Detroit Red Wings with...
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Contest: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Poetry Slam, Vol. 2
Last week, we asked you to submit poetry that honored the rookie artistry (and perilous overhyping) of Edmonton Oilers rookie Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Our first collection of entries was impressive; this...
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Jeff Carter, Rick Nash still going down with the Columbus Titanic
Watching the Columbus Blue Jackets against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night was like watching the scrawny kid get up with the bases loaded and two outs in the final inning of a Little League game....
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In which Bobby Ryan criticizes Taylor Lautner’s acting in ‘Twilight’
Yahoo! Sports has a site called The Post Game which is an entertaining mix of sports and pop culture, and I had a chance to contribute a piece today in which Bobby Ryan of the Anaheim Ducks reviews...
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Wayne Gretzky, Toronto Maple Leafs ownership window dressing
So someone asked Wayne Gretzky if he'd like to be part of a massive conglomerate of 1-Percenters trying to buy the Toronto Maple Leafs (and the rest of the MLSE empire.) We can only imagine how this...
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Jersey Fouls: NHL pillow talk, Sid taunt and The Answer
Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, email a photo to us at...
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Marek vs. Wyshynski Radio: Future of hockey fights, empty net goofs
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Star: David Singer of HockeyFights.com joins us to talk about the greatest...
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The NHL is filled with honey badgers; does your team have one?
Since you're reading this blog, I'll assume that you're Internet-savvy enough to have, at some point, come across the crazy, nastyass honey badger (link NSFW language), the video of that bizarre...
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Puck Headlines: Crosby ruled out; Perron cleared; Trotz on Smith
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • "It was at that point when...
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Trending Topics: The Bruins are NHL’s WWE heels; Whalers return?
Trending Topics is a new column that looks at the week in hockey according to Twitter. If you're only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the slow, sad...
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Upper Deck’s surprising Stanley Cup hockey card insert
Typically, "surprises" in hockey card collecting involve paying $10 for a pack and then not finding half the cards to be third-liners. Rare are these surprises. That's why it's pretty cool that Upper...
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Puck Previews: Giguere, Boucher get starts; contest winners
Back by popular demand, here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when...
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Friday’s Three Stars: Enroth, Giguere zero in for wins
No. 1 Star: Jhonas Enroth, Buffalo Sabres Backup goalie? Enroth moved to 7-1-0 on the season with his second career shutout, blanking the Carolina Hurricanes, 1-0. Enroth bounced back from a clunker...
View ArticleVideo: TJ Galiardi checks Mark Fistric through penalty box door
Scary scene from the Colorado Avalanche's 3-0 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday night: Avs forward TJ Galiardi sent Mark Fistric into the boards on a check … only Fistric tumbled through the penalty...
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Gretzky: I didn’t talk with Maple Leafs buyers, don’t have $1.7 billion
Wayne Gretzky revealed two things in his interview with Fox Sports Radio on Friday night. First, that he doesn't "have $1.7 billion laying around," which makes us seriously wonder when the residual...
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After Flyers’ Bryzgalov apologizes, Winnipeg fans ready retribution
Ilya Bryzgalov of the Philadelphia Flyers is, perhaps, our greatest goaltending philosopher currently manning the crease in the NHL. It's interview gold whenever he speaks, to the point where the...
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On the powerplay, Jonathan Toews starts with the puck
The Chicago Blackhawks currently sit atop the NHL with 27 points. They've been excellent in nearly every area through the first quarter of the 2011-12 season. But, if there's been a concern thus far,...
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