Report: LA Kings brass ready to dump Terry Murray
At 13-12-4, the Los Angeles Kings are a struggling team. Toss in the fact that they have the worst offense in the NHL at 2.21 goals per game on average — a byproduct of their coach's defense-first...
View ArticleVideo: Vityaz’s Nasty Mirasty goes after KHL bench, ejected
After their goon tactics and hooliganism made a mockery of the KHL, Russian officials took action against Vityaz Chekhov last month by suspending Jeremy Yablonski for the season and proposing new rules...
View ArticleWhat We Learned: Are Florida Panthers counterfeit contenders?
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each...
View ArticleShanahammer swings for Sharks’ Andrew Desjardins?
At the 15-second mark of this highlight package, San Jose Sharks center Andrew Desjardins does something that's the hockey equivalent of sending up a flare to get Brendan Shanahan's attention:...
View ArticleFantasy Hockey: Stumbling NHL stars, Flames rebound, Bolts fizzle
Dobber checks in every Monday to force-feed you the latest fantasy hockey trends. The founder of DobberHockey.com and a columnist for The Hockey News website, he long ago immersed himself into this...
View ArticleBolts want their Mittens, sign Antti Miettinen after KHL flameout
Provided he clears waivers, the signing of Antti Miettinen by the Tampa Bay Lightning isn't a bad one at all, considering their deficiencies this season. The Lightning have four forwards with more than...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski: Kirk Muller chats, best U.S. player debate
It's a Monday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Stars: Carolina Hurricanes Coach Kirk Muller joins us to...
View ArticleSidney Crosby and the 100-percent headache
Sidney Crosby told the media on Monday that his absence from the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup will extend for more than the two games the team said he'd miss last week. In fact, he said there's "no...
View ArticleThe most amazing NHL trophy replicas in floor hockey history
You're looking at a group shot of The Fifth Holes, a team in the OSSC (Ottawa Sport and Social Club), one of Ottawa's intramural, co-ed, adult floor hockey leagues. They're a lucky team, and not...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Giroux, Chara updates; how Kerry Fraser apologizes
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. • Some gorgeous renderings...
View ArticleMonths after plane crash, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl reborn on ice
The flood of Year in Review materials is going to hit the hockey media shortly, which means the tragic tale of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl will be revisited: The plane crash that killed the team, the...
View ArticleWho are the most influential men in hockey business?
(Ed. Note: The headline says "men" not as a slight to women but as the frustrating reality of executive-level sports employment and gender in 2011.) Sports Business Journal released its 50 Most...
View ArticleKings fire Terry Murray; ex-Flyers coach Stevens interim boss
It was just a question of "when?" After Los Angeles Kings execs told the LA Times that they were "poised to dismiss" Coach Terry Murray, the possible became the inevitable. On Monday night, with the...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Devils, Ducks trade; Marchand, Desjardins fined
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...
View ArticleWith ‘house money’ spent, will Kings turn to Darryl Sutter?
In discussing the dismissal of his coach, Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi made a casino analogy that explained why the team folded under Terry Murray and what kind of coach the Kings will wager on...
View ArticleMonday’s Three Stars: Parise leads Devils over Bolts
No. 1 Star: Zach Parise, New Jersey Devils The Devils captain had a goal and two assists in the Devils' 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the second period, Parise scored on an odd-man rush...
View ArticleTheo Fleury strongly rejects claim he ‘enabled’ Graham James
When he pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault last week, disgraced hockey coach Graham James admitted he molested former Calgary Flames star Theo Fleury between 1983 and 1985. It was Fleury's...
View ArticleBoston Univ. star Corey Trivino arrested, kicked off team
Boston University Coach Jack Parker called center Corey Trivino, who leads Hockey East with 13 goals in 15 games, arguably the most valuable player on the Terriers. But after Trivino was arrested on...
View ArticleVideo: In which Nick Foligno steps on Alex Burrows
Some Vancouver Canucks fan communities are calling this a "leg stomp" by Ottawa Senators forward Nick Foligno on Alex Burrows during Saturday night's 4-1 Canucks win. That's a bit much: Burrows gets...
View ArticleBaptism isn’t a baptism without a Buffalo Sabres jersey
Kenilworth United Church of Christ in Buffalo recently did something really awesome or completely blasphemous, depending on how you feel about a mass in which the congregation is encouraged to wear...
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