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What happened to the Minnesota Wild?
It's a testament to the Minnesota Wild's ridiculously torrid November that their December tailspin hasn't sent them spiraling down the standings. They're still leading the Northwest Division, although...
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Puck Daddy’s top 10 hockey fights of 2011
There's no ignoring the elephant cracking its knuckles in the corner: Hockey fighting is in a weird place in 2011. The player safety debates all track back to fighting and its place in the game. The...
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Marek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Jay Baruchel talks ‘Goon’; NHL gifts
It's a (gettin down on) Friday 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 Star: Writer/actor Jay Baruchel joins us...
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Case against Mike Milbury dismissed due to lack of evidence
Last Friday, it was reported that Mike Milbury had been charged with allegedly assaulting a child at a local hockey rink. The report stated that Milbury had "verbally berated and grabbed and shook" the...
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Puck Headlines: Flyers, Jagr vs. Rangers; Holiday Ice Girls
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. • A holiday gift from our...
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Ryan Miller, Jimmy Howard and players entering the gator pit
There are a few goaltenders rather displeased with the NHL right now about offensive players intentionally barreling into them while they reside inside the cozy confines of their crease. These few...
View ArticleSabres Christmas house loves Thomas Vanek, inducing seizures
(Ed. Note: No Trending Topics or Puck Previews tonight; we'll have coverage of the games and Three Stars later.) When it comes to Christmas lights, I'm a curmudgeon. They're hard to put up, it's cold,...
View ArticleVideo: Benoit Pouliot abuses Panthers for goal of year entry
After Friday night, there are eight days until the turn of the calendar to 2012. Benoit Pouliot of the Boston Bruins apparently wanted to get his goal of the year entry in before the deadline. Check...
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Friday’s Three Stars: Brad Marchand’s 5-point party
No. 1 Star: Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins Marchand had both his first career hat trick and first career 5-point night in the Bruins' 8-0 curb-stomping of the Florida Panthers, their sixth straight win....
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Puck Daddy’s top 10 hockey fan moments of 2011
Every year, the magnitude of the top stories in sports is affected by how fans react to them. In hockey, we had triumphs and tragedies in 2011; and hockey fans around the world made them all the more...
View ArticleVideo: Joey Junior Blackhawks Reporter’s holiday interviews
The Chicago Blackhawks are like that cool uncle that spoils you with expensive gifts around the holidays. Not only did the Hawks bestow their incredible holiday sing-a-long video upon us this year —...
View ArticleMerry Christmas, readers: Here are your Funeral Burgers
As Mr. Tom Petty once sang, "Oh baby it's Christmas all over again." Which means it's time once again for Puck Daddy's annual Dec. 25 tradition: The Funeral Burgers! In 2008, the story of the Chicago...
View ArticleVideo: Oscar Moller and the incredible flying stick pass
Hey, remember Oscar Moller? He played 87 games over three seasons with the Los Angeles Kings before bolting for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Elite League after last season. In an early December loss...
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What We Learned: Fun while it lasted, but here come the Canucks
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...
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Leafs Coach Ron Wilson’s extended stay of execution
Toronto Maple Leafs Coach Ron Wilson not only became the first NHL coach to tweet-announce his own contract extension, but the first to do so with a prolonged tease built around Christmas morning. It...
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Puck Daddy 2012 World Juniors viewing guide; 7 players to watch
As an American interviewed with some frequency by Canadian radio hosts, I usually get the "what's the reaction to World Juniors in the States?" question this time of year. The answer they're looking...
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Puck Headlines: Burke talks Wilson contract; Winter Classic rain
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. • Reminder: Order this...
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Puck Daddy’s Top 10 Jersey Fouls for 2011
Another year, another year's worth of fans tossing their money down the toilet in the name of personalized jerseys. To see all of the Jersey Fouls of 2011 and the years before them, head over to the...
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Puck Previews: Oilers hit the road; Central division showdowns
The best way to defend Jonathan Toews is to break through that emotional wall by showing him some love. Preview: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. EST The Caps and Sabres found themselves...
View ArticleVideo: Avs’ McLeod hits Wild’s Spurgeon; Shanaban-worthy?
There are, as everybody knows, only two ways to get out of working on New Year's Eve: the first is to book the day off well in advance. The second is to do something stupid that gets you sent home....
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