How the New York Rangers became beasts of the East
Looking back at our 2011-12 Puck Daddy staff prognostications, none of us picked the Rangers to finish lower than third. However, none of us picked the Rangers to finish first, either. And right now,...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Fehr on work stoppage; Crosby still concussed
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. • Via Puck Daddy reader John...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s 10 most shocking moments of 2011
The Philadelphia Flyers observe a moment of silence to honor the memory of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team. It's hard to claim it was a good year for hockey when you look at what made this...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s 2011-12 Midseason Fantasy Hockey Awards
Time to hand out some pretend midseason awards. Why? Because everyone else is doing it and we're unoriginal. Here they are, fantasy hockey style… Best single game statistical performance These were...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Sutter’s Kings in Chicago; Wild look to end skid
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 ArticleVideo: New York Rangers’ HBO 24/7 ugly holiday sweater party
Episode 3 of "HBO 24/7 Flyers Rangers: Road To The NHL Winter Classic" was a combination of on-ice rivalries (featuring often hilarious chirping of opponents) and off-ice holiday gatherings among...
View ArticleWednesday’s Three Stars: Quick’s fifth shutout; Semin nets two
No. 1 Star: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings Quick made 38 saves in the Kings' 2-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks to keep his team unbeaten in regulation in the Darryl Sutter era. Los Angeles is now...
View ArticleVideo: Joe Thornton offers Henrik Sedin the finger during taunt
Chippy game between the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks, as the two Western Conference finalists and rivals went head-to-head in San Jose Wednesday night. The Sharks don't much care for the...
View ArticleHBO 24/7 Flyers Rangers Episode 3 review: Merry Animosity
(Ed. Note: This review contains spoilers.) "Nothing comes to be simply because someone declares it so. A collection of men won't become a single unit simply by donning the same color sweater. And two...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s 10 best hockey goals of 2011
You could spend an eternity on YouTube or NHL.com searching highlight-reel goal clips from over the years. In this Internet age, a goal can happen anywhere and find its way onto YouTube within 10...
View ArticleRick Tocchet fails to declare $18K in Bahamas, gets it seized
Former NHL player and coach Rick Tocchet was on his way to having a very merry Christmas until a U.S. Customs agent stepped in and spoiled the potential fun. According to The Nassau Guardian, a...
View ArticleVideo: Drew Doughty’s celebrations violate personal space
The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night, 2-0, tying the Dallas Stars in points and moving to 3-0-1 under new coach Darryl Sutter. So there was much rejoicing; in Drew...
View ArticleOn Jaromir Jagr’s polarizing return to Pittsburgh with Flyers
Since he was traded on July 11, 2001, Pittsburgh Penguins fans have had a love/hate relationship with Jaromir Jagr. Half of them despise him for the infamous "dying alive" quote and the way he left...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Top 5 HBO 24/7 moments; Jagr night
It's a Thursday 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: Seth Rorabaugh of Empty Netters and the Pittsburgh...
View ArticleHow Evgeni Malkin accidentally created awesome hockey cards
For its 2010-11 Dominion Hockey set, Panini America placed NHL stars Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Pavel Datsyuk and Ilya Kovalchuk together on an All-Decade card to commemorate the Russian quartet's...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Jagr rants on media; no fine for Quenneville
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. • One is a miscreant who has...
View ArticleSteve Ott says friendly bet led to Giroux faceoff taunt on HBO
Episode 3 of "HBO 24/7 Flyers Rangers" had a guest star: Steve Ott of the Dallas Stars, who factored into a segment about the Philadelphia Flyers' trip down to the Lone Star State for a nationally...
View ArticleThe 7 best NHL Winter Classic jerseys
The Seven is an arbitrary list of randomly connected hockey subjects that will run every Thursday on Puck Daddy. Agree to disagree. On Jan. 2, 2012, the NHL will hold its fifth Winter Classic outdoor...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Jagr back in Pittsburgh; Winter Classic future
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....
View ArticleVideo: Jagr welcomes himself back to Pittsburgh with goal, salute
As expected, the boos rained down on Philadelphia Flyers forward Jaromir Jagr in his first visit back to Pittsburgh in three years. From the moment he stepped onto the ice for warmups to his first...
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