Wednesday’s Three Stars: Sedin hits 40; Fowler powers Ducks
No. 1 Star: Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks The NHL's leading scorer crossed the 40-goal mark for the first time in his career, scoring both goals in the Canucks' 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red...
View ArticlePass or Fail: Florida Everblades’ happy sunshine Go Green jerseys
Wednesday night in a 3-1 loss to the Wheeling Nailers, the ECHL's Florida Everblades (an affiliate for both the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning) unleashed their latest contribution to the...
View ArticleDeath Watch: Flames on life support; tragic number updates
Since we're down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation. The good news is that we're only a few games away from...
View ArticleJaromir Jagr’s KHL coach wanted to fight him after playoff game
Never a dull moment in the KHL, it seems. During the seventh playoff game between Jaromir Jagr's Avangard Omsk and Sergei Fedorov's Metallurg Magnitogorsk, which Metallurg won to advance to the next...
View ArticleListen to Puck Daddy Radio for Habs/Bruins preview, Wayne Simmonds
It's a Thursday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star 1: Los Angeles Kings winger Wayne Simmonds talks about the Western Conference...
View ArticleBourne Blog: Teemu Selanne and the NHL’s lurking snipers
Last night, the 100-year-old Scandinavian sniper Teemu Selanne scored with five seconds left in an absolutely crucial game against the Anaheim Ducks' division-rival Dallas Stars -- that goal managed...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Habs slam Recchi; Devils expect Parise back
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. • At least five years before...
View ArticleParents ‘horrified’ by hockey brawls on school trip
Did you ever go on a field trip to a sporting event when you were a kid? Fun time, right? Many minor league hockey teams have started scheduling late-morning/early-afternoon games as a way to invite...
View ArticleFantasy Hockey: Which Capitals goalie is the best investment?
(Note: Our friends at Dobber Hockey are back for some fantasy fun. All stats are through Wednesday night's games; this feature will be found on Thursdays here on Puck Daddy.) With the emergence of...
View ArticleIn Boston, Canadiens can’t waste chance to send message
"This is all about getting two points." — PK Subban, Montreal Canadiens Sure it is, Pernell. It always is when two of the most storied, bitter rivals skate out on the same sheet of ice, right? The...
View ArticlePortland Pirates wuss out, apologize for ‘School Day’ brawl
As we told you earlier, a Tuesday afternoon "School Day" game between the AHL Portland Pirates (Buffalo Sabres affiliate) and Worcester Sharks (San Jose Sharks affiliate) featured about 3,600...
View ArticleVideo: Mark Recchi, Carey Price play ‘steal my stick’
There wasn't a whole lot of levity for the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, as they were embarrassed by the Boston Bruins, 7-0. (Jack Edwards called it a "skunking.") But this moment in the second...
View ArticleThursday’s Three Stars: Kings edge Sharks; Bryz blanks Blue Jackets
No. 1 Star: Dustin Brown, Los Angeles Kings Brown scored both of his goals on the power play as the Kings fought off the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in the shootout. It was in the fifth round of the shootout...
View ArticleVideo: Preds’ Ryan Suter just misses out on own-goal hat trick
Seeing a player accidentally knock the puck into his own team's net during a hockey game is commonplace. Seeing him do it twice in the same game is not ... especially when the second own-goal is on a...
View ArticleDeath Watch: Dream lives on for Leafs, Thrashers; West reshuffles
Since we're down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation. After their win over the Colorado Avalanche last night,...
View ArticleBourne Blog: 4 NHL teams much scarier than their seeding
As with all things sport, Lady Luck casts her dash of influence on just about every aspect of hockey, including which team you draw in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. An eight seed isn't always an eight...
View ArticleListen To Puck Daddy Radio for Bernie Federko, Vezina debate
It's a Friday, Friday, Gettin' Down on Friday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star 1: St. Louis Blues broadcaster and NHL Hall of...
View ArticleCorey Perry’s dramatic entrance into the Hart Trophy race
When you think of Corey Perry, what's the first thing that comes to your mind? It's probably "uber-pest", "solid forward" or if you're Evgeni Nabokov, something of the four-letter variety. But while...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: NHL’s most injured teams; NCAA hockey primers
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. • Katie Couric leaps on the...
View ArticleVideo: One of the longest off-the-skate fluke goals you’ll see
In the third period of a semifinal Swedish Elite League playoff game between Luleå and Skellefteå this week, Joonas Vihko (No. 103 pick overall by the Anaheim Ducks in 2002) attempted to dump the puck...
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