Brian Campbell accidentally shows Pavel Datsyuk how to dangle (Photo)
OTTAWA — Before the 2012 NHL All-Star Game on Sunday, Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings took some time to autograph a few items and oh dear god it's Brian Campbell's bean bag ... This on the Getty...
View ArticleRangers’ Marian Gaborik scores All-Star Game’s first goal, pulls Anisimov’s...
Most of you will likely recall the gun taunt New York Rangers' forward Artem Anisimov pulled on the Tampa Bay Lightning after scoring a shorthanded goal a little over a month ago. Amusing though it...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s top 5 goals at the 2012 NHL All-Star Game
Like that October 28 game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Winnipeg Jets, the 2012 NHL All-Star Game was a high-scoring affair full of beautifully executed offensive plays and a complete...
View ArticleMarian Gaborik terrorizes teammates en route to All-Star Game MVP
KANATA -- When Marian Gaborik of the New York Rangers scored the first goal for Team Chara during their 12-9 victory over Team Alfredsson in the 2012 NHL All-Star Game, his celebration wasn't a spur of...
View ArticleFlyers’ Scott Hartnell falls down for charity, hangs with Sedins and chirps...
OTTAWA — If enthusiasm is infectious, then Scott Hartnell should have been quarantined during the NHL All-Star Weekend. The Philadelphia Flyers forward leaves Ottawa having been the antithesis of...
View ArticleWhat We Learned: Toronto is the league’s most intriguing second-half team
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 team....
View ArticleFantasy Hockey: Drew Doughty returning to form and why you should buy low on...
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 ArticleDespite the suitors, perhaps the Nashville Predators will hang onto Ryan Suter
The Nashville Predators are currently fifth in the ever-changing Western Conference standings, three points from the lead in their division and nine points away from the playoff bubble. At this point,...
View ArticleHurricanes sign Tim Gleason to 4-year deal, thus denying us trade deadline fun
Sitting 10 points out and last in the Eastern Conference, the Carolina Hurricanes are expected to be sellers as the trade deadline approaches. But like any yard sale, every item has its asking price....
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: All-Star Game highs, lows; Rob Rossi on Sidney...
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 Star: Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Sidney...
View ArticleMontreal Gazette edits column claiming Tim Thomas snubbed White House...
Jack Todd is a columnist for the Montreal Gazette. He likes to stir the post with caustic commentary. Some readers enjoy this. Many leave comments on this very site asking "why would you ever link to a...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Tim Thomas trade talk; how was Crosby’s injury missed?
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. • Jimmy Howard of the...
View ArticleDespite absent big names, NHL All-Star Game matches last season’s ratings
The NHL All-Star Game Fantasy Draft saw its ratings plummet last week. While a shift to Thursday and a more competitive night on TV was the most obvious cause, the absence of several stars — Alex...
View ArticleEighth place in the Western Conference is up for grabs; Who takes it?
With the All-Star break now behind us, it's time to look ahead to the next two major dates of the year: February 27 and April 7 -- the trade deadline and the last day of the regular season,...
View ArticleCanadians care more about Skills Competition than NHL All-Star Game
Corey Perry's mini-stick, Patrick Kane's Superman goal, Carey Price's backwards save ... how is the NHL All-Star Game supposed to compete with that carnival? Thus, Saturday's NHL Skills Competition in...
View ArticleTony Plush and/or Nyjer Morgan will skate with San Jose Sharks this week
Most people know Nyjer Morgan as the outfielder who won the 2011 NLDS for the Milwaukee Brewers in extra innings, or as the certified goofball who has a collection of alter egos ranging from the...
View ArticleKHL goalie Karri Ramo presents the worst hockey own-goal of 2012 (Video)
In his defense, goalie Karri Ramo of the KHL's Avangard Omsk was just trying to help. In a game last Friday, Ivan Khlyntsev of Yugra fired a shot that deflected off of Ramo's pads. Ramo, showing...
View ArticleMascots have synchronized Tebowing, Chuck-a-Puck fail at AHL All-Star Game
The American Hockey League All-Star Game was played in Atlantic City on Monday night, and it was pretty fun. Save for the fact that Ben Bishop of the Peoria Rivermen decided to get all Tim Thomas and...
View ArticleDevils plan to keep Zach Parise at trade deadline before losing him next summer
At the Board of Governors meeting in Ottawa last weekend, it was confirmed that the New Jersey Devils are being subsidized as a financial train wreck forwarded revenue payments as their ownership group...
View ArticleHow has Brendan Shanahan performed as the NHL’s chief disciplinary?
Late last year, the National Hockey League's most notorious rule-breaker flew to New York City for a meeting with the League's new head of supplemental discipline. For once, Matt Cooke of the...
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