Puck Headlines: Hockey coffee table; Penguins claim O’Reilly; Kings should...
• This coffee table is made of broken hockey sticks. It's pretty badass. [Reddit Hockey] • January's three stars, in order: John Tavares, Evgeni Malkin, Pekka Rinne. [NHL] • The Pittsburgh Penguins...
View ArticleDustin Byfuglien’s lawyer: ‘Careless boating is something we can live with’
Please recall back in Aug. 2011 when Dustin Byfuglien was arrested on "suspicion of boating while intoxicated," which apparently is illegal in Minnesota. The Winnipeg Jets defenseman pleaded not guilty...
View ArticleDevils’ Eric Boulton, Blue Jackets’ Jared Boll both light $2,500 after NHL fines
The Shanahammer took some practice swings on Wednesday, as New Jersey Devils forward Eric Boulton and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jared Boll were both fined $2,500 for their actions on Tuesday night....
View ArticleDon Cherry and Brian Burke are feuding; please let this end in a barn
Considering Brian Burke's tendency to butt heads with members of the local media (not to mention everyone -- dude has beef with more people than a Calgarian), you had to know that, eventually, he was...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Penguins, Leafs meet again; Ray Ferraro apologizes
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 ArticleBrewers’ Nyjer Morgan practices with San Jose Sharks, scores on Thomas Greiss...
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan (a.k.a. Tony Plush) grew up in the Bay Area and followed hockey as a kid after watching the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. During the 1999-200 season, Morgan...
View ArticleWednesday’s Three Stars: Lundqvist, Reimer post shutouts; Samuelsson’s far...
No. 1 Star: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers King Henrik recorded his third shutout in five starts with a 34-save night during a 1-0 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres. After a scoreless regulation...
View ArticleAfter bizarre game clock malfunction, Drew Doughty ices the Blue Jackets (Video)
The Columbus Blue Jackets' record this season when leading the game after two periods is a dismal 10-6-2, meaning they blow leads in the final twenty minutes almost half of the time. If they enter the...
View ArticleNew Budweiser Super Bowl ad: Flash mob stuns beer league hockey teams (Video)
Beer league hockey players need an active imagination. Like pretending there's a sold-out arena when you're on a breakaway, ready to explode in cheers when the puck hits the back of the twine....
View ArticlePolice recover hockey gear trailer stolen from electric wheelchair team
Minnesota PowerHockey League has its roots as the first organized electric wheelchair hockey league in the United States, in which players compete in a gymnasium and knock around whiffle ball instead...
View ArticleColumbus GM on Doughty goal: ‘Either there was a deliberate stopping of the...
On Wednesday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets were screwed out of at least a point, maybe even a rare victory. There's no denying that. Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty's game-winning goal at...
View ArticleZach Parise says Devils’ financial debt won’t affect contract decision
As you might have heard, the New Jersey Devils are in a big of a sticky wicket when it comes to finances. The NHL is advancing the team payments on revenue while principle owners Jeff Vanderbeek and...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Clock controversy; Pierre McGuire, Habs GM; Ryan...
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: Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune talks about...
View ArticleWill Chris Stewart of St. Louis Blues move again at trade deadline?
February 19 marks the one-year anniversary of a truly stunning deal near the NHL trade deadline: Chris Stewart and Kevin Shattenkirk going from the Colorado Avalanche to the St. Louis Blues for Erik...
View ArticleDean Lombardi explains why the Kings/Blue Jackets clock controversy isn’t...
GM Scott Howson has openly questioned if the clock freezing at 1.8 seconds in the Columbus Blue Jackets' loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night was "either a deliberate stopping of the clock...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Clowe, Byfuglien return; Gaustad on Sabres/Habs trash talk
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 Dmitry, a Scott Gomez...
View ArticleThe 7 NHL stars that have yet to score an empty net goal
The Seven is an arbitrary list of randomly connected hockey subjects that will run every Thursday on Puck Daddy. Agree to disagree. Some of you may feel the empty-net goal is a way for NHL players to...
View ArticleEvgeny Timkin’s goal of the year contender for KHL’s Vityaz Chekhov (Video)
Turns out that beyond all the carnival pugilism on the KHL's Vityaz Chekhov are players like Evgeny Timkin, the 21-year-old forward who pulled off this goal of the year contender in a 2-1 victory over...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Red Wings vs. Canucks; Brian Burke talks gay hockey players
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 ArticleDevils’ Patrik Elias hits Montreal’s Mike Bluden from behind; Shanaban? (Video)
Patrik Elias and Brendan Shanahan were once teammates with the New Jersey Devils. The current NHL senior vice president for player safety knows Elias is a player that doesn't usually play an injurious...
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