Trending Topics: Sometimes hate is a good thing in hockey
Trending Topics is a new column that looks at the week in hockey according to Twitter. If you're only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the slow, sad...
View ArticleFriday’s Three Stars: Sens, Pens blank; rough night for Florida
No. 1 Star: Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators Anderson stopped 31 shots, including 12 in the third period, as the Senators upset the Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals, 2-0, who had won 11 of their last...
View ArticleIf it’s March 25, Marc-Andre Fleury is shutting someone out
The New Jersey Devils visited Pittsburgh on Friday night to take on the Penguins, but they should have saved everyone's precious time and just forfeited the game. It was March 25 and Marc-Andre Fleury...
View ArticleNCAA Hockey: Union’s power failure; Michigan’s disputed goal
In which we recap the day's events in the NCAA tournament, via Puck Daddy columnist Ryan Lambert. Ah, the inherent unfairness of a single-elimination tournament. It's not really the world's hugest...
View ArticleDeath Watch: Panthers eliminated; Islanders on the brink
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 golf courses in Florida during...
View ArticleKings on Kopitar injury: ‘No team is going to feel sorry for us’
One phrase sticks from the following clip: "Get up Anze." You have to allow for a bit of homerism from the announce crew at a time like this, as the Los Angeles Kings saw leading scorer Anze Kopitar...
View ArticleVideo: Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk’s ‘grand larceny’ glove save
While watching this Devan Dubnyk save on Olli Jokinen of the Calgary Flames from Saturday night, keep in mind that the Edmonton Oilers goalie is 6-foot-6 … so this nimble move to snag the puck with his...
View ArticleSaturday’s Three Stars: JVR’s first trick; Perry takes Richard lead
No. 1 Star: James van Riemsdyk, Philadelphia Flyers van Riemsdyk notched his first career NHL hat trick with a pair of goals in the first and the capper midway through the third period as Philadelphia...
View ArticleNCAA Hockey: How Michigan won the West; Duluth advances
In which we recap the day's events in the NCAA tournament, via Puck Daddy columnist Ryan Lambert. This time there was no controversy for Michigan, and it would appear as though Colorado College used...
View ArticleDeath Watch: Islanders eliminated; Blackhawks in trouble?
Since we're down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation. Give the New York Islanders this: Through significant...
View ArticleStat Nerd Sunday: Which NHL teams are sloppy with second chances?
(Ed. Note: Welcome to Stat Nerd Sunday, where we occasionally obsess over hockey numbers like a Dungeon Master obsessing over the level of his warrior elf. Here's Matt Barr, formerly of LCS: Guide To...
View ArticleDrew Larman: Hockey player, filmmaker, purse-snatcher vigilante
While it may seem unusual to read a story about the ECHL Florida Everblades that doesn't focus on outlandish jersey designs, Drew Larman's is an exceptional story. According to Woody Wommack of the...
View ArticleCanucks lose Dan Hamhuis to concussion on brutal collision
Just over six minutes into the Vancouver Canucks' 4-1 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday, defensemen Dan Hamhuis and Kevin Bieksa both attempted to check Rick Nash as he carried the puck into...
View ArticleSunday’s Three Stars: Bruins clinch; Pens, Thrash win in OT
No. 1 Star: Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins The rookie's rebound goal on the power play, with 3:43 left in regulation, gave the Bruins a 2-1 win and clinched a postseason spot for Boston. Marchand's 20th...
View ArticleNCAA Hockey: Notre Dame advances, can anyone stop Sioux?
In which we recap the day's events in the NCAA tournament, via Puck Daddy columnist Ryan Lambert. Jason Zucker's goal could have made the game interesting. Instead, it just made the Sioux angry....
View ArticleWhat We Learned: Why Corey Perry won’t win the Hart
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...
View ArticleDeath Watch: Ducks, Blackhawks battle on; East Top 8 locked in?
Since we're down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation. Through the glorious happenstance of the NHL schedule...
View ArticleFive reasons to still believe in the Kopitar-less LA Kings
"What? 'Over'? Did you say 'over? Nothing's over until the Kings decide it is! Was it over when the Red Wings bombed Cole Harbour? HELL NO!" ("Red Wings?" "Forget it, he's rolling.") ("Cole Harbour?"...
View ArticleListen To Puck Daddy Radio for Maloney, Garrett, Perry MVP
It's a Monday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star 1: Dave Maloney of MSG Network and VERSUS talks to us about the New York Rangers'...
View ArticleIn which Chris Pronger ends up on Charlie Sheen’s Facebook page
Chris Pronger pops up in the most random places. Monday Night RAW. Hanging out with Snoop Dogg. Edmonton. Now, we can add another unlikely Pronger cameo to the collection: Charlie Sheen's Facebook...
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