Hockey Hugs: Tiny St. Louis; Cuddles from the Beanpot; Anthony Stewart loves you
Hockey Hugs is a feature that celebrates the best in hugging from around the NHL, because who doesn't love a good hug now and then? Seen a particularly good hug photo lately? Send it to...
View ArticleHurricanes have made Tuomo Ruutu a $4.75 million forward for next 4 years
Impending free agency does some funny things. It makes you an object of desire around the NHL Trade Deadline, as pundits pump your tires until they're Gravedigger-sized in a sparse field of talent. It...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Francois Allaire on Leafs’ goaltending; Patrick Sharp on...
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. In the KHL, when someone...
View ArticleWatch Dancin’ Max Talbot conquer The Buggles on Xbox Kinect (VIDEO)
Maxime Talbot of the Philadelphia Flyers. You can call him Max, or you can call him Superstar. But after the Flyers Wives Fight for Lives Carnival last weekend, there's really only one thing left to...
View ArticleAlex Ovechkin out of lineup for key Capitals game at Senators
Washington Capitals Coach Dale Hunter did the Kevin Bacon/"Animal House" routine on Tuesday regarding Alex Ovechkin: That he had an "equipment problem" in their loss to Carolina ("Remain Calm!") and...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Sharks GM talks Rick Nash; Bruins vs. Blues; Toews injury update
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 ArticleWhat was that Milan Michalek goal celebration all about? (VIDEO)
Milan Michalek had two goals and an assist in the Ottawa Senators' 5-2 humbling of the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. His first goal at 14:13 of the first period was sick: a rink-length...
View ArticleWednesday’s Three Stars: Michalek, Marchand drop deuces; Quick, Vokoun pulled
No. 1 Star: Milan Michalek, Ottawa Senators The Senators forward scored two goals and assisted on Erik Karlsson's first-period tally, leading Ottawa to a 5-2 rout of the Washington Capitals. He also...
View ArticleCapitals’ Mathieu Perreault scored a goal with his tongue vs. Ottawa (VIDEO)
The Washington Capitals are one of the NHL's biggest disappoints this season, having gone from a preseason Stanley Cup champion pick to a team sitting two points out of the playoffs and 3-6-1 in their...
View ArticleBudweiser sells Winnipeg Jets beer with Manitoba water blessed by hockey fans
Just when you think the euphoria (and revenue-producing opportunities) surrounding the NHL's return to Winnipeg might ebb, along comes a limited run beer featuring local water blessed by hockey fans....
View ArticleRick Nash Derby: Rangers and Sharks untouchables; the Blue Jackets’ asking price
"Derby" might not be the right word to describe the courtship of Rick Nash by several NHL teams. It's a word that connotes hoofs pounding the dirt, beasts jostling and snarling towards the finish...
View ArticleDid ‘GOON’ film distributor pull off lewd poster publicity stunt with Toronto...
Jay Baruchel's terrific new hockey flick "Goon" had its premiere in Toronto on Wednesday night, and hits theaters in Canada (and U.S. Video on Demand) on Friday. Thus completes months of publicity and...
View ArticleThe Player: For NHLers, trade deadline is nothing but stress, tension and...
(The Player is an active member of a National Hockey League team. Anonymous by choice, he will provide insights about life in hockey on occasion throughout the season.) Monday, Feb. 27 is the National...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Brian Lawton; Dale Hunter’s losing Capitals;...
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: Brian Lawton, former GM of the Tampa Bay...
View ArticleGame-worn ‘Miracle on Ice’ jersey of Ken Morrow sells for $104,328 at auction
Wednesday marked the 32nd anniversary of Team USA's "Miracle on Ice" victory over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. It also marked a memorable moment in the sports...
View ArticleJonathan Toews ‘good’ after crashing Mercedes Benz in downtown Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is out of the lineup with what the team will only refer to as an "upper body injury" but that others have decoded to mean "conucussion." Many fans recoiled,...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Roman Hamrlik calls out coach; San Jose Sharks’ Kitchen...
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. • NHL player Henrik...
View ArticleBrad Marchand calls Buffalo ‘the worst place in the NHL,’ then tells Buffalo...
Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins is — say it with me, kids — an agitator. One who agitates. One who says or does things to goad or enrage you. One whose candid sense of humor has an undercurrent of...
View ArticleThe 7 NHL trade deadline deals that directly led to Stanley Cup that season
The Seven is an arbitrary list of randomly connected hockey subjects that will run every Thursday on Puck Daddy. Agree to disagree. Some moves at the NHL Trade Deadline are made for next season, and...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Red Wings go for 24 straight at home; Jeff Carter to Kings...
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....
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