Puck Previews: Coyotes look to finish February strong; Ryan Miller talks...
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 ArticleFire Wilson: Maple Leafs lose, fans chant, coach Ron Wilson says ‘everybody’s...
Oh, those halcyon hours after the NHL Trade Deadline, when GM Brian Burke steadfastly refused to pay the freight for late-season deals, optimistically stating that "I still believe that this group can...
View ArticleTuesday’s Three Stars: Goalies rule the night; Capitals comeback against Isles
No. 1 Star: Robin Lehner, Ottawa Senators It's turning into Lehn-sanity in Ottawa these days. Lehner won his third game of the year by blanking the Boston Bruins 1-0. Making 32 saves, the 20-year old...
View ArticleOfficial scorers in Columbus give home team 31 hit advantage over Red Wings
As most NHL fans know, the "real time stats" kept each game — giveaways, takeaways, blocked shots and the like — are subjective glamor stats that nonetheless serve as supporting evidence in defining...
View ArticleReport: Jessica Welch files for divorce from Dustin Penner; custody of...
Dustin Penner is not the first NHL player to get divorced, nor is he the first NHL player whose divorce became TMZ fodder — ask Sheldon Souray about that. But the gossip site's report that his wife...
View ArticleWhat’s the future of NHL free agency?
For the second season in a row, the NHL Trade Deadline yielded 16 trades on deadline day; that's down from a record 31 in March 2010, but also the lowest totals since March 2000. Parity is one...
View ArticlePuck Daddy Hockey Rumor’s Live Chat!
We're recapping all the huge trades that ... oh, who are we kidding? The deadline blew. That said, the playoff races and trophy races do not. Please join us beginning at NOON ET/9 a.m. PT today for our...
View ArticleWatch ECHL coach Nick Vitucci go crazy, launching water bottles toward...
Nick Vitucci, head coach of the Toldeo Walleye, has watched his team's playoff chances fade in the last few weeks. The frustration has been building, and on Saturday night it manifested in a memorable...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Michigan coach Red Berenson; ‘Goon’ star Jay...
It's a Wednesday 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 Stars: NCAA coaching legend Red Berenson of the...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Leafs season in disarray; Moss returning; Ted Leonsis in a...
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. • Washington Capitals' owner...
View ArticleFlyers’ Zac Rinaldo, Sharks’ Marc-Edouard Vlasic dodge the Shanahammer for...
There was much displeasure after the San Jose Sharks' victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, as both Zac Rinaldo and Marc-Edouard Vlasic were accused of laying out foes with dangerous,...
View ArticleChris Pronger’s sophomore yearbook picture sweater was slightly louder than...
Over on Y! Sports' NASCAR blog From The Marbles, Jay Busbee has a lovely high-school yearbook image of Danica Patrick that confirms we would have chased her around the track a few times as a classmate....
View ArticlePuck Previews: Blackhawks vs. Leafs; Neal returns to Dallas; Hodgson debuts...
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 ArticleShould Eric Nystrom earn suspension for brutal hit on Penguins’ Kris Letang?...
Midway through the first period on Thursday night, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang retreated to the back of his zone to play the puck. He was hit by Vernon Fiddler, jarring the disc loose....
View ArticleMike Milbury, Jeremy Roenick battle over Nystrom hit; JR calls Mad Mike...
Eric Nystrom's hit on Kris Letang sparked debate around the hockey world on Wednesday night, as some felt the Dallas Stars forward's check was suspension-worthy and others felt he either didn't hit...
View ArticleWednesday’s Three Stars: Kane rallies Chicago; Sabres, Ducks get nasty after...
Kevin Shattenkirk gets the Wiener Hat for the St. Louis Blues, much to the bewilderment of hockey legend Al MacInnis (left). [s/t Shane Cargill] No. 1 Star: Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres The Sabres'...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s Create a Cheesy 1990s-style NHL Poster Contest: Gallery 3
Alvin Brant's tribute to Tim Gleason of the Carolina Hurricanes just hit you in the face like slushlee … We don't normally go three deep with these Photoshop contest galleries, because in the past it...
View ArticleOttawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson, Norris Trophy favorite
As the highlights of offensive flourish and occasional defense rolled, CBC commentator Don Cherry extolled on the virtues of Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson. "When you talk about records, you...
View ArticlePuck Daddy chats with Seann William Scott about ‘Goon’, why hockey players...
Hey, did ya hear the dude who played Stifler is in a hockey comedy? Seann William Scott can't escape the raucous, hilarious, horny and slightly Oedipal creation that was Steve Stifler in the "American...
View ArticleAlex Ovechkin’s commitment to hockey ‘a lot better than it was’, according to...
Like nearly everyone associated with the Washington Capitals not named Olie Kolzig, GM George McPhee has done a soft-shoe around criticism of captain Alex Ovechkin. When Kolzig infamously stepped up...
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