Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton make their case for the Calder Trophy
Last season, San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture and Jeff Skinner of the Carolina Hurricanes battled until the end of the season for rookie of the year honors in the NHL. Couture fell short because...
View ArticleECHL leading scorer suspended after allegedly stealing taxi cab outside bar
Trent Campbell is the leading scorer for the ECHL South Carolina Stingrays this season, and has spent the last five seasons with the franchise. Yet he was a healthy scratch against the Florida...
View ArticlePuck Previews: West playoff race heats up; Canucks confirm Daniel Sedin...
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 ArticleMonday’s Three Stars: Luongo blanks Kings; Captain Alfie leads Senators
No. 1 Star: Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks Luongo recorded his fourth shutout of the year and 59th of his career with a 38-save effort during a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Manny Malhotra...
View ArticleNHL Death Watch: Sharks take division lead; Maple Leafs face elimination
Since we're down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation. In the topsy-turvy crazy mixed-up world known as the...
View ArticleRyan Miller’s emotional rescue of the Buffalo Sabres and their playoff chances
There are hippie communes that don't have the introspection and emotional understanding that Ryan Miller has about himself. Many athletes know their bodies; Miller is hockey's self-diagnosing...
View ArticleFantasy Hockey: The James Neal show; Keith Yandle’s struggles; Gustav Nyquist...
Dobber checks in every week 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 ArticleCHL frowns upon kneeing, spitting on opponents; suspends Brent Henley 3 games...
On Saturday night in an intense CHL game between Fort Wayne and Dayton, Komets defenseman Brent Henley (he's No. 43 in white in the clip below) lined up the Gems' Brett Lutes for a hit. Lutes' defense...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Penguins GM Ray Shero, Sabres great Rob Ray,...
It's a Tuesday 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: Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero is scheduled to...
View ArticleTaylor Hall to undergo shoulder surgery; is the Oilers star injury-prone?
With Taylor Hall sitting to recover from a concussion, there was some talk about the Edmonton Oilers shutting down the star winger for the remainder of the season. According to their Twitter account,...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Ilya Bryzgalov has fracture in foot; Ovechkin’s turnaround;...
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 Chris Turek. Well, at...
View ArticleCity of Vancouver plans to divert Canuck fans to ‘community centres’ if team...
It may seem presumptuous for the city of Vancouver to be announcing the crowd management plans for the third and fourth rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs already, but considering the events of last...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Sabres-Capitals; Rangers, Blues try to hold onto first place
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 ArticleBruins’ Nathan Horton likely done for season, says report; Nicklas Backstrom...
Potentially good news and certainly terrible news on the NHL concussion front. Let's get the nasty stuff out of the way: Joe Haggerty of CSNNE.com has heard from a source that Nathan Horton, the...
View ArticleBuffalo embarrasses Washington for critical conference win
WASHINGTON, DC — "We took their will away." That was the plan, said Buffalo Sabres captain Jason Pominville: To skate into Washington, D.C. and overwhelm the Capitals from the start in the teams'...
View ArticleTuesday’s Three Stars: It’s goalies’ night, with huge performances from...
No. 1 Star: Frans Nielsen, New York Islanders You wouldn't know it from the shot totals (the Isles were outshot 54-25), but the Pittsburgh Penguins were done in by spotty defense on this night. Nielsen...
View ArticleIslanders goalie prospect Mikko Koskinen gets his Billy Smith on against...
Mikko Koskinen only played four games with the New York Islanders last season, but one of them was infamous: He was the goaltender in that brawl-filled game against the Pittsburgh Penguins that...
View ArticleNHL Death Watch: Maple Leafs eliminated; Sabres surge; and is Nashville 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. Congratulations to all of the Toronto-based reporters,...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s Hockey Live Chat!
Are the Washington Capitals toast? Do the Calgary Flames have a prayer? Can anyone, anywhere fix the damn Leafs? Please join us beginning at NOON ET/9 a.m. PT today for our weekly chat that includes a...
View ArticleCan St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo upset favorites for Norris...
The St. Louis Blues are closing in on the Presidents' Trophy and leaving a mark on the NHL record books in the process. Brian Elliott's ninth shutout of the season on Tuesday night set a franchise...
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