Puck Daddy’s Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals Game 7 Live Blog
Join all of your Puck Daddy and Yahoo! Sports friends for a lively live blog on the Boston Bruins vs. the Washington Capitals in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal. Come for the hockey...
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Joel Ward plays hero as Capitals oust defending champion Bruins in Game 7
The closest series in NHL playoff history ended with the Washington Capitals eliminating the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins in overtime of Game 7 by a 2-1 score. Joel Ward, who signed a...
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Wednesday’s Three Stars: Ward’s OT winner sends Caps to Round 2
No. 1 Star: Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals The rookie netminder rebounded from a 4-3 overtime loss in Game 6 to stonewall the Boston Bruins by making 31 shots as the Capitals won Game 7 2-1. The...
View ArticleListen to John Walton’s insane Capitals Radio call of Joel Ward’s Game 7 goal...
Stanley Cup Playoff overtimes are inherently tense and unpredictable. Add in the pressure of a Game 7, and the final goal of the series unleashes a monsoon of emotions. In case you wondered what that...
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Roberto Luongo asks Canucks for trade; list will reportedly include Maple...
Seeing Roberto Luongo as the center of controversy and the scapegoat for playoff failure for the Vancouver Canucks is like comfort food at this point in the season. Alas, it appears the 2012 Stanley...
View ArticleTim Thomas tells young fan to smile in the most touching moment of the 2012...
Through his own actions, Tim Thomas has become one of the most divisive players in the NHL. His boycott of the Boston Bruins' White House celebration, and subsequent stonewalling of questions about it,...
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Norris Trophy Finalists: Zdeno Chara vs. Erik Karlsson vs. Shea Weber
Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins, Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators and Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators are the three finalists for the 2011-12 James Norris Memorial Trophy. It's the trophy...
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Capitals owner Ted Leonsis condemns racist fan reactions to Joel Ward’s Game...
Joel Ward of the Washington Capitals was born in Toronto to parents who migrated from Barbados. He used to hear racist taunts playing in youth hockey tournaments, but told the Washington Post this...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Joel Ward’s eventful night; Devils fan Lauren...
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 Stars: Joe Haggerty of CSNNE gives us the Boston Bruins'...
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Jose Theodore the difference between Round 2, elimination for Panthers in Game 7
Florida Panthers goalie Jose Theodore has seen the New Jersey Devils at their best and at their most humbled in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In Game 3, the Devils chased him with three goals on six...
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Bruins issue statement denouncing racist comments directed at Capitals’ Ward
Shortly after Joel Ward scored the series-winning goal in overtime Wednesday night to propel the Washington Capitals past the Boston Bruins and into the second round of the playoffs, a segment of the...
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Don Cherry’s Escape Goat; Joel Ward talks racist tweets; Game 7s (Puck...
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. • Some wondered, 'Hey, what...
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Why judging a fan base based on the racists makes you no better than them
The look of shock on the kid's face behind Ward is priceless. Because I am a person of color, I often find myself in conversation with people who feel the need to insist to me that they aren't racist...
View ArticleJoel Ward’s OT goal was illegal, and Kerry Fraser’s here to tell us why
When Joel Ward of the Washington Capitals scored to win Game 7 in overtime against the Boston Bruins, teammate Mike Knuble was literally standing in between the pads of goalie Tim Thomas. The Bruins...
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NHL Playoff Beard Watch: Who was that masked man? Admiring the goalie beard
(Ed. Note: We're proud to welcome two of our favorite bloggers, Chuck and Pants from What's Up, Ya Sieve?, to the Puck Daddy fold as they author our weekly NHL Playoff Beard Watch every Thursday.) By...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s Game 7 Live Blogs: Rangers vs. Senators; Panthers vs. Devils
Two Game 7s on the same night! Can your puck-loving mind handle that? Please join your friends from Puck Daddy, Yahoo! Sports and other outlets for a double live blog covering the Ottawa Senators at...
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Playoff Puck Previews: Senators and Rangers, Game 7; Ditto, Panthers and Devils
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 ArticleRangers fans chant ‘Alfie Sucks’ to mock Senators fans’ cheer
Ottawa Senators fans began a new tradition at home games near the end of the regular season: When the game clock reads 11:11 each period, fans roar and count down until the 11-minute mark before...
View ArticleWatch bloody head-on collision between Panthers’ John Madden, Tomas Kopecky...
Scary scene very early in Game 7 between the Florida Panthers and New Jersey Devils in Sunrise on Thursday night: Teammates John Madden and Tomas Kopecky collided just outside the defensive zone at...
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Senators’ upset bid ends in Game 7 loss to Rangers; the end for Alfredsson, too?
By the time the puck dropped in Game 7, the Ottawa Senators' pockets were stuffed with house money. Picked by many (including us) to finish last in the Northeast Division and toward the bottom of the...
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