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Ron MacLean of CBC compares NHL players to 9/11 first responders in...
One of the cultural clarifications that occurred after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 was the way we described professional athletes. Bravery was redefined. The idea that someone risking...
View ArticleAlex Ovechkin comes close to scoring from seat of his pants (VIDEO)
Alex Ovechkin scored the opening goal for the Washington Capitals as they were able to stave off elimination and force a Game 7 with a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers. The goal was Ovechkin's 30th...
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New York Rangers powerless to prevent Game 7 vs. Washington Capitals
WASHINGTON, DC — The four-minute power play giveth, and the four-minute power play taketh away. The New York Rangers had a chance to eliminate the Washington Capitals in D.C. on Wednesday night because...
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Wednesday’s Three Stars: Capitals hold on for 2-1 win, force Game 7
No. 1 Star: Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals Behind Holtby's 31 saves, the Capitals were able to stave off elimination with a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers and force Game 7 on Saturday night at...
View ArticleFort Wayne Komets mock sportswriter who picked against them in championship...
Justin Cohn of the Journal Gazette had a prediction to make, and predicted that fans of the CHL Fort Wayne Komets weren't going to like it. Having correctly picked the Komets' previous playoff wins...
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The great Dead Puck Era panic of 2012
If the Washington Capitals win Game 7 on Saturday night and advance to the Eastern Conference Final, it will provide the NHL with one of its most Bizarro World moments in recent memory: The...
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Will Ryan Suter stay in Nashville after all?
The notion that Ryan Suter could become an unrestricted free agent must make anyone that handed out a 10-year contract to Christian Ehrhoff furious. Here's an all-star, minutes-hording defensive...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Capitals and Rangers go Game 7; dead puck era...
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: Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington joins us to talk...
View ArticleCBC’s Ron MacLean clarifies comparison of 9/11 first responders, NHL players:...
On Wednesday night, Ron MacLean and his CBC production team put together an opening that evoked 9/11 first responders, police and fire fighters in order to portray the bravery and dedication of paid...
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Patrick Kane’s drunken weekend; Jaromir Jagr’s future with Flyers; conference...
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. • Deadspin has pieced...
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Chatting with Ilya Bryzgalov about Year 1 with Philadelphia Flyers: ‘People...
Goalie Ilya Bryzgalov had an eventful first season with the Philadelphia Flyers. He recently spoke with Natalia Bragilevskaya, SovSport's reporter in Philadelphia, about losing to the New Jersey...
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Capitals’ Braden Holtby takes time from preparing for Game 7 at MSG to become...
Braden Holtby re-enacts the conception of his son. Braden Holtby is having a pretty impressive spring. First, the Washington Capitals' rookie netminder was dropped into a first-round series with the...
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NHL Playoff Beard Watch: Stanley Cup beard of the year finalists emerge
(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...
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Capitals goalie Braden Holtby’s mother: country music star
During the Washington Capitals' run in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, rookie goalie Braden Holtby's mother Tami has become the symbol of all fan frustration, trepidation and adulation — reacting with...
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Final eight players announced in EA Sports NHL 13 cover vote campaign
EA Sports' NHL 13 cover vote has now completed two rounds and the final eight players have been revealed as we make our way towards the announcement of the winner during the NHL Awards show in Las...
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Don’t insult Bikini Hockey League with comparisons to Lingerie Football League
The first sign that the Bikini Hockey League is going to offer excellent competition and players with extraordinary skill is that it's being created for a reality television program in which all the...
View ArticleWatch Justin Faulk save Team USA from total embarrassment vs. Kazakhstan in...
For a while, it seemed like their IIHF world championship tournament game was headed to an understandable tradeoff: The U.S. helped make Borat the singular cultural stereotype about Kazakhstan, and...
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Jonathan Quick vs. Mike Smith in the battle for Stanley Cup Final, Conn Smythe
Los Angeles Kings Head Coach Darryl Sutter joked during a Thursday conference call that if goaltender Jonathan Quick were to get injured, Jonathan Bernier would be next in line, followed by team vice...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: NHL fan apologies; Kevin Woodley of In Goal...
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday 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: Kevin Woodleyof IN GOAL magazine...
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Is Troy Ward in line to be the next coach of the Calgary Flames?
"You're the hardest team we've played all year," Dallas Eakins, the coach of the AHL's Toronto Marlies, told Abbotsford Heat head coach Troy Ward as the two men shook hands. The Marlies had just...
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