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Listen to Puck Daddy Radio for Marek, Red Wings, predictions
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star Part 1: Shawn Thornton of the Boston Bruins may join us to...
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Bourne Blog: Rust vs. rest in the NHL conference finals
By the time the puck drops in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have gone a whopping 10 days without playing in a game, easily the longest break between games over the course...
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Puck Headlines: Boston Bruins hockey fever; Sharks vs. Canucks
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.  • We're well overdue for a...
View ArticleVideo: Mikael Granlund scores spectacular lacrosse goal vs. Russia
The "lacrosse goal" in hockey is always a thing of unexpected splendor: An offensive player behind the goal picks the puck up on his stick blade, lifts his stick and tucks the disc above the goalie's...
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Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 Detroit Red Wings
(Ed. Note: As the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, we're bound to lose some friends along the journey. We've asked for these losers, gone but not forgotten, to be eulogized by the people who knew the...
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Derek Boogaard of the New York Rangers passes away at 28
Terribly tragic news in the hockey world tonight as New York Rangers forward Derek Boogaard has passed away at the age of 28. Boogaard was found dead inside his apartment in Minneapolis by family...
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ESPN’s Matthew Barnaby arrested after domestic incident
(UPDATE: The Buffalo News reports that Barnaby pleaded not guilty this morning to five charges, including one felony for criminal mischief.) Matthew Barnaby, the former Buffalo Sabres enforcer turned...
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NHL players, fans remember Derek Boogaard, dead at 28
For the hockey community, this feels like a death in the family. New York Rangers forward Derek Boogaard is gone, dead at 28, his brothers discovering his body in his Minneapolis apartment at 6:10...
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East Final Preview: 10 things to know about Boston vs. Tampa Bay
The No. 3 seed Boston Bruins and the No. 5 seed Tampa Bay Lightning will clash in the Eastern Conference final beginning tonight. Here are 10 items for your consideration about this matchup. 10. The...
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Donald Brashear faces his next challenge: MMA fighter
"You always remember your first one." Those were the words of former enforcer Donald Brashear on Thursday when recalling his first NHL fight back in 1993 against the legendary Bob Probert. "I was...
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Puck Daddy 2011 Stanley Cup Round 3 Staff Prognostications
Seriously, look at the brain on Leahy. According to 5-Hole.com's tabulation of "expert picks" from NHL punditry, Puck Daddy's jovial associate editor has gone 11-1 in the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs,...
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First period blitz propels Lightning to 5-2 Game 1 victory
When discussing what kind of start he expected out of his team tonight after a 10-day layoff, Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien stressed this afternoon to keep things simple and that the first...
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Saturday’s Three Stars: Fast start, solid Roloson key Tampa win
No. 1 Star: Dwayne Roloson, Tampa Bay Lightning Roloson stopped 31 Boston shots as the Lightning took a 1-0 series lead after a 5-2 victory in Game 1. The win was Tampa's eighth straight after their...
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West Final Preview: 10 things to know about Canucks vs. Sharks
The No. 1 seed Vancouver Canucks and the No. 2 seed San Jose Sharks meet for the right to play for the Stanley Cup, and the matchup could be the greatest battle since Mega Shark vs. Giant Orca, which...
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After Czechs win bronze, the Jagr sweepstakes officially begin
Today's 7-4 victory by the Czech Republic over Russia at the World Championships meant two things. First, that the Czech's earned bronze, their fourth medal in seven years and 12th as a country. And...
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Vancouver Green Men respond to Don Cherry in Game 1
When The Green Men, the Vancouver Canucks fans-turned-penalty box jesters, mocked Carrie Underwood during the Canucks' semifinal series against her husband's Nashville Predators, venerable CBC...
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Sharks continue 3rd period struggles, lose Game 1 to Canucks
The San Jose Sharks have a third period problem, and it cost them Game 1 against the Vancouver Canucks. They've given up 15 final frame goals, most in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, while scoring 11. If...
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Sunday’s Three Stars: Sedin leads Canucks’ rally in Game 1
No. 1 Star: Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks The much-maligned (at least in this postseason) Sedin came to life in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. He helped set up the tying goal in the third...
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Minnesota Wild fans hold tearful memorial for Derek Boogaard
Katie Haag said it was one of the hardest things she's ever had to do. At a memorial service Haag helped organize for Minnesota Wild fans, she presented Derek Boogaard's mother with a bouquet of...
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What We Learned: NHL conference finals will blow your mind
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each...
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