Video: Spectator jumps on ice for hockey fight … in shorts
Earlier this year, an irate fan at a Russian junior tournament toppled over the glass and joined a hockey fight. This recent clip is a lot less intense and a lot more … chilly? We've seen people enter...
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Five reasons Boston Bruins should be happy after Game 1 loss
OK, maybe happy is asking too much. It was still a Game 1 loss for the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final, yet another hole from which to claw out, for a team that's done that more times than the...
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NHL chews on Alex Burrows’ Game 1 bite with ‘informal’ chat
TSN is reporting that the NHL will have a discussion with Alex Burrows of the Vancouver Canucks about his diet sometime on Thursday, after he snacked on Patrice Bergeron's finger at the end of the...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Game 1 review, Chris Nilan
It's a Thursday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Chris "Knuckles" Nilan talks about the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final...
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Boston fuels huge Game 1 ratings, topping Lakers/Celtics
So much for that whole "Canadian team dragging down the ratings" thing. Boston's got the NHL covered. Sports Media Watch reports that Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and...
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NHL: No ‘conclusive evidence’, no suspension for Alex Burrows
The NHL has ruled on the first major controversy of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final with its typical mix of political whimsy and baffling explanation. From the league on Thursday afternoon: National Hockey...
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Puck Headlines: Crosby update; Brad Richards done in Dallas
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. • In honor of Shaquille...
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Bourne Blog: Why the Bruins need their depth to shine
The Boston Bruins had a pretty good idea what they were facing heading into Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, and knew exactly what they had to do if they were going to have a chance to beat the 2-to-1...
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The exasperating legacy of Colin Campbell, NHL suspension czar
In formally announcing on Wednesday that Colin Campbell was hanging up his sheriff's badge as the NHL's suspension czar, Commission Gary Bettman used the C-word — twice. Not "controversy," which is an...
View ArticleIn which Jack Edwards compares Burrows bite to breastfeeding
In a perfect world, homer-riffic Bruins announcer Jack Edwards would be calling the Boston Bruins' Stanley Cup Final games, Revolutionary War references at the ready and bellowing for Henrik Sedin to...
View ArticleKe$ha plus Bruins fans equals greatest music video of all-time
Previously on Puck Daddy, we've chronicled the odd collection of Vancouver Canucks fan anthems that ranged from rap to polka. But none of them come close to the songcraft, choreography, editing and...
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For Dallas, life after Brad Richards; for NHL, the derby begins
"Until I kind of see what's going on here and who's going to be the GM, who's going to be running the team. There are a lot of questions. I have the right in the situation I'm in to ask those...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Seidenberg, Game 2 preview
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: Boston Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg joins us to talk...
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Stanley Cup or Olympic Gold: What means more to an NHL player?
During a debate about golf in the Summer Olympics, ESPN.com writer Bob Harig made this claim: "There is a simple litmus test to determine whether a sport is of Olympic caliber: Does winning a gold...
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Bourne Blog: Fixing Boston Bruins power play starts with Chara
It's no secret that in playoffs, the Boston Bruins power play has been as effective as trying to boil a pot of water over a lighter. Yet every time the refs arm goes up, Claude Julien trots out the...
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Puck Headlines: Bolland, Whitney diss Canucks; Malhotra back?
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. • At the Detroit River,...
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Will this man be the GM for Winnipeg’s new NHL team?
While team president Don Waddell said he wasn't following the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg, GM Rick Dudley was hopeful that he could remain with the team to continue building a playoff contender. As...
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Trending Topics: No quick fixes for Gary Bettman’s NHL
Trending Topics is a new column that looks at the week in hockey according to Twitter. If you're only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the slow, sad...
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Canucks fans postpone wedding to get married at Game 2
During their run to the Stanley Cup Final, Vancouver Canucks fans have exhibited zealous devotion and fanatical behavior in rooting for their hockey heroes — from original songs to spandex body suits...
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Ex-NHL players battle in 1st world hockey boxing championship
While the debates about fighting in hockey continue in North America, a group of Latvian marketing gurus — Olafs Saulriets, Normunds Namnieks and Eduard Roitman — got together to organize a special...
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