Penguins star Evgeni Malkin’s injury rehab on the fast track
When Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin suffered a season ending injury after crashing into the boards last February, it was difficult to predict how long it would take Geno to recover. (Watch the...
View ArticleTrue North meets ‘Drive to 13′ NHL season ticket goal
"This isn't going to work very well unless this building is sold out every night." - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman during the Winnipeg/Atlanta Thrashers sale announcement. You could read that as a...
View ArticleGame 2 changes for Canucks if Malhotra plays, Hamhuis doesn’t
Vancouver Canucks Coach Alain Vigneault said center Manny Malhotra, who skated in practice, and defenseman Dan Hamhuis, who didn't, were game-time decisions for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against...
View ArticlePuck Daddy 2011 Stanley Cup Final Game 2 Live Chat
The Vancouver Canucks try to go up 2-0 in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night, and we'll be here to chat about it. Please join your pals at Puck Daddy for our 2011...
View ArticleVideo: Maxim Lapierre mocks Bergeron about Burrows bite
Maxim Lapierre of the Vancouver Canucks is one of the NHL's most pre-eminent pests. So how could he pass up the chance to mock the Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron over getting bitten by Alex Burrows in...
View ArticleVideo: Canucks’ Alex Burrows makes the Bruins taste defeat
Vancouver Canucks winger Alex Burrows wasn't suspended for biting the glove and finger of Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final because the NHL found no "conclusive...
View ArticleSaturday’s Three Stars: Burrows puts Canucks halfway to Cup
No. 1 Star: Alex Burrows, Vancouver Canucks In a game that many believed he should have been watching from the press box, Burrows played a factor in all three Vancouver goals and put home the overtime...
View ArticleMalhotra comeback: ‘Privilege to play in front of fans like this’
The clear cage around Manny Malhotra's face made him resemble a futuristic deep-sea diver. It's a full face shield that protects his injured left eye, and has allowed him to make a miraculous return...
View ArticleDonald Brashear wins MMA debut with 21-second TKO
Donald Brashear told us last month that you always remember your first one. He was talking about his first NHL fight against Bob Probert, but the same can likely be applied to his first MMA fight which...
View ArticleIf you’re looking for Game 2 winning puck, ask the whale
NHL.com had a cool feature from the Vancouver Canucks' Game 2 win over the Boston Bruins: Net-Cam footage of key plays in the game, even if some of them happened down the other end of the rink. The...
View ArticleNBC Game 2 ratings tumble; down 43 percent from 2010
As you can see, Taran Killam of "Saturday Night Live" and lovely actress Cobie Smulders of "How I Met Your Mother" were in the house for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and...
View ArticleFor Bruins, mistakes were made; can they rally vs. Canucks?
The difference between a good team and a championship team is the magnitude of their mistakes and their ability to cover for them. Such is the story for the Vancouver Canucks, who are two wins away...
View ArticleVancouver will reignite Olympic cauldron to support Canucks
This news combines two of our favorite things: community team spirit during the Stanley Cup Playoffs and how to make the most of those relics left behind after the Olympic Games have been hosted by a...
View ArticleWhat We Learned: Thomas, Luongo and goalie bias in Final
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...
View ArticleCalm down: They won’t be called the Winnipeg Whiteout
On May 9, True North Sports and Entertainment applied to register "whiteout" as a trademarked word in Canada. This is because the "whiteout" was a Winnipeg Jets tradition (which traveled with the team...
View ArticleSean Avery, the horse, wins $75K Longfellow Stakes
Here's a Sean Avery-related story we're sure won't cause any commotion or any hockey agents to take to Twitter and bemoan his politics. Sean Avery the Horse is a 5-year old gelding who won yesterday's...
View ArticleVideo: Vancouver Canucks fans invade Boston for Game 3
BOSTON — We arrived at the TD Garden around 9 a.m. on Monday morning, and there were already Vancouver Canucks fans mulling around in anticipation of that night's Game 3 against the Boston Bruins. We...
View ArticleListen to Puck Daddy Radio for Game 3 preview from Boston
It's a Monday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Former NHL defenseman Bob Beers talks about the Boston Bruins in Game 3 and,...
View ArticleVideo: Lapierre ‘no comment’ on taunt; Bruins discuss pests
BOSTON — Alex Burrows and Max Lapierre don't have nameplates in the Boston Bruins dressing room, but their presence was felt before Game 3 between the Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks. "Everyone's...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Green Men invade Boston; new Panthers slogan
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. • Sully and Force, the...
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