Canucks GM critical of Boychuk, talks ‘dangerous’ Raymond injury
When it came to Mason Raymond after Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, the first concern for the Vancouver Canucks and GM Mike Gillis wasn't penalties or suspensions or anything of the like — it was...
View ArticleVideo: Sean Avery goes to Albany for gay marriage lobbying
Last month, New York Rangers winger Sean Avery made waves (and some new enemies) when he became the first pro athlete in New York to publicly support marriage equality with an endorsement ad for Human...
View ArticleRanking: What’s the greatest Game 7 in Stanley Cup Final history?
When the Vancouver Canucks host the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night, it will be the 16th Game 7 played in the Stanley Cup Final since 1914. Fact is, we've been spoiled with them lately: This is...
View ArticleWho will be the 2nd player to lift Stanley Cup after Game 7?
After the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2010, it was an easy call for captain Jonathan Toews. Taking the Cup from universally beloved commissioner Gary Bettman, he handed to Marian Hossa,...
View ArticleListen To Puck Daddy Radio for Game 7 preview, Ken Linseman
It's a Wednesday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Been waiting a while to chat with this fella. Ken Linseman, Stanley Cup winner...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s Hockey Rumors/Cup Final Live Chat
Yes, we'll preview Game 7 between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks; but we'll also talk about the latest rumors, scuttlebutt and innuendo about the offseason. Please join us beginning at 2...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Conn Smythe voting; does Romney care about B’s?
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. • The state of Vancouver...
View ArticleThe 5 keys to Stanley Cup Final Game 7 (besides Luongo implosion)
"What will it take for Roberto Luongo to be pulled in Game 7?" I've been asked this in radio interviews, emails and in one conversation at a Boston airport bar. How much rubber must pass through...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s crowd-sourced Stanley Cup Game 7 drinking game
Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final is a time for togetherness, a time for celebration and a time for absolute tension for all involved … so naturally it's a perfect occasion for a beverage or 10. So we...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s Stanley Cup Final Game 7 Live Chat
You know the stakes. You know the teams. You know when to drink. Please join your pals at Puck Daddy for our 2011 Stanley Cup Final Game 7 live chat for the grand finale between the Vancouver Canucks...
View ArticleVideo: Nathan Horton pours Boston water on Vancouver ice
Home ice advantage has been key in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final, with the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks each winning three times in their respective arenas. Before Game 7 in Vancouver Wednesday...
View ArticleBoston Bruins dominate Game 7, win 1st Stanley Cup since 1972
Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand jumped up and down screaming after the puck sailed into the empty Vancouver Canucks net, knowing that his rookie season would conclude as the hero of Game 7 in the...
View ArticleVideo: Canucks fans set fires, vandalize after Game 7 loss
In 1994, Vancouver Canucks fans rioted after their team lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to the New York Rangers. Seventeen years later, some of the spectators who crammed the streets to watch the...
View ArticleNo doubting it: Tim Thomas wins Conn Smythe Trophy
One year ago, Tim Thomas sat on the Boston Bruins' bench and watched as the Philadelphia Flyers came back from a 3-0 series deficit in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and eliminated the...
View ArticleVideo: Boychuk’s bottle-opener mouth; Lucic champ-beer bath
Meanwhile, inside the Boston Bruins' locker room after their Game 7 victory over the Vancouver Canucks: That's defenseman Johnny Boychuk using his chompers to rip off a twist-off cap from a bottle of...
View ArticleBourne Blog: Breaking down Bruins’ Stanley Cup-winning goal
It's kind of obvious at this point, but Brad Marchand provided significant contributions en route to the Boston Bruins' snapping their nearly-four-decade Stanley Cup drought. Dude was terrific. But...
View ArticleWednesday’s Three Stars: Bruins blank Canucks to win Stanley Cup
No. 1 Star: Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins Before receiving the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP, Thomas recorded his fourth shutout of the playoffs and second in the Stanley Cup Final as the Boston...
View ArticleVideo: The awkward glory of the Bruins, Canucks handshake line
Hockey announcers love calling the postgame handshake in the Stanley Cup Playoffs "one of the great traditions in all of sports," rendering it as a gooey cliché on the level of little tykes pretending...
View ArticleGallery: Shocking scenes from the Vancouver Game 7 riots
Inside Rogers Arena on Wednesday night, there was champagne in the Boston Bruins' dressing room and sullen faces for everyone wearing a Vancouver Canucks sweater after the home team's Game 7 loss in...
View ArticleHow NBC earned blockbuster ratings for Bruins/Canucks Game 7
The Boston Bruins' victory over the Vancouver Canucks for the Stanley Cup tied the best Game 7 overnight rating on record, earning a 5.7 overnight rating and a 10 share for NBC. That tied Game 7 of...
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