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Puck Headlines: Boudreau on Ovechkin; Chara case update
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. • Apparently Ilya Kovalchuk...
View ArticleVideo: New Sidney Crosby commercials leave you awe-struck
In Puck Headlines on Wednesday, we presented a months-old French-language Sidney Crosby commercial for Sports Experts, a Quebec-based sports apparel retailer. Via DJ at 87SidneyCrosby.com — "your...
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Hockey Guilty Pleasures: Adrian Dater, Denver Post and SI.com
(Ed. Note: Our series "Puck Daddy's Guilty Pleasures" features puckheads from all walks of life answering questions about their own hockey-related guilty pleasures. It will run daily during the month...
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Kings GM on Doughty contract: ‘I guess now it’s their move’
So much for the notion that Shea Weber's contract resolution with the Predators would grease the gears on Drew Doughty's new contract with the Los Angeles Kings. Via Rich Hammond of LA Kings Insider,...
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Behind Angry Birds mask and other goalie video game tributes
A goaltender's job is to take something that's seemingly simple — putting the puck in the net — and turn it into an addictive series of frustrations, tension and occasional triumphs. You know … just...
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Did Vancouver fans discourage Milan Lucic’s Cup celebration?
Milan Lucic was born in Vancouver and had the awkward honor of winning the Stanley Cup for the Boston Bruins over the Vancouver Canucks in his hometown. When his turn to raise and skate the Cup...
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Montreal’s Andrei Kostitsyn just wants to be loved
Andrei Kostitsyn averaged 15 minutes and 53 seconds of ice time last season for the Montreal Canadiens over 81 games, tying him for fifth among forwards with Max Pacioretty. He didn't play on the...
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Puck Headlines: NHL ownership headaches; Doughty/Kings talk
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 Stanley Cup at Caesars...
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Bourne Blog: How to pass so your teammates won’t hate you
There was a point during the fantasy camp I attended last week where Bryan Trottier literally stopped practice, made the guests partner up and had them work on passing like nine year olds. (This...
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Hockey Guilty Pleasures: Jeff Marek, Rogers Sportsnet host
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View ArticleVideo: Rod hockey tribute to Sidney Crosby’s gold-medal goal
It was one of those 'blink-and-you-missed-it' moments, but apparently Jarome Iginla made an incredible pass to win Canada the gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. To help give this accomplishment...
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Escaping the Phoenix Coyotes: New owners and the out clause
On Aug. 12, 2008, Jerry Moyes was the owner of the Phoenix Coyotes, bleeding money and scheming behind the scenes for a way out. On Aug. 12, 2009, Jim Balsillie, Jerry Reinsdorf and Ice Edge Holdings...
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Brent Burns and the Harry Potter Tattoo of Awesome
San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns probably isn't the only NHL player with a tattoo of a dragon somewhere on his body. But he might be the only one that has a tattoo of a boy wizard battling it....
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Hockey Guilty Pleasures: Wil Wheaton, actor and celebrity puckhead
(Ed. Note: Our series "Puck Daddy's Guilty Pleasures" features puckheads from all walks of life answering questions about their own hockey-related guilty pleasures. It will run daily during the month...
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Puck Headlines: NHL 12 legends revealed; Lee Sweatt retires
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. • Wayne Gretzky, Chris...
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Bourne Blog: How to survive the awkward exit interview
At the end of every season, there's an awkward handful of minutes somewhere around locker clean out day that all players have to endure — the exit meeting. From Junior hockey to the NHL, it makes sense...
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Trending Topics: Why the NHL doesn’t need more gimmicks
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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Wayne Gretzky negotiated son Trevor’s deal with Chicago Cubs
When Trevor Gretzky was taken by the Chicago Cubs in the seventh round (219th overall) of the 2011 Major League Baseball Entry Draft, his father felt it was fulfilling some kind of cosmic sports...
View ArticleTwin boys’ trickery leads to $50,000 hockey goal
Thursday night's celebrity hockey game at the Shattuck St. Mary's Ice Arena in Faribault, Minn. featured a number of NHLers from the area, including Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils, Kyle Okposo of...
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Why ‘Captain Kovalchuk’ would be a Devils indignity
Zach Parise should be the next captain of the New Jersey Devils. He was drafted by the team, his competitive level is unmatched and he's hugely popular with the fans. He's the type of player one could...
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