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Bourne Blog: Trapped on the bus with smelly hockey players
No matter which level of professional hockey you're at, whether it be the SPHL - which is a real thing, I'm told - or the NHL, you're going to be spending plenty time on the way to crucial road games...
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Puck Treasures: $8,888 hockey stick French fry from Burger King
It's possible this is the greatest hockey item ever listed on eBay. Or at least the greasiest. From seller "koskre8r" in Arlington, Va., in unedited prose. Read it in Zach Galifianakis' voice. We did:...
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Puck Headlines: 'Disrespectful' Blackhawks; hockey meets Quidditch
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. • Members of the MLS Los...
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Seven years later, how Bertuzzi's assault changed hockey's tone
On March 8, 2004, Todd Bertuzzi of the Vancouver Canucks sucker-punched Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore, drove his face into the ice, concussed him and broke his neck. But you know that. Do you...
View ArticleVideo: Bruins' Brad Marchand rips Canadiens; 'Whatever they're mad about they...
It was the game of the year in the NHL thus far, at least when it comes to entertainment: The Boston Bruins' 8-6 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 9, whose many fights, scrums and infractions...
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Video: Don Cherry wants stanchion redesign, blasts Habs owner
As with many controversial incidents in the NHL, many were waiting for Saturday night's first intermission of the Toronto Maple Leafs/Buffalo Sabres game for "Coach's Corner" with Don Cherry. Cherry...
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Beyond NHL, economic times remain challenge for hockey
Majority ownership of the Toronto Maple Leafs could be part of a billion dollar package to the highest bidder. The city of Glendale is attempting to ante up more than $170 million to finance the sale...
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Rick Martin, member of ‘French Connection’ line, dead at 59
Very sad news today as former Buffalo Sabre Rick Martin passed away after suffering a heart attack while driving. Martin was 59. Along with Gilbert Perreault and Rene Robert, the trio made up the...
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Sunday’s Three Stars: Korpikoski nets pair; Sabres sink Sens
No. 1 Star: Lauri Korpikoski, Phoenix Coyotes Korpikoski's first goal against the Anaheim Ducks gave Phoenix a 2-1, but it was his goal 1:01 after Corey Perry tied things up gave the Coyotes the lead...
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Bakersfield Condors’ Charlie Sheen Night gloriously absurd
Saturday night was Charlie Sheen Night at the rink for the ECHL Bakersfield Condors, an affiliate of the Minnesota Wild. And, true to their muse for the evening, the Condors were #WINNING, duh. As we...
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What We Learned: Why Teemu Selanne absolutely rules
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 ArticleVideo: Sidney Crosby takes the ice for 1st time since concussion
So is there still time for Sidney Crosby to rally in the Hart Trophy race? In what was understandably front-page news on the Pittsburgh Penguins website Monday morning, the injured captain skated at...
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Create your own suspensions with interactive NHL Wheel of Justice
The NHL's supplemental discipline system is an inconsistent, hypocritical mess; marred by politics and accusations of bias, while failing to deter subsequent acts of violence by players or teams after...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for GM meetings news, selling the NHL
It's a Monday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Brian Cooper, current CEO of S&E Sponsorship Group, an expert on sports...
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Puck Headlines: Bettman’s 5-point plan on concussions; no, Jets, no?
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. • Tyler Ennis of the Buffalo...
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Ryan Kesler explains his interview-bombing, a.k.a. ‘Kes-lurking’
On March 7, something odd occurred during a postgame interview with Raffi Torres of the Vancouver Canucks: Teammate Ryan Kesler appeared in back of him; shirtless, eating a slice of pizza, lingering...
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Should the Blackhawks regret letting Niemi slip to San Jose?
"Do the Blackhawks miss Antti Niemi yet?" That's the question Battle of California's asking ahead of tonight's San Jose Sharks visit to the Chicago Blackhawks (preview), and it's a provocative query....
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Breaking down Gary Bettman’s 5 simple steps for safety
The NHL General Manager meetings in Boca Raton, Fla. began with a tangible change to the League's current policy on concussions: Any player showing concussion symptoms must be examined by a doctor in...
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Pass or Fail: Mario Lemieux’s plan to fine teams for suspensions
The five-point plan announced by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman at the GM meetings in Boca Raton included the following recommendation: "I will be discussing with the Board of Governors at the June...
View ArticleVideo: Cal Clutterbuck flips into Canucks’ bench on failed hit
Cal Clutterbuck of the Minnesota Wild entered Monday's game with the Vancouver Canucks as the NHL leader in hits with 298, and he attempted to add to that total by taking a run at Alex Burrows near the...
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