Sometimes it's easy to forget that pre-season hockey is still hockey. Sure, it doesn't count, but every hit really exists, and every injury still hurts. Ovechkin probably is still smarting a bit from this high-stick courtesy of Ben Chiarot of the Winnipeg Jets. This happened Saturday during the annual Kraft Hockeyville game, which was held […]

This is probably something the Columbus Blue Jackets don't want to hear from their Vezina Trophy winning goaltender: Sergei Bobrovsky had a difficult time making his decision regarding where he wanted to play this season. Would he return to the KHL with former SKA St. Petersburg teammate Ilya Kovalchuk? Would he continue working to help […]

The Los Angeles Kings are already on a media tour promoting their outdoor game this winter against the Anaheim Ducks. The game will take place at Dodger Stadium, so what better example of cross-sports marketing could there be to have some of the Kings throw out the first pitch? Camp is starting this week, so […]

Nazem Kadri has just 99 games of NHL experience, so while he might have been negotiating a salary based on his strong season last year (18-26-44 in 48 games), the Maple Leafs were clearly negotiating on a slightly longer period of time. They signed Kadri to a two-year bridge contract at a cap hit of […]

Typos happen to everyone. Even professional sports teams. The Nashville Predators sent out an email to season ticket holders informing them on how they can pick up their tickets. Eagle eyes zeroed in on how the team signed it: Go Perds. Either the individual who wrote the e-mail was so excited that they just couldn't […]

You can heave a sigh of relief, hockey fans (especially those of you around the age of 30 and above). Teemu Selanne, the living embodiment of your childhood, will be playing for one more season. http://youtube.com/watch?v=sRkcl_RHwoc Unfortunately, that means that this is his last year, but at least us greedy hockey fans are getting one […]

I swear to be true to the Lord, Grand Prince, and his realm, to the young Grand Princes, and to the Grand Princess, and not to maintain silence about any evil that I may know or have heard or may hear which is being contemplated against the Tsar, his realms, the young princes or the […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain and the (presumed) face of the NHL, Sidney Crosby, spoke to ESPN regarding Russia's anti-gay laws. These laws, which limit "demonstrations" that can be as simple as telling people that you are gay or holding the hand of your partner, can get people jail time – and won't be waived for the […]

You can't complain about wasteful spending in the advertising industry. Via Reddit Hockey comes this example of belt tightening. Sidney Crosby needs to film an ad for an unnamed company. Ad agency is in California. Film crew is in California. The Consol Energy Center is in Pittsburgh. What to do? Commandeer the Honda Center and […]

Many, many random things have been in the Stanley Cup. The perfunctory champagne and other kinds of liquor, Fruit Loops, Kris Draper's kid's poop. Now, thanks to Marian Hossa and his day with the Stanley Cup, you can add pierogies to that list. From 

There is nothing more annoying than when opposition fans invade your arena. As a fan of the Atlanta Thrashers, I can speak from first hand experience – every time the Penguins, Sabres, Flyers, Red Wings, or Blackhawks came to town, being a Thrashers fan was like being the needle in the haystack. It was painful.  […]

Is a blank check really a blank check if it comes with stipulations? Can a stated dedication to a player later be used against that player? The team? The situation with the Ottawa Senators – specifically between their owner, Eugene Melnyk and their former captain, Daniel Alfredsson – is a case study in how messages […]

You can say what you want to about the situation in Glendale, and make all of the "out clause" jokes that you want, but imagine if you were a Coyotes fan. How you would react to seeing this hanging outside Jobing.com Arena? 

During the Glendale City Counsel meetings, the members often said "Arizona Coyotes." Some on Twitter pointed out, with snark, that name wasn't the name of the team; it's the Phoenix Coyotes. Duh.  As part of the agreement with the new ownership group, the Coyotes were planning on changing from Phoenix to Arizona this season to […]

Much as been said about Ilya Kovalchuk's retirement from the NHL, the large amount of money he left on the table in North America and his return to Russia to play for SKA St. Petersburg. Every pundit has weighed in, Jeremy Roenick has had a Twitter meltdown, Don Cherry has had his say. It seems like […]