0 comments by John Coppinger on 5/19/2016
It’s imperative that hockey provides some distraction to nervous fans during the intermissions to keep them from going crazy, especially during the Conference Final. The Lightning came up with the distraction of all distractions during Game 3 of the ECF against Pittsburgh, as they projected a Mario Kart game on to the ice between periods […]
PITTSBURGH, PA – MAY 13: Ben Bishop #30 of the Tampa Bay Lightning is looked over by a team physician after a play at the net during the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game One of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 13, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 5/14/2016
There have been a rash of goalie injuries in this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, and it hasn’t stopped in the Conference Final. Ben Bishop went down awkwardly after a stray stick hit him in the back of the leg, and after writhing in pain, he had to be carried off on a stretcher.
0 comments by John Coppinger on 5/13/2016
They say you gotta laugh to keep from crying. Comcast Mid Atlantic’s Michael Jenkins found a way to do just that after the President’s Cup winning Washington Capitals were eliminated in the second round against the Pittsburgh Penguins, as he “drank” the night away … on the air. Your browser does not support iframes. Now, […]
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 11: Sports broadcaster Mike Francesa (2nd from L) and actor Steve Schirripa (4th from L) attends at game four of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Madison Square Garden on June 11, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 5/6/2016
In his endless quest to make good radio in New York, WFAN personality Mike “Sports Pope” Francesa unloaded on the Islanders for not selling out Game 3 at Barclays Center against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Francesa called out the behind the scenes players in Brooklyn, and didn’t hold back: “They don’t know how to market, […]
NASHVILLE, TN – MAY 05: Mike Fisher #12 of the Nashville Predators reacts after scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the first period of Game Four of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on May 5, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
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You might know him as Carrie Underwood’s husband. And that’s fine. But he’s Mike Fisher. And he gave new life to the Nashville Predators with an important and memorable triple overtime goal to lift the Preds to victory, and tie the series at 2-2.
0 comments by John Coppinger on 4/30/2016
There was a famous moment in the 1969 baseball season where a black cat ran on the field at Shea Stadium and crossed the Cubs dugout. Baseball players and fans, being the superstitious creatures they are, believed that the Cubs were cursed by the cat as they lost the division to the New York Mets […]
GLENDALE, AZ – APRIL 11: Head coach Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks watches from the bench during the first period of the NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on April 11, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Ducks defeated the Coyotes 2-1. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 4/28/2016
On December 17th, 2015 the Anaheim Ducks had 27 points. They were tied for dead last in the league, and three points behind the Edmonton Oilers. In a league that pretty much has its playoff teams settled by Thanksgiving, that’s an impossible hole to climb out of. But Bruce Boudreau and the Ducks did it, […]
ST. LOUIS, MO – APRIL 21: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against the St. Louis Blues in Game Five of the Western Conference First Round during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Scottrade Center on April 21, 2016 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blackhawks beat the Blues 4-3 in double overtime. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/ Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 4/22/2016
It’s really hard to eliminate a champion … much less a team that has won three Cups in six seasons. So the Blues knew that this wasn’t just any other Game 5 at home up 3-1. And when the Blues and the Blackhawks went to double overtime, Patrick Kane showed why it’s hard to eliminate […]
0 comments by John Coppinger on 4/21/2016
Sean Avery continues to find interesting things to do to follow up an interesting NHL career. On his instagram page, Avery posted a photo of him in a policeman’s uniform, which is his costume for a movie role about the Boston Marathon bombing from three years ago. #Ironic A photo posted by Sean Avery (@imseanavery) […]
0 comments by John Coppinger on 4/18/2016
The Flyers were already out of Game 3 against the Capitals on Monday, and they’re probably on their way out of the playoffs. But not before one more bit of message sending by the Flyers as Pierre-Edouard Bellemare hit Dmitry Orlov from behind and into the boards.
0 comments by John Coppinger on 4/17/2016
I might be stating the obvious here, but I don’t think the Lightning and Red Wings like each other very much. The two teams ended Game 2 with major hostilities, and as the final horn sounded on the Wings’ 2-0 Game 3 win in Detroit on Sunday night, the teams commenced with more message sending […]
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It’s not as if the Minnesota Wild don’t have enough problems: Down 0-1 to the top seeded Dallas Stars while missing key players. Now they have to deal with goals scored from behind the net off of their goalie’s head on a puck that was kicked, yet not with a “distinct kicking motion”. It was […]
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The AHL is winding down their regular season, and the Albany Devils had nothing to play for as they prepare for a Calder Cup run. But they ran into a feisty opponent on Saturday in the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, and things got nasty as the teams participated in not one, but two line brawls. Line brawl number […]
0 comments by John Coppinger on 4/16/2016
If you want to be generous to Flyers goalie Steve Mason, you could say that he gave up a bad center ice goal in Game 2 against the Washington Capitals on Saturday. While technically true, the goal really came from the opposite goal line and was only deflected slightly at center ice. It was a […]
0 comments by John Coppinger on 4/13/2016
The Rangers/Penguins first round playoff series already featured a third string goalie in Jeff Zatkoff. And now the backup goalie is getting work on the other side, as Henrik Lundqvist was replaced by Antti Raanta to start the second period of Game 1.
