0 comments by John Coppinger on 12/26/2015
The St. Louis Blues battled the Dallas Stars in the first game of a home-and-home set in St. Louis on Saturday, and if the Blues do wind up catching the Stars in the Central Division, this might be a game they look back on as a big reason. And the play that Kevin Shattenkirk made […]
CHICAGO, IL – DECEMBER 20: A fan dressed as Santa Claus wtaches a game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks at the United Center on December 20, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blackhawks defeated the Sharks 4-3 in overtime.(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 12/25/2015
Welcome to a very special Christmas edition of Hockey Tweets of the Week, where we all sit around the fire and watch the snow fall while we all read hockey tweets for Santa Claus. Except for one thing: There’s no snow. In fact, on Christmas Eve it was 71 degrees here. I wore shorts, and […]
0 comments by John Coppinger on 12/23/2015
Do you miss cartoons from the 1980’s? Me too. But good news, as the Boston Bruins are bringing them back in a series of animated shorts. Their first one? Zdeno Chara, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak and a giant bear in “Space Camp“: Rene Rancourt floating around in space singing is both awesome and disturbing at […]
0 comments by John Coppinger on 12/22/2015
Tenafly high school in New Jersey has had a tough season for hockey so far. They got crushed in back-to-back losses in a home-and-home with Paramus by scores of 8-3 and 9-1 going into a matchup with St. Joseph’s … a ranked team. It was a team that they didn’t want to play: According to head […]
0 comments by John Coppinger on 12/18/2015
The Pittsburgh Penguins 2015 holiday video is once again glorious, as this season they have put together a spoof of “Home Alone”: The Penguins are getting better and better at these as the years go on, even as they get worse and worse in the standings. You have to watch this if only for the […]
at the Prudential Center on December 11, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Welcome all to the social media craze everyone is talking about: Puck Drunk Love’s Tweets Of The Week. We, as always, aim to bring you the best in hockey Twitter from fans, players, and just plain hockey people. Jonathan Bernier: Still Struggling Now, it may only seem like we pick on the Maple Leafs and […]
TORONTO, ON – DECEMBER 15: Steven Stamkos #91 of the Tampa Bay Lightning skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on December 15, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Lightning defeated the Leafs 5-4 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 12/17/2015
One of the stories we have been keeping an eye on this season is whether Steven Stamkos would re-sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Towards the beginning of the season, “whether” was more like “when”. Because honestly, I couldn’t imagine that there would be any way the Lightning would let their franchise player skate off […]
OTTAWA, ON – DECEMBER 3: Trevor Daley #6 of the Chicago Blackhawks corals the puck against the Ottawa Senators during an NHL game at Canadian Tire Centre on December 3, 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 12/16/2015
Trevor Daley’s time with the Chicago Blackhawks was shorter than expected. After being traded to the Blackhawks in a deal for Patrick Sharp, he was wheeled to Pittsburgh for Rob Scuderi on Monday after just 29 games. In an interview with Yahoo!, Daley thinks that he didn’t get a fair shake in terms of ice […]
0 comments by John Coppinger on 12/13/2015
Ryan O’Reilly scored the overtime winner to give the Buffalo Sabres a victory over the L.A. Kings … but it has to be seen to be believed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2WjyEbsuQk Toe drag … falling down … over the shoulder of Jonas Enroth who couldn’t do a thing. Add to that they typical call by Rick Jeanneret, and […]
ANAHEIM, CA – NOVEMBER 30: Brandon Prust #9 of the Vancouver Canucks looks on during a game against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on November 30, 2015 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 12/11/2015
Welcome to an all new edition of “Tweets of the Week”, where we hit the double digit week of the season. We aim to bring you the best tweets from around the hockey world. And of course, we start with the talker of the week, Brandon Prust’s attempt at playing a black top favorite: ball […]
0 comments by John Coppinger on 12/6/2015
In what could only be construed as villain-on-villain crime, Brandon Prust took some frustration out on Brad Marchand in the waning minutes of a 4-0 victory by Boston on Saturday night by using his stick to , a sensitive area.
0 comments by John Coppinger on 12/4/2015
Welcome to another edition of “Hockey Tweets of the Week”. We pull our favorite tweets from the hockey world every week, and who else is there to feature this week but the leading vote getter for this year’s NHL All Star Game. John Scott. ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA!!! Umm, I think they’re going to be busy […]
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 25: Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens make sthe first period save against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 25, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 11/28/2015
Welcome to a Thanksgiving weekend edition of Hockey Tweets of the Week. We seek to gather the best tweets from the past week written by players, fans, and scribes. We hope that you American fans have had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Yes. As long as you didn’t put any friendly bucks on the Philadelphia Eagles. The Flyers […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – OCTOBER 5: Sidney Crosby #87 and Mario Lemieux #66 of the Pittsburgh Penguins are seen in their NHL game against the New Jersey Devils on October 5, 2005 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 11/25/2015
Interesting stuff from former player Matthew Barnaby on Sirius XM radio on the relationship between Sidney Crosby and Mario Lemieux, and how it may be deteriorating: https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmnhl/matthew-barnaby-on-the-potential-rift-between-sidney-crosby-mario-lemieux “But the more and more I looked into it, the more I found out, people with the same sentiments that there’s a big falling out between Mario and […]
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 30: Jonathan Bernier #45 of the Toronto Maple Leafs tends net against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on October 30, 2015 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Maple Leafs 3-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 11/21/2015
Welcome to Puck Drunk Love’s hockey tweets of the week, where we gather up all of the best tweets from the past week from players, writers, fans, and anybody else who loves hockey. Regrettably, the week started with the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris. Players tweeted their heartbreak: Antoine Roussel of the Stars and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare are […]
