0 comments by Sam Blazer on 11/30/2016
Collecting hockey cards and memorabilia can feel like the most important thing in the world when you are younger and it can even become a lucrative business as the cards age. So, why in the heck would someone hide millions of hockey cards in an old Cadillac Stamping Plant in Detroit?
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Some people take beer league hockey a bit too seriously. This clip from a Russian amateur league is an example of someone who just needs to chill out and realize it’s just a game.
SUNRISE, FL – NOVEMBER 26: Goaltender Roberto Luongo #1 of the Florida Panthers defends the net against the Columbus Blue Jackets during second period action at the BB&T Center on November 26, 2016 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
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Roberto Luongo is one of the few personalities in the NHL. He always knows how to keep everything light-hearted and frame it all as a game. After getting taken down in the shootout, he was able to bring a little self-deprecating humor to Twitter.
EDMONTON, AB – FEBRUARY 23: Jordan Oesterle #82 of the Edmonton Oilers trips up Nick Paul #13 of the Ottawa Senators on February 23, 2016 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 11/29/2016
Playing in the NHL has its many benefits, but it is also one of most violent sports out there. You’ll get some nasty scrapes and cuts which is the nature of a sport where players skate around on razor-sharp blades. Nick Paul, a forward for the Binghamton Senators in the AHL, found out the dangers of the […]
during the Western Conference Semifinal Game between the Central Division and the Pacific Division as part of the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game at Bridgestone Arena on January 31, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Could this possibly be a case of too little, too late? NBC announced that they would be putting the NHL All-Star Game on the network channel rather than NBCSN. This will be the first time the game has been on network TV since 2004. Why make this decision now? Is NBC finally going to utilize […]
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 08: The U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team descends toward the field before the Philadelphia Phillies play the Washington Nationals Nationals Park on September 8, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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If you think the Vegas Golden Knights name controversy was already behind you, think again. It looks like some Army officials are looking into the use of the NHL’s newly minted expansion team. Over what you may ask? The Army’s parachute team.
KELOWNA, CANADA – OCTOBER 14: Mason McCarty #5 of Saskatoon Blades celebrates a third period goal against the Kelowna Rockets on October 14, 2016 at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 11/28/2016
Being born during the Millenial generation means you get criticized for pretty much every little problem. The Saskatoon Blades are taking the “get off my lawn” attitude to the next level. They are taking their players’ phones before games.
NEW YORK – APRIL 20: Doug MacLean, President and General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets arrives at the Westin New York Hotel on April 20, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Doug Maclean is a man with a bunch of opinions that get broadcast on Sportsnet. He has decided that his most recent rant would be about the Florida Panthers and the way they went about firing Gerard Gallant. Maclean conveniently seems to forget that he himself fired Gallant when with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Nonetheless, […]
SUNRISE, FL – NOVEMBER 07: Florida Panthers head coach Gerard Gallant talks with officials during a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at BB&T Center on November 7, 2016 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 11/27/2016
From being a Jack Adams award finalist to fired in less than a year, Gerard Gallant may have had one of the worst swings in NHL coaching history. He just took a moribund franchise to the playoffs for the first time in a decade plus and he has now been shown the door by the […]
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The Calgary Hitmen have one of the better traditions in all of sports – the teddy bear toss. It doesn’t sound like much, yet it is so darn fun. Fans have thrown thousands of teddy bears over the years and were hopping to top a record with this year’s 22nd annual toss in which all of the […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 11/20/2016
When you are in a visiting arena, it can make for some tense moments. It probably shouldn’t be that way but that environment can be hostile. When a lone Tampa Bay Lightning fan was in the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, he got a great surprise courtesy of his favorite player, Tyler Johnson.
BROOKLYN, NY – OCTOBER 25: An official NWHL puck sits in an ice bucket prior to the game between the New York Riveters and the Connecticut Whale of the National Womens Hockey League on October 25, 2015 in Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 11/18/2016
In its second year of existence, the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) is going through growing pains. How big are those growing pains? If you ask those in the know, they’ll tell you as much as a 50 percent cut across the board for players. Officially, NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan wouldn’t comment on the exact […]
during the first period of a game at Honda Center on October 26, 2016 in Anaheim, California.
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 11/15/2016
P.K. Subban is going to be in the news all the time. He is charismatic, fun and exactly what the media wants in a hockey player. He was asked how the young players on the Toronto Maple Leafs should react to all of the attention and it led to one of the better quotes this […]
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – OCTOBER 13: Paul Postma #4 of the Winnipeg Jets and Bryan Bickell #29 of the Carolina Hurricanes head to the Carolina zone during NHL action on October 22, 2016 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Photo by Jason Halstead /Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 11/12/2016
Bryan Bickell has been a staple in the league for quite a while, playing a key part in the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup teams. Now with the Carolina Hurricanes, Bickell and the team came out with a release stating that he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 11/10/2016
Now that the election is over, we all could use an adorable distraction. Artemi Panarin gives us the perfect video and incidentally the perfect loop as well.
