Welcome to the 2013-14 edition of Hockey Fights of the Week. If you're new to PDL, each week we highlight five of the most memorable and interesting scraps from the previous seven days. At the end of the year we compile our 15 favorite fights in an effort to showcase the best the season had […]

You can't do that, Shawn Horcoff. Caught pulling a player away from the net with his stick, Horcoff was penalized for hooking. However, when the official went to announce the penalty he led off by saying "You can't do that." He then followed up with the usual "Two minutes for hooking," but his intro had […]

The Montreal Canadiens added some toughness over the summer when they signed George Parros and Douglas Murray. With these two men in the mix, the Canadiens believed they had bulked up enough to protect their skilled players and combat some of the more burly lineups in the Eastern Conference.  Has this new emphasis on grit […]

ESPN isn't a very reliable source for hockey coverage, but on occasion the media giant surprises us and produces something worth sharing. In an anonymous survey with an undisclosed number of NHL players, ESPN unearthed some fascinating insights on topics such as overrated, underrated and dirty players. They also asked about coaches, equipment, expansion and […]

Patrick Roy made quite the memorable impression during his first game as the coach of the Colorado Avalanche. Shortly after the final horn of a 6-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks, Roy got into a verbal altercation with Corey Perry. Anaheim head coach Bruce Boudreau took offense and rushed over to exchange some words with […]

This is something that needs to be filed under "too good to be true," so it probably is. Nevertheless, it is from Darren Dreger, so it has to be worth discussing, right? Working on confirming or debunking, but, word in Philly is Bryzgalov is about to sign an East Coast Hockey League contract in Las […]

The captaincy of a hockey team has always been considered the highest honor in the sport. Perhaps, even, one of the highest honors in team sports. The NFL copied it in recent years by awarding the captaincy to a player on each team, usually the quarterback. They even get a tiny C sewed on their […]

Ever wonder what it's like to be a ref in the great sport of hockey? Of course you have. Odds are good you've probably said on numerous occasions that you could do a better job than the guys wearing the stripes after they blow a call for your favorite team. Maybe – just maybe – […]

Hybrid icing has been approved for the 2013-14 season. Bill Daly told NHL Live that hybrid icing has been approved by both the NHL and the NHLPA and will be in effect starting Tuesday for the league's first games of the year.  Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, on

Players in the NHL don't like it when they have to travel huge distances. No one wants to stay up until 1 AM while your brain is still on Eastern time playing a game in Vancouver. Travel complaints for Western Conference teams are valid things, but the KHL makes players in the NHL seem like […]

Ever wonder what it's like to be on the receiving end of a one-timer from an NHL player? Wonder no further! NESN reporter

The 2013-14 season is right around the corner. We already previewed what you should be watching for in the Western Conference and now we shift our attention to the East. As always, the East has a ton of captivating stories and plots to follow in the upcoming season. As if things weren't interesting enough, the […]

Each year EA Sports previews the upcoming NHL season by running a full simulation of the year on their latest title. This year EA ran their simulation on NHL 14 and the Stanley Cup winner was … the St. Louis Blues.  How did your team do in EA's virtual simulation?  Let's first point out the […]

  The Western Conference might’ve lost the Detroit Red Wings and the upstart Columbus Blue Jackets, but it’s still the toughest place to play hockey in the NHL. The battle for the top divisional spots will make this an interesting season. Even some of the traditionally underperforming teams may have the ability to surprise this […]