1st Goat: Chris Campoli – Montreal CanadiensThe Canadiens defensemen had a bad night on the ice, logging 20 minutes in ice time and having a -3 in the +/- category. The Habs lost the game to Winnipeg by the final score of 4-0. They continue to fall down in the standings as they currently sit […]

1st Goat: Niklas Kronwall, Detroit Red WingsOur top spot goes to another questionable hit, this time by Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall. In the 3rd period of the DET-VAN game, Kronwall skates into the Canucks defensive zone and levels Ryan Kessler. When you watch the hit, you’ll notice that Kronwall jumped right before contact. […]

No. 1 Goat: Deryk Engelland, Pittsburgh Penguins Engelland activated a beacon for the league’s department of player safety after hitting Chicago’s Marcus Kruger into the boards during the first period of play. The hit ended Kruger’s night and caused an immediate retaliation from Blackhawks forward John Scott. While Scott was hit with a misconduct, a […]

As we make our way toward a new calendar year, every site is releasing their top-10 moments and stories of 2011. While you won’t find that sort of list in this article, you will find my nomination for “Most Surprising Team of 2011-12” to date. The St. Louis Blues weren’t supposed to do this well, […]

There is nothing like starting the week off with a suspension. On Saturday, December 17th there was an incident that occurred during the Bruins-Flyers game in Philadelphia. Boston forward Milan Lucic hit Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo on the far boards in the Flyers defensive zone during the second period. In the play, Lucic uses his […]

One of the things you might hear the most when you’re watching a hockey practice is the coach repeatedly saying to play to the whistle. This week we saw a player take those words to heart by scoring the game winning goal with only .1 seconds left in the game. Lets take a look at […]

The 2011-12 season hasn’t even reached the halfway mark and we already have witnessed numerous scenarios develop that are worthy of being labeled as “Story of the Year”. Coaches have come and gone, players from around the league have gone down with concussions and the NHL approved a new alignment which will drastically alter the league […]

The axe continues to fall on NHL coaches. Today the Montreal Canadiens let go of their 26th coach in franchise history. After slipping to 11th place in the Eastern Conference and netting a record of 3-3-4 in their last ten, the organization believed a change was needed. This can be considered Montreal’s second move in […]

If I approached you and told you that you should look into seeing a counselor, would you be offended? Would you quickly dismiss the notion and become uncontrollably defensive? And would you join the millions out there who think seeing a counselor is only for the “crazy” people? It was reported from the Boston Herald […]

The concussion injury has claimed its next victim. It was announced by Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren that their top defensive player Chris Pronger will be out for the rest of the season and playoffs due to severe post-concussion syndrome. This announcement comes after Pronger had knee surgery last month. Pronger, who has only […]

Everybody please put your thumb in the air. HBO is back for round two. Last night HBO’s Documentary series “Road to the Winter Classic” kicked off with the first episode of a four part series that features the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers. Both teams are set to face off in the 2012 […]