0 comments by Sam Blazer on 3/17/2016
It is not something we see very often, but goalie fights may be one of the best things about hockey. Hockey has amazing displays of skill, night in and night out, but we rarely see goalie fights. The most recent goalie fight involved Ray Emery and Braden Holtby and it wasn’t exactly a fair fight. […]
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 05: Sean Avery #16 of the New York Rangers watches the action between the Rangers and the Toronto Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden on December 5, 2011 in New York City. The Leafs defeated the Rangers 4-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by Liam McGuire
Former New York Rangers agitator Sean Avery has never been shy to voice his opinion and in an interview with Dan Marrazza of ESPN.com, he didn’t disappoint. Avery talked about his personality, his reputation and his fit in the National Hockey League, among many topics. One of the topics brought up was his fondness for […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 3/16/2016
Chris VandeVelde is going to be hearing from the Department of Player Safety after he elbowed Jonathan Toews in the head. This brutal shot to the head looks to be pretty intentional, but VandeVelda only picked up a two-minute penalty on the play.
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 14: Jaromir Jagr #68 of the Florida Panthers signals a teammate during the third period against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on March 14, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by David Rogers
Jaromir Jagr is outperforming players half his age in the NHL and continues to be a force on offense at the age of 44. While he continues to rack up points and hit the gym at 1:30am, fans can’t help but wonder how much longer he can keep it up. If it’s up to Jagr, he’ll […]
COLUMBUS, OH – JANUARY 24: A general view of the NHL logo prior to the 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition at the Nationwide Arena on January 24, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by Liam McGuire
With potential NHL expansion on its way, a date has been set for the official decision. Though a final decision hasn’t been made, rules for an expansion draft were announced.
<> at American Airlines Center on March 12, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.
0 comments by Taylor Nigrelli
The Dallas Stars have a problem. By extension, those who have put their hopes on the Stars winning the Stanley Cup as a sort of momentum-starting, change-springing event, eventually leading to teams valuing offense and playing less conservative have a problem. The Stars are the highest-scoring team in the NHL and play a fast-paced entertaining […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer
The Florida Panthers have had themselves a nice season. They’re on the verge of a playoff spot they and do not have a lot to complain about. The one person who may have a complaint after last night would be Vincent Trocheck. After a high stick from Alex Galchenyuk, he was spitting teeth out like […]
ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 27: Andrew Ladd #16 of the Atlanta Thrashers celebrates his shoot out winning goal against the Ottawa Senators in a 5-4 victory at the Philips Arena on March 27, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by David Rogers on 3/15/2016
Expansion in the NHL continues to be discussed. Though it seems more than likely that the NHL will expand by at least one team (Las Vegas) in the not too distant future, the league is taking things slowly and they’re exercising caution. Why is the league being so deliberate? The answer may be obvious (there’s […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer
If there is one thing you hear over and over again in hockey, it has to be that the players are as tough as nails. That is all well and good but you get to a point where you are tired of hearing about it. You feel like you have seen everything the sport has […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer
It is not easy to score a goal in the NHL. Some players make it look easy, but others have tried and tried again to get their first goal only to see it never come to fruition. Sometimes being lucky is just as valuable as being good. Paul Stastny learned that first hand when he got […]
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 05: Alex Galchenyuk #27 of the Montreal Canadiens takes the puck in the third period against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on January 5, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Galchenyuk has offensively exploded in March with eight goals in six games and has scored 11 times (five multi-goal games) in his past nine games. His production has been a bright spot in an otherwise ugly season for Montreal and he’s playing like a legitimate number one center that many thought he […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 3/14/2016
The addition of the coach’s challenge in the NHL has produced mixed results. While the ability to challenge a contested call has helped reverse incorrect decisions, the system has some glaring flaws the NHL needs to address before anyone would label it a success. From the tiny size of the screen/tablet used by the officials […]
SUNRISE, FL – MARCH 7: Shawn Thornton #22 of the Florida Panthers and Adam McQuaid #54 of the Boston Bruins fight during the second period at the BB&T Center on March 7, 2016 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
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This week’s edition of Hockey Fights of the Week features some names you’re probably pretty used to seeing as well as a couple which might take you by surprise. Kyle Clifford, Tom Wilson and Adam McQuaid are regulars while Filig Forsberg seems a but out of place. 5. Filip Forsberg (NSH) vs Jake Virtanen (VAN) – […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer
You may know Dalton Prout from incidents such as Milan Lucic getting knocked out or maybe you know him from his cross check frenzy on Sergei Plotnikov. Either way you know that Prout is one bad man and can take anyone out in a moment’s notice. Unfortunately in this case he took it a little bit […]
PITTSBURGH, PA – MARCH 18: Brenden Dillon #4 of the Dallas Stars gets hit in the head with a stray stick by Chris Kunitz #14 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during the game at Consol Energy Center on March 18, 2014 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
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On TSN’s Insider Trading segment, Darren Dreger said when general managers meet in Florida at the Board of Governors meeting they’ll discuss changing the language of rule 48 on illegal hits to the head. Rule 48.1 currently defines illegal hits to the head as “A hit resulting in contact with an opponent’s head where the head was the […]
