Hockey

Jan 8, 2009

Elsewhere: Canucks 4, Oilers 2

Jan 7, 2009

Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.Preview:...

Jan 7, 2009

The NHL has given two games to Jarkko Ruutu for acquiring a taste for Buffalo last night. From the League: Ottawa Senators forward Jarkko Ruutu has been suspended for two games, without pay,...

Jan 7, 2009

As we told you earlier this week, the Washington Capitals have a rather shameless fan who prints up tiny images and places them in the bottom of men's room urinals at Verizon Center during games against...

Jan 7, 2009

The NHL has given two games to Jarkko Ruutu for acquiring a taste for Buffalo last night. From the League: Ottawa Senators forward Jarkko Ruutu has been suspended for two games, without pay,...

Jan 7, 2009

So 14-year-old Kalan Plew had his soda commercial moment at the Winter Classic, as Henrik Zetterberg of the Detroit Red Wings made eye contact with him and then handed him his hockey stick as he left Wrigley...

Jan 7, 2009

While our focus today will be on the Pittsburgh Penguins and their various ills, there are plenty of other rumors, scuttlebutt and innuendo to discuss in our weekly chat. Like, for example, how the...

Jan 7, 2009

 Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• Your Western...

Jan 7, 2009

At 1 p.m. EST today, we're going to have our weekly rumors, scuttlebutt and innuendo chat this a bit of additional focus on the Pittsburgh Penguins. A 3-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers isn't a cure-all,...

Jan 7, 2009

Philadelphia Flyers goalie Marty Biron unwrapped the long ribbon of tape from his ankle, the locker room having emptied out after the Washington Capitals' 2-1 shootout win on home ice. He had played quite...

Jan 7, 2009

With the NHL announcing it's plans for All-Star Weekend, one of the "highlights" (if you want to go that far) was the trick shot competition where Alexander Ovechkin was the only player to, you...

Jan 7, 2009

No. 1 star, Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild:The 30-year-old Finnish goalie had all the answers on Tuesday night. Backstrom stopped all 28 shots the Bruins fired his way to make one goal stand up for...

Jan 7, 2009

Elsewhere: Wild 1, Bruins 0; Red Wings 3, Blue Jackets 0; Capitals 2, Flyers 1, SO; Penguins 3, Thrashers 1; Sabres 4, Senators 2; Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2; Avalanche 2, Predators 1

Jan 7, 2009

Less than a day after Sweden's Joakim Andersson was accused of biting a Canadian player, Ottawa Senators pest Jarkko Ruutu appears to have acquired a taste for Andrew Peters of the Buffalo Sabres in their...

Jan 6, 2009

Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Preview:...

Jan 6, 2009

Later this week, we're going to take a critical look at the NHL's online pay-per-view option GameCenter Live, featuring an enlightening interview with Andre Mika, Senior VP/Executive in Charge of Programming,...

Jan 6, 2009

The holiday goodwill has faded. The standings are starting to separate the champions from the train-wrecks. Isn't it about time we had ourselves another good 'ole fashioned coaching change in the NHL?There...

Jan 6, 2009

Hockey on New Year's Day is pretty much a sure thing from here on out; depending on, of course, if college football ever decides to put more of its 215 bowl games back to Jan. 1.But according to Kevin...

Jan 6, 2009

Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • The Vancouver...

Jan 6, 2009

Don Sanderson had been in a coma for three weeks before dying last Friday, his injuries resulting from a hockey fight in which his helmetless head slammed onto the ice. The 21-year-old senior AAA defenseman...

Jan 6, 2009

Several fans who watched the Pittsburgh Penguins fall to the New York Rangers last night on Versus have alerted us to a new promotional campaign by the bull-riding/buck-hunting/occasional-hockey...

Jan 6, 2009

The last Swede to win Olympic gold in men's platform diving was Erik Adlerz back in 1912. Based on his performance in the world junior championship loss last night against Canada, Swedish goalie Jacob...

Jan 6, 2009

No. 1 star: Cody Hodgson, CanadaWith just two games on the NHL docket, the center of the hockey world last night was Ottawa, where Canada defeated Sweden, 5-1, to win its fifth straight world junior championship....

Jan 6, 2009

Elsewhere: Oilers 3, Islanders 2