NHL
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Pane Of Glass Falls On David Krejci’s Head During OT Goal Celebration (Video)
The Boston Bruins won the game last night, but it almost came at the cost of one of their top forwards. After Chris Kelly buried a slap shot past rookie goaltender Braden Holtby 1:18 into the first overtime, giving the Boston Bruins the 1-0 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game One of their opening [...]
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Did Ilya Bryzgalov Overcome His Fear Of Bears In Pittsburgh Last Night? (Videos)
Prior to the start of the Philadelphia Flyers’ first-round playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ilya Bryzgalov was asked what he felt was “the biggest threat that the Penguins have?” And in true Bryzgalov fashion, he provided yet another epic sound byte to a season that has been full of them, as he calmly stated [...]
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Watch Shea Weber Smash Henrik Zetterberg’s Head Into The Glass (Video)
With the final seconds winding down during Game One of the opening round playoff series between the Detroit Red Wings and the Nashville Predators, Shea Weber had two things on his mind. The first was to kill the final five seconds off the clock and ensure that his team earned the important opening game victory. [...]
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And The Award For The “2011-12 Frozen Fisticuffs Fighter Of The Year” Goes To…Shawn Thornton!
Last season it was Cam Janssen of the New Jersey Devils beating out the competition to earn the first ever “Frozen Fisticuffs Fighter of the Year” award. Janssen was in the running once again throughout the 2011-12 NHL season, but in the end, he would fall just short of earning the honor for the second [...]
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Building A Stanley Cup Champion In The Salary Cap Era (Infographic)
Since the NHL installed a salary cap prior to the 2005-06 season, there have been six different Stanley Cup champions (Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins). And while the management for each of those teams will surely tell you that putting together a championship roster is no [...]
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And The “2011-12 Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Year” Award Goes To… (Video)
It was an entertaining 2011-12 NHL regular season that was filled with plenty of exciting fights, but their were four bouts over the course of the past seven months that stood out above the rest. Of those four fights, we were forced to chose only one for this year’s edition of the “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight [...]
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Habs’ Goalie Peter Budaj Assists On Opposing Team’s Goal (Video)
Peter Budaj had himself quite the night in goal last night, as he stopped 14 of the 16 shots he faced during the Montreal Canadiens’ 5-2 victory, and he even assisted on one of the goals. Although, it should be noted that the assist we speak of did come on a goal by the Tampa [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Janssen vs. Haley — 4/3/12
With the NHL season winding down, tensions seem to be especially high, and last night that resulted in a total of six fights. A few of those, like James Neal vs. Andrew Ference, Michael Rupp vs. Jody Shelley and Matt Frattin vs. Marcus Foligno, were worthy of a spot on the “Frozn Fisticuffs Fight of [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Nolan vs. Eager — 4/2/12
When your team is out of the playoff hunt and there is nothing left to play for, besides pride, it can be tough for some players to develop a high level of intensity in their game, but that didn’t appear to be a problem for Ben Eager last night, as his level of intensity seemed [...]
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Mike Milbury Slams Sidney Crosby On Radio Show, Blames Flyers-Pens Brawl On Him (Video)
Mike Milbury spent 12 years as a player in the NHL and another six years as a coach and GM, however, not one of those took place while Sidney Crosby was in the league. So why the beef Mike? The former Bruins defenseman sounded off on Crosby during an appearance on a Philadelphia radio show [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Almond vs. Shaw — 4/1/12
It was a busy day of fisticuffs in the NHL yesterday, as a brawl between players and coaches unfolded during a game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the other five games on Sunday’s schedule helped contribute an additional six fights to the day’s total. And while the Pens and Flyers clearly [...]
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All Hell Breaks Loose At Conclusion Of Penguins vs. Flyers (Video)
With the Flyers leading 6-3 and only one minute remaining in their Atlantic Division match-up against the Pittsburgh Penguins yesterday afternoon, all hell broke loose. And when I say “all hell broke loose,” I’m not just talking about a few fights and an exchange of some unfriendly words. Not even close! Instead, “all hell breaking [...]
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Leafs Fans Were Cheering For The Blue Jays During Last Night’s 7-1 Loss (Video)
It isn’t often that the people of Toronto will choose baseball over hockey, but that is exactly what happened during last night’s game between the Leafs and the Philadelphia Flyers at the Air Canada Center. With the Leafs trailing the Flyers by a score of 5-1 seven minutes into the third period, and seemingly on [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Olver vs. Booth — 3/28/12
When David Booth of the Vancouver Canucks and Mark Olver of the Colorado Avalanche dropped the gloves during the first period of last night’s game, the Canucks’ Maxim Lapierre was quick to arrive on the scene, believing that Booth would need some back-up. He was wrong. Booth looked awfully comfortable with his gloves off, especially [...]
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Vancouver Canucks Players Urge Their Fans To Avoid Rioting And Celebrate Responsibily (Video)
One year after coming one win short of raising the Stanley Cup above their heads, the Vancouver Canucks appear to be primed for another deep playoff run, as they are currently sitting two points back of the St. Louis Blues for first-place in the Western Conference with only five games remaining in the season. And [...]
