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9 Worst Places To Watch An NHL Game
With the NHL season at its midway point, it is a good time to step back and take stock of what we’ve seen so far. And while a lot of pundits have focused their mid-season reviews on the top plays, how teams have performed (who are the big surprises?), and the state of the game [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Janssen vs. Barch — 12/13/11
There were a few great fights in the NHL last night, but none was better than the show put on by Cam Janssen of the New Jersey Devils and Krys Barch of the Florida Panthers. Janssen had been out for just over a week with a chest injury, but it doesn’t appear as though his [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 12/8/11 — Jose Theodore
Beating the Boston Bruins hasn’t been an easy thing to do as of late, as they had lost just two of their 16 games since the beginning of November. However, the Florida Panthers were up to the task last night, as they were able to hand the Bruins their second straight loss, thanks in large [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Pelley vs. Matthias — 11/21/11
It wasn’t exactly a fight-filled night in the NHL last night, but there were a couple of bouts, including one between Rod Pelley of the New Jersey Devils and Shawn Matthias of the Florida Panthers. Early in the second period, with the Devils leading by a score of 3-0, tempers flares as Pelley and Matthias [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Ladd vs. Skille — 10/31/11
Andrew Ladd of the Winnipeg Jets recorded an assist and scored the game-winning goal in the shootout last night, but his most impressive contribution during the Jets’ 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers came two minutes into the third period when he dropped the gloves with Jack Skille. Skille knocked Jets’ defenseman Tobias Enstrom out [...]
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A Behind-The-Scenes Look At How A Trade Goes Down In The NHL (Video)
Ever wonder what goes on after two National Hockey League teams have agreed on a trade? We have the answer to that question, thanks to some behind-the-scenes footage that was shot by the NHL Network during Monday’s Trade Deadline Day. Both of the following clips take place within the office of NHL Associate Counsel Daniel [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 2/21/11 — Matt Moulson
The New Jersey Devils are not the only bottom-feeding team using a hot streak to make one final push for the playoffs. Surprisingly, the New York Islanders have put together quite the run of their own in February, as they entered yesterday afternoon’s game against the Florida Panthers having won seven of their ten games [...]
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Panthers’ Cory Stillman Scores With His Face (Video)
Some hockey coaches will say “you should always use your head when out on the ice.” Others will tell you that “a goal is a goal, no matter how ugly it is.” I’m guessing Cory Stillman has heard both of these before, and after his first period goal Wednesday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets, [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Boll vs. Hordichuk — 1/19/11
Don’t be fooled by the speed at which it appears these two combatants are throwing their flurry of punches. There is no fast forwarding in the video below. It is all in real time, which is what makes this intense, hi-speed battle between the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Jared Boll and the Florida Panthers’ Darcy Hordichuk [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night – Hordichuk vs. Rupp – 12/22/10
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ Michael Rupp decided to give the knuckles of fellow tough guy Deryk Engelland a day off last night as he stepped in and took on Florida Panthers’ enforcer Darcy Hordichuk. However, he was probably regretting that decision after taking some vicious rights from Hordichuk, including a final shot that sent him to [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night – Hordichuk and Thornton Provide Us With A Classic – 11/18/10
Last night’s battle between the Dallas Stars and the San Jose Sharks provided us with a grand total of three fights, but none of them were quite as good as the single bout that took place in a game between the Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers. Any fight that lasts close to a minute [...]
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Keith Ballard’s Own Goal Is Stranger Than You Think (Video)
An own goal can be a tough pill to swallow, no matter what sport it happens in. Often they occur when a defender attempts to prevent the opposition from scoring, but in doing so, such efforts simply backfire as the net suddenly seems larger and situated in the exact area you were hoping it wouldn’t [...]
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David Booth Suffers Yet Another Concussion After Crushing Hit
Yesterday afternoon the NHL announced that their new rule aimed to cut down head-shots would be instituted into the rulebook immediately, and enforced as of last night’s games. Unfortunately, it was still not enough to save the Florida Panthers’ David Booth from this devastating hit , which knocked him out with yet another concussion. Booth [...]
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Jets Coach Rex Ryan Is The NHL’s Most Confused Fan
Rex Ryan wearing a Philadelphia Flyers jersey to an NHL game between the Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes. Do enigmas get any bigger than this? No, they do not. After all, there aren’t many things in this world bigger than Ryan these days, with dinosaurs being extinct and all. So what was going on [...]
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2010 NHL Fantasy 3 Stars: Week 16
The sixteenth week of NHL Fantasy 3 Stars sees a young sniper starting to pick it up, the youngest captain to win a Cup leading by example and two former teammates dominating the crease. This weeks honorable mention goes to Jeff Carter of the Philadelphia Flyers. Last week Carter potted 5 goals and added 3 [...]
