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Want To See A Hockey Player Fly? (Video)
Many people have used the saying “When pigs fly” to describe something that is virtually impossible. Being a sports lover and die-hard hockey fan, I have often used the term “when hockey players fly” to describe the Toronto Maple Leafs chances at winning another Stanley Cup or Scott Gomez’s chances of scoring another goal (it [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 7th) — Darryl Sittler
It was on this day in 1976 that Toronto Maple Leafs forward Darryl Sittler set an NHL record by recording ten points in a single game. He broke the previous record of eight, which was held by both Maurice Richard and Bert Olmstead. Playing against the Boston Bruins, Sittler scored an amazing six goals and [...]
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Nyjer Morgan Practices With The San Jose Sharks (Video)
Nyjer Morgan has shown that he has the ability to take on several different forms, from Tony Plush to Beast Mode. Yesterday, he traveled to California to take on another one of his alternative forms… Hockey player. With the name “Plush” printed on the back of his jersey, Morgan took to the ice to show [...]
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Oliver Wahlstrom Scores Another Amazing Lacrosse-Style Shootout Goal (Video)
The last time we saw young hockey prodigy Oliver Wahlstrom in action, he was dazzling us with him impressive lacrosse-style shootout move during intermission of a Boston Bruins game over two years ago. It appears as though he has been working on some new moves during his two-year hiatus, and all of that practice paid [...]
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Goalies Square Off During This Epic Hockey Brawl (Video)
While the NHLers were busy taking it easy on one another during the 2012 All-Star Game over the weekend, the Bakersfield Condors and the Ontario Reign of the ECHL decided to step in and provide us with our fix of on-ice brutality, via this brawl which took place during their game Saturday night. It all [...]
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9 Reasons Why They Should Just Pull The Plug On The NHL All-Star Game
This may come to a shock to some sports fans, but the 2012 NHL All-Star Game is this weekend. No, really. And I’ll give you twenty bucks if you can tell me where the game is being held without hitting up Google. (Just kidding. I will not be giving anyone twenty bucks.) I mean no [...]
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Plexi Glass 1, Canadiens Fan 0 (Video)
Entering last night’s game with an 8-9-7 record at home, the Montreal Canadiens haven’t been able to celebrate many victories at the Bell Centre this season. Last night they made up for the suffering that their fans have endured thus far this season, as they dealt the first-place Detroit Red Wings a crushing 7-2 defeat [...]
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Roof Of Hockey Arena In Slovakia Collapses (Video)
The guy who constructed the Metrodome probably isn’t the same guy that constructed this hockey arena in Námestovo, Slovakia, but their buildings appear to share some very similar structural issues. Former NHLer Richard Zednik was running a hockey school at the newly constructed rink in Slovakia when parents of the children on the ice began [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Giroux vs. Reese — 1/19/12
Last night’s NHL action provided us with a total of six fights, and while none of them ranked high on the entertainment meter, one of them did feature one of the league’s top players. It took place during a game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Islanders, as 50-point-man Claude Giroux dropped the [...]
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Western Michigan’s Double One-Timer Had Everyone Fooled (Video)
We here at TotalProSports.com always enjoy seeing athletes and teams bring creativity and innovation to their respective sports. Doing so is always worthy of some recognition, and the latest to do so was the power-play unit of the Western Michigan University hockey team. Working with a two-man advantage during a recent game, three Western Michigan [...]
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Lightning Mascot Mixes It Up With Bruins Fan (Video)
Oftentimes when we see a mascot fight a fan of the opposing team, the entire act is staged and intended for nothing more than to provide the fans in attendance with an extra bit of entertainment. Some may have figured that was what they were watching unfold during Tuesday night’s game between the Boston Bruins [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 19th) – NHL All-Star Game
It was on this day in 1991 that the 42nd annual NHL All-Star Game took place at Chicago Stadium, home of the Chicago Blackhawks. The game featured the best players from the Wales Conference playing against the best from the Campbell Conference. The Campbell Conference would go on to win the game 11-5, led by [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Staubitz vs. Reeves — 1/14/12
There were plenty of fights in the NHL this past weekend, but none were better than the one that took place midway through the second period of Saturday’s game between the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues. After connecting on a big hit in the Wild’s zone, Ryan Reeves was forced to connect on [...]
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Fight Breaks Out During Post-Game Handshake Between North Dakota And Minnesota (Video)
The handshake line following a hockey game is supposed to be a moment when both teams put their differences aside and come together in an act of good sportsmanship. However, following Saturday’s NCAA hockey game between the North Dakota Fighting Sioux and the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Fighting Sioux defenseman Ben Blood viewed the post-game handshake [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Polak Beats Up Lapierre — 1/12/12
If you are anything like myself, you probably don’t think much of Maxim Lapierre. And if that happens to be the case, you probably don’t mind seeing the Vancouver Canucks’ super-pest get beat up by a member of the opposition. We were treated to just that during last night’s game between the Canucks and the [...]
