It was on this day in 1991 that Brett Hull became only the second man in NHL history to score 80 goals in a season. Hull finished the year with 86 goals, third best all-time only behind Wayne Gretzky’s 92 in 1981-82 and Gretzky’s 87 in 1983-84. Brett also became only the fifth player to [...]
It was on this day in 1996 that the Montreal Canadiens played their first game in their new arena, the Molson Centre. The Canadiens hosted the New York Rangers and beat them by a score of 4-2.
The arena was named after Molson, Inc. a brewing company that owned the team at the time the arena [...]
Here’s a picture of the most racist Canadian hockey team ever, The Swastikas.
No, not really.
Before it became associated with the Nazis, swastikas had been used for hundreds of years as a symbol of good luck and prosperity. The Windsor Swastikas adopted the, now controversial, logo as early as 1905. According to ancient people [...]
Where I’m from this is called getting Kronwalled. Some might call it getting knocked the … you know … out.
North Dakota forward, Matt Frattin, absolutely destroyed Minnesota Gophers’ defenseman, Kevin Wehrs into the boards during North Dakota’s 4-1 victory over the Gophers. The win, much like the hit did to Wehrs, knocked the Gophers [...]
It was on this day in 2002 that Brittanie Cecil, a 13 year-old-girl, was struck in the head by a puck while attending a Columbus Blue Jackets game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Brittanie would die two days later of a torn vertebral artery, which resulted in severe clotting and swelling of the brain.
It [...]
There is no denying the fact that things can get pretty crazy on the ice in the Kontinental Hockey League, but perhaps nothing compares to what we have seen happening on the benches. Last time it was the backup goalie dishing out the punishment. This time it is the backup goalie taking it.
During an opening [...]
It was on this day in 1972 that Gordie Howe had his #9 jersey retired by the Detroit Red Wings. Howe would return to playing a couple years later for the Houston Aeros of the newly formed WHA. After the WHA went bust in 1979, “Mr. Hockey” would return for one more year in the [...]
It is not often that a high school hockey player gets the opportunity to come out onto the ice as a P.A. announcer introduces him to fans through the loud speaker, with the cameras rolling. So when it does happen, you want to make the best of it.
Needless to say, this kid didn’t…or did…depending on [...]
When it comes to airline flight delays, some common causes you are likely to hear are weather conditions, or mechanical problems. As for the least likely cause for a delay, we take you back to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Games, where an Air Canada flight was forced to remain on the ground because passengers [...]
“Skating on thin ice” is most often used as an idiomatic expression, but at Keystone Resort in Colorado, that was literally the case for one unlucky zamboni.
Performing its regular maintenance to the largest groomed skating pond in North America on Tuesday night, the 7000-pound ice cleaner was too much for the ice to handle, causing [...]



