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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Lucic vs. Kaleta — 2/8/12

JamieD — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:10:52 +0000

The Boston Bruins and the Buffalo Sabres engaged in a physical affair last night that yielded a total of 90 penalty minutes and three fights. The best bout of the evening took place just over 12 minutes into the first period, as the Patrick Kaleta was looking to get some additional retribution on the Bruins’ Milan Lucic after the latter took a run at Ryan Miller earlier in the season, resulting in a concussion for the Sabres’ goaltender.

Kaleta didn’t exactly get the retribution he was seeking. Instead, what he got was a few punches to the face and a spot on our “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight of the Night” for Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Want To See A Hockey Player Fly? (Video)

JamieD — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:58:42 +0000

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 has been over a calendar year since the $7-million/year man has last scored).

Well if that figure of speech holds true, I guess we can assume that a Leafs Stanley Cup parade and a Scott Gomez goal celebration are right around the corner after witnessing Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik send Bruins’ forward Daniel Paille soaring through the air on Saturday night.

Check it out.

This Day In Sports History (February 7th) — Darryl Sittler

JamieD — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:05:00 +0000

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 added four assists en route to the 11-4 victory. Bruins’ rookie goalie Dave Reece would be on the wrong end of those 11 goals against. Sittler’s record still stands to this day, as a total of eight points in a single game has been reached on 12 more occasions, with Mario Lemieux being the last to do so on April 25, 1989.

With teams rarely scoring 10 goals in the current NHL, it is fair to say that Sittler’s record isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Here is Don Cherry explaining what happened during Sittler’s record-breaking night.

Notable Birthdays

Steven Stamkos, NHL – Born February 7, 1990 (age 22) in Markham, Ontario

Matthew Stafford, NFL – Born February 7, 1988 (age 24) in Tampa, Florida

Steve Nash, NBA – Born February 7, 1974 (age 38) in Johannesburg, South Africa

Nyjer Morgan Practices With The San Jose Sharks (Video)

JamieD — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:44:29 +0000

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 off his skills at a San Jose Sharks practice. Playing hockey is nothing new to Nyjer, who spent much of his childhood taking part in the sport. He would even go on to play seven games for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, recording two goals and 20 penalty minutes during his time with the team.

By the looks of it, his time in the MLB hasn’t caused him to completely lose his scoring touch on the ice, as he was able to bury a few of his penalty shot attempts. And if his brawl with the Marlins two seasons ago is any indication, it appears as though he hasn’t lost his aggressive nature either, but he was able to refrain from dropping the gloves and going a round with Joe Thornton on this occasion.

Oliver Wahlstrom Scores Another Amazing Lacrosse-Style Shootout Goal (Video)

JamieD — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:19:49 +0000

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 off during the intermission of last night’s game between the Boston Bruins and the Ottawa Senators.

Competing in the boys 10-and-under bracket of the 2012 Mini 1-on-1 competition, Wahlstrom dipped into his bag of tricks and showed off some of the tweaks he added to his lacrosse-style shootout maneuver.

Check it out.

Hat Tip – [Huffington Post]

Goalies Square Off During This Epic Hockey Brawl (Video)

Author, Editor — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:05:46 +0000

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 started with a bone-crushing hit behind the Condors net and ended with a spirited scrap between the goalies of the two teams. As for all of the action that takes place between these two events, including several fights and a 2-on-1 beatdown, they were awfully entertaining as well.

You can watch it all unfold in the video below.

Hat Tip – [Sweater Punch]

9 Reasons Why They Should Just Pull The Plug On The NHL All-Star Game

Esteban — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:17:21 +0000

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 disrespect to the NHL or hockey in general. In fact, hockey is one of my favorite sports. I watch at least a couple of games a week, and come playoff time I hardly ever leave the couch. But the NHL All-Star Game is so freakin lame, you just can’t get excited about it. If a serious fan like me had no idea the game would be on January 29 until about January 22, how earth does the NHL think they’re going to attract any casual fans?

And the thing is, the NHL doesn’t need this silly nonsense. Take it away, and I guarantee no one would miss it. So I think it’s time they put an end to the whole thing and let us all move on with our lives.

But just in case you’re not sold yet on the idea of scrapping the NHL All-Star Game, here are 9 reasons why the league needs to pull the plug.

Plexi Glass 1, Canadiens Fan 0 (Video)

JamieD — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:33:52 +0000

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 in front of a raucous sellout crowd.

However, the scoreboard wasn’t the only place that the Habs were doing their damage last night. They were also doing quite a bit of damage to the left hand of this young fan, who couldn’t resist the temptation to unleash a season’s worth of built up frustration on the plexiglass…

And he was paying for it shortly after.

Roof Of Hockey Arena In Slovakia Collapses (Video)

JamieD — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:36:51 +0000

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 to notice that the roof was caving in. Everyone was quickly escorted off the ice, just in time to grab their cameras and watch the roof come crashing down due to the unbearable amount of snow that had accumulated on top of it.

Thankfully, no one was injured during this incident and it was all captured on camera. Check it out.

Hat Tip – [Puck Daddy]

Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Giroux vs. Reese — 1/19/12

JamieD — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:16:48 +0000

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 gloves with 2-point-man Dylan Reese. In doing so, he earned himself a spot on the “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight of the Night” for Thursday, January 19, 2012.