Tag Archives: hockey
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This Day In Sports History (May 25th) – Quebec Nordiques
It was on this day in 1995 that the Quebec Nordiques were sold to a group of investors from Denver, Colorado. The Nordiques were re-located for the beginning of the 1995-96 season to Colorado, where they became the Colorado Avalanche. In the strike-shortened season of 1994-95, the Nordiques finished atop the Eastern Conference standings, but [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 24th) – New York Islanders
It was on this day in 1980 that the New York Islanders won their first Stanley Cup in team history. This would begin a string of four straight Stanley Cups for the Islanders. Just before the playoffs began, general manager Bill Torrey made a controversial decision to trade away long-time Islander veterans Billy Harris and [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 21st) – Sweden Men’s Hockey
It was on this day in 2006 that the Swedish men’s hockey team won gold at the World Hockey Championships. Sweden defeated the Czech Republic 4-0 in the championship game played in Riga, Latvia. Sweden became the first country in history to win gold at both the Olympics as well as the World Hockey Championships [...]
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13-Year-Old Boy Keeling Pilaro Granted Permission to Play on Varsity Girls Field Hockey Team
Usually when there is a controversy over boys and girls playing on the same team, we’re talking about a girl who wants to play on a boys team. That was the case last week when we told you about the ultraconservative Our Lady of Sorrows Academy in Arizona, which forfeited a championship baseball game because [...]
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Watch Niklas Kronwall Flatten Latvia’s Kaspars Saulietis at IIHF World Championships (Video)
Well, the bone-crushing hits just keep coming at the IIHF World Championships. We’ve already told you about the ones levelled against Kazakhstan’s Roman Starchenko and the USA’s Alex Goligoski. And today we’ve got another one to show you. This time it’s Latvia’s Kaspars Saulietis one the receiving end. Latvia was facing Sweden yesterday in the [...]
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Coming Soon (Maybe): The Bikini Hockey League
Hold the phone. We just got some great news. You know that Lingerie Football League-shaped hole in your heart that’s been empty ever since the LFL announced it was going on hiatus this year? Well, it’s gonna get filled…by the Bikini Hockey League. No, really. Bikini Hockey. But don’t compare it to Lingerie Football. It’s [...]
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Another Dirty Hit at the IIHF World Championships (Video)
The Stanley Cup Playoffs got off to a violent start this year, with dirty hit after dirty hit grabbing the headlines. And apparently, all this aggression has spilled over into hockey’s version of the NIT—IIHF World Championships. First there was the dirty hit on Kazakhstan’s Roman Starchenko by France’s Sacha Treille. (Yes, France has a [...]
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USHL Hockey Goalie Makes Wicked Bare-Handed Save (Video)
You don’t hear an awful lot about the United States Hockey League, or USHL. It doesn’t attract the top young (ages 15-20) hockey talent, so it doesn’t get as much attention from hockey media and scouts as Canadian junior leagues like the WHL, QMJHL, and OHL. However, it is the top junior hockey league in [...]
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Vladimir Putin Scores Game-Winning Goal In Russian Exhibition Match (Video)
What a country! When tasked with leading not only a country, but a team of amateur hockey players against a squad of former Russian pros known as the “Legends of Russia,” Russian president Vladimir Putin was able to knock in the game-winning goal, defeating communism winning the game. While the winning goal (in a shootout!) [...]
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Predators’ Ice Girl Handles Catfish With Her Bare Hands (Video)
With their top two playoff scorers out of the line-up last night due to a violation of team rules, the Nashville Predators appeared to be much more willing to get their hands dirty and play the grimy style of hockey that helped them earn 48 wins and 104 points during the regular season. And speaking [...]
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15 Hottest NHL Ice Girl Crews
You know what I love about hockey? It’s not a pretentious sport. You don’t see too many guys taking dives to draw penalties; when you do, they’re disdained (right, Canucks?). And as far as I know, there’s not a single player in the NHL who’s changed his name to Metta World Peace, Ochocinco, or some [...]
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The 15 Dirtiest Hits From Round 1 Of The 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs (GIFs)
A few weeks back I brought you a list of the top storylines to watch in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And like any article about “storylines to watch,” it was basically just a way to make vague predictions without having to put your credibility on the line. So how have I done so far? [...]
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Tim Thomas Saved The Bruins’ Season With This Incredible Stick Save (Video)
The Boston Bruins were able to hang on for their playoff lives with a Game 6 victory over the Washington Capitals yesterday afternoon, following Tyler Seguin’s game-winning goal 3:17 into the first overtime period. However, there is a strong possibility that this game would have never made it to the extra frame had it not [...]
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Fights And Cheap Shots Mar This Weekend’s NHL Playoff Action (Videos)
For the past two years I have chosen to discontinue the “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight of the Night” segment during the NHL playoffs because as many of us already know, fights rarely, if ever, take place during the post-season. However, that has been far from the case during the 2012 NHL playoffs. In fact, all of [...]
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9 Reasons Why The Stanley Cup Playoffs Is The Greatest Competition In Pro Sports
The 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs are now officially underway and, after just one night and three games, the storylines are getting more interesting with every faceoff. I mean, who would have thought the Flyers would come back from a 3-goal deficit to snatch one from the Penguins in overtime? Now, unpredictability is one of the [...]
