Tag Archives: hockey
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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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Tomas Jurco Has Some Mad Puck Handling Skills (Video)
Remember Tomas Jurco? He is the kid that took the 2011 CHL Top Prospects Skills Competition by storm with an assortment of unbelievably creative shootout moves. Well it appears as though that performance left many people asking the question, “What gives Tomas?” Jurco was kind enough to answer that question (lots of practice in the [...]
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Plenty Of Spectacular Highlights From The CHL Top Prospects Skills Competition (Videos)
For those of us who enjoy watching hockey players show off their creativity during a shootout, last night’s CHL Top Prospects Skills Competition was must-see television. Led by Tomas Jurco of the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs, he and several other players displayed some spectacular never-before-seen moves that brought the crowd to their feet and [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — McQuaid vs. Bodie — 1/17/11
With only five minutes remaining in the game and the Boston Bruins leading by a score of 7-0, most of the Carolin Hurricanes’ players had already given up, but there was still one member of the Canes that was looking to win back a bit of respect for his embarrassed team. That player happened to [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Jersey FTW? Or Jersey FAIL?
Times have been tough for Florida Panthers fans in recent years as their team has struggled to win games or make the playoffs, and the organization has also failed to build a strong nucleus of young prospects with their high draft picks. As a result, those who have opted to spend their money on a [...]
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Hawks’ Dave Bolland Undresses Preds’ Ryan Suter (Video)
There were plenty of goals being scored during yesterday’s game between the Nashville Predators and the Chicago Blackhawks, and among them was what may very well be this season’s best, courtesy of Dave Bolland. With the Blackhawks trailing 2-1, Bolland undressed Predators’ defenseman Ryan Suter and tucked the puck between the legs of goaltender Anders [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night – Shelley vs. Thornton – 1/13/11
After putting on a strong performance in a bout against the Ottawa Senators’ Matt Carkner on Tuesday, it didn’t take Shawn Thornton long to make his next appearance on the “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight of the Night.” Just two days later the Boston Bruins hosted the Philadelphia Flyers, and Thornton felt it was only appropriate that [...]
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Rangers’ Marc Staal Takes An Alex Burrows Spear To The Groin (Video)
Standing in front of a hockey net is certainly not for the faint of heart. Perhaps the greatest threat one faces when performing that duty on the ice is the possibility of taking a puck off the face, but that is far from the only thing they should be worried about. Also on that list [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Three From The Ducks vs. Blues — 1/12/11
The last time these two teams met, they combined for a total of 37 penalties and 143 penalty minutes. It should therefore come as little surprise to hear that last night’s meeting between the Anaheim Ducks and the St. Louis Blues had 78 minutes in penalties and four fights. That was great news for fight [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Janssen vs. Bissonnette — 1/10/11
It was another slow night in the world of hockey fights, but thankfully both the St. Louis Blues’ Cam Janssen and the Phoenix Coyotes’ Paul Bissonnette were in action on Monday. And when two giant enforcers like these guys meet, you know that the fists are bound to fly. That’s exactly what happened as it [...]
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Do You Love Your Team This Much? (Video)
When it comes to hockey fans, they don’t get much bigger than the ones found in Canada. Such a statement is tough to argue with, but the fans of Djurgården are giving us reason to believe that perhaps we should not be so quick to overlook the fans in Sweden. During a recent Swedish Elite [...]
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The Orcs Win! (GIF)
Okay, so those aren’t actually Orcs celebrating an IIHF World Junior Championship gold medal. That would actually be Team Russia, as they were busy celebrating a 5-3 victory over Canada Wednesday night after trailing 3-0 heading into the third period. Although they may not be Orcs, some of the Russian players do bear a striking [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 1/6/11 – Danny Briere
Locked in a tight battle with the Pittsburgh Penguins for top spot in both the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia Flyers were in need of a victory in order to remain a single point behind their inner-state rivals. Playing in New Jersey against a Devils team that had only won six of [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Prust vs. Brodie — 1/5/11
Despite an outstanding performance from two of the NHL’s toughest heavyweights, Wade Belak and George Parros, taking place last night, we simply couldn’t overlook this tremendous bout between the Carolina Hurricanes’ Troy Brodie and the New York Rangers’ Brandon Prust. Despite the incredible sized advantage in favor of Brodie, Prust was able to hang in [...]
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Russian Under-20 Hockey Team Kicked Off Flight After Night Of Celebratory Drinking (Video)
It isn’t everyday that a hockey team finds themselves trailing 3-0 going into the final period of a Gold Medal game against a powerhouse like Canada, and manages to claw their way back on route to a victory. The Russians managed to do just that last night in Buffalo during the final game of the [...]
