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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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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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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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This Day In Sports History (May 10th) – Bobby Orr
It was on this day in 1970 that the Boston Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues to capture the team’s first Stanley Cup since 1941. The Bruins won the game 4-3 in overtime to sweep the Blues in their best-of-seven series. Game Four of the series would go into overtime, but it did not last [...]
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Ilya Bryzgalov’s Give-Away Leads To Series-Losing Goal (Video)
It would be great to have a few beers with Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov. I mean, there aren’t many hockey players who are experts on Russian liqueurs, endangered species, and Chinese law. And I’d dare to guess that there even fewer hockey players who like to wax philosophic on mankind’s place in the cosmos [...]
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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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Braden Holtby Doesn’t Flinch (Video)
In a game as tight as last night’s thrilling Game Seven battle between the Washington Capitals and the Boston Bruins, sometimes all it takes is the blink of an eye for one’s Stanley Cup hopes to be snatched from under their nose. Despite having only six games of playoff experience (all in 2012), Braden Holtby [...]
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Chris Neil And Brandon Prust Provided This Entertaining Playoff Hockey Fight (Video)
Just because we put an end to our “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight of the Night” segment once the playoffs began, it doesn’t mean we aren’t still committed to bringing you the best fights from the NHL’s post-season action. So with that being said, we bring you this terrific one-minute bout between Chris Neil and Brandon Prust, [...]
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15 Best Stanley Cup Champion Rings
As I watched the Philadelphia Flyers finish off the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday to close out that bizarre, violent, high-scoring playoff series, one of the first thoughts to pop into my head was, “well, I guess Sid and Evgeni won’t be getting new rings this year. Normally I don’t even think of championship rings when [...]
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Hulk Hogan Revs The Flyers Fans Up For Game 3 (Video)
Prior to their crucial Game 3 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal battle against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, the Philadelphia Flyers used the real Hulk Hogan (not the fake one, like you may have seen in Pittsburgh earlier this month) to get their fans amp’d up for the game. That plan seemed to work, as the Philly [...]
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Detroit Red Wings Fans Put On A Light Show Prior To Game Three (Video)
Those who got to Joe Louis Arena early for the pregame festivities prior to Sunday’s playoff home opener against the Nashville Predators may have thought that they had accidentally stumbled into a rave, as red glow sticks lit up the entire building. Fans in attendance were given the red glow sticks upon arrival, and it [...]
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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 [...]
