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An Analysis Of NHL First Round Picks Since 2001 (Infographic)
Since the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, there has been a total of 11 first-overall draft picks and 330 first-round selections. Some of those early first-round picks, like Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, have already worked their way towards superstar status, while others, like Alexander Svitov and Gilbert Brule, have struggled to make a name for [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 7th) — Darryl Sittler
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 [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — McLeod vs. Stoner — 2/2/12
Throughout the opening 27 minutes of last night’s game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild, Cody McLeod made it know that he would do everything he could to get in the head and/or under the skin of the Wild players. Finally, Clayton Stoner had heard enough of McLeod’s trash-talking, so he decided to [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 2nd) – Ian Turnbull
It was on this day in 1977 that Toronto Maple Leafs’ defenseman Ian Turnbull scored five goals during a 9-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. To this day, his 5-goal performance still stands as a record for most goals in a game by an NHL defenseman. During the game, Turnbull only had five shots [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Two From The Bruins vs. Sens — 1/31/12
If the Ottawa Senators want to compete in the Northeast Division, they have to show that they can hang in there with the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins. During last night’s meeting between the two teams, the Sens showed that they can go toe-to-toe with Boston both on the scoreboard, and on the fight [...]
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Scott Hartnell Tells Dion Phaneuf To “Suck It” (Video)
The NHL All-Star Game may seem like a hostility-free affair between the best players in the league, but that isn’t always the case. Take yesterday’s game, for example, as Team Alfredsson’s Scott Hartnell celebrated a Henrik Sedin goal by telling Team Chara’s Dion Phaneuf to “suck it.” Thankfully, Hartnell was mic’d up for CBC’s broadcast [...]
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Patrick Kane Loves The Blonde And Other Great Sound Bytes From The NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft (Video)
Last night the NHL held their second annual All-Star Game Fantasy Draft, as team captains Zdeno Chara and Daniel Alfredsson took turns selecting All-Star invitees until they had both filled up their respective rosters and there was no one left to choose from. Perhaps the most interesting part about this All-Star format is seeing which [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Smith vs. Chipchura — 1/24/12
It was a busy night of fisticuffs in the NHL on Tuesday, as a total of six fights took place on the ice. As for the best bout of the evening, that came during a game between the Ottawa Senators and the Phoenix Coyotes, as Zack Smith and Kyle Chipchura started the second period off [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Two From The Bruins vs. Flyers — 1/22/12
There were three fights that took place during a scrappy game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins yesterday. Two of them were worthy recipients of the “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight of the Night” for Sunday, January 22, 2012. The first took place less than two minutes into the game, as the Flyers’ Tom Sestito [...]
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15 Gnarly Hockey Faces
The NHL is not a place for guys who take great pride in their good looks and impeccable bone structure. In fact, if you have reservations about suffering permanent facial disfigurement, you might want to think about taking up another sport. The Edmonton Oilers’ Taylor Hall certainly know what I’m talking about. Last week, the [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Giroux vs. Reese — 1/19/12
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 [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Hendricks vs. Bourque — 1/18/12
Earlier in the season while playing for the Calgary Flames, Rene Bourque delivered a dirty elbow to the head of Nicklas Backstrom, which has kept the Caps’ forward out of the Washington line-up for the past couple of weeks due to a concussion. The NHL came down hard on Bourque, handing him a five-game suspension [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 19th) – NHL All-Star Game
It was on this day in 1991 that the 42nd annual NHL All-Star Game took place at Chicago Stadium, home of the Chicago Blackhawks. The game featured the best players from the Wales Conference playing against the best from the Campbell Conference. The Campbell Conference would go on to win the game 11-5, led by [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — McLeod vs. Chipchura — 1/16/12
The Colorado Avalanche were dealt a beating at the hands of the Phoenix Coyotes yesterday afternoon, as Boyd Gordon and Shane Doan scored two goals each to give the Coyotes the 6-1 victory. Luckily for Avs’ enforcer Cody McLeod, he was able to avoid withstanding a similar beating when he dropped the gloves with Kyle [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Staubitz vs. Reeves — 1/14/12
There were plenty of fights in the NHL this past weekend, but none were better than the one that took place midway through the second period of Saturday’s game between the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues. After connecting on a big hit in the Wild’s zone, Ryan Reeves was forced to connect on [...]
