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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Kassian vs. Konopka — 10/11/11
For those of you who were disappointed with our first edition of the “Frozen Fisticuffs Fight of the Night” for the 2011-12 NHL season, you should be pleased with what he have to offer in our second edition. While Brendan Morrow made quick work of Rostislav Klesla on Monday, Matt Kassian of the Minnesota Wild [...]
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9 Most Badass Enforcers In NHL History
It appears that the old-fashioned NHL enforcer may be an endangered species. With what we now know about the long-term danger of concussions, plus the recent rash of tragic deaths of NHL tough guys, there’s just no room in hockey anymore for guys whose only skill is beating other guys to a pulp. Some hockey [...]
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9 Best 3rd Jerseys In The NHL
For NHL teams, third jerseys are huge cash cows. That’s because gullible hockey fans (like myself) will go out and buy the third jersey replicas the day they are released, even though they already own their teams’ “regular” jerseys. On top of that, historic franchises (like the Rangers or Maple Leafs) can change up these [...]
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9 Sexy Hockey Fans
Chicks dig hockey. It’s a scientific fact that the NHL has more hot girls per capita than any other sport in North America (except college football). There just seems to be something about big athletic guys knocking each others’ teeth out that appeals to the female demographic. So if you’ve always been kind of interested [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 4th) – San Jose Sharks
It was on this day in 1991 that the San Jose Sharks played their first regular season game in franchise history. The Sharks lost to the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in a game played at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum. Like many expansion teams before them, the San Jose Sharks inaugural season was one to forget. They finished [...]
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Let’s Watch Brendan Shanahan Lay Down The Law On James Wisniewski (Video)
After hiring him to replace Colin Campbell as the NHL’s head disciplinarian on June 1, 2011, Brendan Shanahan has yet to hold the position during the regular season, but he is already doing a band-up job. Shanahan has been busy, handing out a total of five suspensions during the pre-season, which span a total of [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Gretzky’s Daughter Is A “Great One”
Most people probably thought that Wayne Gretzky’s sperm would be capable of creating the next greatest hockey player to take the NHL by storm. That hasn’t been the case. Instead, what the Great One’s baby batter has created is a first baseman for the Chicago Cubs, and a lovely lady by the name of Paulina [...]
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13 Tragic Cases Of Athletes Killed In Plane Crashes
Tragedy struck yesterday when the passenger plane carrying Russian hockey team Lokomotiv of the KHL (Kontinental Hockey League) crashed just after take-off, killing 43 people. Added to the growing list of prominent athletes whose lives were cut short were former NHL players Pavol Demitra and Brad McCrimmon, the team’s coach. Sadly, this was hardly the [...]
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13 NHL Careers Cut Short By Concussions
The 2011-12 NHL season is only a month away, but people who follow the league aren’t talking about Stanley Cup contenders and pretenders, hot prospects, or big trade buzz. Instead, everyone is talking about concussions, and whether the best hockey player in the world, Sidney Crosby, will even play this year. There are even some [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 19th) – Guy LaFleur
It was on this day in 1988 that the New York Rangers signed ex Montreal Canadiens superstar Guy LaFleur. LaFleur came out of his four year retirement to join the Rangers on a one-year contract. From the 1974-75 season to the 1979-80 season, LaFleur was the NHL’s most productive player, amassing 50 goals and 100 [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 9th) – Wayne Gretzky
It was on this day in 1988 that the Edmonton Oilers did the unthinkable and traded Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky was traded to the Los Angeles Kings along with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski in exchange for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, the Kings first round draft picks in 1989, 1991 and 1993 and $15 million in [...]
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Jonathan Toews’ Girlfriend Gabrielle Velasquez Is A Smokeshow (Gallery)
Cameras caught Jonathan Toews at the Cubs game on Sunday, and he brought a friend. No, that friend was not linemate Patrick Kane. It was his girlfriend, Gabrielle Velasquez. Although Towes and Velasquez did get some camera time, we were left unsatisfied and wanting to see more of the Blackhawks captain’s blonde bombshell. Now we [...]
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This Day In Sports History (July 21st) – Wayne Gretzky
It was on this day in 1996 that Wayne Gretzky signed a two-year contract with the New York Rangers. The signing reunited Gretzky with long-time Edmonton Oiler teammate Mark Messier. Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier spent nine very successful years together in Edmonton winning four Stanley Cups. However, their reunion in New York was short-lived, [...]
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Islanders Rookie Ryan Strome Scored A Ridiculous Shootout Goal (Video)
For all you hockey fans out there who have been feeling a little deprived due to the lack of on-ice highlights during these hot summer months, the Islanders’ 2011 first-round draft pick, Ryan Strome, is here to help you get your fix Islanders fans knew that when their team used their fifth-overall pick on the [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Vancouver Canucks Have A New Logo
After posting footage of Nathan Kotylak’s tear-filled public apology on Monday, I thought that would be the last time I posted anything having to do with last week’s riot in Vancouver. That was before I was informed that the Vancouver Canucks would be changing their logo to something that more appropriately represented their rioting fan [...]
