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The LA Kings Are Using This Infographic To Teach Their Fans About Their Team
The Los Angeles Kings are only one win away from reaching the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since Wayne Gretzky led them there in 1993. That has forced several people within the Los Angeles area to jump back on the Kings’ bandwagon, however, many of those bandwagon jumpers still seem to be having [...]
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The 15 Worst Championship Rings Of All Time
Over the last month or so I’ve looked at a lot of really amazing championship rings. And while it’s been fun looking at the best the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB have to offer, I’m ready for something different. So today I’m doing a list of the 15 worst championship rings of all time. Now, [...]
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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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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 [...]
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Building A Stanley Cup Champion In The Salary Cap Era (Infographic)
Since the NHL installed a salary cap prior to the 2005-06 season, there have been six different Stanley Cup champions (Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins). And while the management for each of those teams will surely tell you that putting together a championship roster is no [...]
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The Stanley Cup Took A Tumble Today (Video)
It was a windy day in Newfoundland today. How windy? Windy enough to blow the Stanley Cup off a table and send it crashing to the ground. As a former member of the Cup winning Boston Bruins, Michael Ryder had his day with Lord Stanley today, and following a parade through the streets of his [...]
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Are Brad Marchand And Tyler Seguin This Year’s Patrick Kane? (Pics)
No one seems to enjoy the Stanley Cup victory celebrations more than the young players on these championship teams. Who could forget Patrick Kane’s wild summer of 2010 after the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup? When he wasn’t busy getting liquored up with the Cup at the Chicago clubs, Kane occupied himself by looking for [...]
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Brad Marchand Rapping Sounds As Bad As You Might Expect (Video)
The Boston Bruins couldn’t get Wiz Khalifa to sing at their Stanley Cup victory parade on Saturday, so they had to settle for Brad Marchand’s rendition of “Black and Yellow” instead. Marchand spent most of the finals beating up on the Sedin twins, but with the Cup back in Boston, he decided to dish out [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Comparing Riots Around The World
As a Canadian, I’m not quite sure what to make of this image. After all, here are all these other countries rioting and causing destruction for their freedom and revolution, while in Canada we start lighting sh*t on fire when one of our hockey teams losses Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Maybe we [...]
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Mark Recchi On Winning The Cup: “F*cking Right!”
What would a Stanley Cup on-ice celebration be without at least one player unleashing an expletive-laced outburst on live television? When the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Cup two years ago, it was Petr Sykora unleashing the f-bomb during his Stanley Cup hoist. Last night it was Mark Recchi following in Sykora’s footsteps, as the only [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 6/15/11 — Tim Thomas
Yes, I am well aware of the fact that Josh Beckett pitched a one-hit shutout last night. Kudos to him, but before you begin to tell me about how he deserves the “Stat Line of the Night,” let me ask you the following question. Did he receive two trophies for his accomplishment afterwards? No, he [...]
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This Day In Sports History (June 14th) – New York Rangers
It was on this day in 1994 that the New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks in game 7 to win the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup. This was the Rangers first championship since 1940, a span of 54 years. The 1993-94 season was a banner season for the New York Rangers. In addition to winning [...]
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Kevin Bieksa’s OT Series-Clinching Goal Was As Ugly As OT Series-Clinching Goals Come (Video)
Last night was a rather interesting/entertaining night in the world of sports as each of the two Conference Finals match-ups – one NBA and one NHL - needed overtime to decide a winner. In one of those games, the Miami Heat would outscore the Chicago Bulls 16-8 in the extra, en route to the 101-93 [...]
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What Would Old Spice Guy Do With The Stanley Cup?
He is not currently a member of the Stanley Cup winning Chicago Blackhawks. but even Isaiah Mustafa, a.k.a. Old Spice Guy, has planned how he would spend his day with the NHL’s most coveted trophy. Sure the Stanley Cup has gone for a dip in Mario Lemieux’s swimming pool, been clubbing in downtown Chicago, and [...]
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Patrick Kane & Jonathan Toews Take the Stanley Cup Clubbing
TMZ Sports is really killing it lately with the behind the scenes coverage and asking all the tough questions. A couple weeks ago they caught Tiger Woods buying gum. Thrilling! Now, they have Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews walking into a Hollywood club with the Stanley Cup. Gasp! I guess you’ll get some of the [...]
