Former Canadian pro-hockey player Mark Messier turns 51 years old today. continue reading...
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Professional ice hockey goal tender Joseph Jacques Omer Plante, otherwise known as Jacques Plante, would have turned 83 years old today. continue reading...
The Montreal Canadiens made it to the Eastern Conference Finals last year; this year they were eliminated in the first round, but if you ask the players on the team, they will tell you that they are closer to the Stanley Cup championship than they were last year despite the first round elimination. continue reading...
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Nathan Kotylak is a Canadian water polo star who was caught in the act of trying to blow up a cop car during the Vancouver riots following the Boston Bruins Stanley Cup win. continue reading...
The death of NY Ranger enforcer Derek Boogaard has been ruled as an accidental combination of alcohol and oxycodone that proved lethal. Oxycodone is a prescription pain medication used to treat severe pain. Read more about the unfortunate death of the 28 year old from TSN.ca: continue reading...
Hockey’s Image and Brand: One Step Forward, a Dozen Steps Backwards continue reading...
In last night’s highly anticipated matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins things took an ugly turn when Boston’s monstrous defenceman Zdeno Chara drove Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty’s head into the turn-buckle between the two teams’ benches. Pacioretty was immediately knocked unconscious and lay face first on the ice for mutiple minutes without any movement. It was a dirty hit with ambiguous intentions and Chara should be punished by the league. It will be intersting to see how they deal with this. As of now the word on Pacioretty is that he was awake and responsive on the way to the hospital and had full movement in all his extremities. We wish him a speedy and healthy recovery. continue reading...
The goalie fight is quite a rarity in the NHL where it seems that almost every game features some sort of fisticuffs, but when it happens its always a fan favorite. This one between Brent Johnson and Rick DiPietro is pretty anticlimactic, but it does feature a serious knockout punch and still gets everyone riled up, including the play-by-play guy and players. Look how jacked up Fleury is when Johnson gets back to the bench! continue reading...
That’s right Ilya, hang your head in shame…
This is ‘Top 5 worst shootout attempts in the history of hockey’ material and that includes amateur and outdoor pond hockey. Ilya Kovalchuk needs to re-evaluate his life after this one… It’s already become legendary with a classic nickname, “The Kovalchoke”. Enjoy: continue reading...
Is it just me or is this punishment not enough: continue reading...
