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...
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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...
No, I didn’t make that up. The deal is for 17 years and $102 million. continue reading...
Like many, I’m a sucker for when professional athletes play for one franchise their entire career long. Steve Yzerman, Mario Lemieux, Derek Jeter, etc, are immortal names because of their brilliance on the ice/diamond/whatever but also because they represent a dying breed. continue reading...
Longtime Detroit Red Wings star Steve Yzerman, the architect of Canada’s gold medal-winning Olympic hockey team, is the new General Manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning. continue reading...
They tried as hard as they could, but the Montreal Canadiens just ran out of gas in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
As a result, the Philadelphia Flyers are returning to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1997 after knocking off the Canadiens in 5 games with a decisive 4-2 victory Monday night in Philadelphia. continue reading...
The greatest sports franchise in pro hockey - the Montreal Canadiens - eliminate the Stanley Cup champs Pittsburgh Penguins after eliminating the #1 ranked Washington Capitals. Here’s a video on the storied franchise:
Here’s what happened in 1993, the last time the Habs won the Cup: continue reading...
Can’t grow a playoff beard? No problem… I now have a whole new respect for Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks. He has fully embraced his sport’s “hair history” by getting his hair cut in a classic “hockey hair” style, or mullett for those less familiar. Check out the promotional video for his new do, Jagr would be proud! continue reading...
Sister-site WatchMojo.com got the chance to interview an NHL legend in Mark Messier. Here is the video: