. Dirty Spin o Rama goal by Martin St. Louis against the Chicago Blackhawks in a shootout. Some are claiming the goal should have been disallowed because the puck wasn’t consistently moving forward. But the way I interpret the rule is the player must maintain forward movement with an allowed stop. The player is not allowed to [...]
Category: "NHL"
Canadiens’ Pacioretty Crushed…Taken Off On Stretcher
Montreal Canadiens winger Max Pacioretty was carted off Tuesday on a stretcher after taking a hit from the monster that is Zdeno Chara in which he was knocked unconscious. Pacioretty was thrown into the stanchions that hold the glass together in between the teams benches. This section of the glass isn’t what your used to seeing around [...]
Jonathan Toews. History Will Be Made
The “history will be made” Stanley Cup Playoffs commercials which started last season from the NHL are amazing. As a die hard hockey fan I can’t get enough. They’re creating more for 2011 playoffs as well. This one with Jonathan Toews absolutely hits a soft spot and reminds me of my youth. Gotta love hockey. [...]
NHL Needs NBA and NFL to Lockout
From the looks of things there’s a good chance either the NFL or NBA will end up in a lockout for their upcoming season. And that can only mean good things for the NHL. The NFL at this point appears to be very likely to actually end discussions with a lockout due to the complete [...]
YouTube To Stream Live NHL and NBA Games
We all head over to good ole YouTube to check out highlights of our favorite sports. Hell I’m on it every night checking out what crazy super hero like dunk Blake Griffin pulled off. You always have the users who try to upload 10 minutes of a time of sporting events, to only have the [...]
$50,000 Dollar Joke?
Imagine this. You are lucky enough to be the one who gets to participate in the full ice shot for $50,000 at the Indiana Ice, USHL (United States Hockey League) game. The net your shooting into is completely covered except for a 3 inch slot in the center, along the ice. Obviously the chances of you making [...]
Peter Forsberg Announces Retirment
Peter Forsberg has announced his retirement after his short 2 game return to the Colorado Avalanche and the NHL. Forsberg who has been suffering from a nagging foot injury since 2003 which has forced him to miss quite a few games over the years and force him back into retirement from the NHL. He had signed a [...]
Russian beat Chara’s Hardest Shot Record
Apparently a Russian defenseman for the Avangard Omsk in the KHL (Continental Hockey League) has broken Zdeno Chara’s new hardest shot record of 105.9 mph which was recorded at last weekends NHL All Star game in Raleigh, North Carolina. How fast was this apparent shot which broke Chara’s record? 110.3 mph. The name of the [...]
Malkin Suffers Torn ACL and MCL
Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Peguins tore his left ACL and MCL in his first game back after missing the previous 5 against the Buffalo Sabres. Malkin was suffering from a Sinus infection and a nagging left knee which kept him out of the All Star Game. He’s expected to miss 4-6 months now after [...]
Rick DiPietro Out 4-6 Weeks After Knockout
So, Rick DiPietro after getting his ass kicked by Brent Johnson on a one punch knockout will miss 4-6 weeks with facial fractures and knee swelling. Obviously this is why goalies don’t fight, but damn I love it when they do. And the islanders weren’t going anywhere this season anyways. Plus Ricky is hurt every [...]