In Sunday’s game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins, Flyers foward Arron Asham accused Matt Cooke of biting his hand during a skirmish in the third period of Pittsburgh’s 2-1 win. The incident of course struck of major chord with Asham who said that he has no respect for Cooke, but the real [...]
Entries from January 2010
January 22, 2010
Mike Danton Talks College Hockey
Convicted criminal Mike Danton stepped out in front of the microphones for the first time yesterday, as reported in this story on TSN.ca. After trying to kill someone, be it his agent, David Frost, or his father, Steve Jefferson, Danton is back on the ice with a passion (here’s the 2004 TSN article about Danton’s [...]
January 20, 2010
Henrik Sedin: “I Won’t Win the Art Ross Trophy Without My Brother”
Henrik Sedin, who currently leads the NHL in scoring says he will refuse to win the Art Ross Trophy unless his brother Daniel can win it with him. The Vancouver Canucks centre leads the NHL with 65 points, one point ahead of the Sharks Joe Thornton and two ahead of Pittsburgh superstar Sidney Crosby. Sedin admits [...]
January 19, 2010
Patrice Cormier Elbows His Silver Medal Frusturation Out The Door
After captaining team Canada to a silver medal at the recent World Junior Hockey Championships, Patrice Cormier says he has finally got rid of all the frusturation he was feeling over the disappointing loss. In a game Saturday night between Cormier’s Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and the Quebec Remparts, Cormier caused a scary scene when he hit Remparts [...]
January 18, 2010
Early Candidates for Goal of the Year
Hello again hockey fans. I interrupt our usual, expertly done, 100% factual reporting on events around the hockey world to bring some video awesomeness into your world. It’s only 18 days into 2010, yet I’ve seen three plays so far that should end up on most of the year-in-review highlights 12 months from now. Two [...]
January 15, 2010
Brooks Laich Pulls A Proton Gun On Jason Chimera
It seems that Washington athletes just can’t help themselves from getting into trouble these days. Just weeks after the Gilbert Arenas incident in which the star Wizards guard pulled a gun on a teammate at a practice on Christmas Eve, a Capitals player is now being accused of pulling a Proton gun on a teammate [...]
January 14, 2010
Canadian Hockey Idol
As American Idol kicked off a new season this week, it appears that Calgary Flames defenceman Dion Phaneuf is preparing for auditions. Amongst his other favourite off-ice activities, such as hanging out in the back room of strip clubs (photo evidence of that later this post), Dion is known for having one of the smoothest [...]
January 7, 2010
Michael Ryder’s Brother Has Bright Future In Armed Robbery
Daniel Ryder, a 3rd round pick of the Calgary Flames in 2005 and the younger brother of Bruins sniper Michael Ryder, was charged with armed robbery after he allegedly held up a convienence store this past Tuesday. Ryder starred with the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League where he once won the Wayne Gretzky [...]
January 6, 2010
U.S. Wins Junior Gold Amid Canadian Coaching Controversy
The United States Junior hockey team ended Canada’s gold medal streak at five yesterday, in what was a thrilling 6-5 overtime victory. Many factors were at play in this emotional, back-and-forth game that provided a plethora of excitement at each end of the ice. Neither of the starting goalies appeared to be ready to deal [...]
January 5, 2010
Canada Takes Huge ‘Cheer’ Advantage Into Gold Medal Game
Before the two teams even take to the ice for tonight’s gold medal game at the World Junior Hockey Championships, Canada will already have a massive advantage due to the Americans lack of a national cheer.
January 2, 2010
U.S. Olympic Team Announced: Should Finish in the Top Six
The United States’ 2010 Olympic Hockey team was announced on New Years Day, and the roster is packed with NHL talent that should help the U.S. avoid falling into the relegation bracket. Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke assembled the U.S. squad, which is undergoing a considerable youth movement from year’s past. Before moving on [...]
January 12, 2010
Alex Burrows Also Accuses Stephane Auger of Cheating at Snakes N’ Ladders
After his Vancouver Canucks lost 3-2 to the Nashville Predators last night, forward Alex Burrows let loose with some pretty candid comments in regards to referee Stephane Auger’s officiating. You can click the link to find out what Burrows said as it is surely going to be a highly talked about controversy for the next [...]
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