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Florida Panthers Say New Jersey Devils Fans Led to Rubber Rat Ban
The Florida Panthers have a playoff tradition as old as the internet and it involves throwing rubber rats onto the ice. It’s not quite like Detroit’s time honored tradition of throwing an octopus on the ice, mainly because the Panthers have had very little in the way of playoff traditions. The practice of littering the ice with cat toys dates way, [...]
TweetNHL Playoffs 2012: Last Night in the East (April 22)
Philadelphia Flyers 5 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (Flyers Win Series 4-2) The Philadelphia Flyers crushed Pittsburgh Penguins hopes for extending their NHL Playoffs 2012 series to a seventh game and a chance to move onto the next round yesterday. Philadelphia was pretty dominate right out of the gate with star forward Claude Giroux landing a good, clean hit [...]
TweetNHL Playoffs 2012- This Weekend in the West (April 21-22)
Saturday night’s action saw an end to another powerhouse in the West and another overtime game in a series that has yet to end in regulation. Sunday saw the end of the defending Western Conference Champions. St. Louis Blues 3 vs. San Jose Sharks 1 (Blues Win Series 4-1) After losing the first game in the [...]
TweetNHL Awards: Selke and Lady Byng Finalists Announced
Photo credits–Backes: Jerome Miron-US PRESSWIRE. Bergeron: Bob DeChiara-US PRESSWIRE. Datsyuk: Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE. Campbell: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE. Eberle: Timothy T. Ludwig-US PRESSWIRE. Moulson: Charles LeClaire-USPRESSWIRE. The NHL continues to gradually roll out its list of award finalists and today there are twin announcements for the Selke and Lady Byng Trophies. Both of these will be presented at [...]
TweetVIDEO: Jarret Stoll Goal Wins Game 5, Eliminates Vancouver Canucks
The series between the Los Angeles Kings and the Vancouver Canucks has been a good one. Not a lot of people thought the Kings stood much of a chance going in, but they utterly dominated the first five games. Going into Sunday’s game, they had a chance to eliminate Vancouver and incite more riots. Thanks [...]
TweetNHL Playoffs 2012- Last Night in the West (April 20)
The Red Wings became the first team out of the playoffs losing the series to division rival Nashville 4-1. Many thought the Red Wings strong midseason play would propel them to a possible Stanley Cup, but unfortunately, that was not the case for Detroit. They exited in the first round for only the second time [...]
TweetNHL Takes the First Step in Regaining Control of the Game with Raffi Torres Suspension
I want to commend the NHL for finally admitting they were wrong and for proving what we have been saying for the last several seasons, the disciplinary program is flawed. The 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs have been stained by the bad blood of cheap shots and dangerous violent attacks. Instead of enjoying eight really good [...]
TweetRaffi Torres Suspended 25 Games For Hit On Marian Hossa
Justice has been served in the case of Phoenix Coyotes player Raffi Torres. After his brutal hit on Marian Hossa, he has been suspended 25 games. He deserves every single one of them. This effectively bans him for the entire playoffs. If you have not seen the video, watch it above. That hit is so [...]
TweetNHL Playoffs 2012- Last Night in the West (April 19)
It’s a good thing that overtime hockey does not get old because all four games of the Chicago-Phoenix game have gone into an extra period. Meanwhile, on the west coast, the St. Louis Blues’ skill continues to trump the experience of the San Jose Sharks as both series move towards an elimination game five. Phoenix [...]
TweetCalder Trophy Nominees Announced
Over the next 10 days, the NHL will announce the finalists for the hardware to be given out at the NHL Awards on June 20. The league started this announcing blitz by releasing the three finalists for the Calder Trophy, which is given to the the game’s best rookie player and voted on by the [...]
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