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Florida Panthers Say New Jersey Devils Fans Led to Rubber Rat Ban

Filed: April 23, 2012 8:26 PM CDT by Steve Palumbo
Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE

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, [...]

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NHL Playoffs 2012: Last Night in the East (April 22)

Filed: April 23, 2012 7:42 PM CDT by Stephanie Lewark
James Lang - US PRESSWIRE

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 [...]

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NHL Playoffs 2012- This Weekend in the West (April 21-22)

Filed: April 23, 2012 5:18 PM CDT by Derek Kessinger
Anne Marie Sorvin

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 [...]

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NHL Awards: Selke and Lady Byng Finalists Announced

Filed: April 23, 2012 11:47 AM CDT by Emma Harger
Your 2012 Selke and Lady Byng Trophy nominees!

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 [...]

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VIDEO: Jarret Stoll Goal Wins Game 5, Eliminates Vancouver Canucks

Filed: April 22, 2012 10:17 PM CDT by Riley Schmitt

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 [...]

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NHL Playoffs 2012- Last Night in the West (April 20)

Filed: April 21, 2012 7:18 PM CDT by Derek Kessinger
Don McPeak- US PRESSWIRE

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 [...]

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NHL Takes the First Step in Regaining Control of the Game with Raffi Torres Suspension

Filed: April 21, 2012 4:57 PM CDT by Steve Palumbo
Ed Mulholland-US PRESSWIRE

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 [...]

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Raffi Torres Suspended 25 Games For Hit On Marian Hossa

Filed: April 21, 2012 11:37 AM CDT by Riley Schmitt
Rob Grabowski-US PRESSWIRE

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 [...]

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NHL Playoffs 2012- Last Night in the West (April 19)

Filed: April 20, 2012 4:12 PM CDT by Derek Kessinger
Jason O. Watson- US PRESSWIRE

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 [...]

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Calder Trophy Nominees Announced

Filed: April 20, 2012 1:42 PM CDT by Emma Harger
Henrique: Ed Mulholland-US PRESSWIRE. Landeskog: Ron Chenoy-US PRESSWIRE. Nugent-Hopkins: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

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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