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David Frost Wins Sexual Exploitation Trial With Class And Dignity
Most folks, after they narrowly avoid conviction on charges of sexual exploitation of minors, tend to lay low for awhile, graciously enjoying their freedom while the storm of publicity and bad feelings is given time to blow over. But not Canadian junior hockey guru David Frost. Nope. He's using his acquittal this weekend to promote the launch of his new understated website, Hockey God Online. More » -
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Brian Burke Officially In As President, GM of Terrible Hockey Team
Starting today, the Toronto Maple Leafs can scratch "incompetent and/or old GM" off the list of reasons why they never win anything. Yes, in the least surprising news to come out of the NHL since Gary Bettman admitted he didn't know how to read or write, the Leafs announced that Brian Burke will take over for interim GM Cliff Fletcher, who will be staying on with the team as a consultant. Mr. Burke, let the superlatives fly: More » -
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Is The NHL Gaining On The NBA (Again)?
You may have missed this in the Friday afternoon "please let this week be over" crunch, but it's not too late to read this important post over at Puck Daddy. Well, important if you care about the friendly rivalry between delusional NBA apologists and bitter NHL pedants. Believe it or not, there was actually a time when it looked like the NHL might surpass the NBA as America's favorite post-Super Bowl diversion—and it might have if it wasn't for that pesky financial collapse/missing season. That dream is still a long way off, but looking at the numbers suggests the two sports may be closer than you think. More » -
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Douchebaggery Runs Deep In The Roy Family
You may remember last spring when we told you about the on-ice antics of Patrick Roy's son Jonathan, forcing a seemingly innocent opposing goalie into a fight. Well it looks like both of Roy's sons got the psycho gene. His other offspring, Frédérick, was caught cross-checking an opponent during a brawl. Except neither player was anywhere near the action. Video evidence via Going Five Hole is after the jump. More » -
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Big Brother Is Watching Your Drunken Upper Bowl Antics
What did we ever do before cellphones with video cameras in them and the democratizing force of YouTube? We got drunk at sporting events without the entire planet knowing that we were thrown down a flight of stairs by arena security. It was a simpler time back then. More » -
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Red Wings Fan Attempts To Jinx Penguins With Lions Shirt; Results Predictable
Red Wings fan Rick Finn here decided his team needed a little something extra going into last night's showdown with the Penguins, so he hatched an ingenious plan. He had an opportunity to pose with the Stanley Cup in Traverse City, Mich., on Labor Day, and decided to try and put a hex on Sidney Crosby and the Pens by touching the Cup with his Lions shirt and chanting "Crosby." What could possibly go wrong? More » -
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Mike Van Ryn Is Having A Rough Year
The NHL season is only a few weeks old, but for Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Van Ryn it probably feels like an eternity. Back in October, he removed a pane of glass from the boards in Boston with his face and on Saturday night he was on the receiving end of this rather nasty boarding penalty from Montreal's Tom Kostopoulous. I think he's going to feel that one in the morning. More » -
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ESPN Knows Not Of This 'Hockey' You Speak Of
Look, I'm the first to admit that this here site isn't exactly Puck Daddy. But when we start an NHL feature, we tend to finish it, unlike a certain Worldwide Leader, apparently. I wouldn't even mention this except that ESPN, in abandoning its NHL rankings back on Oct. 23, has generated some quite amusing remarks in its own comments section. Their readers have found an empty room where the rankings used to be; and the framed photo of Barry Melrose that was on the wall? Replaced by this. It's an ESPN reader mutiny! More » -
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New York Rangers Still Have Receipt For Dead Prospect
It's been almost four whole weeks since the New York Rangers' top draft pick Alexei Cherepanov collapsed and died during a league game in Russia, so the team probably figures that enough time has passed that someone should address the needs of those who have been most effected by this senseless tragedy—the New York Rangers. They want the league to soothe the pain of their loss by giving them a new draft pick. More »
