Hockey Page 712 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
What The Hell Happened To Keith Tkachuk?
One of the greatest American-born hockey players ever, Tkachuk was never known as a svelte dude. But just eight months after retirement, he's looking like he still wears his pads under his dress shirt....
Breaking Down The Pens' And Caps' Gameplans, As Captured By <em>24/7</em> Cameras
Justin Bourne does a bang-up job of analyzing what we (and HBO's cameras) saw on the whiteboards in the Capitals and Penguins' respective locker rooms....
Last Night's Winner: Bruce Boudreau Makes Rex Ryan Look Like Mr. Rogers
Don't say you weren't warned. HBO's 24/7 Penguins/Capitals premiered last night, and we were promised profanity. Either we got it, or they accidentally put Deadwood back on the air....
Tonight's NHL 24/7 Premiere: "You'll Have To Hide The Kids"
Tonight is the premiere of HBO's straightforwardly-titled series 24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the Winter Classic. Want to know exactly which expletives Bruce Boudreau spat at his Caps during their 7-0 loss to the Rangers on Sunday? Now you will....
Linus Omark's Flashy First NHL Goal Drew A "Youngblood" Comparison
Linus Omark played his first NHL game Friday. And in that first game, he not only took a penalty shot, but he pulled a spin-o-rama and scored the game-winning penalty shot....
Hockey Fans Throw The Darndest Things Onto The Ice
After the Philadelphia Flyers got done beating up on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night, a disgruntled fan threw waffles onto the ice. This confused winger Colby Armstrong....
Thrashers/Islanders Game Targeted For Quebec Relocation Rally
Nassau Coliseum isn't just for hockey. It's hosted a number of empty seat conventions this year, and Saturday night will be the destination for busloads of Quebecois, looking to raise support for the return of the Nordiques....
Last Night's Winner: Not The Jews
The Panthers had heavily hyped their Hanukkah celebrations last night, including promising a Panther yarmulke to all in attendance. Only a few thousand walked away with one. Who would have thought there would be so many Jews in South Florida?...
Don Cherry Hates "Left-Wing Pinkos," Is Completely Insane
For some reason, Don Cherry was invited to speak at Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's swearing-in ceremony. He had some choice words about...well, fuck if I know....
Worst Person In The World Steals Pat Burns's Wallet At His Funeral
While the late coach's ashes were being interred in a miniature Stanley Cup, someone broke into his widow's car and stole jewelry, 30 autographed jerseys and his wallet. [AP]...
Sidney Crosby And NHL Special Treatment: Much A-Slew About Nothing?
Last night, Ryan Callahan and Sidney Crosby were jostling for position. Crosby appeared to kick Callahan's skate out from under him. That's called a slew foot, and it's illegal. Callahan was called for interference....
This Is What It Looks Like When Sneaky Machines Practice Rising Up
CBC Sports announcers Scott Oakes and Kevin Weekes almost got run over by a Zamboni before the San Jose Sharks/Edmonton Oilers game last night. Here's video of it. (HT Greg Wyshynski)...
Name That Mascot Dong!
In unveiling their second mascot "Boomer" on Wednesday, the Columbus Blue Jackets called him "a kid-friendly, cushy cannon character with a friendly face and fluffy moustache reminiscent of a Civil War-era general." [BlueJackets.nhl.com]...
Three-And-A-Half Minutes Of Alex Ovechkin Dancing? Da!
It's no wonder the women are all over him. [via Russian Machine Never Breaks]...
Ducks Forward's Empty-Netter Seals Game (For The Oilers)
Anaheim's Corey Perry was just trying to set up a teammate in front of the net as the clocked ticked down. Instead, he ended up committing one of the biggest goofs in recent memory....
Not Even The Islanders TV Guy Gives A Shit About The Islanders
Islanders announcer Howie Rose was tired of calling what would turn out to be a 13th straight loss. When he thought they were in commercial break, he let his feelings be known....
Claude Giroux Scores Dong Goal For Flyers But Isn't Into Dong Talk
Here's Flyers color guy Steve "Coatesy" Coates chuckling at Claude Giroux's reticence to talk about where the puck hit him on a second-period tip-in goal last night. It's funny because it hit the dongal zone of his uniform pants....
Last Night's Winner: Goals, Goals, Goals
Here are the highlights of the Lightning/Flyers game; they're about 40 minutes long. That's because the teams managed to combine for 15 goals, all but one of them coming in the first two periods....
Blues Goalie Spikes It Into The Net: Bad In Volleyball, Worse In Hockey
The bad news: Jaroslav Halak has allowed 13 goals in his last two games. The good news: he actually only gave up 12, because one last night was a horrible own-goal....
Bruins Bathroom Kicker Brought To Bruins Bathroom Justice
The young woman in a Milan Lucic shirtsey who kicked a hole in a column in a TD Garden bathroom and captured the hearts and imaginations of dozens has been identified and has agreed to pay for the damages. [My Fox Boston]...