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Hockey Assists Don't Get Niftier Than This
This is some German hockey action, but flair translates. Keep an eye on the forwards for the team in black, Krefeld Pinguine, as they backcheck. Kevin Clark loses his stick, but fellow Winnipegger Adam Courchaine smoothly flips it back up to him mid-rush. Teamwork!...
Hockey Fans: Come Drink And Listen To Great Writers
Tonight is an all-hockey edition of Gelf Magazine's Varsity Letters reading series. It features Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy, Joe DeLessio of New York magazine and Sports on Earth, and Jay Greenberg, co-author of Gordie Howe's Son....
Hockey Player Goes For Cheap Shot, Ends Up With A Face Full Of Boards
Well, buddy, I don't think that really went how you planned it. Don't worry about it, though, I don't think anybody really noticed....
Backyard Hockey Rink Features Homemade Zamboni
PTBO Canada is collecting readers' photos of their backyard rinks. Some are glorious, and some gloriously amateur; all will make you a little jealous. But the best one features a MacGyvered ice resurfacer....
Russia-USA World Junior Hockey Game Ends With Silly Taunting
Team USA was eliminated from the World Junior Hockey Championship early this morning by Russia. Pavel Buchnevic sealed the game late in the third period when he scooped up a loose puck and shot it into the empty net. Then he decided to do some trollin'....
The Winter Classic Looks Awesome As Always
Much like the NFL has taken over Thanksgiving and the NBA Christmas, the NHL has New Year's and the Winter Classic might be the best of them all. It's a showcase game in every sense: it's visually gorgeous and an entertaining game. This year, Toronto won in a shootout after three regulation periods...
World Junior Championships Linesman Levelled By Czech Player
Michal Plutnar of the Czech Republic just ran over a linesman in a World Junior Championships game against Canada. I'm not sure how many times the broadcasters asked, in various ways, "what was he thinking," but it was a lot. ...
Patrick Roy's Son Acts Like Nine-Year-Old After Being Tossed From Game
With the Rochester Americans trailing 5-0 to Geneve-Servette HC in the Spengler Cup Thursday, Frederick Piuze-Roy—son of famed goalie and current Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy—tried to take his frustration out on Cody Almond. He ended up getting tossed and going berserk....
How To Make The Best Of A Crippling Ice Storm: Play Hockey In The Yard
A brutal ice storm made things really shitty for a lot of people this weekend, but these enterprising gentlemen from Vermont found a way to make the best of the situation....
The Chicago Blackhawks Made The Weirdest Holiday Video
We've seen plenty of cringe-inducing holiday videos in which athletes are forced to sing Christmas carols and wear funny Santa hats, but we've never seen one like this. For some reason, the Chicago Blackhawks decided to make their holiday video movie-themed.Why is this happening? What do any of thes...
Swearing, Scoring, And Fighting: Watch This Hockey Ref's Helmet Cam
AHL referee David Banfield wore a GoPro camera for the Rockford IceHogs/Charlotte Checkers game on Dec. 7, and although these perspectives are sometimes surprisingly boring, this one's entertaining. Long, but entertaining. We get to watch Banfield break up scrums, allow fights to happen, argue with ...
This Shootout Spin-O-Rama Is Simply Filthy
It's not just a spin-o-rama, it is a spin-o-rama with a little between-the-legs action for some flavor. ...
Fight Erupts In USA-Canada Women's Exhibition Game
USA-Canada is quickly becoming the kind of grudge match you can respect and not one that makes you feel uncomfortable for Robert DeNiro. Prior to last night's throwdown in Grand Forks, these two teams also had a massive brawl in October in Burlington, Vermont. That's two fights in in three months ...
Hockey Team's Ugly Sweater Jersey Is Definitely Ugly
Your eyes might hurt if you look directly at that piece of fabric. The Toledo Walleye, an ECHL hockey team, will be wearing these special edition jerseys on Ugly Sweater Night, presented by Goodwill on Dec. 28. If you're in love with it, you can buy one at an auction after the game. (You are not in...
Some Guy Tried To Fight Milan Lucic Outside Of A Vancouver Bar
The Boston Bruins were in Vancouver to play the Canucks on Saturday, and Bruins winger Milan Lucic went for a night out in his home town after the game. He didn't have the best time....
Mark Scheifele's Shift Was Over Anyway
The rookie center for the Winnipeg Jets had some help getting off the ice, but none from his bench. Is this like in baseball when the rookie gets his first home run and no one congratulates him when he gets back in the dugout?...
Michael Bay Remakes <i>Miracle</i> With Skating Helicopter
[Michael Bay walks into Jerry Bruckheimer's office] ...
Canada Has Turned Air Hockey Into A Drinking Game
From the minds of some unidentified genius, and via Reddit, comes Alco-Hockey, a game where the goal has been replaced with six depressions for cups. What you put in those cups is up to you, but it's not called "Soda Hockey."...
A Face Only A Hockey Puck Could Love
Once upon a time, NHL goalies played without masks. Unsurprisingly, their faces often got all fucked up. In 1966, LIFE published an article, "The Goalie Is the Goat," that not only aimed to put a human countenance on "hockey's reviled and bludgeoned fall-guys," but featured a photo of what looked li...
Wisconsin Hockey Player Produces Filthy Between-The-Legs Goal
This goal's from Friday, but it's just so beautiful. Wisconsin's Tyler Barnes puts Tyler LaBate's pass between his legs and in for a goal that makes the play-by-play man screech in response. It definitely wasn't luck, though....