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Hockey Player Assaults Opponent By Swinging A Stick At His Head
The YouTube uploader says this took place during a world invitational tournament held earlier this month in Chicago. At the 13-second mark, keep your eye on the top of the screen, where a player for the Toledo Cherokee reacts to getting elbowed to the ground by a player for the San Diego Jr. Gulls ...
Norwegian Hockey Player Dances Up A Storm After A Win
A wonderful find by Sean Leahy at Puck Daddy today. From Norway's second tier, here's Narvik's 22-year-old forward Adrian Alvarstein getting down after a win on Saturday. Just try to watch this without getting hyped....
Linesman Accidentally Punched Out In Junior Hockey Fight
BCHL linesman Ryan Dawson was just doing his job on Saturday, trying to break up a scrap between Vernon's T.J. Dumonceaux and Prince George's Christian Weidauer. He got clipped in the chin by a punch from Dumonceaux and went down in a bloody heap....
Women's College Hockey Brawl Sets NCAA Record
On Friday night, after the final horn sounded on a not-particularly-chippy game between Bemidji State and Ohio State, the teams clashed in a massive brawl that saw 287 penalty minutes and 19 game disqualifications, both NCAA records for any division or gender....
This Abe Lincoln-Inspired Hockey Jersey Is A Thing To Behold
The 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address is coming up, and the Bakersfield Condors of the East Coast Hockey League are ready to celebrate the occasion in style. Which is to say, they will play a hockey game while wearing the patriotic-as-shit jersey you see above....
We Need To Steal This Idea From Slovakia's Olympic Hockey Jerseys
Nike continues to roll out the Olympic hockey sweaters. (The Americans'? They're OK. Could do without the shoulder stars. And the phantom ties, though those are universal. At least they're not Nazi-inspired.) The Slovak jerseys were unveiled today, and they're pretty crisp. But there's one subtle, w...
Mike Francesa Will Hang Up On You If You Want To Talk Hockey
So don't ask the Sports Pope for his thoughts on Ducks-Rangers....
Hockey Coach Throws His Players' Sticks Onto Ice During Tantrum
Eric Veilleux is the head coach of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In the video above, he stars in one of the best coach meltdowns you'll ever see. He's probably a bit of a dick....
Man Assaults Mascot During Game Of Musical Chairs Gone Wrong
If you have small children, or a particular affinity for minor league hockey mascots, look away now. Police are investigating whether this attack on Marty the Marmot should be treated as a crime; fans are wondering if Canada couldn't institute capital punishment just this once....
GOALIE FIGHT!
The Capitals took a 7-0 dump on the Flyers, but some measure of revenge (Momentum? Enforcement? What's this bullshit supposed to be about again?) was gained with a full line brawl in the third period. The highlight was Ray Emery skating the length of the ice to fight Braden Holtby, who wanted none o...
Oilers Head Coach Dallas Eakins Is Now Getting Heckled By Little Kids
I guess it's true what they say, there is no creature on earth as cruel as a Canadian child....
Minor League Hockey Team's "Star Wars Night" Sounds Awesome
If you live in Toledo and were having trouble finding something to do Saturday night (as if), you definitely now want to buy tickets to see the ECHL's Toledo Walleye host the Kalamazoo Wings. It's Star Wars Night. The teams will be wearing these sweaters....
Here's Rare Audio Of JFK Bitching About The U.S. Hockey Team
Last year, the John F. Kennedy Library released more than 260 hours of transcripts and recording. Among them—the president complaining about the poor performance of the Americans at the 1963 World Championships. "Christ, who are we sending over there?" Kennedy asked. "Girls?"...
<em>Hockey Night In Canada</em> Intro Set To Arcade Fire Is Most Canadian Thing
Hockey Night In Canada openings are always quality stuff—this one stands out. Tonight's intro used "Reflektor" by Montreal-based Arcade Fire. It's weird in an awesome way....
21st Century Hockey, As Predicted In 1967
Over at /r/hockey, Redditor McGrevin has dug up something wonderful. From what appears to be an NHL season preview magazine put out by the late Toronto Telegram (and legendary sportswriter George Gross), it's a vision of hockey in the year 2000, as seen through 1967's eyes....
Top-Ranked College Hockey Team Loses First Game To Scrubs
It only took one game for the UMass Lowell River Hawks to screw up their No. 1 ranking, and boy, did they screw it up in a stupid way....
The Enforcer Fallacy: Hockey's Fighting Specialists Don't Protect Anyone
On the opening night of the 2013-14 NHL season, Montreal Canadiens forward George Parros suffered a concussion and had to be removed from the ice on a stretcher following a fight with Colton Orr of the Toronto Maple Leafs....
Young Red Wings Fan Flips Perfect Double Bird To Other Team After Goal
They learn so young, don't they? ...
What Makes A Stanley Cup Champion? More Hockey Interactives To Explore
Continuing our industry-leading coverage of interactive hockey infographics, the charts above are a selection from an excellent piece of data viz by Dark Horse Analytics, which explore the relationship between payroll/attendance/offense/penalties and team performance....