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Runaway Novelty Beer Blimp Just Floating Around, Forever And Ever
If you live in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, keep an eye out for a 21-meter beer blimp that is currently floating, aimlessly, through the Canadian sky. ...

This Is How Much Larry David Enjoys Hockey
From reader Ben comes this shot of Larry David at last night's playoff game between the Kings and Sharks. Looks like Larry enjoys playoff hockey about as much as he enjoys Knicks games....

Zdeno Chara Laughs At Puny Humans Who Want To Fight Him
Detroit defenseman Brendan Smith has been a target of abuse through the first two games of the series. He decided to take out his frustrations on the nearest Bruin. The nearest Bruin just happened to be the tallest NHL player ever....

Ty Lawson Had A Real Good Time At The Avs Game
The Avalanche's Game 1 win over Minnesota was about as exciting as playoff hockey gets, and nobody in the building was immune to getting caught up in the moment. That includes Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson....

This Is Not A Good Haircut, Hockey Fan
You should not have done this, hockey fan. This was a bad thing to do....

Canadiens Take First Game In OT, Spoil Steven Stamkos's Stellar Night
On the first night of playoff hockey, we had free playoff hockey, and it was good....

Get Pumped For The NHL Playoffs With The <em>Hockey Night In Canada</em> Opening
Canadiens-Lightning and Blue Jackets-Penguins are already underway, but you can get hyped up for the entire NHL playoffs with tonight's Hockey Night In Canada opening. Just try not to run into a brick wall after watching it....

Jubilant Kings Fan Dad-Rocks His Way Into Our Hearts
Look at this guy. I love this guy....

Minnesota Students Smash Cars, Moon Cops In Post-Loss Riot
Minnesota students got rowdy when their men's hockey team won a thrilling semifinal match Thursday night, and university president Eric Kaler warned students not to repeat their stupid behavior for the Golden Gophers' final against Union. Even though Minnesota lost, Kaler's email didn't work....

Minnesota "Idiots" Riot Over Lost Championship, Piss Off TV Reporter
Union College defeated Minnesota for the NCAA men's hockey title tonight, and Golden Gophers fans flooded the streets of Dinkytown to fuck shit up—especially all of KMSP reporter Jonathan Choe's live shots....

Minnesota Wins Frozen Four Semifinal With Buzzer-Beating Goal
While this year's NCAA basketball tournament left us mostly in want of buzzer-beaters, the NCAA hockey Frozen Four delivered as Minnesota's Justin Holl scored a shorthanded buzzer-beater past North Dakota goalie Zane Gothberg and delivered the Golden Gophers into the national championship game....

KHL Player Scores Incredible Juggling Goal
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl was eliminated from the KHL playoffs today, but not before Geoff Platt—who had cups of coffee with the Blue Jackets and Ducks—scored this ridiculous three-tap goal....


Watch The Marvelous Pregame Show Projected Onto A CHL Team's Rink
Last month, the Cleveland Cavaliers used a projection system on their court for a cool pregame video, and this week, a CHL club did something similar on their rink....

What The Fuck Does This Thomas Friedman Hockey Metaphor Mean?
Thought leader Thomas Friedman of the New York Times has written a column about the Ukraine crisis, in which he argues, well, who knows. A good quarter of it is just an extended excerpt from a 16-year-old interview with George Kennan, who didn't think that committing to wage nuclear war on behalf of...

Please Share Your Favorite Hockey Photos
I believe this with my entire heart and you'll never talk me out of it: No sport looks better than hockey....

The Maple Leafs' Collapse Is A Victory For Rationality
Statistics, like any science, are functionally useless unless they can be tested. The 2013-14 Toronto Maple Leafs season may have been the single best test case so far for the first wave of hockey's advanced metrics—and it resulted in a rousing defeat for both the Leafs and those pundits stubbornly ...

FDNY/NYPD Charity Hockey Game Features Bench-Clearing Brawl
Today's annual charity hockey game between the FDNY and NYPD devolved into a full-out brawl at Nassau Coliseum with the score tied at three. Cops and firefighters were beating the crap out of each other....
