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The Science Of A Slapshot
If you've never thought about it, it might seem counterintuitive that on a good slapshot, the stick has to strike the ice before the puck. In this edition of the Youtube science series, Smarter Every Day clearly and concisely explains the physics behind the slapper, and those flex ratings printed on...
Hockey Fight Concludes With A Hug And A Beer
We saw a hockey fight end with a high-five and hug earlier this month, but this brawl from the Federal Hockey League is much better....
Possibly Drunk Hockey Referee Is Having A Grand Time
Remember possibly drunk amateur hockey goalie? Well, he now has a friend. Meet possibly drunk hockey referee....
<em>Jeopardy!</em> Contestant Thinks Magic Johnson Played Hockey
Even though it didn't elicit the same level of condescension from host Alex Trebek, this is just as bad as the Roger Clemens fiasco from a few months ago. At least those wrong answers were in the right sport....
OHL Goalie Takes His Stick To The Back Of His Opponent's Head
London Knights goalie Anthony Stolarz seemed to be fed up with pokes and prods after the whistle, because when the Windsor Spitfires' Josh Ho-Sang hit him with his stick on a dead puck, Stolarz reacted poorly....
How Roberto Luongo Saved Vancouver
In time, any serious hockey market will destroy its $64 million goaltender....
Adam Burish Took A Puck To The Hand And Things Got Gross
During last night's game against the Oilers, San Jose Sharks forward Adam Burish blocked a shot with his hand. Burish hit the ice, doubled over in pain, and immediately skated his way to the locker room. Let's take a look at the reason why:...
This Is The Strangest Hockey Puck Ever Made
If you're of the mind that the most exciting moments in football are when that capricious prolate spheroid starts bouncing around, then do we ever have the hockey puck for you. Meet the Aalto Puck. It can be yours for free....
Hockey Fan Pounding On Glass Sent Flying From Check Into The Boards
This is from the Canadiens and Blue Jackets game in Montreal Thursday night. A fan, pounding on the glass, is absolutely hammered back into the seats when a Blue Jacket and Canadien collide in the exact same spot she was hitting. Amazing....
Hockey Fight Erupts In, And Around, The Benches
(Update: this is from last year, our bad.) Lost in the madness of March was this little gem from the AHL this week. A fight between the Rockford Ice Hogs and Chicago Wolves, in the final seconds of a 2-1 Hogs win, broke out basically in the Rockford bench and spread to surrounding area. ...
Goalie And Ref Try To Save Their Dad, Who Is Fighting In The Stands
The fight itself is pretty wild, what with the real-life application of MMA maneuvers, but the participants put this over the top. Apparently, one of the gentlemen getting worked over in the stands is the father of not only the goalie trying to climb over the boards but also the referee trying to c...
A Cold War Philly Beatdown, Illustrated
Geopolitics in the Crimea made you wistful for Cold War-era sports showdowns, where simple games became struggles between global powers? Well, illustrator Stephen Halker and the good people over at Victory Journal have a beautifully jingoistic tale of the 1976 game between the Broad Street Bullies ...
Senators Player Autographs Reply To "Twitter Troll"
Way back in November, Adnan, an editor at Sens blog Silver Seven, offered up a snarky tweet about Ottawa defenseman Marc Methot. It wasn't particularly mean, and it didn't include Methot's Twitter handle, but Methot, presumably searching for his name, noticed. He replied with the old "you've never p...
KHL Player Concussed After Fans Toss Him In The Air, Fail To Catch Him
This is video of Barys Astana forward Talgat Zhailauov, returning home after a first-round playoff win (the club's first ever postseason series victory) to be greeted by jubilant fans at the airport. Up goes Talgat! Down goes Talgat, hard....
Fan Tries To Take Selfie In Front Of Jaromir Jagr, Gets Jagrbombed
Just great work by everyone involved here. That's perfect framing by the selfie taker to get himself, Jagr, and bewildered Devils lady Cory Schneider in the picture, and Jagr has just the right mix of mischievousness and nonchalance that's needed to pull off a good photobomb. ...
Norwegian League Hockey Game Momentarily Turns Into Rodeo
For a few seconds, Nathan Martz and Erlend Lesund gave the crowd a brief rodeo show during a game between Norwegian League hockey teams Storhamar and Sparta Sarpsborg....
Mad Geniuses Create Life-Sized Air Hockey
Like one of Chuck E. Cheese's fever dreams come to life, a Michigan company has created what they hope will be the next big sport: Hockey, but on what's essentially a life-sized air hockey table. ...
Swedish Hockey Player Left Bloody And Unconscious After Hit In Game
Sebastian Karlsson was in a bloody heap after Richie Regehr's hit in the third period of a play-in game between Swedish Hockey League teams Linköpings HC and Modo Hockey....
Brutal Hockey Fight Ends With A High Five And A Hug
This is a hockey fight happened in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey, a semi-pro league that we last checked in on when a guy got his face slashed open by a skate. The fight begins with Joel Theriault and Gaby Roch pummeling the crap out of each other while heavy metal music plays throughout the ...
Fans Sue Arena After Video Reveals Large And Small Beers Are Same Size
Above is a video taken Saturday night at an ECHL Idaho Steelheads game. It shows fans pouring a $7 large beer into a $4 small cup, and discovering that each holds exactly the same amount of liquid. Now the arena is facing a lawsuit, because rule number one in sports is that you don't shortchange hoc...