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Alex Ovechkin Somehow Named Twice To NHL All-Star Team
The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is a great hockey player, this GIF aside. He led the league in goals and willed his mostly bad team to the playoffs. He was, it's fair to say, the best right wing in hockey. And the Pro Hockey Writers' Association (PHWA) recognized that in its all-star balloti...
Authorities Investigate Aaron Hernandez's Role In 2007 Shooting
It's a day that ends in "Y," so we were due to learn about yet another shooting incident that may or may not have involved Aaron Hernandez. Outside the Lines has us covered, with a nonfatal 2007 shooting outside a Gainesville club where at least one of the targets initially identified Hernandez as t...
The Coyotes Will Stay In Arizona—For Now
The debate was long, contentious, mind-numbingly boring, and featured the bizarre sight of hockey fans cheering Gary Bettman, but the outcome is simple enough to understand. By a 4-3 vote, the Glendale City Council approved a lease deal that will keep the Coyotes in Arizona for at least five more ye...
Flyers’ Offseason Becomes Hilarious Again
The Philadelphia Flyers—who missed the playoffs last year—were last seen doing everything they could to get under the salary cap. They used their two lockout-authorized buyouts on Danny Briere and Ilya Bryzgalov, who was in only the second year of a big-money nine-year deal....
The Final Two Goals Of The Stanley Cup, In Finnish
Earlier, we brought you a Doc Emrick-less version of all the goals scored in the Stanley Cup Finals. This is also Emrick-less, but we can make it up to you: it's the final two goals as called by Finnish broadcasters Antti Mäkinen and Jani Alkio....
Toronto Maple Leafs Get Their Man
Frederik Gauthier: "I don't really watch hockey." Grew up near Montreal but doesn't have a favourite team....
Everyone Is At The Blackhawks Parade
There's not a lot of work getting done in Chicago today, we'd wager. This photo, from CSN's Nina Falcone, gives a sense of the scale of the crowd at Grant Park for the Blackhawks' profane Stanley Cup celebration. We don't think the Ravens will have much to say about this one....
Corey Crawford's Speech At The Blackhawks Parade Was Short And Profane
Is this one of the best victory speeches in recent memory? Fuckin' A right it is....
Patrick Sharp's Daughter Is The Cutest Sports Baby
Babies with the Stanley Cup are almost as much of a tradition as bodily fluids in the Stanley Cup, but just slightly more adorable. ...
Mark Messier Can Take A Hint, Leaves Rangers
Noted trophy presenter Mark Messier is parting ways with the Rangers after four years as "special assistant," which was a made-up job anyway....
I Can't Stop Looking At These Pics Of Pierre McGuire Scaling The Boards
NBC rinkside reporter Pierre McGuire is presumably allowed to leave his spot between the benches; we just can't picture him anywhere else. But a series of photos shows that Pierre does need the occasional escape—and it's not that easy for him to get back in....
The Lightning Buy Out Vincent Lecavalier
In a shocker, Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier will be bought out after 15 years as the face of the franchise. The salary cap has no time for sentiment....
Please Enjoy Wet Patrick Kane
Is it just me, or does wet Patrick Kane look like a creepy movie villain?...
"So," ESPN Prez John Skipper Says, "We Eliminated A Bunch Of Jobs"
ESPN has been very quiet about the hundreds of workers they've sent packing over the past month. There wasn't any word circulating about the job cuts until the morning they came, and ESPN president John Skipper has kept communication about the job cuts to the bare minimum. ...
Sad Zdeno Chara Went On A Sad Carnival Ride
Aw man. Can somebody get him some cotton candy or something?...