Apr 21
Since we’re down to the final moments of postseason life for teams in contention, Puck Daddy solemnly begins a daily countdown to annihilation. The Detroit Red Wings had a game in-hand on the Dallas Stars, and managed to gain a point in a shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Trouble is, that opened the door …
Feb 07
No. 1 Star: Viktor Fasth, Anaheim Ducks The red-hot rookie won his fourth straight start and earned his first shutout with a 3-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Sheldon Souray, Saku Koivu and Francois Beauchemin (playing in his 500th NHL game) scored for the Ducks, while Fasth made a career-high 31 saves. The 30-year old …
Feb 05
Just over three minutes into the Dallas Stars’ game at the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night, Dallas defenseman Jamie Oleksiak – all 6-foot-7 of him – raised his stick and fired a slap shot from his opponents’ blue line. The puck deflected off the skate of Colorado’s Paul Stastny, changing direction as it flew to …
Jan 23
No. 1 Star: Logan Couture/Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks The Sharks did all of their scoring in the first period and that’s all they needed as they spoiled the home opener for the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-3 win. San Jose scored six times in the opening frame, with Couture and Marleau each netting two …
Jan 08
It wasn’t exactly a memorable season for the Dallas Cowboys, who blew a chance to make the NFL Playoffs with a loss in the final game of the season against their arch rivals the Washington Redskins. So excuse the Cowboys social media team for being a little snarky. Well, actually, don’t, because they got snarky …
Jul 17
Two weeks ago, when the Minnesota Wild committed the gross domestic product of Micronesia in order to secure the lifetime services of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, the fanbase went nuts. As you might expect when a generally middling team suddenly adds two superstars, there was an immediate outpouring of affection among Minnesota hockey fans, …
Dec 05
Thanks to this hit by Mark Fistric of the Dallas Stars on Saturday night, Nino Niederreiter of the New York Islanders is out indefinitely with a concussion; which is why Fistric has a date with the Shanahammer (over the phone) on Tuesday:
What’s always fascinating about these plays are the varying degrees of outrage, and downplaying, based on partisan beliefs. [...]
Nov 11
Through one month of the 2011-12 NHL season, the biggest story throughout the league is … still Sidney Crosby. But there are a number of other excellent storylines the media could run with if they chose to do so. An unheralded rookie from Wisconsin, drafted in the 4th round by the Nashville Predators, has wrested the …
Oct 19
Man, the only thing better than seeing an awkward 7-foot German dude throw out the first pitch at Rangers game would be seeing him do it on National TV before a World Series game. Right? Well, too bad. The Rangers wanted Dirk Nowitzki to throw out the first pitch before one of their World Series …
Sep 18
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to hockey season.
At 7:40 a.m. Central this morning, the Dallas Stars will take the ice for their first official practice of the 2011/12 season at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. After three days of practice that includes an intrasquad scrimmage, [...]
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