Jun 16
“They scored more goals than the Blackhawks!” Well, yeah, but there are reasons why the Boston Bruins won Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final over the Chicago Blackhawks, 2-1 in overtime, to even the series at 1-1. Here are five: 1. The Bruins’ Worst Was Their First If you’re going to completely suck in …
Jun 15
Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins won the 2012-13 Ted Lindsay Award, presented annually to the ?Most Outstanding Player? in the NHL, as voted by fellow members of the NHLPA. Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, right wing Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and right wing Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning were …
Jun 14
Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson won the 2012-13 Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award, which is given to “the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice during the regular season.” It’s presented by Bridgestone, because someone’s getting’ paid. Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators, Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles …
Jun 13
Rask stood in front of his stall in the Boston Bruins locker room and summed up their Game 1 triple-overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks concisely. “We had the game,” said Rask. “We were up 3-1 in the third, then a terrible turnover leads to a second goal and then a tough bounce leads to …
Jun 10
The movie “P.C.U.”, which was released back when Jeremy Piven had his own hair, gave the world the Caine-Hackman Theory, which stated that “no matter what time it is, 24 hours a day, you can find a Michael Caine or Gene Hackman movie playing on TV.” In discussing the defensemen for Boston Bruins and the …
Jun 09
Blackhawks dispatched the Los Angeles Kings in five games. The Boston Bruins only needed four to take down the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now, for the first time since 1979, the NHL will have two original six teams battling for the Stanley Cup beginning on Wednesday night. Here are five early questions about this meeting of the …
Jun 04
No. 1 Star: Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins The Boston pest scored 28 seconds into Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final, after a Sidney Crosby turnover. He closed out the scoring in a dominating first period by Boston with a perfectly placed shot that beat Marc-Andre Fleury, giving the Bruins a 4-1 lead en route …
Jun 02
One of the most indelible images from the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Eastern Conference Final Game 1 loss to the Boston Bruins was Zdeno Chara craning his neck like a brontosaurus eating low-hanging fruit, getting in the face of Sidney Crosby as the two barked at each other after the second period ended. Thankfully for Sid, his …
May 31
Most official sports teams Twitter accounts are very dry and dull. And/or overly positive all the time. The LA Kings Twitter account is an exception. At times it can be quite funny, snarky and irreverent. They’re actually redefining sports and social media. As the home town Chicago Blackhawks prepare to meet the LA Kings in …
May 25
There’s currently an international battle for donut supremacy being waged. And all of must take a side. This donut war is being waged right in front of our eyes; every time we watch hockey. Pay attention tonight when the Chicago Blackhawks are possibly eliminated by the Detroit Red Wings. The battlefield for these donut …
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