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Puck Daddy: Stanley Cup Playoffs: Hey, look, actual celebrities are watching NHL Playoffs
Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton. She’s, like, famous and stuff, and she digs hockey. She can also out-chirp Sean Avery, which ranks at least third or fourth among her greatest assets. Thanks to the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings excelling in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, we’ve been blessed with a higher amount [...]
East Coast Cane: World Hockey Championship: a snapshot after two games
The Men’s Ice Hockey World Championships are already three days into the books, over the next nine days each country will have each played a total of seven preliminary round games to determine which team will move forward (the top four from each group.)
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Saturday’s Three Stars: Green’s late goal lifts Caps to 3-2 win over Rangers
No. 1 Star: Mike Green, Washington Capitals
Each team received two power plays apiece, but it was Green who was the only one to capitalize with the extra man as his goal with 5:48 left in the third period broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Capitals 3-2 win over the New York Rangers: The series is now [...]
Drinking Sidney Crosby’s Tears: Philadelphia brewery creates ‘whine-like’ beer for Penguins star
Sidney Crosby wasn’t exactly revered by the Philadelphia faithful during the Flyers’ first-round victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The fans chanted his name in a derogatory manner. The local newspaper called him the Cowardly Lion. Even the Flyers’ playoff T-shirts trolled him. [...]
From Boyle’s backside to Ovechkin’s post, Rangers and Capitals talk Game 3 OT close calls (VIDEO)
When a Stanley Cup Playoff game goes to triple overtime, there are inevitably missed opportunities that will haunt its participants. Before Marian Gaborik’s game-winning goal at 16:12 of the third OT gave the New York Rangers the Game 3 victory against the Washington Capitals [...]
Paulina Gretzky, Daughter of Wayne Gretzky’s risque Vegas Vacation Pics
Paulina Gretzky, daughter of “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky, is making waves on Twitter again this week. The gorgeous Paulina, known as quite the party girl, frequently posts photos of herself drinking alcohol and wearing next to nothing. Quite common for a 22-year-old girl, but not most 22 year old girls aren’t [...]
Puck Daddy: Adam Henrique saves the Devils again, eliminating Panthers in double OT
Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals was not the first time Adam Henrique saved the New Jersey Devils’ collective backside this season.
When top line center Travis Zajac injured his Achilles last summer, the Devils opened the 2011-12 season with a significant [...]
Hurricanes agree to terms with Jiri Tlusty
In last seasons “state of the franchise” address, Hurricanes President and General Manager Jim Rutherford told members of the media that he felt forward Jiri Tlusty could be a top – nine player for the Hurricanes. Tlusty, who showed offensive promise last season, did the Hurricanes organization one better and for a good portion of the season he played so well [...]
Scottish hockey player barred from joining his team for championship after wearing a plush bear costume
During the playoffs, postgame victory celebrations can get a little rowdy, but there’s a line you simply just can’t cross. According to the Scottish Ice Hockey Association, 14-year-old Pavel Pliskov crossed it.
Pliskov, a Lithuanian-born player [...]
East Coast Cane: The Hurricane Awards: Calder Memorial Trophy
The Carolina Hurricanes may not have any player up for an accolade at the conclusion of this season, so I thought that it would be fun to hold the first ever Carolina Hurricane centric Awards. Based off the actual NHL Awards, I will use six awards annually that we can debate over, and at the end I’ll throw in the Awards that have a clear winner (the Art Ross, Vezina, and Maurice)[...]
