Posts under ‘NHL’

I love hockey. I always have. When I was a kid I used to lie on my parents bed watching hockey on the ‘second’ television while the rest of the family watched the ‘Big’ TV in the den. I grew up a New York Ranger fan in the eighties, so basically continually disappointed come playoff [...]

Those muscular NBA refs couldn’t figure it out on Saturday. But longtime fans of Atlanta’s pro sports team know what it is — the Sports Gods are smiling on us again. It’s about time.
On Saturday, the Hawks dropped Chicago in a wild ride to hit 19-10 and remain in second place in the Southeastern Division. [...]

The National Hockey League has suspended Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery indefinitely. Avery has been blogged about a number of times here for both his on-ice antics (causing a rule change during the playoffs by waving his stick near the face of a goalie) and off-ice interests (interning at Vogue magazine).
The reason for the suspension, [...]

Ryan O’Byrne of the Montreal Canadiens had one of those moments where you want to dig a hole deep into the ice and hide for about a decade. He shot a puck that went into his own goal, scoring for the New York Islanders. The goal tied the game 3-3 late in the third period [...]

Great goaltending, strong steady defense and a potent offense have let the Minnesota Wild jump to a 7-2-1 start. All this without their star winger Marian Gaborik who’s been sidelined for the last five games with what’s been called a “lower body” injury. No matter because the line of Mikko Koivu and Andrew Burnette has [...]

The New York Rangers are off to their best start in 25 years (5-1). They won back-to-back 2-1 victories in Prague against Tampa Bay as the NHL tries to expand its interests in Europe. Lundqvist has sparkled in goal with a 1.61 GAA and a sturdy offense leads the league with 17 goals.
Similarly, the San [...]

Forbes magazine recently did a study to look at what pro teams may be on the move in the coming years. While the writer says that recent economic problems in the country make it less likely that a team will move in the next year, run-down stadiums and smaller markets could drive teams in each [...]

I’m pressed for time (headed to a softball tournament in Washington, DC this weekend) so here is a quick summary of some things I was planning to write about…
Drought update: The Phillies’ 3-2 win over the LA Dodgers gives them a 1-0 lead in the National League Championship Series. This is the 18th time since [...]

Here! Films and Regent Releasing have acquired the U.S. distribution rights for ‘Breakfast with Scot‘, the company announced today. The movie centers on a gay pro hockey player raising a kid with his partner. You may remember that the Toronto Maple Leafs and the NHL allowed the use of their name and logo in the [...]

We have had a couple of posts about New York Rangers hockey thug and fashion maven Sean Avery, which prompted me to joke that, given his tastes and interests, he is gayer than me. A summer intern at Vogue, Avery has a fashion photo slideshow, where he has the good sense in some shots to [...]

Actor Romany Malco (”40-year-old Virgin,” among others) has a way to improve pro hockey’s image and visibility — feature all the hot players. He gave an interview to Puck Daddy on Yahoo Sports.

“I don’t know if I’m going to get myself in trouble here, but I’m going to throw it out there anyway. I think [...]

During a teleconference on Monday promoting the PGA Championship, which is being held at Oakland Hills in suburban Detroit in August, Tiger Woods was asked (perhaps by a Detroit-area reporter?) if he was rooting for Detroit or Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup finals. Woods laughed, then replied, “I don’t really care. Let’s talk about [...]

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The Pittsburgh Penguins were done. Having blown a 2-0 lead in Game 5 of their Stanley Cup Finals to the Detroit Red Wings, the Penguins trailed 3-2 with under a minute to go and the Detroit fans getting ready to celebrate another title. [...]

Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of a rare event in the life of Philadelphia sports fans. On May 31, 1983, the 76ers finished off a four-game sweep of the Lakers to win the NBA championship. A Philadelphia team hasn’t won a title since. No city with teams in all four major sports leagues (yes, for [...]

The matchup of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings in this year’s Stanley Cup finals gives the National Hockey League something it desperately wanted: the presence of Sidney Crosby. You’ll know this if you tune in by all the praise constantly being thrown Crosby’s way. It’ll be the verbal equivalent of fellatio. I imagine [...]