The NHL needed to do something about the increasing violence in hockey, and they started with suspending Vancouver’s thug Aaron Rome (right) for the rest of the Stanley Cup Finals for his vicious hit on Boston’s Nathan Horton. The video is after the jump, but if you haven’t seen it, Rome illegally and violently sailed [...]
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NBA: Heat vs. Mavericks; NHL: Canucks vs. Bruins: Do you care who wins?
The NBA Finals (Dallas vs. Miami) tips off Tuesday, followed the next day by Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals (Vancouver vs. Boston). Both series look intriguing with some fresh faces in the Finals. For Miami and Dallas, this is their second trip each to the Finals (they played in 2006), while Boston (1990) [...]
Flyers, Blackhawks in Stanley Cup finals
Here’s a Stanley Cup final that no one saw at the start of the playoffs — the Philadelphia Flyers vs. the Chicago Blackhawks. But it’s a reality after the Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens in five games, a day after the Blackhawks swept the San Jose Sharks. This is an intriguing final from a historical [...]
Good ratings news for NHL, NBC
Granted, the May sweeps ended and the summer television doldrums are upon us, so many network programs are in reruns. Plus, Saturday night has become a true dead zone for network television. Taking all of that into consideration, though, NBC and the NHL have to be happy with the ratings for the first two games [...]
The Rematch….Wings vs Pens
This is what I’m talking about. The Detroit Red Wings against the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Stanley Cup Finals. It doesn’t get better than this. The Penguins Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are on fire with 28 points a piece in the playoffs so far. But don’t ever count out the Red Wings, even if [...]