Post Office Loses $5,000 in Hockey Cards
Mar 9, 2010 Hockey
A package containing 50 hockey cards valued at $5,000 disappeared in Canada’s postal system and an official said “it’s nowhere to be found.”
Leafs Acquire Chris Peluso At Trade Deadline
Mar 5, 2010 Hockey
The NHL trade deadline has come and gone without any huge deals, but Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke has made yet another solid move, snagging Penguins prospect Chris Peluso in exchange for a 6th round pick in the 2010 draft.
The NHL’s Momentum: Can They Keep it Going?
Mar 2, 2010 Hockey
On sunday, we saw what has to go down as one of the single greatest sporting contests in recent history. Today, the NHL starts back up. The question, of course, is whether the NHL, after receiving the ultimate advertisement, can find some way to carry that momentum forward. Given their recent (and not so recent, come to think of it), history, you
Hockey Teams to Replay Game From 1999?!?
Mar 1, 2010 Hockey
In 1999, two Metro Detroit area teams squared off in a heated hockey rivalry. Tied at 4-4, the game was headed for an epic ending until tragedy struck. A player took a skate to the jugular vein and almost bled out on the ice. Eerily similar to the Clint Malarchuk incident in a NHL game years ago.
U.S. Youth Takes on Finnish Experience [VIDEO]
Mar 1, 2010 Hockey
A day later, some are still stunned at how sound a thrashing the U.S. gave Finland in men’s hockey. I mean, it’s FINLAND. The AP analyzes how the game played out and how things just all fell in line for the young U.S. team.
Team Canada Slapshot Goes Right Through Net [Video]
Feb 26, 2010 Hockey
Shea Weber of Team Canada shot the puck so hard from the point against Germany it went right through the net and play continued for a few seconds before referees realized what happened.
Stephen Colbert Takes on The Russians in Bubble Hockey [Vid]
Feb 25, 2010 Hockey
Stephen Colbert was invited to the 2010 Games by NBC’s Dick Ebersol, and as usual, hilarity has ensued. Here’s Colbert challenging the Russians to an intense game of bubble hockey.
US Hockey: "We know we can beat anybody now."
Feb 23, 2010 Hockey
The United States could go into Wednesday’s hockey quarterfinals not only as a group winner but as the top-seeded team, something almost no one predicted when the tournament began.