NHL
NHL free agency & moves tracker
Keep up to date with the changing face of your favourite NHL team, as well as their rivals, with this list of important new signings, contract extensions, trades and buyouts since the last day of the regular season on April 28.
NHL
The Gretzky Trade: By the numbers
With the benefit of a quarter century of hindsight, we can look back at "The
Trade" of Aug. 9, 1988 and evaluate the deal that sent
Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings.
NHL
Birthday Bio: Maurice "Rocket" Richard
CBCSports.ca wants to wish a happy birthday to athletes and those
other individuals involved in the sports world that left a lasting
legacy on their game. Today would be the 92nd birthday of Maurice
Richard, one of the NHL's first superstars and cultural icons.
MLB
Birthday Bio: Dave Stieb
CBCSports.ca periodically wishes a happy birthday to athletes and others involved in the sports world that have left a lasting legacy on their game. Today, we say "Happy 56th" to Dave Stieb, the only pitcher in Blue Jays history to record a no-hitter.
NHL
Birthday Bio: Bryan Trottier
CBCSports.ca periodically wishes a happy birthday to athletes and others involved in the sports world that have left a lasting legacy on their game. Today, we say "Happy 57th" to Bryan Trottier, one of the NHL's most decorated centremen.
MLB
Great MLB All-Star Game moments
The best baseball players from around the majors take the field tonight at the 2013 All-Star Game at New York's Citi Field. Fans will be in for a treat if this year's game has even one moment like any of these Midsummer classic highlights.
MLB
Blue Jays 2013 all-stars' top moments
Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Brett Cecil (and maybe Steve Delabar) will represent Canada's only major league team at the 2013 MLB All-Star Game at New York's Citi Field next week. Take a look at the Jays All-Stars' most memorable moments of the season.
NHL
5 things to expect from a Tim Thomas return
After a full season off from the NHL, the agent for Tim Thomas says his client is gauging interest in a return to the league. If the sometimes controversial, always entertaining goaltender does decide to come back, here's a list of things we can look forward to.
NHL
The Package: NHL draft class of 2013
All eyes will be on the top three projected picks at the NHL Entry Draft on Sunday. Before their names are called to join their new NHL clubs on stage in New Jersey, see the top highlights of Nathan MacKinnon, Seth Jones, and Jonathan Drouin.
MLB
5 reasons we'll miss Munenori Kawasaki
Munenori Kawasaki, the Blue Jays' sparkplug of a shortstop, was optioned to triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday as Jose Reyes returns form injury. Take a look back at how the colourful Japanese player captured the hearts of Jays fans.
NHL
The 2013 NHL season in review
The 2013 NHL season started late, but it sure finished strong. From the end of the lockout in January, to Jonathan Toews lifting the Stanley Cup in late June, take a look back at the most memorable moments of the season.
NHL
John Tortorella's best rants
In the spirit of helping the Canucks, their fans, and the Vancouver media prepare for what's coming, we look back at some of coach John Tortorella's more colourful moments.
Playoffs 2013
Stanley Cup Playoffs: 2013 Overtime Heroes
There's nothing quite as exciting as an overtime goal...except when that goal comes in a Stanley Cup playoff game. Enjoy watching some of the dramatic finishes of the 2013 edition of the NHL's post-season.
NBA
LeBron James & Game 7: A brief history
Monday night's game at American Airlines Arena will mark the fourth Game 7 in the career of LeBron James. What better time to look back at how the reigning NBA MVP has performed under the intense spotlight in do-or-die scenarios?
NHL
Patrick Roy's memorable Mile High City moments
The newest coach of the Colorado Avalanche already has quite the legacy in Denver. Take a look back at Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy's highlights (and lowlights) with the Avs.
Playoffs 2013
Stanley Cup Playoffs: 2013 Suspensions
The hardest hits in the NHL usually come around playoff time, but some
of those hits are on the wrong side of what's considered legal. Take a
look at the plays that the league has deemed punishable by suspension in
this year's Stanley Cup playoffs.
Playoffs 2013
Goalie misadventures in the Stanley Cup playoffs
Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick gave up an OT winner in Game 1 in St. Louis on Tuesday night after some less-than-stellar puck-handling, but he's not the first goalie to be guilty of shoddy stick-handling in the playoffs.
Playoffs 2013
NHL playoffs: West goalie storylines
These are the goaltenders of the Western Conference who have helped (or
even carried) their teams into the post-season, how they got here, and
some of their best work from the lockout shortened season of 2013.
Playoffs 2013
NHL playoffs: East goalie storylines
These are the goaltenders of the Eastern Conference who have helped (or
even carried) their teams into the post-season, how they got here, and
some of their best work from the lockout-shortened season of 2013.
Playoffs 2013
Pick the 1st-round NHL playoff winners
The first round will whittle the 16 teams vying for the Stanley Cup down to a mere eight. Which teams will survive their first seven-game series and make it to the conference semis?
Playoffs 2013
NHL playoff matchups & schedules
The matchups for the Stanley Cup playoffs are all set. Find out which teams are ready to clash in the post-season.
NHL
Top 5 NHL bench battles
Stephen Gionta getting turfed from the Florida Panthers bench on Saturday inspired us to take a look back at other times when the action on the ice has spilled over into the bench area:
Playoffs 2013
So you've made the playoffs: A refresher for Leafs fans
We revisit some of the top moments in recent (yes, we're applying a very loose definition in this case) Maple Leafs playoff history as Toronto has clinched its first post-season berth since 2004.
NHL
Steve Ott: Professional nuisance on skates
Gritty. Agitating. In your face. All apt descriptions of Buffalo Sabres forward Steve Ott; but this past week he may have taken these terms (especially the 'in your face' part) to a new level.
NHL
Ilya Bryzgalov's Greatest Hits
With Ilya Bryzgalov's latest off-the-wall comments, this time stating his opinion on Long Island's beaches, we decided to revisit some of the colourful goaltender's best soundbites over his 11 seasons in the NHL.
NHL
The Package: Vote for the goal of the year
With the 2013 NHL season quickly coming to a close, we look back at the
performances of the seven young players we followed through the lockout,
training camp and the shortened season to ask you: Who among them scored
the best highlight-reel goal?
NHL
Did You See That? Sidney Crosby takes puck to the face
It's safe to assume that Sidney Crosby must feel a bit wary every time he faces the New York Islanders.
NHL
The Package: Mark Scheifele
He didn't make the Winnipeg Jets roster this season, but Mark Scheifele has been putting on a show in the OHL.
Memorable bench-clearing brawls in sports
After the Canadian and Mexican entries at the World Baseball Classic tangled over the weekend, we look back at some other testy exchanges between sports teams.
MLB
Birthday Bio: Joe Carter
Today we say "Happy 53rd" to Joe Carter, the Toronto Blue Jays' World Series hero.
Memorable 'I Quit' moments in sports
Golfer Rory McIlroy is the newest member of an infamous group of athletes after walking off
the course during the second round of the Honda Classic last Friday.
NHL
Notable NHL suspensions in 2013
Watch the hits, get the explanations from NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan, and tell us whether or not the league made the right call on a case-by-case basis.
MLB
Birthday Bio: Matt Stairs
CBCSports.ca wants to wish a happy birthday to athletes and others involved in the sports world who left a lasting legacy on
their games or are responsible for moments still talked about. Today, we say "Happy 45th" to Matt Stairs, a Canadian baseball player known for coming up big in the clutch.
NHL
The Package: Mika Zibanejad
Injury after injury (after injury) has decimated what was supposed to be the core of the Ottawa Senators' lineup this year. Fortunately, the reserves were well prepared.
NHL
Did You See That? Jonathan Drouin vs. everyone
Jonathan Drouin has a wonderful pair of hands and a nose for the net --
and he let the Acadie-Bathurst Titan know it with a boatload of dekes
and a sweet pass in Halifax on Sunday:
NHL
The Package: Nazem Kadri
It may have taken longer than he had liked, but Nazem Kadri is a full-time Toronto Maple Leaf. Finally.
NHL
Top 5 NHL goalie gaffes
Cam Ward isn't the first goalie to be victimized by a bouncing puck, and he won't be the last.After Max Pacioretty found the back of the net with a tricky shot from the red line, it brought back memories of past bad breaks for NHL 'tenders, which we present for your approval (and as a nightmare generator for goalies everywhere) here.
NHL
A brief history of the Canucks-Blackhawks rivalry
The Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks have proven that bad blood may be bred from intense playoff meetings, but it doesn't disappear once the regular season starts up.
NHL
Did You See That? Jake Allen robs the Flames
It may have only been the second start of his NHL career, but Jake Allen made a save against the Calgary Flames on Friday that he and many others will remember for a long time to come.
NHL
Marian Hossa vs. Raffi Torres
It's been nearly 10 months since Marian Hossa was stretchered off the ice at the United Center and Raffi Torres was banished with a 25-game suspension. We examine the two players and what they will bring to the game tonight when the 'Hawks meet the 'Yotes.
NHL
Did You See That? Bad night for NHL refs
It was a bad night to be a "zebra" in the NHL as two referees were felled by shots to the head. Is it time for refs to wear more protective equipment during games?
NHL
The Package: Zack Kassian vs. Nail Yakupov
As the Edmonton Oilers host the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night, we check in with both Nail Yakupov and Zack Kassian to see what they've been up to in the first two weeks of the season.
Athletes
Brady Leman
Career highlights: Finished 2nd in FIS World Cup overall standings in 2011-12; 5-time FIS World Cup podium finisher; 2-time FIS World Cup winner.
Athletes
Women's Hockey Team
Team highlights: Olympic gold medallists in 2002, 2006, 2010; Olympic silver medallists in 1998; 10-time world champions.
Athletes
Men's Hockey Team
Team highlights: 8-time Olympic gold medallists (with NHL players in 2002, 2010); 24-time world champions.
Athletes
Mark McMorris
Career highlights: Silver medallist in slopestyle at 2013 world championships; FIS World Cup slopestyle winner at Calgary in 2010; 3-time X Games gold medallist (2 slopestyle, 1 big air); 2-time X Games silver medallist (1 slopestyle, 1 big air).
Athletes
Spencer O'Brien
Career highlights: 2013 world champion in slopestyle; 3-time X Games medallist in slopestyle.
Athletes
Maelle Ricker
Career highlights: 2010 Olympic gold medallist; 2013 world champion; 2005 world bronze medallist; 2-time X Games gold medallist; 2-time X Games bronze medallist.
Athletes
Erik Guay
Career highlights: 2011 world champion in downhill; 2009-10 FIS World Cup super-G season champion; finished 3rd in 2006-07 FIS World Cup downhill season standings; 19-time FIS World Cup podium finisher; 3-time FIS World Cup event winner (2 super-G, 1 downhill).
Athletes
Mikael Kingsbury
Career highlights: 2011-12 FIS World Cup moguls season champion; silver medallist in dual moguls at 2011 world championships; bronze medallist in moguls at 2011 world championships; 14-time FIS World Cup event winner (11 moguls, 3 dual moguls).
Athletes
Rosalind Groenewoud
Career highlights: 2011 world champion in halfpipe; 2012 X Games gold medallist in superpipe; 4-time X Games medallist in superpipe; 6-time FIS World Cup podium finisher in halfpipe; won FIS World Cup halfpipe event in Kreischberg in 2011; finished 2nd in FIS World Cup halfpipe season standings in 2010-11 and 2011-12.
Athletes
Devon Kershaw
Career highlights: 2011 world champion in team sprint; finished 2nd in 2011-12 FIS World Cup overall standings; 2-time FIS World Cup event winner (both in 2012); 9-time FIS World Cup podium finisher.
Athletes
Kaillie Humphries
Career highlights: 2010 Olympic gold medallist in two-woman event; 2-time world champion (2012 and '13); 7-time world championship medallist; won 8 consecutive events spanning parts of 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.
Athletes
Christine Nesbitt
Career highlights: 2010 Olympic gold medallist (1,000m); 2006 Olympic silver medallist (team pursuit); 2011 sprint world championships gold medallist; 2012 sprint world championships silver medallist; silver medallist at 2011 world allround championships; bronze medallist at 2012 world allround championships; 7-time world single-distance championships gold medallist; 11-time world single-distance championships medallist.
Athletes
Charles Hamelin
Career highlights: 2-time Olympic gold medallist in 2010 (500m, 500m relay); 2006 Olympic silver medallist (5,000m relay); 7-time world champion (3 individual, 4 relay); 21-time world championships medallist (15 individual, 6 relay).
Athletes
Patrick Chan
Career highlights: 2-time men's world champion (2011, 2012); 2-time world silver medallist (2009, 2010); 2-time Grand Prix Final champion (2011, 2012); 7-time Grand Prix champion; 6-time Canadian champion (2008-2013); finished 5th in only Olympic appearance in 2010.
Athletes
Virtue & Moir
Career highlights: 2010 Olympic ice dance champions; 2-time world champions (2010, 2012); 7-time Grand Prix champions; 5-time Canadian champions (2008-10, 2012-13).
Athletes
Alexandra Pretorius
Career highlights: 3-time FIS Grand Prix podium finisher; Won FIS Grand Prix event at Courchevel in 2012; 2-time FIS Cup podium finisher; hopes to compete in Olympic debut of women's ski jumping in Sochi.
NFL
49ers' Jim Harbaugh latest coach to 'freak out'
Tense moments during important games bring out both the best and worst in some people. In this case, we examine the worst. 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh's tantrum on Sunday wasn't just entertaining, it ushered him into a prestigious club of fellow bench bosses that have lost their cool.
NHL
The Package: Ready for the NHL?
As NHL training camps open up, we check in with some young stars on Canadian clubs and predict what we can expect from them;
whether they will crack an NHL roster, or remain with their current
team to develop their game in the AHL or junior hockey ranks.
NHL
In Case You Forgot: Notable NHL off-season moves
After a lockout wiped out much of the talk (and excitement) of hockey
from the summer until the late fall, you may be a bit rusty on the
whereabouts of some players around the league, or how your favourite
team's rivals have reshaped this year.
NHL
The Package: Mark Scheifele
We at CBCSports.ca will be keeping an eye on the next generation of
NHL stars on Canada's seven clubs, whether they're working on the "farm"
in the AHL or honing their game overseas, waiting for the end of the
lockout.
The Package: Zack Kassian
Today, we check in with Vancouver Canucks dose of sandpaper-on-the-wing Zack
Kassian, who has done his part with the Chicago Wolves by racking up penalty minutes while still finding the back of the net.
Canadian Athlete of the Weekend: Kaillie Humphries
Every Monday, the CBCSports.ca team will pick one Canadian athlete
that excelled on the international stage over the weekend. This week's
winner is Kaillie Humphries, whose dominance in bobsleigh saw her pick
up a sixth-straight World Cup win.
NHL
The Package: Nazem Kadri
Despite the scrutiny Nazem Kadri has faced during his time in Toronto,
the Maple Leafs' first- round pick in 2009 has left a lasting mark... well, at
least until someone on the Leafs' farm club notches five assists in a
single game.
Canadian Athlete of the Weekend: Georges St-Pierre
Every Monday, the CBCSports.ca team will pick one Canadian athlete
that excelled on the international stage over the weekend. This week's
winner is UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
NHL
The Package: Sven Baertschi
We at CBCSports.ca will be keeping an eye on the next generation of
NHL stars on Canada's seven clubs, whether they're working on the "farm"
in the AHL or honing their game overseas, waiting for the end of the
lockout.
Canadian Athlete of the Weekend: Patrick Chan
Every Monday, the CBCSports.ca team will pick one Canadian athlete that excelled on the international stage over the weekend. This week's winner is men's figure skater Patrick Chan, who picked up a gold medal in Moscow at the Rostelecom Cup Grand Prix event.
NHL
The Package: Nail Yakupov
The last time we checked in with Nail Yakupov, the Edmonton Oilers first
overall pick in the 2012 entry draft was playing in the KHL during the
lockout. Well, he's baaaaaaaack.
NHL
Birthday Bio: Alexei Yashin
Alexei Yashin was (and still is) a skilled hockey
player, but his legacy in the NHL won't be his play as much as his frequent decision not to play.
NHL
The Package: Mark Scheifele
We at CBCSports.ca
will be keeping an eye on the next generation of NHL stars on Canada's
seven clubs, whether they're working on the "farm" in the AHL or honing
their game overseas while waiting for the end of the lockout.We'll
periodically check in with these players throughout the 2012-13 season,
no matter what league they'll be lacing up their skates in. In this
edition, the Winnipeg Jets' Mark Scheifele.
NHL
The Package: Nazem Kadri
We at CBCSports.ca
will be keeping an eye on the next generation of NHL stars on Canada's
seven clubs, whether they're working on the "farm" in the AHL or honing
their game overseas, waiting for the end of the lockout.We'll
periodically check in with these players throughout the 2012-13 season,
no matter what league they'll be lacing up their skates in. In this
edition, the Toronto Maple Leafs' Nazem Kadri.
The Package: Sven Baertschi
We at CBCSports.ca will be keeping an eye on the next generation of NHL
stars on Canada's seven clubs, whether they're working on the "farm" in
the AHL or honing their game overseas, waiting for the end of the
lockout.We'll periodically check in with these players
throughout the 2012-13 season, no matter what league they'll be lacing
up their skates in. In this edition, the Calgary Flames' Sven Baertschi.
The Package: Jarred Tinordi
We at CBCSports.ca
will be keeping an eye on the next generation of NHL stars on Canada's
seven clubs, whether they're working on the "farm" in the AHL or honing
their game overseas, waiting for the end of the lockout.We'll
periodically check in with these players throughout the 2012-13 season,
no matter what league they'll be lacing up their skates in. In this
edition, we take a peek at the Montreal Canadiens hulking young
defenceman, Jarred Tinordi.
NHL
The Package: Mika Zibanejad
An NHL lockout means that some of the youngsters ready to shine are
relegated to playing elsewhere. That doesn't mean they aren't growing
and developing into the stars of tomorrow.We at CBCSports.ca
will be keeping an eye on the next generation of NHL stars on Canada's
seven clubs, whether they're working on the "farm" in the AHL or honing
their game overseas, waiting for the end of the lockout.We'll
periodically check in with these players throughout the 2012-13 season,
no matter what league they'll be lacing up their skates in. We continue
our series with Mika Zibanejad.
NHL
The Package: Zack Kassian
An NHL lockout means that some of the youngsters ready to shine are relegated to playing elsewhere. That doesn't mean they aren't growing and developing into the stars of tomorrow.We at CBCSports.ca will be keeping an eye on the next generation of NHL stars on Canada's seven clubs, whether they're working on the "farm" in the AHL or honing their game overseas, waiting for the end of the lockout.
NHL
The Package: Nail Yakupov
An NHL lockout means that some of the youngsters ready to shine are relegated to playing elsewhere. That doesn't mean they aren't growing and developing into the stars of tomorrow.We at CBCSports.ca will be keeping an eye on the next generation of NHL stars on Canada's seven clubs, whether they're working on the "farm" in the AHL or honing their game overseas, waiting for the end of the lockout.
NHL
NHL 2012-13: What we were expecting in the West
The puck was supposed to drop on the 2012-13 NHL season tonight.Here's a quick look at how the Western Conference teams might have stacked up had the season started on time.
NHL
NHL 2012-13: What we were expecting in the East
The puck was supposed to drop on the 2012-13 NHL season tonight.Here's a quick look at how the Eastern Conference teams might have stacked up had the season started on time.
The best & worst sports anthems
The time between whistles at sporting events aren't always reserved
for advertisements, or cheerleaders armed with t-shirt guns. It's
supposed to be time to rile up the crowd, to actually enforce the
signage around a sports stadium to "MAKE SOME NOISE," and create some
home field/ice/sheet/pitch advantage.And what is the key to uniting a crowd of strangers behind a sports team? Music.
Olympics2012
Olympic Hot Sheet: Wins equals medals edition
The Canadian women's soccer team, as well as two Canadian boxers, can guarantee a medal with wins on Monday, a day in which veteran Olympic medallists Adam van Koeverden and Alexandre Despatie also compete.
Olympics2012
Olympics Hot Sheet: Medals of every colour
Canadian athletes put on a show for fans on Day 8 of the London Olympics, picking up three medals (including the country's first gold) and showing plenty of heart along the way.
Olympics2012
Olympic Hot Sheet: Let the Games begin again
Some say the Summer Games aren't truly underway until the start of the track and field events, so if that's the case, the London Games "officially" started on Friday.It's too bad for Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, B.C., that the start of the Games was also the finish, and it came without a medal. The burly shot putter failed to make the podium but placed top five in his event.
Olympics2012
Alexander the Gr8 does #TheGames
One of the NHL's biggest superstars is spending part of his off-season
as an amateur photographer/social media maven at the London Olympics.
Birthday Bio: Steve Podborski
CBCSports.ca wants to wish a happy birthday to athletes and those
other individuals involved in the sports world that left a lasting
legacy on their game. Today, we say "Happy 55th" to Steve Podborski,
member of Canada's famed "Crazy Canucks" and this country's chef de
mission at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Best & worst athletes turned actors
While the Summer Games come just once every four years, there is always one constant during this balmy season: blockbuster movies. But athletics and the dramatic arts aren't mutually exclusive, as shown by our list featuring the best and worst thespian-jocks.
Birthday Bio: Claude Lemieux
If he was on your team, you loved him. As for players on the
NHL's 29 other teams, well, let's just say Claude Lemieux won't be overwhelmed with
birthday cards from former opponents.
Birthday Bio: Spud Webb
Anthony Jerome "Spud" Webb is an inspiration to basketball players everywhere who were told they were too small to play, let alone dunk.
MLS
Toronto FC vs. Toronto FC
Joao Plata's preemptive social media farewell is the latest in a staggering amount of self-inflicted black eyes suffered by the Toronto FC.
Nalbandian's kick the latest in 'athlete vs. official' moments
David Nalbandian's disqualification at the final of the Queen's Club in London on Sunday is just
the latest incident in long line of athletes and officials mixing it up
(whether on purpose or inadvertently) and will live forever
in infamy, if not on YouTube.
LA vs NJ
Cup final goalies have had their share of playoff highs & lows
The two starting goalies of this year's Stanley Cup finalists have hit amazing highs and most likely felt lower than low at different points in the 2012 post-season.
NYR VS OTT
Did You See That: Spezza hit high by Staal
The Ottawa Senators' Jason Spezza left Game 4 of his team's series with New York after receiving a high hit from Rangers' defenceman Marc Staal.
PHX VS CHI
Did You See That: Marian Hossa leaves Game 3 on a stretcher
The Blackhawks' Marian Hossa left the ice on a stretcher on Tuesday in
Chicago after taking a hit from the Phoenix Coyotes' Raffi Torres.
Hockey Night in Canada
Did You See That: Giroux, Crosby as dance partners
Not much is known about Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby's
ability to dance, but he chose to tango with Philadelphia Flyers sniper
Claude Giroux on Sunday.
NSH VS DET
Did You See That: The Mule harpoons a Predator
It's only the third game of the playoffs for Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings, but if you look at the wear and tear his face has taken (black eye, nose stuffed with gauze for Game 2), you'd think it was the final round. So maybe all that abuse is why he was so steamed and quite liberal with the use of his stick when Nashville's David Legwand tried to slow him up from the wrong side of the Predators' bench on Sunday afternoon in Detroit.
NYR VS OTT
Did You See That: Carkner, Dubinsky tossed from Game 2
Madison Square Garden, the 'world's most famous arena,' has seen its
fair share of fights, and anyone looking at the starting lineups for Game 2 of the the
Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers series on Saturday night knew they might see a scrap or two
(or three).
First Round
An anthem for Canadian hockey fans
From our friends at CBC's Irrelevant Show,
a song for Canadian hockey fans -- especially if your team recently lost
in the Stanley Cup finals. (We're talking to you, Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa and Vancouver.)
First Round
Did You See That: Ilya Bryzgalov's fear of bears
While the Pittsburgh Penguins may or may not have been aware of his bear-phobia, hanging three goals on Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov in the first period may have been the best way to make him feel edgy about penguins wearing skates.
NHL
Western Conference goalie storylines
Arguably the most important position on a hockey team, the role of the goaltender is not one to be taken lightly (right, Ilya Bryzgalov?). While the team itself has its own story of how it got to the playoffs, there is a spotlight shining - at times blindingly - in the blue paint.
In this edition, we present the tales of the goaltenders of the Western Conference.
NHL
Eastern Conference goalie storylines
Arguably the most important position on a hockey team, the role of the goaltender is not one to be taken lightly (right, Ilya Bryzgalov?). While the team itself has its own story of how it got to the playoffs, there is a spotlight shining - at times blindingly - in the blue paint.In this edition, we present the tales of the goaltenders of the Eastern Conference.
NHL
2012 NHL 1st round playoff matchups finalized
The NHL regular season came to a close on Saturday, finalizing the
playoff matchups. Here's how the teams stack up against one another.
NHL
Did You See That: Meltdown in Steeltown USA
If anyone forgot how much the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh
Penguins dislike one another, well - that person was the April Fool on Sunday.
The Flyers won 6-4, but not before a melee erupted with less than two
minutes
remaining, which included Peter Laviolette climbing onto the area separating the benches to give Penguins head coach Dan
Bylsma a piece of his mind - oh, and a Hulk Hogan impression from the Flyers' Scott Hartnell...to a Hulk Hogan impersonator.
NHL
Did You See That: Flyers' Simmonds scores off his face
Ask any player whose team is trailing 3-0 on home ice and they'd say they would lay their body on the line to get their team going and back into the game.Unfortunately for the Philadelphia Flyers' Wayne Simmonds, that interpretation became quite literal, as he took a puck off the face that deflected past Ottawa's Craig Anderson in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon.
NHL
Did You See That: Fight Night at Madison Square Garden
When the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils played on Feb. 7 at Madison Square Garden, the game started with two fights at the same time, just two seconds into the game.How do you top something like that?Easy. Three fights. In the first three seconds.
NHL
Did You See That: Boll, Bogosian deal devastating hits
Brendan Shanahan may have a busy Monday. At least two plays on
Sunday night may deserve a closer look by the NHL's disciplinarian, the
first being an 'illegal check to the head' penalty on Jared Boll for a
reverse elbow to the face of the Flames' Alex Tanguay that would have made Lex Luger proud.
NHL
Did You See That: Andrei Markov's bad luck continues
Missing a year and a half of hockey thanks to knee surgery, Andrei Markov played his first game since Nov. 13, 2011 on Saturday in Vancouver.
The fans of the Montreal Canadiens rejoiced - their power play quarterback had returned! Injury-free!
Well, sort of.
NHL
Did You See That: Boom goes the composite stick
Chris Neil's pretty (amazing, sick, alley-oop'ish, etc.) deflection goal
on Sunday night in Ottawa against the Islanders should have had a second assist added to
it - whoever manufactures defenceman Mark Streit's hockey stick.
NHL
Did You See That: NHL does the time warp, again
Every second counts in the NHL. Scratch that. Every millisecond counts.With this in mind, there seem to have been a multitude of last-gasp/second goals this season, but Sunday night's game in New York between the Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets marks the oddest disallowed goal via clock violation in some time.
NHL
Did You See That: Ref hit in face by puck
We may be telling you something you already know, but stripes and a
whistle won't grant you immunity to vulcanized rubber hurtling into your
face.
But a visor, well, that may help a little.
NHL
Numbers Game: Extra-time Tuesday
It seems as though there were at least a few teams around the NHL so rested from the all-star
break that they took it upon themselves to work as long as possible
when the 2011-12 season resumed on Tuesday.In this edition of
'Numbers Game,' we take a look at a night featuring plenty of extra
action for fans around the league and how teams and skaters stack up in
the shootout so far this season.
NHL
Numbers Game: Minnesota Minutemen
This week, we have a Wild rally that turned a deficit into a two-goal
lead in under a minute, plus the Red Wings red-hot record at Joe Louis
Arena and who the best shootout teams are so far this season.
NHL
Did You See That: Foligno's low hit on Phaneuf
The latest installment of the Battle of Ontario had its fair share of
pugnacious play, included amongst this was a moment that resulted in the Ottawa Senators'
Nick Foligno spending two minutes in the penalty box after a
hit on Maple Leafs' captain Dion Phaneuf.The question: Was the Foligno hit clipping, was it a hip check, and was it 'dirty?' Discuss.
NHL
Numbers Game: Shooting blanks
Three goalies held their opponents off the scoresheet on Monday night:
Jaroslav Halak vs. the Stars, Chris Mason vs. the Senators and Jimmy
Howard vs. the Sabres.
NHL
Top 5 NHL ASG slights of 2012
Not everyone can be an All-Star, but that hasn't stopped many in the Twitterverse from railing against the
selections because the apple of their hockey eye wasn't named to this
year's All-Star game in Ottawa.
NHL
Winter Classic: Rivalry memories, Part II
In part two of our mini-series on the history of the mutual loathing between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers franchises, current
Hockey Night in Canada analyst and former Rangers goaltender Glenn
Healy gives us his best memories of the clashes he took part in,
including playing in front of some very intense fans at the Philadelphia
Spectrum.
Justin Piercy
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