Posted on March 10 2009 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA – Atlanta Thrashers forward Eric Boulton is also no stranger to fisticuffs. After recording 1,374 penalty minutes in 319 minor league games, Boulton journeyed his way to the NHL where he has established himself as one of the game’s respected enforcers. Recently, I sat down with the 7-year NHL veteran to get his feedback on the possibility of fight rule changes in the league.
Posted on March 09 2009 by Tom Ferda.
CHICAGO – Exclusive interview with Scotty Bowman. Every season there’s talk around the NHL about implementing stricter fight rules to clamp down on some of the game’s excessive violence. While many fans don’t mind seeing a little bit of blood stain the ice, the buzz about enforcing harsher fight rules has gained unprecedented momentum this year, and is fueled by two serious minor league incidents, one that resulted in death.
Posted on February 16 2009 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA – When you’re only 5-foot-7, it’s easy to fly under the radar. But after an impressive college career and an award-winning rookie season in professional hockey, Brett Sterling is proving that big things can come in small packages. Now, the California native is trying to prove he deserves a regular spot with the Atlanta Thrashers.
Posted on January 07 2009 by Tom Ferda.
The NHL has officially joined Mike Tyson and boxing when Ottawa Senators’ Jarkko Ruutu put a bite on an opposing player last night, literally. Although Ruutu denies clamping down on Buffalo Sabres Andrew Peters’ thumb, watch the video and join many others around the country who believe the contrary.
Posted on December 05 2008 by Tom Ferda.
NEW YORK – NHL player Chris Pronger has been suspended several times for high sticking or other violent injury-causing attacks on the ice and when Todd Bertuzzi jumped off the bench, sucker-punched opposing player Steve Moore, breaking his neck and ending his career, he was not required to get any anger management counseling, however Bettman is requiring Avery to because he made a crude remark about an ex.
Posted on December 04 2008 by Tom Ferda.
NEW YORK – The NHL allows players to stand toe-to-toe and beat the living shit out of each other, breaking noses, gashing cheeks then ‘disciplines them’ by letting them take a five minute break and sip water in an air-conditioned box.
Then they have the audacity to suspend a guy for suggesting his ex is a little bit slutty.
Posted on November 15 2008 by Tom Ferda.
MOSCOW – Regarding Alexei Cherepanov’s death, Russian officials originally reported that the arena medical defibrillator was faulty and it took an excessive amount of time for emergency personnel to respond to the incident.
Those accusations have changed over a course of time and the prosecutor in the case is keeping the criminal investigation open.
Posted on November 04 2008 by Sport Chick.
With the NHL season moving along at a steady pace, our Sports Chick thought it would be the perfect time to ask the question, “Will a Female Ever Break the Gender Barrier in the NHL?”
Manon Rheaume was a hot twenty-year-old goaltender best known for becoming the first woman to appear in one NHL game in Tampa during a preseason. This hot babe gained a bunch of attention for the feat and was offered a photo shoot in a men’s magazine.
Posted on October 23 2008 by Sport Chick.
The Alaskan guv has tried to sell herself as a hockey mom and that sell has hit a major mountain in the road. It was recently revealed that Palin has spent approximately $150,000 of donations on clothing, hair and make-up over the past few weeks for her campaign on a shopping spree at Saks Fifth and Neiman Marcus. How many “hockey Moms” do you know who shop at those two stores.
Posted on October 17 2008 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA – Martin Brodeur was a brick wall, robbing the Thrashers at point blank range on several occasions, stopping all 25 shots he faced, for the 97th shutout of his career.
The 36-year-old Brodeur is only 10 victories from Patrick Roy’s NHL record 551 and 6 shutouts away from Terry Sawchuk’s NHL record 103.