Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins skated away with the 2011 XM NHL Hardest Shot crown after firing a rocket that set the radar guns off at 105.9 MPH.
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NHL All Star Draft results
Posted on January 29 2011 by J. Donetelli.
The NHL All Star Game has a new format and last night the league completed their first ever draft to determine teams. The complete results of the draft are here and yes teammates will be playing against each other on Sunday.
NHL player suing for Jew bashing
Posted on January 26 2011 by J. Donetelli.
Hockey player Jason Bailey is suing the NHL Anaheim Ducks for an undisclosed wheelbarrow full of cash for what his legal people referred to as multiple “verbal anti-Semitic attacks.”
Anniversary of first black player in NHL
Posted on January 19 2011 by J. Donetelli.
On January 18, 1956, Willie O’Ree laced up his skates as a member of the Boston Bruins to become the first African-American player to compete on an NHL sheet of ice but much has changed since then.
Crosby extends streak in 3-2 OT win
Posted on December 24 2010 by Michael Hoffman.
In a preview of the 2011 NHL Winter Classic game, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a shootout and if you’re a hockey fan, you have to love what you saw last night.
Ex-NHL players interrogated for KHL brawl
Posted on December 19 2010 by Tom Ferda.
While there was a push for two ex-NHL players to face a Russian court on charges, two opposing players were left with concussions from the brawl.
NHL players design Christmas cards
Posted on December 13 2010 by J. Donetelli.
If you’re feeling the Christmas spirit and want to send a friend or relative a card with a Thrashers’ Santa sucker-punching a Capitals Santa in the jaw, then get down to Philips Arena and make a donation.
Oldest team in NHL is dominating again
Posted on December 04 2010 by Tom Ferda.
NHL GM’s, here’s the winning formula. Get players to agree to skate for millions less per season than they can get somewhere else. Yeah, good luck with that, unless your Ken Holland running the team in Hockeytown.
Pavelec shuts the door on Capitals
Posted on November 20 2010 by Tom Ferda.
In his first start against the Capitals since his collapse on the ice opening night, Ondrej Pavelac stonewalled the NHL’s best team turning aside all 29 shots he faced for a 5-0 shutout.
Kovalchuk shootout attempt (blooper VIDEO)
Posted on November 11 2010 by J. Donetelli.
Here’s the video of the botched shootout attempt by Ilya Kovalchuk that put the Devils on the losing end of a 5-4 game. Would have been better to trip, at least he could have blamed the ice.