http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=At1TA8qmhC.dKnOOQcMMAy57vLYF?slug=ap-flyersshakeup&prov=ap&type=lgns They’ll get their chance after a dramatic Broad Street breakup Sunday that saw Clarke surprisingly resign in his second stint as GM and Hitchcock fired only a month after signing a new deal with the Flyers 1-6-1 and with the fewest points in the NHL. “I deeply regret not being able to bring the […]
Category Archives: Hockey
Yahoo! Sports – Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and more
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=Ah6hZUwNS_b742Fg8L1Uv1t7vLYF?slug=ap-redwings-yzerman&prov=ap&type=lgns Hockey’s two big headlines this morning couldn’t be further apart on the class spectrum. Ironically, both involve fan favourites, but that speaks to a class spectrum, too. First up, Leafs “enforcer” (read: thug who would do well to keep his helmet for daily use) has retired amidst rumours of an affair with heiress and […]
The Hockey Sweater – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_Sweater Last hockey Stumble for the night – I promise! You’d be hard pressed to find a Canadian who hasn’t seen The Hockey Sweater. You’d be even harder pressed to find one who doesn’t quote liberally from it when the title is mentioned. But who knew that this delightful little allegory for the Anglo/Qubec divide […]
Legend of the Octopus – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Octopus More hockey lore, this time illuminating the Detroit practice of throwing octopi on the ice during playoff runs. (And as usual, PETA has to step in and break up the fun.) Since 1952, because the tossing of octopuses is generally viewed as a successful symbol of good luck, the practice has persisted each year; […]
Stanley Cup – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup Without a doubt the most attractive and photogenic of professional sport’s trophies, the Stanley Cup. Tracing the evolution of The Cup from gift to de facto property of the NHL is interesting, but the real fun starts with the Anecdotes and Misadventures section…
Hartford Whalers – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_Bonanza I’ve been reading up on hockey history, mainly about now-defunct clubs. Following a link in the Whalers’ Wikipedia entry brought me to the Brass Bonanza – “one of the most distinctive, if maddening, bits of music in NHL history” – which is new to me but apparently very, very old to many others. (Surprising, […]
Yahoo! Sports – Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and more
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=Aiof3de5JDkkBSBZ_lPgf8tI2bYF?slug=ap-obit-geoffrion&prov=ap&type=lgns Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion, the hockey Hall of Famer credited with inventing the slap shot, died Saturday before his No. 5 jersey was to be retired by the Montreal Canadiens. Another of the greats from hockey’s golden age is gone, dying the day his number was to be retired. He leaves behind a winning […]
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http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/Hockey%27s-New-Rules.article.jpg I don’t bother much these days with the infographic, but I did love the Mark Messier line…