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Watch Mr. T Score a Goal From Center Ice at Chicago Blackhawks Game

Joe Student — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 03:41:55 +0000

Chicago Blackhawks’ fans are always into the game, from the national anthem to the final horn. Each home game, the Blackhawks have a multi-tiered “Shoot the Puck” competition which challenges celebrities and fans to shoot the puck into the goal from center ice. The catch: the net is totally blocked save for a few small [...]

Hockey Goalie Puts Taylor Swift Image On His Mask

Joe Student — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:02:15 +0000

Hockey goalie masks have evolved spectacularly since the days of the Jason Voorhees drab white shell. Country music was the inspiration for goalie Brody Hoffman of the University of Vermont. He has an image of Taylor Swift on one side of his hockey mask and Eric Church on the other.

Youth Hockey Coach Goes to Jail for Tripping Opposing Players

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:03:51 +0000

Martin Tremblay is going to spend some time in the legal system’s version of the penalty box. The youth hockey coach from Vancouver, Canada has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for tripping opposing players during a postgame handshake last summer. Pretty mean-spirited, eh? Tremblay, 48, went from coaching his son’s team to outright [...]

Watch a 9-Year-Old Boy Score an Incredible Winning Hockey Goal

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:55:53 +0000

Talk about your net winnings. Nine-year-old Tyson Greencorn won $5,000 after he made a shot from center ice during a charity hockey game in Canada last week. Never mind the stick was almost as big as he was. Never mind the PA announcer was leading a chant of his name with the whole arena looking [...]

Condor Breaks Loose At Minor League Hockey Game, Creates Havoc

Joe Student — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:55:43 +0000

Minor league hockey doesn’t always pack in the fans, especially in the desert climate of Bakersfield, Calif., where the hometown Condors sometimes resort to odd promotions and in-game entertainment, like setting a giant crazed bird loose in the arena. Prior to each home game, the Condors have a real, giant condor, which they uncage and [...]

Condor Goes Wild During a Hockey Game [VIDEO]

Big Jim — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:49:34 +0000

Bakersfield, California has a double-A hockey team called the Bakersfield Condors. And on Friday, they brought an actual condor out on the ice during the National Anthem. And of course it got loose.

Minor League Hockey Fight Turns Into Epic Bench-Clearing Brawl

Ben Chew — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:51:53 +0000

With the NHL officially back, it appears that minor league hockey will once again be taking a backseat to the professional league. They are probably a little upset and this video might be proof.

Over the weekend, an American Hockey League game between the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Rockford IceHogs provided an epic bench-clearing brawl for the world to enjoy

Would You Watch Hockey if the Lockout Ended Today? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:51:42 +0000

The NHL Lockout has cost hockey fans, and players, over 400 games, but could it soon be over? The NHL players and owners met for over 10 hours on Tuesday of this week, and reports say they are close to an agreement. So far, the lockout has seen the cancellation of 422 games, including the [...]

Watch 21,000 Teddy Bears Hit the Ice at a Holiday Hockey Event

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:20:51 +0000

There are all sorts of different traditions involving fans throwing things on the ice during hockey games. While most of them involve dead squid or fish, the Calgary Hitman have a much more cuddly tradition. Once a year, for the past nearly two decades, the WHL franchise has fans throw teddy bears on the ice [...]

Why Hockey Is The Best Sport Ever [VIDEO]

Nick Perkins — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:57:59 +0000

Hockey is the best sport ever. I don't really know anything about the game, other than what I've seen in Mighty Ducks movies, but if stuff like this happens all the time, it's got to be the greatest sport in the world. These kids are ten years old!!!

Twin Boys Who Pulled Hockey Shot Switcheroo Won't Get $50,000 Prize [VIDEO]

Andrea Rosen — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:00:05 +0000

A decision has been made in the case of twin brothers Nick and Nate Smith, who switched places to take a $50,000 shot at a charity hockey match last month. Whether they’d receive the prize money was in question when the family confessed that the twin who was called to participate was not the one who wound up taking the shot. Ultimately, officials decided not to award the family the money because of “legal implications.”

The River Remembers February 16, 2005- Hockey Season Got Cancelled!

Nick Perkins — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:51:30 +0000

Mmk so, unless you’re Canadian, hockey isn’t THAT huge of a deal to you. You’ll watch it if it’s on and nothing else is, but other than that…meh. But on this day in 2005, the entire world seemed to have it’s collective eye on the NHL, because it was decided that there would be no [...]