Hockey

Jul 9, 2009

We take our hockey jerseys pretty seriously around here, so it was with much consideration and deliberation that I decided to make my first personalized NHL jersey a New Jersey Devils' Claude Lemieux No....

Jul 9, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• Last day in Santa Monica,...

Jul 9, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• Last day in Santa Monica,...

Jul 9, 2009

Over the next 24 hours, the words "classy" and "respected" will be the two most used words in describing Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic. A few hours from now, Sakic will announce...

Jul 8, 2009

Still doing the Y! Sports meeting thing in LA, but a few thoughts on recent happenings ...• Naturally, Chicago Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon is getting filleted over the team's rump-covering after its...

Jul 8, 2009

Still doing the Y! Sports meeting thing in LA, but a few thoughts on recent happenings ...• Naturally, Chicago Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon is getting filleted over the team's rump-covering after its...

Jul 8, 2009

Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, e-mail a photo to us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com...

Jul 8, 2009

"Our goal is to make the playoffs next year, we're going to have to make some changes to do it. We're going to be a different team.'"I like a lot of hitting. I like a lot of fighting. We have...

Jul 8, 2009

Washington Capitals winger Alexander Ovechkin is a lot of things: crossover superstar, MVP, entertainer, ambassador, promoter of cheap haircuts. As President Barack Obama revealed earlier this week, we...

Jul 8, 2009

"Our goal is to make the playoffs next year, we're going to have to make some changes to do it. We're going to be a different team.'"I like a lot of hitting. I like a lot of fighting. We have...

Jul 7, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. -Adrian Dater confirms that...

Jul 7, 2009

Those "Battle of Pennsylvania" match-ups are going to be fun for close to the next decade, eh? The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that Chris Pronger has signed a multi-year extension with...

Jul 7, 2009

On July 1 at 9:59 p.m., winger Martin Havlat became one of the first NHL players to publically comment on his own free-agent signing via Twitter when he left the Chicago Blackhawks for the Minnesota Wild:...

Jul 7, 2009

(Ed. Note: I'm in Santa Monica for the next few days to check in with Y! HQ, so the posting schedule will be lighter than usual on Tuesday and Wednesday. Quality over quantity, of course: There's a must-read...

Jul 7, 2009

While his brother Bobby and nephew Brett are known as the outspoken members of the Hull family, Dennis was the comedian. A five-time All-Star, Dennis has a pretty decent career in his 14 years in the National...

Jul 6, 2009

A few moves of note this afternoon, all involving the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens in one way or another.• After being "signed" on several occasions during the Free Agent Frenzy...

Jul 6, 2009

A few moves of note this afternoon, all involving the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens in one way or another.• After being "signed" on several occasions during the Free Agent Frenzy...

Jul 6, 2009

As we've covered before, EA Sports' NHL 10 is going to feature a slew of enhancements on what's already considered one of the best hockey titles on the market: first-person fighting, board play and some...

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Gone too soon: athletes whose lives -- and careers -- have ended tragically

Jul 6, 2009

Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.• Huzzah! The Detroit Red...

Jul 6, 2009

Salary arbitration is such a wonderful convention. It's a safety zone for defamation of character, as team executives present the awful (and often times completely exaggerated) truth about their own players...

Jul 6, 2009

Montreal Canadiens GM Bob Gainey restated the obvious again this morning on CJAD Radio, telling the host that winger Alexei Kovalev will not be back with Montreal next season.Just as he did last week during...

Jul 6, 2009

Salary arbitration is such a wonderful convention. It's a safety zone for defamation of character, as team executives present the awful (and often times completely exaggerated) truth about their own players...

Jul 6, 2009

There's always been something yucky about purchasing a championship ring at a memorabilia auction. Not to get all Mikey from "The Goonies" here, but it's someone else's dream; yet circumstances...