Women's Hockey Notebook: CWHL & Gongshow Gear; 'Stupid questions female hockey players get asked' @Burkie2020 on CWHL & NWHL: "If u want to make a difference vote with ur feet. Show up at their games!" #ctwickfest pic.twitter.com/MJAGLYyPEH— wickfest (@wickfest) November 27, 2015 LINE RUSHES 1. Puck Daddy reported the online broadcasting deal between the National Women's Hockey League … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Tippett wins 500th NHL game; OT and shootouts for everyone Shootouts!!!!! pic.twitter.com/YTD01nTcWm— Strombone (@strombone1) November 28, 2015 No. 1 Star: Brent Seabrook, Chicago Blackhawks Seabrook provided three assists in the Blackhawks regulation comeback and eventual overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks. Down 0-2 with 1:41 to go in the game, Marian Hossa scored a … [Read more...]

Dubinsky to have hearing for cross check to Crosby's head (Video) It took the Department of Player Safety nearly 10 hours to say that Matt Beleskey would not face supplemental discipline for his hit that resulted in Derek Stepan's broken ribs. Approximately three hours after Brandon Dubinsky cross-checked Sidney Crosby in the back of the head, DoPS released this Tweet: Columbus's Brandon … [Read more...]

Hit by Beleskey leaves Stepan out 'indefinitely' with broken ribs (Video) Following the New York Rangers 4-3 loss to the Boston Bruins, head coach Alain Vigneault had bad news for the Blueshirt faithful: Vigneault says Derek Stepan broke some ribs and is out indefinitely— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) November 27, 2015 Stepan broke his ribs after Matt Beleskey checked the Rangers forward into … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Dave Tippett wins 500th NHL game; Overtime and shootouts for everyone Shootouts!!!!! pic.twitter.com/YTD01nTcWm— Strombone (@strombone1) November 28, 2015 No. 1 Star: Brent Seabrook, Chicago Blackhawks Seabrook provided three assists in the Blackhawks regulation comeback and eventual overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks. Down 0-2 with 1:41 to go in the game, Maria Hossa … [Read more...]

Dubinsky to have hearing for cross check to Crosby's head It took the Department of Player Safety nearly 10 hours to say that Matt Beleskey would not face supplemental discipline for his hit that resulted in Derek Stepan's broken ribs. Approximately three hours after Brandon Dubinsky cross-checked Sidney Crosby in the back of the head, DoPS released this Tweet: Columbus's Brandon Dubinsky … [Read more...]

Dubinsky breaks stick cross-checking Crosby Sidney Crosby's greatest nemesis in recent years has been Brandon Dubinsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Dubinsky is always assigned to do whatever it takes to get Crosby off his game. He has been successful at times, and others not, but he may have taken things too far in Friday night's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. With Crosby trying to get … [Read more...]

Blackhawks stun hard-luck Ducks with late flurry The Chicago Blackhawks had goalie Corey Crawford pulled with just under three minutes to play in regulation. They trailed the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 and risked getting shut out for just the second time all season. Patrick Kane's shot at tying the record for longest point-scoring streak among American-born players also hung in the balance. As Crawford … [Read more...]

Huge If True: Where exactly is Travis Hamonic going? [Breaking down the plausibility of the week's biggest rumor.]  The Rumor There's no doubt that all of this is real. Unlike most NHL rumors, this started last week with a very concrete, “Travis Hamonic has asked for a trade” from Elliotte Friedman. He asked for it over the summer, and he asked for it for family-related reasons. These were … [Read more...]

What's wrong with the Carolina Hurricanes? (Trending Topics) Suppose there's a team that looks a lot like the Los Angeles Kings, from a statistical perspective. We're talking score-adjusted possession numbers that are among the best in the league; the ability to limit high-quality against them at some of the most impressive levels in recent years; maintaining elite numbers when it comes to … [Read more...]