Hockey Hall of Fame 2015: 10 memorable moments from induction ceremony TORONTO – The Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed its Class of 2015 on a night that featured some touching speeches, a few chuckles and a lot of love for Steve Yzerman.  Here are 10 memorable moments from the induction speeches, as the Hall of Fame welcomed Detroit Red Wings greats Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov; defensive … [Read more...]

Penguins GM on Sidney Crosby struggles: ‘There’s certainly no concern’ TORONTO – Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford understands the concern.  Sidney Crosby has just seven points in 14 games, and just two goals. He’s also a minus-6. For his career, in the first 14 games of any season, Crosby has 60 goals and 117 assists and was a plus-22. This has led to a cottage industry of … [Read more...]

Flint Firebirds players quit team after coach is fired There’s a remarkable story playing out in junior hockey in which the Flint Firebirds of the OHL quit their team after their coach was fired. And it all seems to stem from nepotism.  As Yahoo Sports’ junior hockey blog Buzzing The Net reports, the Firebirds defeated Oshawa in an OHL game on Sunday, coming back and winning in overtime. … [Read more...]

Picks: Ducks will continue to roll vs. Coyotes The Anaheim Ducks take a four-game winning streak into Monday night's game. (USATSI) Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. Arizona Coyotes vs. Anaheim Ducks, 10 p.m. ET Will the real Anaheim Ducks please stand up? After starting the season with a miserable … [Read more...]

Maine goalie gets involved in scrum, serves own penalty (Video) Boston College swept their two-game series with Maine on Sunday thanks to a 2-0 shutout. Things got a little testy in the final minutes as a big scrum broke out behind the Black Bears’ net. A late jab trying to uncover a frozen puck caused emotions to get high, which soon saw Maine netminder Rob McGovern to get involved.  [Play … [Read more...]

Ales Hemsky boards Jonathan Ericsson; discipline coming? (Video) Jonathan Ericsson of the Detroit Red Wings had plenty of reason to be mad at Dallas Stars forward Ales Hemsky in the third period. First, Ericsson was boarded by Hemsky via a very bad hit. To matters worse, the officials only penalized the Red Wings defenseman because he retaliated, while Hemsky skated free.  Via Robert … [Read more...]

Zach Parise injury hurts capped out Wild The Minnesota Wild got what they needed on Saturday night after losing their best player to a “week to week” injury: Devan Dubnyk, pitching a 1-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning.  But it’s that “one goal” part that’s the concern. Parise has seven goals in 12 games this season, before a collision with James Neal of the Nashville Predators injured … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Ovechkin ties Fedorov, Flames snap Penguins win streak No. 1 Star: Jake Allen, St. Louis Blues Allen earned his seventh career shut-out on the back of a 45 save performance. The Blues power play went 2-for-3 against the Nashville Predators. Alexander Steen and Scott Gomez (!!) picked up 2 points a piece in St. Louis's 4-0 victory. No. 2 Star: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Ovechkin ties Federov, Flames snap Penguins win streak No. 1 Star: Jake Allen, St. Louis Blues Allen earned his seventh career shut-out on the back of a 45 save performance. The Blues power play went 2-for-3 against the Nashville Predators. Alexander Steen and Scott Gomez (!!) picked up 2 points a piece in St. Louis's 4-0 victory. No. 2 Star: Alexander Ovechkin, Washington … [Read more...]

Andrei Markov can't verbalize feelings, fires puck into Bruins bench (Video) The rivalry between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens over the past season or two has been less blood thirsty and more passive aggressive. But as the great LeVar Burton once said, "You don't have to take my word for it." Check out Andrei Markov in Saturday night's tilt, via Stanley Cup of Chowder: Yeah... … [Read more...]