Mike Keenan is Vladimir Lenin in gloriously weird KHL promo (Video) Like David Hasselhoff in Germany and “Terminator: Genisys” in China, Mike Keenan is kinda a big deal in Russia. He hasn’t coached in the NHL since splitting with the Calgary Flames in 2009, but Keenan has been with Magnitogorsk Metallurg in the Kontinential Hockey League for the last three years. He won the Gagarin Cup in … [Read more...]

Report: Kane meets with police investigators Updates have been few and far between in the ongoing investigation around Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane. However, Kane and his attorney, Paul Cambria, recently met with investigators from the Hamburg Police Department and Erie County District Attorney's office according to the Buffalo News. Kane is accused of raping a woman in his home, according … [Read more...]

Marek Vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Rich Hammond on LA Kings; Crosby with Kessel LISTEN HERE! [And if that doesn't work, try here.] It's a Wednesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Star: Rich Hammond tells us what is going on with the Los Angeles Kings.  • Sidney Crosby will reportedly start the season … [Read more...]

Christian Ehrhoff, concussion casualty or market inefficiency? (Trending Topics) It was easy to write Christian Ehrhoff's signing with the Pittsburgh Penguins last summer off as a byproduct of a bizarre system.  He had been a compliance buyout for Buffalo, but that appeared to be unrelated to his level of play, which was strong for a $4 million cap hit. Instead it seemed wholly tied to the … [Read more...]

Report: Wild assistant Sydor enters treatment Minnesota Wild assistant coach Darryl Sydor has voluntarily entered the NHL/NHL Players' Association Substance Abuse/Behavioral Health Program according to Michael Russo of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Sydor, who was arrested Aug. 20 on suspicion of driving drunk with his 12-year-old son in the car, checked into an inpatient treatment facility in … [Read more...]

Fantasy Hockey: Ranking the NHL forwards for 2015-16 Dobber Hockey launched in 2005 and Dobber and his staff have hitched their wagons to Puck Daddy to preach fantasy hockey to the Yahoo! masses since 2009. By Demetri Fragopoulos Are you going to be that guy? ‎You know, the one who talks hockey all the time whether it is in the lunch room, standing in line for coffee, or while working out in … [Read more...]

Russia fined for leaving ice during Canadian anthem, being big babies After losing to a star-studded Canadian team – including nemesis Sidney Crosby, forever the Joe Montana to Ovechkin’s Dan Marino – Russia’s IIHF world championships team had two choices: Stand there respectfully as the Canadian anthem played, like teams do in dozens of other tournaments each season; or leave the ice like … [Read more...]

NHL players share championship weekend with golfer Jason Day James Wisniewski, Jared Boll and Brandon Dubinsky are unabashed Jason Day golf groupies.  Last weekend when the Central Ohio resident was in contention on the last day of the PGA Championship, they boarded a chartered plane Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, where all three are training for the summer, and flew to Whistling Straits Golf … [Read more...]