Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon surprise boy battling cancer, have water gun fight (Video) Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon have been like Batman and Robin in Nova Scotia this summer, without the whole crime fighting thing. But they’re still using their powers for good. They’ve eaten at local restaurants. Served coffee at Tim Horton’s, and now this touching story via Global News. Bryan … [Read more...]
Leafs lowball Bernier; Bruins blame game; NHL last chance team (Puck Headlines)
Leafs lowball Bernier; Bruins blame game; NHL last chance team (Puck Headlines) 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. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. • Brad Richards’ son is hungry. Oh and look, there’s a silver chalice … [Read more...]
Why trading Shea Weber finally makes sense for Nashville
Why trading Shea Weber finally makes sense for Nashville Generally at various points during summers since 2012, the city of Nashville often heard noise from north of the border. The sounds came from cities (cough, Edmonton, cough) mentioning how the team in that area (the Oilers) would LOVE to trade pretty much everyone on its team for All-Star, All-World, All-Awesome Predators defenseman … [Read more...]
Yahoo Fantasy Hockey: Previewing the West in the middle of the off-season
Yahoo Fantasy Hockey: Previewing the West in the middle of the off-season 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. Now that the smoke has (mostly) cleared from an offseason that saw numerous big names change jerseys, we are now ready to discuss the fantasy implications of these … [Read more...]
Jim Craig looking to sell ‘Miracle on Ice’ memorabilia, including gold medal, for $5.7M
Jim Craig looking to sell 'Miracle on Ice' memorabilia, including gold medal, for $5.7M In the last several years, we’ve seen members of the “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team sell memorabilia from the 1980 Games where Team USA defeated the Soviet Union and went on to win the gold medal. Ken Morrow, Mark Wells, Mark Pavelich, Mike Eruzione all had eyes on selling the items to help their … [Read more...]
Jim Craig wants to sell 'Miracle' items for $5.7M
Jim Craig wants to sell 'Miracle' items for $5.7M Jim Craig's gold medal and Miracle jersey are among items for sale. (Lelands.com) The 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Hockey Team pulled off one of the most iconic victories in the history of sports when it defeated the Soviet Union at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. Without the goaltending performance of Jim Craig, one of the greatest … [Read more...]
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: NHL on NBC; arbitration system; the Maple Lous
Puck Daddy Power Rankings: NHL on NBC; arbitration system; the Maple Lous [Author's note: Power rankings are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. You typically know just as well as the authors which teams won what games against who and what it all means, so our moving the Red Wings up four spots or whatever really doesn't tell you anything you didn't know. Who's hot, who's not, who … [Read more...]
Canucks trade for Sutter
Canucks trade for Sutter Brandon Sutter was traded to the Vancouver Canucks. (USATSI) The Pittsburgh Penguins are wheeling and dealing again. The Pens sent center Brandon Sutter and a third-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks for center Nick Bonino, defenseman Adam Clendening and a second-round pick. The Pens also signed UFA forward Eric Fehr to a three-year deal worth $6 million. The trade … [Read more...]
What are the Vancouver Canucks getting in Brandon Sutter?
What are the Vancouver Canucks getting in Brandon Sutter? Tuesday, July 28, 2015 shall now and forever be known as ‘Brandon Sutter Love-fest Day’. First, there was Pittsburgh GM Jim Rutherford saying that Sutter, who he dealt to Vancouver in a package for Nick Bonino earlier in the day, was “one of my favorite guys.” This was the second time the GM has dealt the center in three years. Then … [Read more...]
Toews in Machu Picchu; ’18 WJC host finalists; Konopka eyes NHL return (Puck Headlines)
Toews in Machu Picchu; '18 WJC host finalists; Konopka eyes NHL return (Puck Headlines) 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. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected]. • Where in the world is Jonathan Toews? Hiking in Machu Picchu, … [Read more...]