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Playoff Preview 2015: Round 1
Jason's put together our annual polls for picking the series winner — with game and fight history. Eastern Conference #1 Rangers vs #WC2 Penguins #1 Canadiens vs #WC1 Senators #2 Capitals vs #3 Islanders #2 Red… Read more
Habs and Nordiques Rivalry Hits Its Apex on Good Friday 1984
Happy Good Friday to all you Followers of the Cross and lovers of the right cross. We did a retrospective piece on the brawl-filled game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators, a game that… Read more
Doan Knocks Letang out of the Game, Downie Responds
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang was knocked out of Saturday night's game after taking an awkward spill into the boards. Letang cleared the puck from the Pens' zone, then Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan finished… Read more
Conversations From SXSW 2015
Over the weekend in Austin, at this year's SXSW Sports 2015, I had the pleasure of joining Greg Wyshynski, Brad May, and Sean Shaprio on a panel about fighting in hockey. We spoke about fighting's… Read more
SXSW: Hockey Fighting at a Crossroads
Yahoo's Puck Daddy a.k.a. Greg Wyshynski has put together a panel at SXSW: Punch Drunk, Hockey Fighting at a Crossroads. Along with host Wysh, I'll be joined by Brad May and Austin's own Sean Shapiro,… Read more
Revisiting the Mayhem: Flyers and Senators Throw Down in Historic Brawl
The March 5, 2004 matchup between the Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators was expected to be a little physical. An incident occurred between these two teams when they met a week earlier. Martin Havlat slashed… Read more
Recapping the 2015 Trade Deadline
A total of 43 players were involved in 24 trades among NHL teams trying to dump salary, rebuild, or get serious about a Stanley Cup run this spring. Further down, each trade that took place… Read more
Deadline Day 2015
Lots of predictions heading into today, but which trades will actually happen? Fire up five browser windows, flip on your television and please don't fall for the fake Twitter accounts. Where we're following: Player Movement… Read more
The Avs Mix It Up in Saturday Night Loss to Minnesota
Six points separated the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference playoff picture going into last night's game. The 7th-place Wild had a hold of a playoff spot by one point, while the… Read more
Line Brawl in Hershey
Tempers flared in Hershey Saturday night, sparked in large part by Bridgeport's Brett Gallant. After a whistle in the Bears' zone, Gallant sparred with Connor Carrick, tossing a couple of uncontested gloved punches Carrick's way.… Read more