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Shawn Thornton Ready to Drop the Gloves for the Panthers
Former Bruins’ toughie Shawn Thornton will protect Panthers teammates Generally, there’s not much rough stuff in preseason games, as there’s a bit of an unspoken agreement between coaches and players to lay off the fighting… Read more
Deryk Engelland Returns to Calgary
Deryk Engelland excited to return to fold with Calgary Flames After scoring a three-way deal and an invite to main camp with the Flames in 2003, Engelland split his rookie campaign between the ECHL’s Las… Read more
Fighting Numbers on the Decline
The Future of Fighting in the NHL Those who drop their gloves are often well-enjoyed by fans. Enforcer sweaters may not sell the most (no enforcers cracked the league’s 25 best-selling sweaters in 2014-15), but… Read more
Flames Tough Guys Light the Lamp
Role players find offensive game at Kraft Hockeyville Brian McGrattan and B.J. Crombeen are best known for the physical presence they bring to the game, as well as the occasional fight, but each scored a… Read more
Flames Practice Fighting Techniques
Flames devote part of practice to learning how to fight “As we did in the past years, we’re just trying to teach the kids to defend themselves,” head coach Bob Hartley explained after practice. “That’s… Read more
Steve Downie on Rick Tocchet and Joining the Penguins
Downie on Tocchet: ‘When he speaks, you listen’ His best season in that regard came in 2009-10 with the Tampa Bay Lightning who were coached by Rick Tocchet. No stranger to hard play during his… Read more
Brandon Prust Looking for Bounce Back Season
Thirsty for action Coming off an injury-riddled campaign, Brandon Prust is eager to contribute to the Canadiens’ cause in a big way in 2014-15. Fully recovered from a torn oblique muscle that plagued him during… Read more
Colton Orr Still After Leafs Roster Spot
Colton Orr turns heads at Maple Leafs training camp “It’s going to be a long camp and today’s a good start,” Orr said Saturday. “I’m just trying to make a good first impression (for new… Read more
Deryk Engelland Fights for Spot on Flames Blueline
Battle for depth positions on Flames blueline should prove interesting “In Pittsburgh, it was the same thing,” said the off-season free agent signing on Friday following his first day on ice at WinSport. “Nothing was… Read more
Ranking the Greatest Peterborough Petes
Who is the greatest Peterborough Pete of all time? Tie Domi punches his way into the conversation And then the most vivid memory of all happened. A group of young men strutted out onto the… Read more