Some Reads

Chinese Sports Figures Condemn Hockey Fight

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Chinese Public Outraged After Fight Breaks Out at Hockey Game Leading the condemnation of the excessive violence is CCTV sports commentator Han Qiaosheng. “I think this is an embarrassment of Chinese hockey,” wrote Han on… Read more

Joe Kocur’s Return to Hockey Spurred on by Car Dealer

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A tale of twists and turns Many of us have heard the story of how the Red Wings signed Joe Kocur out of a Detroit area beer league to play for the Wings back in… Read more

Rangers Fans Bring Back Sloppy Seconds

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Rangers fans open old wounds with ‘sloppy seconds’ chant Sean Avery has not been on the Rangers in five years, but the fans are still carrying on his spirit. The Garden faithful serenaded Senators defenseman… Read more

Rangers Toughen Up During Playoffs

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Questions Answered About Rangers’ Physicality The Rangers finished the series with 285 hits, the second-most the team has recorded in one playoff round since the NHL began tracking hits in the 1997-98 season. It was… Read more

Deryk Engelland on Fighting Dorsett and Hamhuis at the Same Time

| David M Singer

Engelland recalls fighting two Canucks at one time in previous playoff appearance “It was kind of fun,” smiled the 35-year-old, who vividly remembers the chaotic scene that punctuated a 4-1 Game 2 loss in Vancouver.… Read more

Probert’s Widow Leaves His Ashes in a Familiar Location

| Jason Feigel

NHL enforcer Bob Probert’s widow sprinkled his ashes in Red Wings’ penalty box Bob Probert carved out a fearsome reputation as an enforcer, during a lengthy career spent with the Red Wings and Blackhawks, before… Read more

Odjick Speaks About Ice Guardians and Other Things

| Jason Feigel

Ice Guardians: Odjick takes healthy look at documentary, his health, future of fighting “It’s a hard way to earn an easy living.” Legendary National Hockey League enforcer Gino Odjick offers up that line in the… Read more

MacIntyre and Vukota Discuss Fighting in the Game

| Jason Feigel

The Last of the Enforcers The last time Steve MacIntyre tuned in for three full periods of NHL hockey was the final game of last year’s Stanley Cup final. The man known as “Stevie Mac,”… Read more

Hawks Teammates Know What Tootoo Does for Team

| Jason Feigel

Chicago Blackhawks teammates get behind Tootoo Seconds after Jordin Tootoo scored his first goal of the season Saturday night in Nashville, Duncan Keith bear-hugged his teammate, every single Chicago Blackhawks player exploded on the bench,… Read more

Iginla and #88

| Jason Feigel

EXCITED TO JOIN KINGS, IGINLA SOUNDS OFF ON TRADE, KINGS, SUTTER, MORE Jarome Iginla, who has worn #12 dating back to his junior hockey days with the Kamloops Blazers, won’t have that familiar number sewn… Read more