Fans of the NBC mockumentary The Office got a chuckle last week after one of the show's most popular stars was given NHL playoff tickets...encased in a block of jello.
The NHL announced Saturday morning that Coyotes forward Raffi Torres has been suspended 25 games for his hit to the head of Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa in Game 3 of their first-round series last Tuesday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins offense tonight was firing on all cylinders as they chased starting goalie Ilya Bryzgalov en route to a 10-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. The win keeps the Penguins in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series as they're now down 3 games to 1.
Every year the NHL has about five monstrous checks that I would consider candidates for "Hit of the Year." Last night, Detroit Red Wing star Niklas Kronwall delivered one of those hits. Kornwall annihilated Philadelphia Flyer Jakob Voracek midway through the second period.
Houston's Reliant Stadium has hosted the Final Four, the MLS All-Star Game and is the home to the Houston Texans, the Texas Bowl and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. But this September, Reliant will host an event never tried before in Texas- hockey in a football stadium.
So much for home ice advantage.
The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, on the Canucks’ home ice Wednesday night to win the Stanley Cup, the first time the franchise has claimed hockey’s holy grail since 1972.