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Video: Stanley Cup Goes Clubbing

I don't think there's any question that hockey players are the most approachable, fan-friendly athletes in sports. I still remember being in high school and hanging around Mellon Arena after games and getting a chance to meet (and score autographs!) from guys like Alexei Kovalev, Johan Hedberg and Andrew Ference (hey,...

Constructing the Stanley Cup Champs

The Pittsburgh Penguins ended a 17-year Stanley Cup drought on Friday night with a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, giving the franchise its third championship. While current general manager Ray Shero will get his name on the cup for overseeing the hockey operations the past three seasons, former general manager Craig...

Penguins Advance to Stanley Cup Finals, Touch Prince of Wales Trophy

It's kind of an unwritten rule in hockey that when your team wins the conference championship, you're not supposed to touch the trophy (in the case of the Eastern Conference, the Prince of Wales Trophy) because, in theory, that's not the piece of hardware you strive for. You're not supposed to show it the same respect you...

Ryan Bayda Fined $2,500 for Match Penalty, No Suspension

The NHL's new hard-line stance on message-sending and late-game fisticuffs seems to have lasted, oh, about two weeks. Late in the third period of Pittsburgh's 7-4 win on Thursday, Carolina's Ryan Bayda was involved in a line brawl of sorts that featured Bayda delivering what appeared to be a cross-check to the face of Kris...

Can Wings Fight Back in Game 7?

After some late-game fisticuffs on Tuesday, the Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks are set to take part in a one-and-done Game 7 at Joe Louis Arena, in a contest that has to be more entertaining -- from a competitive standpoint -- than what we saw on Wednesday in Washington. Depending on who you ask, the line brawl in...

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05/06/12 Brodeur, Devils grab 3-1 series lead over Flyers Source: The Gazette - Montreal - QC - Canada The Devils were flying, but finally took a pair of interference penalties Ã¢ one a retaliation play, one under pressure Ã¢ and on the second power play Hartnell reached across teammate Wayne Simmonds and tipped in a Giroux shot to open the scoring at the 11:50 mark.
05/06/12 Devils outclass Flyers to take commanding series lead Source: Canada.com - Canada The Devils were flying, but finally took a pair of interference penalties Ã¢ one a retaliation play, one under pressure Ã¢ and on the second power play Hartnell reached across teammate Wayne Simmonds and tipped in a Giroux shot to open the scoring at the 11:50 mark.
05/01/12 Devils star Kovalchuk to miss Game 2 vs. Flyers Source: Courier-Post - Cherry Hill NJ "You know what? They're a good team either way," Flyers forward Max Talbot said.
04/25/12 #NHL Philadelphia Flyers fire T-shirt cannons with... Source: LetsGoKings.com Win the final round of the NHL Playoffs, and they give you hockey's Holy Grail.
04/23/12 Pens find no way of taming Giroux Source: Daily Courier - Connellsville PA Ã¢HeÃ¢s just Giroux,Ã¢ Philadelphia Flyers wing Jaromir Jagr said of linemate and center Claude Giroux, who scored a goal and racked up three points Sunday in a 5-1 victory that eliminated the Penguins from the Stanley Cup playoffs.