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Celebrating 4th of July With American Hockey Highlights

By Adam GretzJul 4th 2009 – 9:00AM

There are many different ways to celebrate the 4th of July holiday: You can cross state lines and purchase hundreds of dollars worth of illegal fireworks. You can stuff your face with food, whether it be for fun or in the name of "competition." You can spend quality time with family and friends. You can combine all of the...

Let's Not Give Up On Hockey Just Yet

By Adam GretzMay 16th 2009 – 12:00PM

There was a time when my favorite sport was, without hesitation, baseball. Recently, however, my interest in the game has been lost. Not because of a steroid scandal or the incompetence of Bud Selig, but mostly because the team I grew up cheering for, the Pittsburgh Pirates, has been a Major League Baseball team in name...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Wrapping Up the First Half

By Adam GretzJan 22nd 2009 – 1:30AM

Wednesday's action across the NHL marked the end of the first half of the season, and there were nine games on the schedule.Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 3: For a while, it appeared as if Toronto had a chance to knock off the top team in the Eastern Conference, jumping out to a 3-1 lead over Boston. The Bruins, however, proved why...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Montreal Beats Florida, Brett McLean Thinks Crosby Is Lying

By Adam GretzJan 5th 2009 – 1:30AM

The Florida Panthers scored three third period goals, including a game-tying score from Radek Dvorak with 1:38 to play, to force overtime at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Sunday afternoon. Defenseman Andrei Markov, one of four Montreal players voted to start in the All-Star game, scored the lone goal in a shootout helping...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Andrei Kostitsyn, Carey Price Lead Montreal

By Adam GretzDec 28th 2008 – 1:00AM

Montreal's Andrei Kostitsyn recorded his first career hat trick on Saturday night, while Carey Price stopped 31 shots, including 16 in the third period to lead the Canadien's to a 3-2 victory in Pittsburgh. With the win, Montreal moves ahead of the Penguins in the Eastern Conference standings, while the Penguins failed to...

MikeModano News From the Web

  • 05/23/12 Exclusive: How to fake a playoff beard Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA Last week, we showed you the intense beard-off between former hockey stars Jeremy Roenick and Mike Modano.
  • 05/17/12 #NHL ESPNs Colin Cowherd vs. NHL writers; longest game... Source: LetsGoKings.com Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.
  • 05/17/12 Philips Norelco Presents "The Playoff Beard Follies,"... Source: PR Newswire STAMFORD, Conn. , May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- No one takes beards more seriously than pro hockey players and their fans, who toss their blades each April when the playoffs begin.
  • 05/04/12 Coming and Going: Americans dismiss Mullins and... Source: Plano Star When the Allen Americans failed to win a postseason playoff series for the first time in franchise history by falling to the Texas Brahmas in the Berry Conference Semifinals, it stood to reason the franchise would make some changes.

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