The University of Alaska athletic department was hit with major NCAA violations this week, after an extensive investigation of academic ineligibility at the Fairbanks university. Nine of the 10 Nanooks athletic teams was affected, with the hockey team being hit the…
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson left tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs after being hit in the face by a puck. The play occurred with less than two minutes left to play in the second period. After dropping to…
Rough news out of St. Louis this morning where coach Ken Hitchcock has confirmed that both David Backes and T.J. Oshie are out indefinitely with concussions. “Backes is concussed, out…Oshie is concussed, out” Hitchcock told Media members at Thursday mornings…
Hockey legend Gordie Howe suffered a severe stroke this past Sunday morning and is now recovering with family in Texas, according to news reports. The Howe family initially felt that Gordie, 86, was in bad shape and might not recover.…
A new report published in Business Insider assesses the price of beer at each NHL arena this season, with findings showing a 1.5 percent rise in prices overall from last year. The average cost of beer during the 2014-15 NHL…
Add Jason Spezza to the list of players who have now started using Patrick Kane’s shootout style. Spezza used it successfully tonight as the Dallas Stars defeated the New Jersey Devils, and it was brilliant. In case you’re not familiar…
The Boston Bruins might be facing a bit of new trouble to add on to their already slow start after Zdeno Chara left last night’s game in the first period. Chara laid a huge open ice hit on to Islanders…
Quite a scary turn of events have unfolded in Ottawa today where a shooting has taken place at Canada’s National War Memorial. One soldier, a guard of the memorial, was killed in the shooting. Additionally, one of the gunmen has…
Slava Voynov of the Los Angeles Kings was arrested early this morning by Redondo Beach police on charges of domestic violence. Voynov, the 24 year old Kings defenseman was arrested at 12:45 am Pacific Time, with bail set at $50,000.…
Canadian television broadcast station TSN and College Hockey Inc. announced a partnership Friday that will bring unprecedented coverage of NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey to Canada. The live coverage for 2014-15 will feature 37 games from Hockey East and…