I spent some time compiling a countdown of the best “Almost Goals” from NHL action over the last ten years. Any play that left a fan in awe, created a good scoring chance, but did not convert for a goal, qualified for this title. Here’s the finished product. Did I … Read Full Post >>
From today’s Winter Classic between CHI and WSH, here’s a unique angle of an altercation between Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz and a referee from the Rogers GamePlus Ref Cam.… Read Full Post >>
I was able to find a fairly unseen clip of Marian Gaborik deking past two Vancouver defenders and almost scoring an incredible goal in the 2007-08 NHL season.
In the clip, Gaborik dangles the both defenders with two smooth side-steps causing one player to wipe out and the other to … Read Full Post >>
If you haven’t seen this video by Sportsnet on Youtube yet, you should stop what you’re doing and watch it now. What an epic compilation for one of the greatest announcers in NHL history, Bob Cole.
The only thing missing was his call of Joe Sakic’s Gold Medal clinching goal… Read Full Post >>
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Chris Kunitz lost his left glove while chasing down a puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Instead of wasting valuable time in the offensive zone and bending down to get it, Kunitz smoothly flipped in up in the air with his stick, and straight back onto his … Read Full Post >>
Dude Perfect has released an entertaining new video featuring Dallas Stars forwards Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. They have several viral sports trick shot compilations on Youtube, but I believe this is their first hockey video.
There are some pretty sick plays in this video: from shooting pucks at flying … Read Full Post >>
As you probably already know, the NHL signed a deal with GoPro Inc. just over a week ago, which has given them access to the company’s unique portable camera for games.
While I’m not entirely sure if they used actual GoPros for yesterday’s games, here is some of the outstanding … Read Full Post >>
For this week’s NHL Archive, instead of a game, here’s a brief flashback of the 2004 Skills Competition. Above is a video, below are some GIFs.… Read Full Post >>
Is this the best save of Cam Ward’s career? Actually, that title may belong to this recent stop by him on Bryan Little. Or maybe even this stick save on Colin Greening. Regardless, the Hurricanes goaltender has a lot of mind-boggling stops under his resume.
However, here’s one … Read Full Post >>
After hours of work, here is my countdown of the top thirty commentator calls in hockey history:
30. New York Rangers win the 1994 Stanley Cup (Sam Rosen)
29. Paul Henderson scores 1972 Summit Series GWG (Foster Hewitt)
28. Darren McCarty highlight-reel goal versus the Flyers (Gary Thorne)
27. Rick … Read Full Post >>
