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Amarillo Bulls Are The 2013 NAHL Robertson Cup National Champions

Cadillac Cruz — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:15:22 +0000

The Amarillo Bulls went up two games to none early in the 2013 NAHL National Championship series. Then on Sunday their opponent the Wenatchee Wild came back and forced a game 4 beating the bulls 7-0.

Watch Mr. T Score a Goal From Center Ice at Chicago Blackhawks Game

Joe Student — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:40:55 +0000

Chicago Blackhawks’ fans are always into the game, from the national anthem to the final horn. Each home game, the Blackhawks have a multi-tiered “Shoot the Puck” competition which challenges celebrities and fans to shoot the puck into the goal from center ice. The catch: the net is totally blocked save for a few small [...]

Hockey Goalie Puts Taylor Swift Image On His Mask

Joe Student — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:15:15 +0000

Hockey goalie masks have evolved spectacularly since the days of the Jason Voorhees drab white shell. Country music was the inspiration for goalie Brody Hoffman of the University of Vermont. He has an image of Taylor Swift on one side of his hockey mask and Eric Church on the other.

Youth Hockey Coach Goes to Jail for Tripping Opposing Players

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:59:51 +0000

Martin Tremblay is going to spend some time in the legal system’s version of the penalty box. The youth hockey coach from Vancouver, Canada has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for tripping opposing players during a postgame handshake last summer. Pretty mean-spirited, eh? Tremblay, 48, went from coaching his son’s team to outright [...]

Watch a 9-Year-Old Boy Score an Incredible Winning Hockey Goal

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:28:53 +0000

Talk about your net winnings. Nine-year-old Tyson Greencorn won $5,000 after he made a shot from center ice during a charity hockey game in Canada last week. Never mind the stick was almost as big as he was. Never mind the PA announcer was leading a chant of his name with the whole arena looking [...]

Watch 21,000 Teddy Bears Hit the Ice at a Holiday Hockey Event

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:20:51 +0000

There are all sorts of different traditions involving fans throwing things on the ice during hockey games. While most of them involve dead squid or fish, the Calgary Hitman have a much more cuddly tradition. Once a year, for the past nearly two decades, the WHL franchise has fans throw teddy bears on the ice [...]