Month October 2012

Pashnin to sit Four Games for Elbow Blow to Mons

No matter if hockey is being played in North America or in this case Russia, a flagrant foul is a flagrant foul. In this video from Saturday’s KHL match between Lokomotiv and Severstal, Yaroslavl defenseman Mikhail Pashnin (in red) used…

Julien Coaches Youth

Still no hockey, so what is a Head Coach supposed to do? Boston Bruins Head Coach Claude Julien is keeping his skills sharp by coaching a youth hockey team. Julien was a special guest coach for a youth team of…

KHL Will Not Play in Brooklyn in January

The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) of Russia had second thoughts to playing on U.S. soil. With the current NHL / NHLPA lockout, the KHL had planned to play two games in Brooklyn, New York.  On both January 19th and 20th, the…

Islanders on the Move to Brooklyn

Just as the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets thought they were going to be the primary tenant of the brand new Barclays Center, the team struck a deal with New York Islanders owner Charles Wang to have the hockey team move to…

Rask Suffers Groin Injury

Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask left a Czech league game with a groin injury. Rask, the 25-year-old Bruins goalie, will be playing as the number one goalie for the Bruins this season. March of last season Rask suffered another groin…

Alex Ovechkin Shatters the Glass with his Head

Alex Ovechkin is not shy to get cozy with the glass.  Typically, his signature jump into the glass after a goal scored is what puts him on the nightly highlights, but this time around, his head shattering the glass has.…

Pavel Datsyuk dazzles overseas too

Pavel Datsyuk has a knack for making the opposition look silly, and in the midst of the current NHL lockout, Datsyuk has taken his talents overseas to display his talents internationally. In a KHL matchup last night against Lev Prague,…