Pittsburgh, PA – Mike Lange, radio voice of the Pittsburgh Penguins, is in critical but stable condition Monday morning after being attacked by a wild Penguins fan who attempted to actually scratch his back with a hacksaw. Lang, 63, was attacked late Saturday night while leaving RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina after broadcasting the [...]
In the aftermath of both the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals waste-canning their head coaches, the writing was on the wall for Anaheim’s Randy Carlyle and Colorado’s Joe Sacco. Apparently, both of them learned to read. Authorities have confirmed that, in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, both Carlyle and Sacco dove head-first off the [...]
The National Hockey League has been trying out all sorts of potential changes to regular season games at its 2011 NHL Research and Development Camp, but NHL Executive Brendan Shanahan thinks he may have a winner. “Last night we tried out a new overtime format that was hands down the most exciting change we’ve tested [...]
August 17, 2011 | Posted in
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With summer entering its waning months, one thing is certain: The Boston Bruins are probably still hungover. What’s more is that a new season is inching ever closer and that means it’s prediction time! For the sake of hockey withdrawal, Intent to Blow has compiled a two part series: a list of ten things that will [...]
August 1, 2011 | Posted in
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Days after post-Stanley Cup riots ravaged downtown Vancouver, Police Chief Jim Chu announced Friday afternoon believe blame actually rests with one man – P.K. Subban. In a news conference, Chu reiterated there was no way any Vancouver Canucks fans could possibly be involved in the riots, stating that it was all an elaborate plot carried [...]
Vancouver Canucks star forward Ryan Kesler had his name etched on the Stanley Cup last night after lurking into the Boston Bruins Stanley Cup celebration following their game 7 victory over his team. Kesler, a repeat lurker, evidently stashed a Bruins jersey on the Canucks bench, put it on after the game ended and joined [...]
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that with Vancouver’s hockey fandom reaching an irritating fever pitch, he has formally signed paperwork to make the city it’s own country and later sent out to sea. “Look, we’ve already got the Habs. We ain’t getting rid of them and we don’t need another fanbase like them. [...]
The city of Winnipeg was excitedly preparing to accomplish something it had for the last 15 years early Tuesday — to not field a team in the NHL playoffs in the upcoming season. By all accounts, the NHL is expected to announce today that Winnipeg will soon be the new home of the Atlanta Thrashers, [...]
SAN JOSE, CA.: The morning after the Detroit Red Wings miracle comeback was stimied by the San Jose Sharks, the team received even more bad news. NHL Disciplinarian Colin Campbell informed Wings GM Ken Holland early this morning that both Jiri Hudler and Dan Cleary have been suspended for the start of the 2011-2012 season, [...]
In what many are calling the most befuddling personality changes in history, mild-mannered New York Rangers’ forward Sean Avery has overnight become a polarizing figure to fans of the NHL. The annual Lady Byng finalist shocked many around the league by recently expressing an opinion on a controversial topic, same-sex marriage, in a pretaped commercial [...]
