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		<title>Facing growing epidemic, NHL bans concussions from hockey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Faced with a mushrooming epidemic of star players being sidelined by head injuries, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced today that concussions will be banned from the sport of hockey, effective immediately. “This has gotten out of hand. We’ve got guys that are so strung out on concussions they can’t remember their own name,” Bettman said. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://intenttoblow.com/2011/12/facing-growing-epidemic-nhl-bans-concussions-from-hockey/</link>
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		<title>Penguins announcer critically injured after fan scratches his back with hacksaw</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA &#8211; 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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://intenttoblow.com/2011/12/penguins-announcer-critically-injured-after-fan-scratches-his-back-with-hacksaw/</link>
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		<title>Pronger not actually injured, instead &#8216;occupying&#8217; Lightning&#8217;s offensive zone in trap protest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger, widely reported to be injured this week, has actually been healthy, but has refused to leave his team&#8217;s defensive zone in Tampa Bay in an ongoing &#8220;Occupy Tampa&#8221; protest of the Lightning&#8217;s stifling trap system, ItB has learned. Pronger has apparently not moved from what was the Flyers defensive zone in a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://intenttoblow.com/2011/12/pronger-not-actually-injured-instead-occupying-lightnings-offensive-zone-in-trap-protest/</link>
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		<title>In state of panic, Carlyle, Sacco, hurl selves off bridge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of both the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals waste-canning their head coaches, the writing was on the wall for Anaheim&#8217;s Randy Carlyle and Colorado&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crosby suffers setback after slamming head against wall following media scrum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sidney Crosby suffered a setback in his concussion recovery after repeatedly slamming his head against a wall following the latest barrage of questions from the media about his condition. Crosby hasn’t played since last year after suffering a concussion in the first weeks of 2011. Crosby was expected to meet with a neurologist later this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Devils season in jeopardy after IKEA fails to include assembly instructions for Swede-heavy lineup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New Jersey Devils’ upper brass are growing frantic after realizing IKEA failed to include assembly instructions for several of its Swedish players, putting the team’s  season jeopardy before it begins. Hours ahead of a pre-season battle with the New York Rangers, the Devils coaching staff were scrambling to figure out how to put together [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://intenttoblow.com/2011/09/devils-season-in-jeopardy-after-ikea-fails-to-include-assembly-instructions-for-swede-heavy-lineup/</link>
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		<title>Flyers resume search for franchise goaltender after Bryzgalov&#8217;s dismal debut</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren announced he has resumed his search for a franchise goaltender after blockbuster free agent signing Ilya Bryzgalov was lit up for three goals in his preseason debut last night. “I think it’s safe to say this isn’t working out,” Holmgren said. “All no movement clauses, like Ilya’s, are written [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://intenttoblow.com/2011/09/flyers-resume-search-for-franchise-goaltender-after-bryzgalovs-dismal-debut/</link>
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		<title>Byfuglien admits he used Kyle Wellwood to make him look thinner during physical</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dustin Byfuglien admitted today that he used Kyle Wellwood as a constant comparison while undergoing physicals for the Winnipeg Jets, making him seem much thinner and better conditioned than he actually is. &#8220;I just had him stand next to me the entire time,&#8221; Byfuglien said. &#8220;(Team physicians) took one look at that tanker truck with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://intenttoblow.com/2011/09/byfuglien-admits-he-didnt-lose-weight-used-kyle-wellwood-to-make-him-look-thinner/</link>
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		<title>NHL tests new 1-on-1, goalie vs. shooter, overtime format at R&amp;D camp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://intenttoblow.com/2011/08/nhl-tests-new-1-on-1-goalie-vs-shooter-overtime-format-at-rd-camp/</link>
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		<title>Weber, Poile enter couples therapy in hopes of avoiding messy divorce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following a contentious arbitration, Nashville Predators General Manager David Poile and superstar Shea Weber have enrolled in couples therapy in hopes they can reconcile their differences and avoid a messy divorce, the pair told ItB. “Look I said some things I shouldn’t have said, didn’t treat Shea with the respect that he deserves,” Poile said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://intenttoblow.com/2011/08/weber-poile-enter-couples-therapy-in-hopes-of-avoiding-messy-divorce/</link>
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