The Best Beards of the 2013 NHL Playoffs
The Stanley Cup Finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins kick off Wednesday night at the United Center. Let’s take a look at the best beards of this year’s playoffs.
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Dejected Faces of Toronto Maple Leafs Fans [17 Photos]
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t made it to the NHL Playoffs in nine years, so when they went into the third period of game 7 against the Boston Bruins, with a two goal lead and 90 seconds lwft, the fans partying on the streets of Toronto had a lot to cheer about. Then one of the most epic collapses in hockey history occurred and the Bruins pulled off a come from behind victory for the ages. Lucky for us, photographers, Rick Madonik and Vince Talotta were there to capture the pure dejection. Not that we want to throw salt in the wound of Maple Leaf fans, but while Boston was cheering this is what was happening up in Toronto.
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Gretzky vs Lemieux: The Best NHL Player of All Time (Infographic)
The Great One is The Great One, everyone knows this, but was he really the best NHL player to ever play the game? This infographic, by Medical Insurance (of all websites), shows the comparison of Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky vs “Super” Mario Lemieux and the results may surprise you. Mario had to put his career to a halt because of a battle with cancer, but came back stronger and arguably better in his twilight years. The deal breaker in the match might have to go to hotter daughter, in which case, we know who the winner is.
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Rangers or Islanders: Which New York Team Has a Better Chance at Winning the Stanley Cup?
It is a good year for New York hockey with both the Rangers and the Islanders in the playoffs. The Rangers are currently tied with the Capitals in their series, while the Islanders are behind the Penguins 3-2. Both teams are in similar situations as they go up against quality teams with great individual talents in Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Pittsburgh’s Sydney Crosby. The question is; do either one of these teams have what it takes to go all the way?
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The Hockey Night Playoff Opening Will Give You Chills (Video)
Hockey Night in Canada is serious. Playoff Hockey Night in Canada is life or death. Whether you’re a fan of the sport or not, you can’t argue there’s not much of a comparison between the NHL playoffs and any other playoff sport. The intensity jolt is second to none. Hockey Night in Canada produced this Playoff montage from throughout the years to the music of “Teenage Wasteland” that is sure to tingle your spine a bit. In a sport fighting for respect in the U.S., playoff hockey holds the crown.
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The 50 Most Popular Sports Teams In America (According To The Internet)
The popularity of our favorite sports teams can be adjudicated using a hundred different methods, from merchandise and tickets sold, to global team familiarity. We’ve decided to take the web approach and scoured internet for the top four means of collecting information about North American sports teams, aside from visiting an official team URL. Using Facebook Fans, Twitter Followers, Google search results and number of Wiki-searches, we’ve created an algorithm to find out The 50 Most Popular Sports Teams in North America on the Web.
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Last Night’s Bruins Game National Anthem Will Live on As One for the History Books
In one of the most heartfelt anthems in the history of sport, Boston Bruins fans were asked to join Rene Rancourt in the singing of The Star Spangled Banner. The result was a proud moment for Americans everywhere after the unfortunate events at the marathon. The crowd overwhelmed The TD Garden with a soulful rendition in unison, heads high and voices bellowing to the rafters. The fans, though obviously saddened, showed class and pride during this song of raw emotion. Thank you, Boston, for reminding me what it means to be an American.
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View From the Top: An Aerial View of an AHL Game [8 HQ Photos]
Ron Johnson of of the Journal Star made his way up to the rafters overhanging the ice at Carver Arena in Peoria, IL during AHL action between between the Peoria Rivermen and Rockford Icehogs Wednesday evening. He shot these fantastic, bird’s eye view photos of the action below.
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NY Rangers Reporter John Giannone Gets Hit In Face With Puck, Keeps Reporting (Video)
Being a sports reporter can be a perilous. John Giannone, the rinkside reporter for the Rangers on the MSG network, knows all about it. On Thursday night during the second period of the Rangers-Islanders game, Giannone took a puck to the face. Giannone didn’t let this slow him down. With blood dripping down his face Giannone kept reporting. Hat tip: CBSsports.com and TotalproSports.com
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Our NHL Anticipation Meter Just Broke
With the return of the NHL less than a week away we’ve turned our anger for abandonment into anticipation for seeing moves like this. For the past few months, our only outlet for contemporary hockey highlights left us venturing overseas, where a good slice of European NHL players migrated to during the lockout. With that, the NHL players are all but settled in back in the States and Canada, but the overseas highlights still keep rolling in, literally, watch this clip. Jori Lehtera at the KHL All-Star game pulling a Houdini on Rastislav Stana, who played a season with the Washington Capitols.
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Maria Kirilenko & Alex Ovechkin Are The Greatest Power Couple In Sports
With the NHL lockout entering it’s fifth month, Washington Capitals’ captain Alex Ovechkin has had plenty of time to spend with his girlfriend, #14 ranked tennis player Maria Kirilenko. The two Russian superstars have been dating for about a year and on New Years Eve they made it official, announcing their engagement via Ovechkin’s Twitter.
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9 Things We Won’t Miss About the NHL if the Season is Cancelled
It’s time to face it, hockey fans. Hard as it is to believe, for the second time in a decade, there probably won’t be a NHL season thanks to this stupid lockout. For all the great things we love about hockey, there are also some things that annoy us.
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The United States Of College Football
See also: The United States Of Sports
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Buy This T-Shirt: Keep Calm And Cally On
For all you NHL fans, more specifically New York Rangers fans, more specifically team captain, Ryan Callahan fans, check out these sweet Tees The Roosevelt’s team designed to support the Blueshirts on their playoff run. Get yours at Stadium Street Tees Buy Now: $20
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Steven Stamkos’ 60-Goal Season [Infographic]
Steven Stamkos elevated his game in 2011-12 to put himself in the company of NHL’s all-time elite. Stamkos called his historic season by scoring a franchhise record 60 goals. He became just the seventh player in NHL history to record 600 goals before his 23rd birthday, joining superstars Wayne Gretzky, Pavel Bure, Mike Bossy, Mario Lemieux, Teemu Selanne and Alex Ovechkin to achieve the milestone. Below is an in-depth review of the Lightning superstar’s incredible season and a breakdown of how he recorded each of his 60 goals. Hat tip to the NHL for creating such an incredible infographic.
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Claude Giroux Makes It Look Easy [GIF]
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Birthplace Of Every NHL Player On Google Maps
Someone with a ton of time on his hands made a fascinating Google Map of where each player in the NFL is from. Each point on the map is the birthplace of one or more NHL players. Click on a point to see all of the players from there. View The Map Here h/t Reddit
