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Video of the Week:
The Puck Saves Quick
Mar 25th
Heading straight for the back of the net, the puck is miraculously re-directed, allowing Jonathan Quick a brief sigh of relief.
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Special Pre-Order Offer: 2011 Vapor Skate Line
Mar 15th
The game changes April 29… Will you change with it?
The new Bauer Vapor skate line is so highly anticipated, we’ve decided to give you a chance to pre-order them! Our regular shoppers know that we rarely do this… but we’re just as excited about this line as you are! Pre-order your Bauer Vapor Skate between March 15th and April 22, 2011 and be automatically entered for a chance to have your skates delivered by an NHL player!
The NEW VAPOR APX Skate is the lightest VAPOR skate ever! The NEW X-Rib design provides structural support and stability throughout the boot, allowing for More >
Crosby’s Brief Return To The Ice
Mar 14th
Pittsburgh Penguins captain, Sidney Crosby, donned skates for the first time since being sidelined with a concussion 10 weeks ago. Limited to stickhandling around cones and shooting a few pucks, Crosby is far from being ready to return. His 15 minute practice gives no guarantee that he will play again this season. With playoffs in the near future, Crosby’s progress is a good sign but far from promising.
The concussion resulted from a hard slam into the end boards by Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman on January 5. The hit re-triggered the already much debated issue of head hits, improper checking and More >
Video of the Week: Nicklas Backstrom’s Grandslam
Mar 4th
Well… if this hockey thing doesn’t work out, Nicklas Backstrom sure has the makings of a real slugger! Watch as he shows off his multi-sport skill with a baseball-style grandslam/goal past goalie Ty Conklin for a game tying goal!
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Feb 25th
Minnesota Wild’s Pierre-Marc Bouchard performed an awesome spinning goal after faking out Edmonton Oilers’ goalie Nikolai Khabibuli in Tuesday night’s game.
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Ryan O’Byrne Takes a Skate to the Face!
Feb 24th
Wednesday night’s game between the Colorado Avalance and Edmonton Oilers was bloody… both literally and figuratively.
Bleeding badly from a cut sustained when Taylor Hall‘s skate sliced his face in the first period, Avalanche defenceman Ryan O’Byrne managed to skate off the ice on his own. Hall tried to jump past the defender behind the Colorado net. O’Byrne was escorted into the locker room for initial examination and treatment before being taken to a nearby hospital. He suffered facial lacerations and didn’t return. “They had to take him and get him sewn up,” Avalanche coach Joe Sacco said. “Any time a skate More >
Video of the Week:
Stick Saves Pekka Rinne
Jan 28th
Nashville Predators goalie, Pekka Rinne, has his twig to thank after the stick performed an amazing save in overtime on Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers! But the most amazing part about it was that Rinne wasn’t actually holding the stick at the time.
Check out this incredible stick save on Shawn Horcoff‘s diving backhand shot:
The Predators defeated the Oilers in a shootout, 3-2, with Edmonton going 0-for-3 against Rinne.
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Dave Bolland’s Amazing Crossover Maneuver
Jan 21st
Chicago Blackhawks’ Dave Bolland’s uses a crossover on Nashville Predators’ Ryan Suter before beating Anders Lindback’s five hole.
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Hall Gets the Call!
Jan 14th
This week’s play of the week goes to Oilers Left Wing, Taylor Hall, who drives the puck to the net after Sharks’ Defenseman, Niclas Wallin, wipes out…
He shoots… It trickles… Called out… NO…. HE SCORES!
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