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Florida Panthers originally had claws on their gloves
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That time the Sabres paid $3 mil for a new scoreboard and it crashed to the ice after practice and before game time.
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This may be the best coping technique I've ever seen
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Nordiques players Guy Lafleur, Mats Sundin, and Joe Sakic pose together in 1990
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19 year old Mario Lemieux, leaving home for Pens camp
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Martin St. Louis getting stitches and celebratory beer at the same time
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Chris Farley
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Julie Chu and the glass she broke with her shot
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Trevor Zegras and OVi
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I don't know my dude, if you don't want hockey to be a better place, where gay, straight, Black, Native, Asian, etc feel safe playing just say it. Say "I prefer straight white dude hockey" and get off my timeline.
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Stanley Cup Champs 1967
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Had the Nordiques played another season before relocating, this was the planned uniform
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It's very strange to think there's a human inside Gritty. Like, it's just a suit? A man takes it off at the end of the day and goes home to his family? WILD
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I have been informed by many people there is no person inside Gritty. It is a fully formed sentient being. I apologize for my mistake.
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It's very strange to think there's a human inside Gritty. Like, it's just a suit? A man takes it off at the end of the day and goes home to his family? WILD
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NHL trying to add depth like
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Canadian soldiers playing hockey on a rink they built in Korea, 1952
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Here's some Lemieux-Jagr dominance
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Why stop at fastest skater? Fastest goalie.
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Me: *knitting* Brain: TODAY IS APRIL 20 Me: sure is little buddy Brain: PICTURE IT. APRIL 20 1984. MONTREAL. HABS. NORDIQUES. Me: 11 ejected, 252 PIM? Brain: HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY MASSACRE 40TH ANNIVERSARY
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Someone asked for my fave hockey gif. Hands down, nothing better than this.
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Blackhawks v. Red Wings, 1966
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Old hockey photos look like Renaissance paintings
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If this isn't funny you need a wellness check
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OK MA FLEURY STORY TIME GATHER ROUND
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1928 Olympic hockey venue at St. Moritz, Switzerland
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earliest known hockey footage, shot in 1898 by Thomas Edison in New Jersey
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Thought to be the earliest photograph of women playing hockey (1890). The lady in white is Isobel Stanley, daughter of Lord Stanley.
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Jonathan Toews and TJ Oshie during their time at University of North Dakota
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Can't be a league that supports mental health and hires a mentally abusive coach. You can't have it both ways.
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The Blue Jackets intend to name Mike Babcock as their new head coach once his contract with the Maple Leafs expires at the end of this month, Sportsnet can confirm.
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Fun fact: Keanu was a real life goalie who when offered an OHL tryout, opted for acting instead
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Pierre McGuire was talking live to the Rangers’ Michael Nylander, whom he used to coach, and asked him why he seemed to be having so much fun. Said Nylander, on-air live: “Because I don’t have to take shit from you anymore.”
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Listen, some players are good players and mediocre to bad people. Some people are good players and better people.
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Mats Zuccarello meeting Forsberg
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In Dallas, Jagr got his 1000th assist, so the board was saying "Congrats on 1000!" Eric Nystrom asked "Do you have 1,000 points now?!?" and Jagr said "I had 1,000 points 10 years ago. That’s assists."
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The Colorado Avalanche used to have a mascot named Howler, who quietly disappeared after an altercation with a fan
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I propose the following changes to hockey broadcasts: 1. When you say "game starts at 7" actually mean it 2. No more in game interviews, no one cares about cliches 3. Please let the players have personality and don't be weirdos about it 4. No more "can you talk about"
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Hey Matt Duchene is pretty cool too
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Hi. Sidney Crosby likes to bake mini loaves of banana bread for teammates. That is all.
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Did you know there's more to the Gretzky 100% quote? “The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
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During Red Wings training camp, Sergei Fedorov goes to Shawn Burr. "I need love." "Uhh, can't help you." "Please, I need love." With the help of a pocket dictionary and the trainer, it turned out Sergei needed gloves
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Again, the 90s strike Proposed Pittsburgh Penguins jerseys
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On this date in 2010
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Jim Paek is the first Korean-born NHL player and the first Korean player to have his name on the Cup
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I hate that the NHL is pushing betting odds on screen in game. It's not enough to have an official betting partner, to shill for betting by the pxp team, during the intermission and a million sports betting ads. Enough already.
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Ok, I gotta get this off my chest. Kyle is not the situation. Aldrich is. The Blackhawks are. Not Kyle. Kyle is not the problem.
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Gary Bettman addresses the Kyle Beach situation while on the podium at the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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Today in "why is this a hockey card"
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2004 draft, but why does it look like Ovi just suckered Malkin into buy a used Hyundai Sonata?
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Don't lie. You'd wear this.
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If my math is right, the engravings for 1953-54 through 1964-65 are being hoisted for the last time. A final hurrah for Howe and the Rocket and many others.
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A young Guy Lafleur’s official photo for the Quebec Junior Aces.
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As if Borje Salming isn't cool enough, he paid for the Swedish women's hockey team to attend the 1987 world championship
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Paul Kariya used to call teammates' answer machines, tell a joke, bust into giggles, and hang up.
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Erik Cole retired yesterday and all I can think about is that time he high five'd a ref after he scored
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"I played my first hockey game when I was 3 years old and I scored 10 goals, but that’s not the point ‘cause I scored 5 goals in my own net and 5 in the other. My mom had to sit behind the opponent’s net so I knew where to score." - Alex Galchenyuk
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Teenage Chris Farley random fact: He was once chosen as one of the #Blackhawks three intermission shoot the puck contest and couldn't help playfully tackling one of the other contestants
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OK LEMME TELL YOU THE BEST PLAYER EATING A HOT DOG STORY
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That time a player got traded...to the team they were playing that night
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The NHL homepage in 1998
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Bruce Boudreau in the movie Slap Shot
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In 1959, Red Wings held Gordie Howe Night & flew his parents in as a surprise--the 1st time in his 13 yr NHL career his dad saw him play. The team surprised Gordie with a new car -- and his parents sitting in it.
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#Leafs prospect Howie Meeker was injured so badly in WWII training accident that doctors said he might never walk. He won Calder in 1946 and won the Stanley Cup 3 times.
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Marie-Philip Poulin
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You used to be my favorite player wtf happened to you
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“I already had four broken noses, a broken jaw, two broken cheekbones & almost 200 stitches in my head, I didn’t care how the mask looked.”- #habs Jacques Plante Nov. 1, 1959, he became the first goalie to wear a full face mask in a game
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#NYR goalie Mike Richter making the save on #Canucks Pavel Bure’s penalty shot in Game 4 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Final.
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Hi everyone, you may have noticed I stopped posting here. It was going to be temporary, but I've made the decision to make it permanent. I've been doing this for about 13 years and while I have had some great memories and met great people, this hasn't been fun for a while. 1/2
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It's so depressing to see what Theo Fleury has become
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tiny Sidney Crosby
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fun fact: Patrice Bergeron was cut by his AAA team in 10th grade. 3 years later he was in the NHL
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Kris Letang and Brad Marchand
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Guess who just graduated and has a Masters of Science in Information Science
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Gordie Howe, 1971 #redwings
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action shot of women playing hockey in Toronto, ca. 1910
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Officially rejected for the NHL archive job. Here endenth my attempts to get a league job. I'm getting too old and after 13 years and several attempts, it's time to hang up my keyboard. It's not like they ever noticed me to begin with.
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There really is no accountability for bad behavior in this league
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Chris Johnston
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The #CBJ will officially introduce Mike Babcock as their new head coach at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Today is the final day of the eight-year, $50-million deal Babcock signed with the #leafs in 2015.
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I applied for Coordinator, Digital Asset Archive with the NHL. You all are my references, ok?
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I don't want to struggle with it anymore. I need to move on and focus on more important things right now, like my health. I will continue to check in once a week, and those inclined can find me @LadyJenPool . Thanks for everything. ❤️
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Steve Yzerman and Sergei Fedorov, 1992 #redwings
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Remember the really awkward Crosby draft photos Well now you do
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Don Cherry once owned the Mississauga Ice Dogs and refused to allow import players. He sold the team after their 4th season, with a record of 27 wins, 222 losses, 17 ties and 8 OT losses
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That time the Sharks were on Kitchen Nightmare and all decided to order prime rib
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In Dallas, Jagr got his 1000th assist, so the board is saying "Congrats on 1000!" Eric Nystrom asked "Do you have 1,000 points now?!?" and Jagr said "I had 1,000 points 10 years ago. That’s assists."
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The first thing you're doing is replacing the wheelchair out of your own pocket, right?
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From the Flyers, statements from GM Daniel Briere and his son, Carson
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Craig Ludwig’s shin pads, which he began wearing at the University of North Dakota in 1979 and kept wearing until he retired from the NHL in 1999.
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I'm just saying, NHL, if you produced these replica team cardigans there would be buyers
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If you say "what would Jesus do" and in order to answer you have to do some mental gymnastics to make "wwjd" into "what I want to do" you're not religious, you're just a hypocrite
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A statement from Goaltender, James Reimer:
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Oh my god no Just no Fanatics is the fuckin worst we're gonna get a game where Capitals is spelled catipals or something
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On @Fanatics 10-year deal with the @NHL to make player uniforms: 1. They'll use the same factory in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, that Adidas used to produce its NHL jerseys. 2. Likely won't see major design changes until 2026-27. season. More here:
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#canucks Pavel Bure vs. #NYR Mike RIchter
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Being a sports fan:
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Athlete: I'd like to apologize for my poor decisions I didn't mean to violate any rules or hurt anyone with my gambling. Interview backdrop wallpaper: NBA DRAFTKINGS NBA DRAFTKINGS DRAFTKINGS NBA DRA
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Sporting leagues trying to figure out why they’re all of a sudden dealing with betting problems amongst their athletes
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There is nothing that makes Hockey Men Big Mad like pointing out making the NHL is not a straight up meritocracy. It takes skill to make the bigs but it also requires a hefty dose of money. How many poor kids are even making it to bantam level anymore?
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hockey played inside a cave just north of Ottawa/Buckingham Quebec
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#DallasStars captain Derian Hatcher holds up the Stanley Cup in the Texas Rangers’ dugout, 1999.
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Do you think about that time the Sabres were booked in the same hotel as a furry convention and one of them was wearing Ryan Miller's brother's jersey or are you normal?
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Asked what team gave him the most trouble, Gump Worsley said the New York Rangers. He was the Rangers goalie at the time.
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2 yr old Steven Stamkos on vacation in St. Petersburg, FLA
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I just lost my job, so now's a good time to #HireJen , teams.
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I went to a flea market. This was on a rack of kid's clothes. "How much?" "Uhh $2" *screaming internally BE COOL* "Sold" It's adult small but it fits
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