Get the latest NHL News and articles about hockey. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:20:47 -0500 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:20:46 -0500 FeedForAll Mac v1.6 (1.6.0.8) How good will NHL superstar Sidney Crosby get? Where will he be ten years from now? http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/10years.htm Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:20:42 -0500 Growing up in Canada made hockey the obvious choice when Sidney was a kid and tried different sports. Seeing how big Canadian hockey idols like Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Steve Yzerman dominate the NHL in the early 90's really inspired Sidney to one day do the same. But how did he do it? How does his progress look, from just being another kid dreaming of being an NHL star? http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/sidneycrosby.htm Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:20:43 -0500 Hockey is a popular game played all over the world. The exact date of its origin is not known. One belief is that it originated from the English game of field hockey. When the English came to North America, they realized that ice is faster than grass and started playing on ice covered ponds. Today, the term hockey in the US is synonymous with ice hockey. The term hockey is derived from the French word hoquet meaning shepherds crook, which is similar in shape to a hockey stick. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/whatyouneed.htm Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:20:43 -0500 BC and BU face off in one of the oldest rivalries in college hockey. Watch your face off when the two teams hit the ice on Friday, Dec 1st on CSTV. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/beantownfaceoff.htm Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:20:45 -0500 The BC vs. BU hockey showdown was cancel The BC vs. BU hockey showdown was cancelled because the rink conditions were too foggy. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/foggyconditions.htm%0D.htm Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:20:45 -0500 I'm sure Crosby went to his Prom and such, but oh well. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/rbksydneycrosby.htm Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:20:46 -0500 The Flyers have put together back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Has the team finally turned the corner? I say yes and it happened way before they traveled out west. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/flyersturned.htm Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:56:24 -0500 Hockey north of the US Canadian border seems to carry more sway than any political, national or international moment. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/heartsofanation.htm Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:56:25 -0500 If you know nothing about hockey (beyond, of course, the bit about the Canadians punching each other), here are some basic rules and things to watch for: Each team is allowed 6 players, including the goaltender. The game is played in three twenty-minute periods, and the object is to put the puck in your opponent's net as many times as possible. That pretty much sums up the gist of the game. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/appreciatingicehockey.htm Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:56:26 -0500 All the best from russia to detroit including classics and some you never saw. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/paveldatsyuk.htm Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:56:26 -0500 Watch the fight between Darcy Tucker (Toronto) and Paul Mara (Boston). http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/tuckervsmara.htm Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:56:27 -0500 Highlights from the NHL Season 2006-07, Part 1 http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/nhlseason06071.htm Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:56:27 -0500 The Buffalo Sabres have won their first nine games out of the box and can tie the NHL record for fastest start with a road win over the Islanders tonight. The Toronto Maple Leafs started '93-94 off by winning ten straight, nine in regulation and one in overtimes. The Sabres to this point have won six in regulation and three shootouts. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/buffalosfaststart.htm Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:25:03 -0500 The bombshell resignation of Bob Clarke and the firing of Ken Hitchcock made headlines Sunday. Were these moves overdue or merely an overreaction to a poor start? http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/blacksunday.htm Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:25:05 -0500 As a sport, hockey is exciting to watch. I have been watching it for 20 years. My son started at 5 years old and played right through high school. From what he and others tell me, it is more exciting to play. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/fastestgameonearth.htm Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:25:05 -0500 Watch Your Face Off. CSTV brings you college hockey's best plays. Watch Friday Night Hockey on CSTV and online at www.cstv.com http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/collegehockey.htm Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:25:05 -0500 Hockey fights from the 2005/06 NHL season. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/nhlhockeyfights.htm Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:25:06 -0500 NHL - Hockey - Hits Saves Goals http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/nhlhockey.htm Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:25:09 -0500 It was the year 1995 that shattered the hearts of Quebec hockey lovers. This was the year that their beloved team the Quebec Nordiques, due to rising player salaries and other costs, left for Denver Colorado and became the Colorado Avalanche. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/localbusinessman.htm Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:13:52 -0400 If you are a new hockey fan, you may not be aware of the differences between Olympic hockey and NHL hockey. Even though these two organizations were founded at around the same time in the early 1900's and the essential principles of the game are the same, the rules for the two are not exactly the same. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/olympicvsnhlrules.htm Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:13:53 -0400 We're in the middle of the first NHL Playoffs since 2004 and there seems to be a common theme. No it's not Ilja Bryzgalov shut-outs (although those seem to be happening quite often), it's NHL bashing. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/againsthockey.htm Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:13:53 -0400 Watch the video of Todd Fedoruk of the Mighty Ducks vs. Brian McGrattan of the Ottawa Senators with many connecting and lots of bombs thrown and a long tilt and it has the feeling of two guys fighting each other because they had to and it's their job. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/fedorukvsmcgrattan.htm Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:13:54 -0400 Watch the video clips of Hockey Fight Knocksouts. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/hockeyfightknockouts.htm Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:13:54 -0400 Collection of hockey fights. There's a part where a goalie gets cut in the throat with a skate by accident. It's pretty gore-y. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/hockeyfightsmix.htm Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:13:55 -0400 The NHL is suffering from low ratings. While they pay untalented underachieving players millions of dollars, no one is watching. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/whocaresleague.htm Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:15:56 -0400 When the NHL took away the 2004-2005 season, commissioner Gary Bettman stated that it was for the good of the game, and the best for the fans that love the sport. He felt that there needed to be a radical change to the way things where done in the league. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/commissionerbettman.htm Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:15:57 -0400 While watching last night's game, it struck me how similar the playoff mentality is to how we should be conducting our businesses, and what we can learn as business owners from our hockey addiction! http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/nhlplayoffs.htm Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:15:57 -0400 With all that has been going on with the alleged gambling ring, that sees a former NHL great and the wife of the Great One Wayne Gretzky caught in the middle one would have to ask, just how long was it going to take for there to be a lawsuit? http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/ricktocchet.htm Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:19:32 -0400 Though the weather outside doesn't make you think about hockey, the Stanley Cup finals start tonight. The match-up must be a complete nightmare for Gary Bettman, the NHL's commissioner. Edmonton hasn't been a marquee team since Wayne Gretzky got traded to Los Angeles, and people don't exactly think of hockey when they hear North Carolina. The TV ratings will be dismal, though that's nothing new for the league. It will, however, be a good series. Both teams have absolutely insane fans that will be out of their minds, and they both play an exciting brand of hockey. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/2006stanleycup.htm Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:19:33 -0400 It was thrilling, it was action packed and it was on pace to be a great upset win for the Oilers and give me another win. Then Disaster.. Carolina's Andrew Ladd brought the puck into the Edmonton zone, cut in the front of the net and was hit by Bergeron and that drove Ladd into Roloson and knocked the net off its moorings. Dwayne Roloson went down with a series-ending knee injury. We won't even talk about the play by Ty Conklin. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/wantofagoalie.htm Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:19:34 -0400 Chris Chelios looks back on his first hockey coach, Jules (Samuel Jackson) from Pulp Fiction. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/chrischelios.htm Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:19:36 -0400 It's about to be a...goalie fight! New York Islanders Vs New York Rangers is the game. Two players are going at it fighting full tilt, and good old Dan Cloutier decides he wants a piece of the action. Dan Cloutier (the goalie) then skates all the way down the ice and pounds the crap out of Tommy Salo before he taunts the entire bench. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/goaliefight.htm Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:19:37 -0400 Stojanov vs Chase considered one of the best Ice hockey fights of all time! http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/classicicehockeyfight.htm Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:19:39 -0400 I did it my way. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/hockeyplayer.htm Tue, 23 May 2006 11:13:13 -0400 Watch a video of the five greatest hockey fights of all time. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/topfivehockeyfights.htm Tue, 23 May 2006 11:13:50 -0400 Two hockey players kick each other's asses in a coffee shop. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/hockeyskit.htm Tue, 23 May 2006 11:13:51 -0400 Hockey equipment--even the stuff that's been battered around for a couple of seasons--still has resale value and may be sold through sporting goods stores or online. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/equipment/usedhockeyequipment.htm Tue, 16 May 2006 16:24:25 -0400 Hockey is one of the most popular contact games played in the US, probably next only to soccer and rugby. There are several versions of hockey played such as field, inline, rink and ice hockey. All use specialized gear and equipment. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/equipment/hockeyequipment.htm Tue, 16 May 2006 16:24:26 -0400 Just highlights from the beginning of the season.. Funny an Ovechkin fan made this.. Bah ha ha! (That's right, hah!) http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/crosby.htm Tue, 16 May 2006 16:24:27 -0400 Nichol and Marchment have an amusing fight in the middle of a giant shove-fest. It's not a bad fight, but it's funny because Nichol has to punch up so much to barely reach Marchment. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/snbmfight.htm Tue, 16 May 2006 16:24:28 -0400 Watch this video of a hockey fight from Digestopia. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/videos/hockeyfight.htm Tue, 16 May 2006 16:24:28 -0400 Like many hockey fans, I was just happy that hockey was back this year. I didn’t care that ESPN didn’t renew their TV contract with the NHL - I figured OLN might have a few hiccups, but overall they would do fine. I was wrong. OLN has been a disaster all season long and it’s not getting better. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/playoffhockeycoverage.htm Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:19:11 -0400 In the Canadian junior ice hockey system almost every young player dreams about one day making it to the National Hockey League. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/dayinthelife.htm Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:12:44 -0500 Coach Bill Moores is the Assistant Coach of the Edmonton Oilers, and former coach of the U of A Golden Bears. Coach Moores is respected and renowned as one of the top tactical and technical hockey coaches in the world. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/billmoores.htm Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:12:46 -0500 We need to know more facts before we draw any conclusions about the Great One http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/benefitofthedoubt.htm Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:12:48 -0500 Depending on how into ice hockey you are you might or might not have heard the terms slow ice and fast ice. The main reason why the problem with slow and fast ices arises is that hockey is played both up in Canada as well in southern USA and it is because of the difference in climate. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/fastices.htm Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:52:10 -0500 In ice hockey, skating can make or break you. Here are the 4 fundamentals to becoming a top performing ice hockey skater, plus 4 extra techniques to push you right over the edge! http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/topicehockeyskating.htm Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:52:11 -0500 It is said that hockey goalies have one of the most demanding positions in all of sport, yet many young goalies find that they don't receive proper training. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/goalietraining.htm Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:52:12 -0500 The National Hockey League needs to do more to encourage better coverage of the hockey games. With so many other sports realizing national coverage, the NHL is sometimes forgotten. However, this year, there's a race for the Stanley Cup, and only one is set to win it. But which team will that be? http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/whostops.htm Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:52:13 -0500 Frank Zamboni created the world's first ice resurfacing machine in the 1940's and today Zamboni is the official ice resurfacing machine of the NHL as well as a magic saga. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/zamboni.htm Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:52:14 -0500 What's going on? It has been a crazy last 12 months in the National Hockey League. Is it all over? http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/morescoring.htm Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:27:30 -0500 Team Canada is looking to repeat thier Gold Medal performance in Turin in the upcoming Olympics. The 2002 Victory in Salt Lake City over USA was the first on 50 yrs for the country that brought this great game to life. Canada along with the Czech Republic and Russia are the early favorites, but in the Olympics one-game situation a lot of teams have a chance to surprise anybody. (Belarus' stunning win over Sweden in the 2002 Olympic quarterfinals). http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/dreamteam.htm Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:27:32 -0500 One of the best inspirational sports stories ever concerns the U.S. Olympic Hockey teams triumph at the 1980 Winter Olympics. The tale has it all. There are young kids with dreams of glory, hard work, team spirit, a goal that far exceeds their grasp, and a Rocky-like finish. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/olympicgold.htm Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:27:35 -0500 Ice hockey requires special equipment. The basics being the stick and the puck. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/icehockeyequipment.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:32:14 -0500 The goalie in ice hockey has the most dangerous job--to stop the puck (sometimes zooming in at 160 km/h) from entering the goal-net. This task is fraught with injuries and so a goalie's equipment is crafted to provide more protection than that of the other players. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/goalieequipment.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:32:17 -0500 The latest buzz in the sports world is the agreement in the National Hockey League that will bring hockey back to the ice next season after a one-year absence of the sport. Since the moment I first heard the news, I have been trying hard to care about this return, as have the millions of people worldwide who failed to realize that hockey ever left. I don't mean to imply that I don't enjoy watching hockey. Rather, I mean to state it directly: I don't enjoy watching hockey. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/changinghockey.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:32:20 -0500 We interview the best cappers and books here at the Dish, so we'd be remiss if we didn't weigh in on this whole Wayne Gretzky thing. So here goes: For an older gal, that Janet Jones is hot. There. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/olympichockey.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:41:29 -0500 Are you an ice hockey playing teenager that dreams about one day making it all the way to the National Hockey League? Do you want to become the next superstar in ice hockey? http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/improveyouricehockeygame.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:41:31 -0500 If ever there was a time to attract new television viewer to hockey in America, it is now. NBC Sports has done a brilliant job of making the NHL Must See TV on Saturday afternoons. The reason why is simple: they're making the game easier to experience. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/mustseehockey.htm Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:07:13 -0500 Hockey sticks are very important to your game. Because stick handling, passing, puck control, shooting, backhands, wrist shots, snap shots and quick release shots are key to any player you will need great ice hockey sticks. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/hockeysticks.htm Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:49:02 -0500 If you are gathering information regarding ice hockey skates then read on. Some of the most popular choices are Bauer, CCM, and Nide hockey skates. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/hockeyskates.htm Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:19:49 -0500 Please add yourself to the Wave Hound Frappr! map. We've added the link to our header throughout the site and would love to see where all of you Surfers are located. Please take a moment to add yourself. http://www.frappr.com/wavehound Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:51:42 -0500 Are you an ice hockey playing teenager that dreams about one day making it all the way to the National Hockey League? Do you want to become the next superstar in ice hockey? http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/improvegame.htm Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:36:39 -0500 Ice hockey is all about scoring goals and almost every player dreams about winning scoring titles. Assuming that you have set your hockey goals for the season, here are three easy tips you can implement to score more frequently. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/scoregoals.htm Thu, 01 Dec 2005 08:57:06 -0500 In ice hockey, skating can make or break you. Here are the 4 fundamentals to becoming a top performing ice hockey skater, plus 4 extra techniques to push you right over the edge! http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/skating.htm Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:56:48 -0500 To be young and to play ice hockey have to be the best combination anybody can possible imagine. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/besttime.htm Tue, 05 Oct 2005 11:28:23 -0400 I think that the reason ice hockey fans love famous quotes is because all sayings somehow have a lot of truth in them. They also help us understand the game and often include some small kind of wisdom as well. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/hockeyquotes.htm Tue, 05 Oct 2005 11:28:23 -0400 Gordie Howe entered the National Hockey League in 1946 at the age of eighteen. Entering the NHL at 18 has been common among many young professional hockey players throughout the decades, but what Howe did in his career was anything but common. Howe played in over 2,400 games, scored over 1,000 goals and over 1,500 assists during his career. He was on four Stanley Cup Champion teams with the Detroit Red Wings. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/gordiehowe.htm Tue, 05 Oct 2005 11:28:23 -0400 Having a favorite ice hockey team that you can identify yourself with can in many cases be good for your self confidence though. For example you and those around you will always know where you stand. This is something that can be important in many cases. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/favoritehockeyteam.htm Tue, 05 Oct 2005 11:28:23 -0400 Hockey Jerseys are sports equipment worn by hockey players. However, the enormous popularity of NHL among the Americans has led to multiple uses of this sports apparel. Fans and sports lovers wear the jersey of their favorite team for displaying solidarity with their teams. Remember stadium pictures with thousands of people wearing authentic team jersey and cheering their team in a tango. Sports jersey of the same team is the easiest way of identifying and communicating with fans of your favorite hockey team. http://www.hockey.digestopia.com/hockeyjerseys.htm Tue, 05 Oct 2005 11:28:23 -0400