Shea Weber came oh-so-close to breaking the NHL record in the hardest shot competition after pounding the puck 108.5 miles per hour during the all-star skills competition Saturday night. Perhaps he's waiting for next year in Nashville to set the new benchmark. More
If you watched the skills competition and thought "I could do that," prepare to have your bubble burst. Some of the trickiest moves to master are also the most under-appreciated.
Roberto Luongo made one of the best shootout saves of the entire year during the NHL's All-Star Skills Competition. Jiri Sekac deked the Florida Panthers netminder out of his crease, but the veteran netminder was able to reach back and make an incredible glove save.
Head-to-head battles between the likes of Drew Doughty and Jonathan Toews will almost certainly produce data that will be more detailed, more accurate and easier to understand than ever before, thanks to cutting-edge technology upon which the NHL is about to embark.
We're used to seeing the forwards use the props during the Skill's Competition's Breakaway Challenge, but it was Brian Elliott who busted out something unique first. During teammate Vladimir Tarasenko's first attempt, Elliott snapped a selfie.
There may be good reason to root hard for your favorite team’s All-Star. Recent history has shown that the MVP takes home more than just the award, and it could mean good things for your favorite club.
The Blackhawks franchise has been transformed in the past seven years and with that organizational success comes fringe benefits. That's how Chicago earned a third straight season of outdoor hockey.
The World Cup, which makes its return in 2016, will feature some interesting wrinkles to the best-on-best format, but it can't, and never will be able to replace the Olympics. The players realize that and it's up to them to now step up and push the league into continuing participation.
Modern medicine has raised our understanding of head trauma and lowered our lust for blood. And thank goodness for that
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