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This Week in NHL Stupid: Where are the parents?

Welcome once again to This Week in NHL Stupid, where we track the ugly, the silly, and the just plain stupid in the NHL. Now a hockey game is a great way to indoctrinate your children into the beauty of hockey. And if your child is hungry, NHL arenas all over North America offer the […]

This Week in NHL Stupid: That’s not how you use your stick

Welcome once again to “This Week in NHL Stupid”. As you know, we track the silly, ugly and just plain stupid in the world of hockey. Now this week, we have to return to basics, because some players have forgotten the proper way to use a stick. Sticks, in hockey, are used to handle, pass, and […]

Video: The Sabres smack down Alex Burrows

I’m sure Alex Burrows has had better nights than the one he had on Sunday, as he learned that when you rough house with the Sabres, they will rough house back with you twice as hard. The Canucks tough guy battled hard in front of the net with Justin Falk and goalie Robin Lehner. Then […]

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 13: (l-r) Mats Zuccarello #36 and Brady Skjei #76 of the New York Rangers celebrate a goal by Zuccarello at 17:41 of the second period against the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden on October 13, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

This Week in NHL Stupid: Mistaken identity

Welcome to yet another edition of This Week in NHL Stupid. We track the ugly, the silly, and the plain ol’ stupid in the World of Hockey. This week, we celebrated the 500th goal from Patrick Marleau, all of which came with the San Jose Sharks.

NASHVILLE, TN – FEBRUARY 02: Cody McLeod #55 of the Nashville Predators fights Patrick Maroon #19 of the Edmonton Oilers during the second period at Bridgestone Arena on February 2, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

The five best hockey fights from weeks 16 and 17 in the NHL

The roughhousing returns! And with the All-Star break getting in the way, we give you the best of two weeks worth of fisticuffs. So here they are: the five best fights from weeks 16 & 17: 5. Patrick Maroon (EDM) vs Cody McLeod (NSH) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uRQ5R5cOO0 Cody McLeod always gives you your money’s worth when he […]

MONTREAL, QC – DECEMBER 12: Andrew Shaw #65 of the Montreal Canadiens looks on prior to a face-off during the NHL game against the Boston Bruins at the Bell Centre on December 12, 2016 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Andrew Shaw volunteers to be You Can Play ambassador and learn from past mistakes

The NHL had announced a new program where a member from each team’s roster would be an ambassador for the You Can Play project, which promotes diversity, equality, and inclusion with respect to the LGBTQ community. And today, the team ambassadors were named. One notable name was Andrew Shaw of the Montreal Canadiens. Shaw was […]

This Week in NHL Stupid: Why so angry?

Welcome once again to This Week in NHL Stupid where as always, we track the ugly, the silly, and the just plain stupid in the world of hockey. This week, we also track the angry. There was an extreme amount of anger in the league this week, and I’m not sure why. Take Exhibit A: […]

GLENDALE, AZ – JANUARY 26: Daniel Sedin #22 of the Vancouver Canucks skates with the puck against Luke Schenn #2 of the Arizona Coyotes during the third period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on January 26, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Canucks 3-0. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The Canucks went almost half a game without a shot on goal

Mike Smith had his first shutout of the season for the Coyotes in a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. But that doesn’t even begin to tell the story. Smith could have spent the first 28:12 in a lounge chair because the Canucks didn’t register a shot on goal. For an entire period […]

PITTSBURGH – MAY 04: TV commentator Mike Milbury works between the benches in the game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers during game five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 4, 2008 at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins defeated the Rangers 3-2 in overtime to win the series 4 games to 1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

This Week in NHL Stupid: The Mike Milbury edition

Welcome once again to This Week in NHL Stupid, where we track the ugly, the silly, and the just plain stupid in the world of hockey. Now, some things in life are stupid by their very nature. It’s understood, and what is understood doesn’t need to be discussed. For example, if we at Puck Drunk […]

Dallas Stars have expert troll on inauguration attendance numbers

The Dallas Stars in-arena staff has jokes, lots of jokes. So when incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer insisted that 1.5 million people attended Friday’s presidential inauguration on Saturday, the Stars decided to have a little fun with that when they announced their own attendance for their Saturday night home game: I’m sure pictures […]

CHICAGO, IL – DECEMBER 06: Mike Smith #41 of the Arizona Coyotes knocks the puck away against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on December 6, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

This Week in NHL Stupid: When goalies go rogue

Welcome once again to This Week in NHL Stupid, where we track the ugly, the silly and the stupid in the world of hockey. If you’ve never read this feature before, think of it as calling out somebody for dropping Jonathan Toews in their fantasy league. I make that analogy because that actually happened this […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – JANUARY 2: A general view of the centerfield score board during the 2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks at Busch Stadium on January 2, 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images)

This Week in NHL Stupid: You can’t have a puck drop without a puck

Welcome once again to This Week in NHL Stupid. Every week we track the ugly, the silly, and the stupid in the world of hockey, and this is our first edition of this feature in 2017. So let’s get the puck dropped and let’s get this going.

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