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Video: Vlasic shoves Crosby into the Sharks bench

Marc-Edouard Vlasic has had an outstanding postseason, but he let his temper get the best of him as he tried to shove Sidney Crosby through the door and into the Sharks bench. That’s a pretty dangerous play. The puck was way over on the other side of the ice and Crosby was shoved into the […]

Video: Finnish announcers go crazy over Joonas Donskoi’s goal

We have been spoiled this Stanley Cup with some truly great calls. We have already got the Punjabi call from Sportsnet in Canada, but this call is just as good and maybe even better. Listen to the call these Finnish announcers made for Joonas Donskoi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om4HHvdlanA “Donskoi!!!!!!!!!!!!” The Sharks have had a hard fought postseason […]

Video: Sharks fans couldn’t stay awake during Game 3

The San Jose Sharks have never competed in the Stanley Cup Final. That fact alone apparently wasn’t enough to keep Sharks fans awake during Game 3 at the SAP Center. You’d think Sharks fans would be struggling to contain their excitement and nerves, but instead sleep seemed to be a fairly popular option during a stoppage […]

Sharks’ rally towel has some Sharknado flair

The San Jose Sharks can only hope their effort in Game 3 is as awesome as the rally towel the fans will be waving in the stands. Game 3’s towel is a San Jose twist on Sharknado. Via Reddit Hockey:   It’s about time there’s a solid Sharknado-San Jose Sharks tie-in.

Video: Ovechkin looked good in Russian charity basketball game

Alexander Ovechkin is amazing out on the ice, but it turns out that he’s a pretty solid athlete on the hardwood too. Ovechkin recently competed in a charity basketball game in Russia which was supporting a charity for children with cerebral palsy. Check out his highlights: Not too bad. Basketball does run in Ovie’s family as […]

Video: Patrick Marleau lays huge blindside hit on Bryan Rust

Patrick Marleau waited a very long time to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, and while scoring a goal was a nice treat, he made his mark in a completely different way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAB_I3HOKUE I know many Penguins fans will disagree, but it didn’t look like Marleau’s hit was malicious. No extension of his arms […]

Video: WWE legend Shawn Michaels cheers on the HBK line in Game 5

The HBK line of Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino, and Phil Kessel has been a dominant force for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The line shares the HBK nickname with WWE legend Shawn Michaels – The Heartbreak Kid – and the Penguins and their fans have had a lot of fan bringing some wrestling flair to hockey. Michaels was […]

Video: Martin Jones had a crazy stick save on Robby Fabbri

Even if the end result is a goal, a good save deserves to be recognized. Martin Jones completely robbed Robby Fabbri with his paddle, but was soon bested by Jori Lehtera. The Sharks went down 1-0, but Jones gave his all to try to keep the score level. [Reddit]

Video: Brian Boyle mocks Kris Letang’s attempt to draw a penalty

The rivalry between Brian Boyle and Kris Letang is heated, but also extremely entertaining. After the two were sent to the box with matching roughing penalties, Boyle took the opportunity to mock Letang’s attempt to draw a penalty. Without context, that’s a pretty weird video of Boyle. Still, he’s not totally wrong as Letang has […]

Video: Did Sidney Crosby slew foot Cedric Paquette?

The Tampa Bay Lightning imploded in the third period, allowing the Pittsburgh Penguins plenty of time and space which led to numerous goals. Lightning fans weren’t too happy and they weren’t too pleased with what might have been a slew foot from Sidney Crosby on Cedric Paquette. Slew foot or just Crosby losing his balance? [Reddit]

Video: Listen to refs who were mic’d up in the first round

Want to hear what the first round of playoff hockey was like for the refs? The video below provides a quick glimpse into the many conversations happening on the ice that fans are unable to hear. It’s all pretty fascinating. There’s something perfect when you hear “eh?” coming out the mouth of an official. That […]

Video: Thornton and Backes pull on each other’s beard

Playoff hockey is fast, exciting and sometimes pretty bizarre. Game 1 between the Blues and Sharks entered the bizarre category fairly quickly as David Backes and Joe Thornton yanked on each other’s beard. That’s a new take on the usual pushing and shoving which accompanies playoff games. [Reddit]

Video: Dmitry Orlov tries to flip Nino Niederreiter

The hip check isn’t used too often in hockey these days, but when it’s deployed it usually results in a devastating collision. Dmitry Orlov tried to pull off an open-ice hip check on Nino Niederreiter, but things didn’t go according to plan. It was still a pretty good hit, but you can tell Orlov was a bit […]

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