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Gary Bettman is not a popular person. With anyone. He's been the face of the owners in the NHL lockout and so far, the owners have been accused of being everything from tone deaf to ...

Over the next few days, the membership of the NHL players union will vote to see if they would like to move forward with a disclaimer of interest. While there were lengthy talks of a possible ...

Here's another tasty rumor to dissect while the NHL and NHLPA inch closer to a new CBA. Previously we discussed the potential conference swap between Columbus and Winnipeg in the event of ...

That didn't take long, did it?  Shortly after the Washington Capitals dropped their home opener by a score of 4-2 to the Winnipeg Jets, newcomer Mike Ribeiro wasn't shy in making ...

Welcome to the newest feature at Puck Drunk Love - Hockey Fights of the Week. Each week we'll take a look back through the past seven days and try to weed out the best, and sometimes the worst, ...

Did Kari Lehtonen just make the save of the 2013 season? We'll see, but he certainly made one that got the hockey world buzzing. After a Jack Johnson shot hit Lehtonen in the arm/shoulder, ...

The year is young, yet it already has been an ugly season for NHL officiating. Across the league fans are complaining about the inconsistent and extremely ticky-tacky calls officials are making. ...

Welcome to another edition of Hockey Fights of the Week! This time we take a look at the bouts that took place between January 28th and February 3rd.  What's in store? How about ...

Welcome to the third installment of Hockey Fights of the Week!  It was a bit tricky selecting this week's best scraps. There were plenty of fights to choose from, but the vast majority ...

Welcome to the fourth installment of Hockey Fights of the Week!  The past week was an interesting one. The gloves didn't hit the ice too often between Feb. 11-17, but when they did ...

There have been more than a few questionable calls so far this season that have potentially cost teams a point or two in the standings. The latest victim? The Nashville Predators, who were scored ...

In our fifth installment of Hockey Fights of the Week (you can find the other four linked below), we feature a terrific fight between Wayne Simmonds and Tanner Glass as well as an All-Star bout ...

The Ryan O'Reilly saga has been, in a word, odd. The Colorado Avalanche haven't exactly been forking over money for the forward's talents. The forward had 18 goals and 37 ...

It's that time again. Welcome back to Hockey Fights of the Week, the weekly series that features the best and most memorable fights that you might have missed from the week that was. This ...

This installment of Hockey Fights of the Week could have been renamed Knockouts of the Week. While fights around the NHL are a common occurrence, punches that buckle an opponent are rare and a ...

It's always fun when two teams face each other multiple times in the same week. Typically, tempers and emotions run high and gloves hit the ice.  This was the case when Toronto and ...

The 2013 regular season is winding down. With just a few weeks left before we can close the book on the regular campaign and switch over to the playoffs, teams are scrambling to position themselves ...

The NHL will periodically send out Fan Face Off surveys to people with NHL.com accounts that have opted in for the survey. Normally, they're borderline tedious things that are obviously meant ...

The calendar has flipped to April. That means we are just a few weeks away from the final day of the regular season (April 27). Thanks to a condensed schedule, nearly every team is still in the ...

The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, signaling that we are truly in the last stages of the 2013 season. Have teams responded to the increased pressure and urgency by dropping the mitts? Not ...