Desperate times call for desperate measures, even in professional hockey. For the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, that means signing a middle-aged shop owner as a goaltender.
The ‘Kid’ shows fans that he was worth the wait.
Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas, the bearded breakout star of last year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, has enjoyed the afterglow of his team’s championship.
A chartered plane carrying players and staff from one of Russia’s elite hockey clubs crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, wiping out virtually the entire team.
The drama, with a twist, came at halftime raffle shot during a charity game between Shattuck and The World in Faribault, Minn.
Money doesn’t grow on trees for every professional sports franchise. Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has taken a storied franchise into bankruptcy this week, and brought a wee bit of drama along the way.
Their passionate embrace was juxtaposed against a fierce-looking team of riot police. Which, of course, makes the couple the Internet’s latest sweethearts.
Vancouver Canucks fans’ anxious anticipation prior to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Rogers Arena took an early hit. Then it fully withered away.
It all started with an overturned car. Then some fire. And then more overturned cars and more fires. Oh, and don’t forget all the looting and fighting either.
We all knew Canadians went crazy for hockey, but how about spandex? And full-body green spandex at that.
