It’s a story that’s just too devastating to believe.  It’s now been confirmed that almost the entire Lokomotiv ice hockey team was killed in that horrific Russian plane crash we first told you about this morning. A Russian plane carrying a some of the world’s top ice hockey players crashed into a riverbank moments after [...]

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Pittsburgh Penguins center and Canadian Olympic icon Sidney Crosby says he’s feeling better than he has in weeks and never really thought about retiring.  Even though his doctors anticipate that he’ll make a full recovery, he’s not quite there yet. “Mentally, I feel good, the last three weeks it’s the best I’ve felt so far…it’s been [...]

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A dark and gloomy off-season for the National Hockey League continued today when former Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames player Wade Belak was found dead at age 35. Belak, who played 15 seasons in the NHL with five different organizations and had retired on March 8th, was found in the King West Hotel and Residence [...]

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Former Vancouver Canucks player and all-around NHL tough guy Rick Rypien was found dead in his home by a family member yesterday (Monday). Rypien, who had just signed with the Winnipeg Jets last month, had missed most of last season due after requesting a leave of absence from the Canucks for personal issues. The is [...]

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Hilary Duff and hockey star Mike Comrie are expecting their first child together, according to the actress’ official website. In an announcement posted yesterday, Duff, who celebrated her one-year anniversary with the pro hockey player this weekend, writes, “I can’t believe it has already been a year, time really flies when you’re having fun! We [...]

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Here’s Ilya Kovalchuk with an epic overtime shootout fail. This is what $102 million dollars gets you in the NHL, folks. Incoming search terms:sport fail video100 fail sportshockey failsice hockey fail

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It was almost a beautiful thing, but it was negated. Alex Ovechkin fired the puck past Montreal goaltender Jaroslav Halak early in the third and was instantly ablaze in spotlights as the crowd went nuts.  It didn’t last long. An official ruled that Mike Knuble was inside the goal crease, although the replay didn’t necessarily [...]

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