Though known primarily as a sniper Alexander Ovechkin has also made quite a name for himself in his NHL career as a punishing hitter as well, and many times when he shows up on the highlight reel it is for a crushing bodycheck rather than a goal. Today, in the round...
Wow, talk about the hit of the playoffs so far. The Philadelphia Pittsburgh series might not be as nasty as some of the other first round match-ups, but the temperature just got cranked up several degrees after this massive hit by the Penguins’ Chris Kunitz on...
Sidney Crosby is starting to make quite the name for himself as a scrapper. Earlier this year he jumped Florida’s Brett McLean at the faceoff dot to earn his first fighting major of the year, and now he has doubled his total after tangling with Florida’s...
Apparently someone forgot to tell Florida’s Keith Ballard that it was Scott Hartnell wig night in Philadelphia. Either that or he didn’t care. Ballard caught Hartnell with a devastating hip check as the curly-mulleted winger attempted to blow past him down...
Well, mark this one under the category Fights I’d Never Thought I’d See. Well, I guess I was wrong. Tonight, after rugged Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf laid out Dany Heatley with a questionable hit, Spezza surprised everyone in the rink by dropping the...
Chris Neil is one of the most devastating hitters in the NHL, no doubt about it. Don’t believe me? Just ask Nick Foligno. Foligno was the unfortunate and unintended recipient of a thundering Chris Neil bodycheck last night in the game between the Ottawa Senators...