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...
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...
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...
As I wrote earlier today (Derek Boogaard vs Andre Roy Hockey Fight) last night Minnesota Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard laid one of the hits of the year on Rene Bourque. Boogaard came steaming in as Bourque was circling around from behind the net. Irresistible force met...
