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...
They used to call Jaromir Jagr the human highlight reel. I think it is fair to say that that moniker has been passed on to Alexander Ovechkin. He scored arguably the goal of the regular season (video of Ovechkin’s spectacular goal against the Montreal Canadiens)...
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...
Wow, then other day when I saw the video of Linus Omark’s shootout goal I thought I’d seen the shootout goal of the year. Now, just days later Omark’s effort has already been trumped by countryman Nicklas Lindberg. The goal was scored yesterday in a...
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...
