The New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers engaged in a bit of old ultra-violence on Mar. 19. Twelve gloves dropped from the hands of six men, who got into three fights, all before three seconds ticked off the game clock. The crowd erupted, the announcers shouted, the players on the benches banged their sticks. The willing combatants swung at each other for a about a minute, and then sat in the penalty box for five.
Saskatoon joins Quebec City and Hamilton as prospective Canadian NHL markets Michael St. Jean Layout & Design Editor Less than six months after the re-born Winnipeg Jets skated onto the MTS centre ice for their first regular season NHL game, another western Canadian city has informed the NHL that they are interested in obtaining a [...]
We’re Canadians, and whether we like it or not, hockey is a big part of our cultural identity. No one understands this better than Jay Baruchel, the co-writer and co-star of Goon.
Hardcore fans always look forward to three days on the NHL schedule: the yearly Entry Draft in June, the opening of unrestricted free agency on July 1, and the annual NHL trade deadline that occurs in late February or early March.
Feb. 16, 2004, Vancouver. Todd Bertuzzi chases Steve Moore down the ice, grabs him from behind, and punches him in the head. Moore’s head, with Bertuzzi’s 245 pound frame behind it, strikes the ice and stains it red with blood.
Thunder Bay’s Junior B hockey league is not for the faint of heart. Nicknamed the Jungle, each shift has the potential to end in violence.
On Feb. 15, 17, and 18, the men’s Hockey team took on the Guelph Gryphons in the quarter finals of the OUA playoffs. LU won the series two games to one, with scores being 5–4 for the Gryphons, 5–1 for the ‘Wolves, and 3-2 in the deciding game.
On Feb. 2 in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers forward Sam Gagner joined an elite group of NHLers by putting up eight points in a single contest.
The men’s Hockey team took on the Brock Badgers and the Western Mustangs on the road, splitting their weekend series by defeating the Badgers 4-2 in St. Catherines and losing to the Mustangs 7-4 in London.
The Thunderwolves may have hit a wall last weekend as they met the Western Mustangs in a double header at home. The ‘Wolves lost 1-0 on Friday night and managed an identical score during Saturday’s game.
While most of us were relaxing on holiday break, the Lakehead University Men’s Basketball team and Men’s Hockey team were kept busy with games to end the year 2011. Here’s how we did.
The Lakehead University men’s hockey team defended their home ice by defeating the Laurier Golden Hawks 6-0 on Friday and 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday.
Adam Sergerie continued his high-scoring for the Thunderwolves over the weekend, netting two goals and an assist in Lakehead’s 4–2 road win over the Windsor Lancers on Saturday night to go along with a goal in the squad’s 4–3 victory on Friday.
Two close games between the Thunderwolves and the Guelph Gryphons had fans on the edges of their seats and screaming from the stands for a goal. Lakehead’s hockey team managed to take down the Gryphons both times.
Since CIS hockey returned to Lakehead University for the 2001-02 season, Thunder Bay sports fans have been blessed to watch a plethora of skilled players step on the ice at the Fort William Gardens.
The Lakehead University Men’s Hockey Team split the weekend series against the Laurier Golden Hawks, winning 3-1 on Friday and losing 3-2 on Saturday. Of Lakehead’s five goals this weekend, four were scored by Lakehead’s special teams.
The Thunderwolves won their 5th and 6th consecutive games this weekend, sweeping the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks in their double header at Fort William Gardens.
Last weekend the Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey team defeated the York Lions in both their Friday and Saturday games.
Brendan Shanahan is back, and he’s arguably receiving more publicity now than in his career as an NHL player. The early stages of the pre-season made it evident that the man who replaced Colin Campbell as NHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations was making no headway towards the league’s promise to crackdown on hits that intentionally target an opponent’s head.
The Lakehead University Men’s Hockey team swept the Ottawa GeeGees this past weekend, winning 4-2 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday.
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