A high stick to the dome. A curved blade in the shape of a horse shoe. Some decent acting chops and a premium flow. These are words to describe the fascinating career of NHL tough guy Marty McSorley. McSorley, who began his NHL career in 1983 at the age of 19 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, found himself as a policeman of sorts for the dominant Edmonton Oilers of the mid 1980s. At the age of 22, McSorely alre ...

The past week in the NHL featured what many of us puck heads have come to expect in a season abbreviated by a lockout. A game that moves faster than any other team sport is only bound to see injuries. Even though in today's sports landscape, with players conditioning themselves year round, injuries will always be front and center. Add to the fact many of these players didn't play in other leagues during the ...

  NHL '13 Season: Locked IN   So far in the abbreviated NHL season, the theme seems to be to always expect the unexpected. Many teams expected to compete for top seeds in recent years are struggling with mediocre or even plain awful records while teams destined for lottery picks find themselves in playoff spots. After a 113 day lockout, go figure. Right?  Teams like Anaheim, Toronto, and Carolina ...