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Finally, the NHL playoffs are here, and the Boston Bruins have drawn the Northeast Division-leading Buffalo Sabres in the quarterfinal series that begins Thursday night at HSBC Arena. On paper, this series looks like it will be a goalie duel, pitting the No. 1 and No. 2 goals against averages during the regular season against each other. Boston’s Tuukka Rask finished with a league-best 1.97 GAA in 45 ...
Greg Popovich Questions “World Champ” Banners At Boston Garden
Posted: 29th March 2010 by Nathaniel Snow in NBA
The San Antonio Spurs laid down a serious beating on the Boston Celtics Sunday night at the TD Bank Garden.
The 94-73 loss was the C’s worst of the season and only the third time they have been beaten by 20 or more. But there was another story making headlines in Boston—other than the disgraceful loss. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich spoke with local media and had some interesting things ...
Bruins Fight for Playoff Life in Tight Eastern Conference Race
Posted: 29th March 2010 by Nathaniel Snow in NHL
If the NHL regular-season ended today, the Boston Bruins would be in the playoffs; they currently sit in the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference. The season isn’t over, though, and with eight games left to play there is a lot that can happen.
Boston (80 pts) barely leads the 9th place Atlanta Thrashers (78 pts) and the 10th place NY Rangers (76 pts), though the Black ...
Violence and Aggression In Sports: An In Depth Look (Part Two)
Posted: 25th March 2010 by Nathaniel Snow in NHL
Here is Part two of my three part series 'Violence and Aggression In Sports.' Thanks to those of you out there taking the time to read an in depth article on this dangerous sports trend.
Although aggressive behaviors may sometimes provide catharsis, an opposing view is that participating in or viewing aggressive behaviors is more likely to elicit greater amounts of aggression than to result in decreased aggression (e.g.; Bandura and ...
The Pittsburgh Penguins are in Boston tonight to face off against the Bruins at the TD Garden.
This is the first meeting between these clubs since Matt Cooke delivered a season ending head-hunter elbow to Bs star forward Marc Savard.
The obvious cheap shot (seen on the right side of the screen at :10 of this video ), which did not earn Cooke a penalty at the time, has been discussed by ...
Now that the Olympics are over and the Big Bad Boys in Black and Gold are heading back to Causeway Street, I'd like to take a minute to shine some light on a community outreach program that the Boston Bruins are involved in. The Bruins have created Bruins I.C.E. (I Can Excel) Schoolùa series of hockey related lesson plans for kindergarten through fifth grade.
More information about how Massachusetts schools ...
Linus Omark stick tricks and the worst shootouts ever
Posted: 16th February 2010 by Nathaniel Snow in NHL
The Olympic Games are in full swing, and I have been scouring the internet for some amazing hockey moments to share with all of you. This innovative shootout goal features Linas Omark, playing for the Swedish National team in a preliminary match at the World Championships, pulling the rug out from under a very unlucky Swiss goaltender.
If that didn't hook you onto this Dynamo Moscow left winger, who was drafted ...