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On February 10, 2008, Florida Panthers forward Richard Zednik had his throat inadvertently slit by the skate blade of falling teammate Olli Jokinen midway through the third period of a match against the Buffalo Sabres. Despite spilling five pints of blood, doctors performed emergency surgery and managed to save Zednik's life. He was released from the hospital six days later and met the press
On February 7th in 1976, Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs collected 10 points (6G, 4A) on 10 shots in a single NHL game against goalie David Reece, including hat tricks in the both second and third periods, en route to an 11-4 win over Adams division rival Boston Bruins. The performance broke the previous single game point record of eight originally set by Maurice Richard in 1944.
On February 7th in 2009, Burnaby-born crooner and Vancouver Canucks fan Michael Buble took part in his most famous duet to date taking a turn in Tom Larscheid's shoes to color John Shorthouse's call. Buble delivered a healthy dose of hometown bias to the play-by-play broadcast including a cover of Paul Leka's anthem midway through the match en route to the Canucks 7-3 win over the Chicago
On February 6th in 1998, Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Keenan and New York Islanders GM Mike Milbury traded talent sending Trevor Linden to Long Island in exchange for Todd Bertuzzi, Bryan McCabe, and a third round pick in the 1998 NHL Draft (Jarkko Ruutu). The unpopular move was one of ten during a two month span, gutting the core of the Canucks. Brian Burke replaced Keenan as GM four months later
On February 4th in 2012, Vancouver Canucks blueliner Kevin Bieksa made a spectacular diving save to prevent an empty net goal by T.J. Galiardi with 48 seconds to play, then fired a stanchion-deflected puck past goalie Jean-Sebastien Gigeure 14 seconds later to tie the game. A complete analysis of the stanchion-assisted effort, courtesy of The Province's The Legion of Blog, may be found here.
On February 3rd in 2009, Vancouver Canucks undrafted forward Alex Burrows snapped the club's 8 game losing streak (and 9 game home losing streak) in dramatic fashion converting a shorthanded breakaway with his signature forehand-backhand move against the Carolina Hurricanes unlocking a 3-3 tie with 82 seconds to play. Burrows celebrated the crucial
On February 2nd in 2011, New York Islanders netminder Rick DiPietro shoved Pittsburgh Penguins pest Matt Cooke setting off a scrum with 17 seconds to play. In response, Pittsburgh's backup backstop Brent Johnson skated the length of the ice to engage DiPietro in some fisticuffs. Johnson won his first NHL fight dropping DiPietro with one punch, earning 17 penalty minutes for his efforts.
On February 2nd in 2006, St. Louis Blues defenseman Dennis Wideman famously flubbed a shootout attempt against Chicago Blackhawks rookie goalie Corey Crawford, awkwardly falling before managing a shot on net. The shootout miss remains a favorite among NHL hockey bloopers. The Blues eventually beat the Blackhawks that night by a score of 6-5. That's today in NHL history.
On February 1st in 1993, former NBA senior vice-president and general counsel Gary Bettman was appointed Commissioner of the NHL. As clever as he is unpopular, Bettman has brought tremendous change to the game introducing and alienating fans alike. During his 33 year tenure, Bettman has presided over the: elimination of traditionally named divisions (Adams, Patrick, Norris, Smythe) and
On February 1st in 2012, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty scored a game winning powerplay goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets with 0.4 seconds remaining in the third period. A closer look confirmed the Staples Center game clocked stopped for a full second moments before the goal was scored. Absent the stoppage, the match would have been tied 2-2 upon completion of regulation time and
On January 31st in 1970, broadcaster John Shorthouse was born in Vancouver, BC. Best known as the voice of the Vancouver Canucks and for leading the charge to the in-flight buffet, Shorty collected his first play-by-play payday calling a Canucks game in March 1998. In September 1999, Shorthouse inherited the full-time radio role from Gemini Award winner Jim Hughson, working alongside color-man
As the 2026 Winter Olympics continue in Italy, Edmonton Oilers superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are making their long‑awaited Olympic debuts. But, a third Oiler has joined them at these Games: NHL rookie Josh Samanski. The undrafted 23‑year‑old forward has had a rather unique journey, one that has now carried him onto hockey’s biggest…
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Team Canada plays France this morning, and yeah, they’ve gotta win — obviously — they don’t just need to win. They need to win by a lot. This isn’t about running up the score for fun or even national pride. This is about tournament seeding, and tournament seeding could be the difference between a manageable…
I've said it before and I'll say it again: it doesn't matter what else happened in hockey today if a goalie scores and there's video evidence of it. HBIC is committed to goalie goals because of how awesome they are, and the young man to the left, Green Bay Gamblers goaltender Leo Henriquez, decided to elevate his game tonight against the Lincoln Stars in USHL action. The 18 year-old, Slovakian netminder played for his country at the World Junior Championship, and he's slated to suit up for the...
Alarm clocks are going off across the country, Baileys is falling into coffees before the sun is fully up, and I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love it. Team Canada is back on the ice for Game 3 of the group stage against France, and while the boys have already locked up first…
I know Nathan MacKinnon is focused on the task at-hand in Italy, and it makes sense when one considers that this is his first crack at an Olympic medal of any colour in his already well-decorated career. Personally, I would leave the hockey stuff alone for a day or two before the event started because it's Italy where food, culture, and history are all around those who are there! One of the things I really enjoyed while the pandemic raged was Stanley Tucci's Searching for Italy TV show that ai...
Sunday morning feels more like a formality than a tune-up for Team Canada as they look to seal up Group A against France. But if there’s one thing we’ve learned so far in this tournament, it’s that all 12 countries have either won a game or put a scare into their opponents. France did the…
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There’s nothing quite like seeing NHL stars play at the Winter Olympics, and Edmonton Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid wasted no time living up to expectations, already leading Team Canada in points with six through two games. Team Canada is 2-0 after their first two games, and we’ve already seen some highlight-reel plays, stellar goaltending, some…
When the broadcast rightsholders for the Milano-Cortina Olympics were announced, I don't think anyone was surprised to see the Canadian team of CBC, TSN, and Sportsnet banding together once again to cover the Canadian angle in Italy. NBC was announced as the US rightsholder for US broadcasts which carried on their effort to be the American Olympic network, but I'm not sure that anyone knew that NBC was going to employ the residents of Sesame Street as part of their coverage. With ongoing cover...
Team Germany suffered a setback to their 2026 Olympic campaign in the early hours of Saturday morning. After picking up a 3-1 victory over Team Denmark on Thursday, the Germans fell 4-3 to Team Latvia on Saturday morning, albeit it didn’t hurt their chances of outright winning Group C, but more on that in the…
It wasn’t too long ago that the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks did battle in the second round of the postseason. In 2023-24, the Canucks came out of nowhere and finished first in the Pacific Division. After leading 3-2 in the second round, they dropped the next two games to the Oilers, nearly completing a…
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It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers at the Winter Games, Connor McDavid’s debut, line combinations, Calvin Pickard’s treatment, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with…