NHL

[Slippery Lizard]

The NHL have now started a youtube account(tht ive only just found!) and theres over 4000 videos so feel free to post some!

To start off, NHL Best of the Week 12/08/09




Some unbelievable plays and hits!!!

NHL Saves of the Week 12/08/09
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDxckS5MCrE&feature=channel[/youtube]

NHL Goals of the Week 12/08/09
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNTrfmUKR7o&feature=channel[/youtube]

NHL Hits of the Week 12/08/09
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8BJ6E2QVCg&feature=channel[/youtube]

Enjoy!

[GazNET]

Awesome!

[Deez.Nuts]

Massive Penguins fan here since the late 80's. Best friend is a Flyers fan... oh the joy!

[Deez.Nuts]

haha that hit on Stamkos was awesome

[Slippery Lizard]

Heres the best of the week videos! some more cracking stuff!



[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_5yv8pTtww&feature=channel[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT0yI9E6YQg&feature=channel[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ydl65uMzV8&feature=channel[/youtube]

[Deez.Nuts]

http://www.youtube.com/user/hockeyfightsdotcom

Worth checking out for all the Fisticuffs from the NHL. Updated daily, old fights and new.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhRlMYRu0fw Personal favorite of mine.

[Slippery Lizard]

some good fights there!! its not the reason i watch ice hockey, its just an nice added bonus!

[Deez.Nuts]

It is just bonus really. I like to watch good hockey where players hustle hard to get the puck and keep their spot on the team.

Penguins are looking good at the moment, like a Stanley Cup winning team again My fingers crossed.

[Slippery Lizard]

yeh they are! i follow teh sharks! they are going thro a low point atm!

[Major Pain]

Really dont get why they fight, what do they gain from it? Just seems really stupid.

[DeanX]

nhl? manchester storm ftw

[Slippery Lizard]

Really dont get why they fight, what do they gain from it? Just seems really stupid.

it gets the crowd going and gets the players going, kindof like a adrenaline boost for everyone! but tbh, its quite rare on a nightly basis.

[Deez.Nuts]

Really dont get why they fight, what do they gain from it? Just seems really stupid.

There's way more to it than just violence. The crowds do enjoy it of course, especially when there's some bad blood or a rivalry.

Fighting is a lot more tactical. It's like Chess for example, you take out the pieces that do the most damage. You remove the huge guy who can crush you for 5 minutes, that gives your skilled players some breathing room to play without worrying about the 6'9 260lb Russian destroying you into the boards. It can also spark some life into a team that are losing, change the momentum of the game.

Sometimes you're just trying to send a message. Shut a guy up who's talking shit at your players and what not(you get called all sorts).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psAHxS1GGyk (NSFW)

[Bourne_inFINity]

This will propably be on top10 saves but still,

[Slippery Lizard]

Marty Brodeur has past the all time shutout (cleansheet) record! he now has 104 shutouts! He is leading quite a few records, most minutes on the ice, most wins, now most shotouts! Hes a great player, its nice to see him still going strong at 37!

[Deez.Nuts]

Yeah, big congrats to him. Strange that his first ever Shutout was against the Penguins and it was the Pens they beat 4 - 0 last night too for his record. Easily the best goal tender of modern hockey.

[Slippery Lizard]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9MG9RGTa8U&feature=channel[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT0-rdMXE1E&feature=channel[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAN3rlCz_7w&feature=channel[/youtube]

[n0rd]

nr 3 and 2 on Hits of the week 12/22/09 = OUCH!!

[Rico]

nhl? manchester storm ftw

I saw them once, at the NYNEX Arena. Against Bracknell Bees, IIRC. Would have been about 9 or 10 years ago. (Which means it was probably the MEN Arena by then, actually).

Never really watched much ice hockey though. I did like to play EA Hockey on my Megadrive, back in the day. There was a time that I knew what "icing" was. Can't remember now (but I think it's slapping the puck over both red lines, or something).

[ScottishPride]

I became a big fan of the Calgary Flames back in April when I spent a month over there. It was the middle of the playoffs so an ideal time to be there. I even managed to get a visit to Flame Central and the SaddleDome on game night, what an atmosphere!

Its kack that we dont get any NHl on terrestrial TV any more...and I refuse to pay ESPN like £13 a month just so I can watch live hockey games!