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The hockey brawl that changed the NHL forever, told by those who lived it
It looked for a while that the game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators on March 5, 2004, might come and go without incident.
That was a bit surprising because eight days earlier, Ottawa’s Martin Havlat whacked the Flyers’ Mark Recchi in the face with his stick and afterward, heated words and insinuations flew. The Flyers were irate about the play and Havlat was suspended two games.
“Someday someone’s going to make (Havlat) eat his lunch,” Flyers coach Ken
The remote Swedish town that produced a generational NHL talent
LANDSBRO, Sweden – There are no signs for Landsbro on the long road from Stockholm.
This village in southern Sweden is so remote, so small, I was told, I would pass it if I didn’t keep my head up.
Not a single stop sign. Not a single red light. Small like that.
I was told to take the train from Stockholm if I planned to visit, but, I was cautioned, no train stopped in Landsbro. I would need a rental
Anonymous NHL player poll 2024: Who’s the best player? Most overrated? Best goalie? Worst road city?
Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon or Nikita Kucherov: Who’s the NHL’s best player?
It’s gotta be McDavid, right?
Not so fast, a surprising number of NHL players say.
“McDavid’s going to get all the votes, I’m sure,” one player told The Athletic. “But I think MacKinnon’s better right now.”
The three may well end up in a dead heat for the Hart Trophy this season, as Kucherov heads into the All-Star break leading the league in scoring, with MacKinnon a