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The Leafs Are Overachievers

Despite saying the Bruins would win this series easily, Angry Hockey Nerd is back with his foot in his mouth. Full story

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No Embellishment: Canucks Fandom Sucks

It wasn’t long ago that the Vancouver Canucks steamrolled the entire league on route to a President’s Trophy and the Stanley Cup Finals. The team fell a game short, the city briefly burned, and things haven’t quite been the same since. Full story

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The Bruins Will Beat the Leafs Because They’re Better

It's really not about who's tougher, it's about who's better. And the Bruins are better. Full story

The 2013 Jerkpuck All Star Team

Celebrating the Art of Being a Dick on the Ice

Jerkpuck: a traditional art within the game of hockey dedicated to trolling, diving, and inciting penalties. Our very own Angry Hockey Nerd has selected his Jerkpuck dream team and is here to share it with you. Full story

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Nazem Kadri Isn’t Wayne Gretzky

Canadian hockey fans, many of whom are sports fans of a particularly obsessive variety, get more excited by young talent than Jack Nicholson. Most of the time it’s equally creepy too. Full story

Blind Hockey Night in Canada

Canada loves hockey so much that not only do the blind play hockey, they also get pretty fucking good at it. We went to a scrimmage between the two sides that make up the Hiboux de Montreal hockey club, and talked to a couple of its players to see what the sport is all about. Full story

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Brendan Shanahan Sucks at Disciplining the NHL

Brendan Shanahan's flip-floppy management of the NHL's suspensions has been embarrassing, but to be fair he's not the only one to blame. Full story

Stop Whining: Fighting Is a Crucial Part of Professional Hockey

On Monday we had a writer talking about how fighting in the NHL is a "disgrace to the game and to Canada." Well, Gregory Pike strongly fucking disagrees. Full story

Fighting in Hockey is a Disgrace to Canada and the Game

After a particularly brutal fight in Toronto last week, Jeremy Allingham questions whether or not hockey needs fighting in the first place. Full story

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Why Was the Media So Excited to Falsely Out a Montreal Canadien?

Josh Gorges, a Montreal Canadiens defenseman, was wrongfully outed by a ton of online media after he was accused of being gay. Why do we care so much? And what's with the rush to publicly out an athlete? Full story