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sleahy21

hockey blogger from Long Island, NY

Web Site: Going Five Hole

Claimed Blog: Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole

BallHype Member since Oct. 25, 2007

A moment of praise for Tyler Myers, your top NHL rookie
sports.yahoo.com - 13 days ago
A moment of praise for Tyler Myers, your top NHL rookie
— sports.yahoo.com — It's still hard to believe that Tyler Myers (notes) is 6-foot-8, 19 years old and can do... this in the shootout: Susan Slusser of FanHouse has a nice piece on Myers and his impact as a rookie, getting the following from Buffalo Sabres teammate Ryan Miller (notes) : "It's so ... (more) A moment of praise for Tyler Myers, your top NHL rookie

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Video: Fistric uses helmet in fight against Nystrom
sports.yahoo.com - 13 days ago
Video: Fistric uses helmet in fight against Nystrom
— sports.yahoo.com — With the Dallas up 1-0 against Calgary midway through the first period, Eric Nystrom (notes) took exception... to a clean hit from Mark Fistric (notes) and instigated a fight. As soon as Fistric landed the first punch, he immediately began attempting to pry Nystrom's helmet off. Once Nystrom's ... (more) Video: Fistric uses helmet in fight against Nystrom

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Video: 9-year-olds in massive Russian hockey brawl
sports.yahoo.com - 18 days ago
Video: 9-year-olds in massive Russian hockey brawl
— sports.yahoo.com — At the end of this video of two under-10 Russian youth hockey teams engaging in a sprawling... fight, you see a team parent lecturing one of the players at center ice. Oh, to be a fly in the rink for that chat: "Now Vladimir, what have I told you about participating in massive bench-clearing ... (more) Video: 9-year-olds in massive Russian hockey brawl

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Toronto awarded Stanley Cup by overzealous airport employee
sports.yahoo.com - 20 days ago
Toronto awarded Stanley Cup by overzealous airport employee
— sports.yahoo.com — We all misplace things everyday: Car keys, important papers, pants. But when the item you can't find... is something as valuable as the Stanley Cup, the level of freak-out is exceedingly high. That's the feeling the Hockey Hall of Fame and Cup keeper Mike Bolt almost reached when it was ... (more) Toronto awarded Stanley Cup by overzealous airport employee

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Video: Patrice Cormier's elbow could lead to criminal charges
sports.yahoo.com - 22 days ago
Video: Patrice Cormier's elbow could lead to criminal charges
— sports.yahoo.com — Patrice Cormier (notes) is no stranger to controversy when it comes to the use of his elbows.... Just last month during the World Junior Championships, in the span of three days, the Team Canada captain laid two vicious elbows to the heads of Anton Rodin of Sweden and Teemu Hartikainen of ... (more) Video: Patrice Cormier's elbow could lead to criminal ...

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Video: Defense is hard to come by in the ECHL
sports.yahoo.com - 24 days ago
Video: Defense is hard to come by in the ECHL
— sports.yahoo.com — We're 16 days into 2010, have we had many "goal of the year" candidates yet? Does Rob... Schremp's count even though Marian Hossa (notes) did it while skating and with Victor Hedman (notes) trying to play defense on him? Maybe, if only because the sample size is so small at the ... (more) Video: Defense is hard to come by in the ECHL

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Video: St. Louis Blues fans dress as dancing robots, seek tickets
sports.yahoo.com - 26 days ago
Video: St. Louis Blues fans dress as dancing robots, seek tickets
— sports.yahoo.com — We've all been there: Desperate to round up a few extra bucks to grab ourselves a ticket... to see our favorite team's upcoming game. We borrowed from friends and family; dipped into savings; offered ourselves up for erotic favors . OK, maybe not that last one, but desperate times call for ... (more) Video: St. Louis Blues fans dress as dancing robots, ...

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Burrows accuses ref Auger of pregame threat, penalty revenge
sports.yahoo.com - 28 days ago
Burrows accuses ref Auger of pregame threat, penalty revenge
— sports.yahoo.com — Alex Burrows (notes) of the Vancouver Canucks was prominently featured on the NHL's Web site Monday after... being named the No. 1 star of the previous week. Wonder how far that star has fallen now that Burrows has accused one of the NHL's referees of having a personal vendetta against him that ... (more) Burrows accuses ref Auger of pregame threat, penalty revenge

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KHL hands out fines, suspensions for brawl; Jagr reacts
sports.yahoo.com - 30 days ago
KHL hands out fines, suspensions for brawl; Jagr reacts
— sports.yahoo.com — Yesterday we reported about the brawl that took place in the KHL during a regular season game... between Jaromir Jagr's (notes) Avangard Omsk and Vityaz Chekhov. The game was suspended after 3 minutes 39 seconds played in the first period. Most of the players received game misconduct penalties ... (more) KHL hands out fines, suspensions for brawl; Jagr reacts

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Video: KHL brawl clears benches, ends game after four minutes
sports.yahoo.com - 1/9/2010
Video: KHL brawl clears benches, ends game after four minutes
— sports.yahoo.com — The Kontinental Hockey League may be taking the NHL's bottom-tier and overage players for the most part,... but one thing they've provided to the hockey world in their two seasons of existence is plenty of YouTube-worthy brawls. Just over a week ago Barys Astana and SKA St. Petersburg had a brawl ... (more) Video: KHL brawl clears benches, ends game after four ...

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Josh Harding's mask pays tribute to Wild equipment fire
sports.yahoo.com - 1/9/2010
Josh Harding's mask pays tribute to Wild equipment fire
— sports.yahoo.com — Last month, a fire in the equipment truck that transported the Minnesota Wild 's gear to Ottawa... incinerated almost everything inside. The Wild equipment staff scrambled to get new gear to the players in time for their game against the Senators the next night and goaltenders Josh Harding ... (more) Josh Harding's mask pays tribute to Wild equipment fire

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Minnesota Wild equipment van fire incinerates game gear
sports.yahoo.com - 12/19/2009
Minnesota Wild equipment van fire incinerates game gear
— sports.yahoo.com — Considering the ritualistic devotion hockey players have for their equipment, the Minnesota Wild must be in the... middle of a collective nervous breakdown right now. Their equipment truck caught fire this afternoon and their gear smoldered outside of Scotiabank Place, where the team is scheduled ... (more) Minnesota Wild equipment van fire incinerates game gear

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Referee performs on-ice CPR, saves player's life
sports.yahoo.com - 12/14/2009
Referee performs on-ice CPR, saves player's life
— sports.yahoo.com — We've seen scary moments happen during NHL games, such as Chris Pronger (notes) taking a puck to... the chest and suffering brief cardiac arrest during the 1998 playoffs and Jiri Fischer (notes) collapsing on the Detroit Red Wings ' bench in 2005. The most notable of frightening moments in ... (more) Referee performs on-ice CPR, saves player's life

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It's not the name on the back; it's Harry Truman on the front
sports.yahoo.com - 11/20/2009
It's not the name on the back; it's Harry Truman on the front
— sports.yahoo.com — Minor League Malarkey focuses on the goofy world of minor-league hockey; from the characters to the fights... to the promotions to the die-hard fans that half-fill the stands. Know of a quirky upcoming hockey promotion? Drop us a line at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com There's a never-ending supply of ... (more) It's not the name on the back; it's Harry Truman on the ...

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Video: When Swedish goal celebrations go wrong
sports.yahoo.com - 11/18/2009
Video: When Swedish goal celebrations go wrong
— sports.yahoo.com — Hockey goal celebrations have evolved over time from the simple arm-raise to the firecracker approach made famous... by Alex Ovechkin (notes) . The jump-into-the-glass goal celebration made famous by Ovechkin has become commonplace in the NHL with variations from the belly flop into the glass to ... (more) Video: When Swedish goal celebrations go wrong

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