ellers:

reminder that men’s hockey and women’s hockey is not a competition of “which one is better” and you absolutely don’t need to shit on the NHL to promote women’s hockey and vice-versa !

same goes
for every other sports !

nhl: we need goal scoring to go up. here’s some new goalie pants
goalies: fuck you they’re hideous
nhl: no really by february you’re all gonna wear them
goalies: whoops look at all these goals going in with the old pants on

The NHL taking away the breakaway challenge is like the NBA taking away the Slam Dunk competition. What are they going to replace with next? Pie eating contest? Musical chairs on the ice contest? Pin the tail on the zamboni???

carey-pricemas:

hockeylesbians:

armadillorollup:

i would be on board with those suggestions but the nhl is allergic to fun. 

Other suggested replacements for the breakaway contest the nhl turned down:

-johnny hockey setting fire to things
hockey jousting 
-chara v an actual live bear 
-hockey players slam dunk competition 
-mario kart tournament 
-goalie v goalie only hockey
-total wipeout style obstacle course
– letting sidney crosby go home
– fastest beer shotgun competition 
-a ritualistic sacrifice to keep jaromir jagr young

-project runway on ice (only available material are don cherry suits)
-monopoly 
– just beating the actual shit out of k*ne
-whatever this is:

a figure skating competition at the asg is all i want personally

GOALIE V GOALIE ONLY HOCKEY IS THE GREATEST THING LETS DO THAT

blondiehockey:

99 years ago today players of the brand new National Hockey League took to the ice for the very first time. What was known as the “First Four” consisted of Montreal Wanderers, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators, and Montreal Canadiens. In game one the Montreal Wanderers defeated the Toronto Arenas 10-9, and Dave Ritchie of the Montreal Wanderers scored the first goal in NHL history. In game two the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 7-4.