Fire and ice: The 10 Hottest Hockey Player Celebrity Girlfriends

Posted on Wed Jun 04, 2008 at 11:20:12 AM EST in NHL
More on: NHL, babes, Elisha Cuthbert, Rachel Hunter, Paris Hilton, Alyssa Milano, girlfriends (all tags)

It wasn't all that long ago that we stumbled across a list of The 50 Sexiest WAGs of World Soccer and our lives changed forever. Our tongues are still dragging on the ground and our eyeballs still haven't gone back fully into their sockets. But for some of you out there, soccer babes just don't do it for you. Well, what about hockey hotties? Thanks to All Balls, there is now an official list of The 10 Hottest Hockey Player Celebrity Girlfriends for us to drool over.

Another hockey season is almost over and it's time to reflect on the best part about hockey. All the hot celebrities chicks that hockey players score with! Is it the hockey hair that drives the ladies wild? Is the the rugged sexiness of missing teeth? Perhaps it's those irresistible Canadian and Russian accents? For whatever reason, female celebrities can't resist the allure of the hockey player. Personally, I think it's because every little girl want to be a figure skater when she grows up and hockey players are pretty much professional figure skaters minus the sequence outfits and the face glitter. And no, as a matter of fact I'm not going to make any five-hole jokes today. How dare all of you.

10. Rachel Hunter (girlfriend of Jarret Stoll)
9. Kellie Pickler (girlfriend of Jordin Tootoo)
8. Paris Hilton (girlfriend of Jose Theodore)
7. Madonna (girlfriend of Mark Messier)
6. Hillary Duff (girlfriend of Mike Comrie)
5. Izabella Scorupco (girlfriend of Mariusz Czerkawski)
4. Anna Kournikova (girlfriend of Pavel Bure and Sergei Fedorov)
3. Alyssa Milano (girlfriend of Wayne Bean)
2. Gena Lee Nolin (girlfriend of Cale Hulse)
1. Elisha Cuthbert (girlfriend of Sean Avery)

SCHWING!!

Links:
[All Balls]: The 10 Hottest Hockey Player Celebrity Girlfriends

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Goooooooal!! Nooooooo!!

Posted on Mon May 19, 2008 at 10:02:45 AM EST in NHL
More on: Russia, Switzerland, video, hockey, blooper (all tags)

Other than watching Jim Marshall running a fumble in for a touchdown, er, safety back in the mid 60s, this might be one of the funniest things we've seen in sports.

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Mikka Kiprusoff, meet the world's youngest stalker

Posted on Mon Apr 21, 2008 at 11:50:03 PM EST in NHL
More on: Flames, Mikka Kiprusoff, copy cat, video, funny (all tags)

Most kids idolize a particular athlete and basically worship the ground he or she walks on.  When we were younger it was Magic Johnson, until that one fateful day when he took the microphone and said the words that shook us right to our cores: "Welcome to the Magic Hour!"  We still get shivers thinking about it.  For this kid, it's Flames goalie Mikka Kiprusoff.

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Patrick Thoresen wants to play after devastating groin injury. Is he nuts?

Posted on Tue Apr 15, 2008 at 07:54:42 AM EST in NHL
More on: Patrick Thoresen, groin, injury, ouch, Flyers, NHL (all tags)

Hockey players are tough dudes. They don't need to take pucks off their junk to prove they're manly men, but that's exactly what Patrick Thoresen did on Friday in Game 1 of the Flyers/Capitals playoff series. However, the Philadelphia forward was back in the locker room on Monday - with a bag of ice in his groin - cracking jokes and making light of the injury that nearly cost him a testicle and even admitted he would take another slapshot to nuts any day for his team.

"That's my job, "Thoresen said. "I'm sacrificing myself for the team. That's what it's all about, especially in the playoffs."

The next time Thoresen has to talk about a cup, he hopes it's for hoisting the Stanley Cup and not about the dented, protective one that saved his testicle from removal.

"He sacrificed himself, there," center Daniel Briere said. "Those are big plays and sometimes you're going to lose guys. It shows how much he's willing to sacrifice for his teammates."

That's a lot to sacrifice.

"It's a lot," said Briere, chuckling. "But that's the way you're going to win. That's what you have to do."

While men everywhere surely felt queasy watching the replay, Thoresen laughed about the incident and cracked a couple off-color, one-liners about his uncomfortable condition.

As for the protective cup that took the brunt of Mike Green's shot, Thoresen said, "That's one I can't use again." ...

Thoresen didn't have a problem with the play continuing while he rolled around the circle in complete agony. Not that he really cared at that point.

"I didn't have time to think because the pain was so, so huge," Thoresen said. "I was like, get me off the ice and give me some ice. It was a little scary."

Links:
[CBS.Sportsline.com]: Puck to groin likely to keep Flyers forward Thoresen out of Game 3

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He shoots! He scores! He's an idiot!

Posted on Mon Mar 10, 2008 at 10:31:51 AM EST in NHL
More on: Capitals, Nicklas Backstrom, Penguins, goal, video, funny (all tags)

We've seen this happen plenty of times at little kids soccer games, but it doesn't occur all too often on sport's professional levels. Of course, we're talking about getting that all-too-perfect set up and knocking down a huge goal for the team...the other team!

But that’s exactly what happened on Sunday when Caps center Nicklas Backstrom scored a goal on his own net with 28 seconds left in regulation and the score tied 2-2 against Pittsburgh. As you would expect, Washington went on to lose 4-2 as Sydney Crosby got credit for Backstrom’s blunder.

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Richard Zednik is one tough hombre

Posted on Fri Feb 22, 2008 at 10:25:24 AM EST in NHL
More on: Panthers, Richard Zednik, accident, injury, recovery, interview (all tags)

Richard Zednik spoke to the media for the first time since his horrific, neck-slashing accident almost two weeks ago, stating he's ready to get back on the ice. It's some pretty impressive stuff considering it looked like he might not even make it out of the arena alive as he left a river of blood in his path following the injury.

I want everyone to know that I am recovering and feeling well and hope to return to the ice as soon as I feel medically fit," he said.

Zednik lost five pints of blood when he was accidentally sliced by the skate of teammate Olli Jokinen in a game against the Sabres.

The 32-year-old forward said he barely felt the skate slice into his carotid artery, but with blood gushing from his neck he knew he was in trouble. "I was like, Whoa. I knew I had to get to the bench."

He said it felt "like being stabbed and quickly realized it was serious".

He was discharged from Buffalo General Hospital a week ago and returned to South Florida. Zednik wants to play again as soon as possible, but it's doubtful he'll return this season.

Zednik said, "I was cut before on my face and I didn't feel it. This time it wasn't a cut, it was like a stab. I felt like somebody stabbed me. It wasn't the pain, it was more like 'What's going to happen?

Don't worry, you weren't the only person who felt like that. We believe the entire world was wondering about your fate. We don't pretend to be some huge hockey followers, but we are thrilled to hear of Zednik's recovery and we guarantee we'll be watching in awe when he returns to the ice for the first time.

Links:
[CBS4.com]: Panthers' Zednik: "I Can't Wait To Be Back On Ice"

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The NHL and mullets - a match made in heaven

Posted on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 10:26:31 AM EST in NHL
More on: hockey, NHL, mullet, video (all tags)

We always knew hockey and mullets had a unique relationship going on, we just didn't realize exactly how strong the bond truly was until now. Believe it or not, in the annals of hockey history, the mullet gets more respect than most goalies.

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Richard Zednik's throat gets slashed by teammate's skate

Posted on Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 09:28:19 AM EST in NHL
More on: Sabres, Panthers, accident, Richard Zednik, throat, video (all tags)

Hockey is a sport that is not meant for the weak at heart. And we aren't just talking about the players. If you're the least bit squeamish then you might want to turn you head for this.

Florida Panthers forward Richard Zednik took an inadvertent skate to the throat during yesterday's game against the Sabres, having to undergo major surgery as a result.

That is easily the most horrifying accident that can happen in professional sports and, frankly, we're surprised it doesn't happen more. But we're thankful it doesn't. In fact, once every 19 years is about all we can stomach to be quite honest.

Links:
[TheTimesOnline.com]: Panthers' Zednik Cut on Neck by Skate

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NHL butt-head delivers a head-butt

Posted on Thu Dec 13, 2007 at 12:55:25 PM EST in NHL
More on: Hurricanes, Senators, Ottawa, Carolina, Mike Fisher, Scott Walker, fight, video (all tags)

If you thought that head-butts were exclusive to WWE murdering psychopaths, idiotic foreign kids, Zinedine Zidane and tiny jockeys then you are sorely mistaken. Of course, you're not as sore as Mike Fisher is after he took a few fists and a forehead to the face from the Hurricanes Scott Walker.

Nice technique. Walker must have been taking lessons from this guy.

Links:
[SLAM! Sports]: Canes' head-butt `cheap'
[James Mirtle]: Walker's headbutt

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Hockey fight! Hockey fight! Hockey fight!

Posted on Tue Nov 13, 2007 at 07:22:44 AM EST in NHL
More on: Riley Cote, Aaron Asham, Flyers, Blackhawks, hockey, fight, video, NHL (all tags)

Our reactions were a bit delayed in getting this video of the Riley Cote/Aaron Asham fight posted, but kinda like our participants' duel, it's totally worth the wait. It takes a second for these guys to get going, but once they do, it's like they're holding jackhammers to each other's face.

Links:
[The700Level.com]: Riley Cote, Bam! Kapow! Splat!

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