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and here’s Marc-Andre Fleury’s interview:

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Ovechkin slammed into Gonchar with his knee. It looks like he was having an “oh shit” moment and Gonchar just didn’t see it coming. Ouch ouchouchouch.

Penguins currently leading the series 3-2. Next game: Monday May 11 7pm est.

^Malkin’s interview by the Pittsburgh Fox Sports peeps after scoring 5 goals in last night’s game against the Thrashers taped from a tv screen. His English is picking up! I would be totally okay if he stayed in this stage.

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The kid that died from heart failure earlier in the hockey year, Alexei Cherepanov, has now been confirmed to have been found blood doping. The final word, from Hockey New’s The Canadian Press:

Russia’s federal Investigative Committee said a chemical analysis of the samples allowed experts to conclude “that for several months Alexei Cherepanov engaged in blood doping.” There was no elaboration, and a spokeswoman at the committee refused to comment further.

The statement also said Cherepanov in his final year suffered from myocarditis, a condition where not enough blood gets to the heart, and should not have been playing professional hockey.

The club’s medical team might carry legal liability in the episode, the statement added.

“A row of gross violations was committed by the medical brigade helping A. Cherepanov,” the statement said. Among them, doctors arrived on the scene a full 12 minutes after Cherepanov collapsed, and the battery on the defibrillator to attempt shock Cherepanov’s heart back into life was drained, the statement said.

This is dumb. What the hell was he using anyway?

deadspin article

Toronto vs Boston. Van Ryn of the Leafs passes the puck and goes through the safety glass.

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aaaaand the pens and flyers are keeping the rivalry alive and well. i miss hockey. even shit like this. Godard and Cote go at it.

AND the penguins won that game.

This is really, really sad.

Nineteen-year-old Alexei Cherepanov died this afternoon (evening in Moscow) after accidentally colliding into teammate Jaromir Jagr. Cherepanov skated to the bench, had a seat, leaned back, and passed out. The medics couldn’t revive him at the ice nor at the hospital. Drafted by the Rangers in the 2007 first round — 17th overall pick! — the kid was playing in the KHL (Kontinental Hockey League) rather than be at the Ranger prospect camp since the KHL season begins earlier. he was due to begin Rangers training next season. It’s been updated within the last few hours that the collision had nothing to do with the cardiac arrest.

A nineteen-year-old had a heart attack while playing hockey.

for in depth reading:
TSN’s official release
NHL official release
ESPN article
Deadspin
Puck Daddy’s live blog

This video is slightly over a half hour long. This video compiles as many crashes, mess-ups, faceplants, screwups, hockey fights, and near-death bashes as this mysterious person could find. Your Daily Media has a stamp on it, but I found it on Two Eight Nine, which is With Leather, which is 289. I can’t look away. You’ll want to always wear a helmet, not only on a motorcycle, but while you do anything else. I’m digging the music.

And while you’re at that site, check out the article on Roman Abramovich’s insane yacht. Holy shit.

MATTHEW BARNABY IS INTERVIEWING FOR A POSITION WITH ESPN ISN’T THAT WEIRD YET AWESOME? I THINK SO.

let’s go pens.

Really that’s all i have to say. I’m excited to see who gets who and who gets made fun of. Since the Pens were number two this season, something tells me we won’t get the top picks. And that’s okay. Because we rock.