Hockey Bloopers

Blues goal disallowed after puck ricochets into the net off referee Tim Peel’s, uh, banana

Things have been rough for the Blues this season, and Tuesday was another bad night–however, not for the Blues, just for referee Tim Peel.

In the first period of the Blues’ 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers, St. Louis had their first goal of the game disallowed when a Robert Bortuzzo dump-in nailed Peel in his family jewels.

The puck then ricocheted towards the net and dribbled past Panthers’ goaltender Roberto Luongo.

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GIFs: Artemi Panarin’s line change fail, John Tortorella WTF

The Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets need two overtimes to decide Game Three.

Since everyone’s blood pressure is currently through the roof, let me indulge you with two very stupid GIFs.

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By Ian Oland On April 17, 2018 0 Comment

Cam Ward scores goal on himself after puck gets trapped in skate

One night after arguably the best goal of the season was scored by Sidney Crosby, Cam Ward scored maybe the strangest goal of the season. On, um, himself.

Thursday night, Cam Ward summarized the goaltending of the 2017-18 Carolina Hurricanes in a single play.

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By Ian Oland On March 22, 2018 0 Comment

Jakub Vrana falls over, gets relentlessly chirped by teammates

Late in the third period, Jakub Vrana went on a free skate, but it didn’t end well.

Taking the puck out of the defensive zone, Vrana lost his edge and fell over face first in the neutral zone like he was wearing figure skates.

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By Ian Oland On March 16, 2018 0 Comment

Matt Niskanen tried to give himself a penalty but the refs said no

The Washington Capitals fell behind 2-0 early against the Philadelphia Flyers. Coming out of the All-Star Break, the Metropolitan Division’s first-place team looked out of sorts to start the game. With only five games in 19 days, the unevenness is understandable.

What isn’t understandable is why Matt Niskanen forced his way into the penalty box when he wasn’t actually called for a penalty.

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By Ian Oland On January 31, 2018 0 Comment

John Carlson assists on highlight-reel goal… for the wrong team

There’s one cardinal sin in hockey: never pass the puck in front of your own net unless you’re 100 percent sure you can make the play.

Caps defenseman John Carlson broke that rule against the Carolina Hurricanes, and he paid for it literally two seconds later.

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By Ian Oland On January 2, 2018 0 Comment

The biggest breakaway fail of all time may have happened in Hershey Wednesday night

There’s nothing quite like watching an awful whiff on a breakaway. We’re all familiar with watching a player barrel down the ice at full speed, their eyes on the only person between them and a goal, only to watch them completely miss the puck when they try to knock it home for their team.

Well, this might just be the biggest breakaway fail of all time.

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By Madeline Dement On November 16, 2017 0 Comment

When hockey sticks attack: KHL player nearly injures himself leaving penalty box

If you needed a laugh today, I have a video that you may enjoy.

During KHL action on Wednesday, Barys Astana forward Talgat Zhailauov had an embarrassing moment after serving a two-minute minor for hooking.

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By Ian Oland On October 5, 2017 0 Comment

Whoops! Official Dan O’Halloran takes out Braden Holtby behind the net

After a weird bounce off the boards, Official Dan O’Halloran became an unlikely participant during the New Jersey Devils’ forecheck in the third period, crashing into Braden Holtby.

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By Ian Oland On March 3, 2017 0 Comment

Instead of a goal, Tom Wilson scores himself

In a world where Alex Ovechkin doesn’t score but Daniel Winnik flirts with the hat trick, anything is possible. And for a fleeting moment in the third period, the realm of possibility included a beautiful skill goal set up by Jay Beagle and finished by Tom Wilson.

But the moment passed, as if the fates themselves decreed, “Uh, hell no. I mean, it’s Beagle and Wilson. Get real.” So instead of a highlight-reel goal to be played on loop for the next week, Tom Wilson crashed into the net like a bag of laundry shot out of a cannon.

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By Ian Oland On October 15, 2016 0 Comment

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