Matt Calvert

NHL players spending time at home being adorable with their children

Hockey’s on hold for now, as the league attempts to slow the spread of COVID-19, leaving arenas empty for an indefinite amount of time. One small silver lining is that instead of being on the road away from their families, hockey players were asked to self-quarantine at home.

Forget about lacing the skates for now–it’s time for floor hockey with the kids, quality cuddling with the newborns, and completely ignoring bedtime story protocol with Erik Karlsson.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 4 months ago

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‘Blow the damn whistle’: The NHL has to stop letting player safety depend on referees’ judgment calls

The NHL has a problem.

“Matt Calvert is helpless at the top of the circle—there’s blood still down all over the Avalanche zone!—and they don’t blow the whistle.” Avalanche commentators Mark Moser and Peter McNab were stunned.

“They’ve got to blow the whistle now, to get the blood off, I mean—. They’re not going to.” Matt Calvert’s head wound had been spilling blood as the play continued around him. It was still on the Avalanche ice when the referees dropped the puck; a stark, vivid reminder of the dangerous injury that took place mmoments before.

Prioritizing players’ lives and well-being over a potentially incorrect call shouldn’t be a judgement call, it should be automatic. There’s not a grey area between getting help to a player with a head injury and slightly disadvantaging the opposing team. The fact that this is happening more often reveals a systemic problem within the league of not prioritizing player safety.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 8 months ago

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Tyler Bertuzzi will have a hearing after sucker-punching Matt Calvert from the bench

Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety for roughing/unsportsmanlike conduct.

The incident took place on Sunday night, halfway through the third period while Colorado led 1-0. After Matt Calvert was hit into the Detroit bench, his stick was held by a few players. Calvert tried to skate away, but was soon sucker-punched by Bertuzzi, who had taken his glove off.

The league hinted they would take a look at this incident that same night and formally announced it Monday morning.

Update, 7 PM: Bertuzzi has been suspended for two games.

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By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov scores on 3-on-1 break, but Matt Calvert answers with this ugly, beautiful breakaway goal

Goof-ups have plagued the early part of Game Five’s second period, with both teams scoring goals on plays that hockey analysts call, “aw dude they totally beefed it.”

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Nicklas Backstrom’s bank shot on Sergei Bobrovsky

After allowing an embarrassing shorthanded goal, the Capitals have struck back with a weird one off the enchanted hockey stick of Nicklas Backstrom with a kismetic bounce off Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Matt Calvert bloodies Alex Ovechkin’s mouth with a butt-end

The first period of Monday’s game against the Blue Jackets went less than good. The Caps trailed 4-1 after twenty minutes with the road team surrendering a pair of goals at evens and another pair while a man down.

But as the period closed out, Alex Ovechkin got injured in a dust-up with Columbus winger Matt Calvert.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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