In case of NHL lockout, break out the hockey linkspam.
Ugh. Stupid. NHL. Lockout.
It soothes me to collect and post hockey links so that's what I'm going to do.
VIDEOS
I've seen some, but not all of these videos. Looks like I'll have time to watch them now.
A. Specials/Games (Length: 1 hour or more)
1980 Olympics - USA vs. Russia AKA Miracle on Ice
2009 Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Championship DVD
2011 NHL All Star Draft
2011 NHL All Star Skills Competition
2011 NHL All Star Game
2012 NHL All Star Draft
2012 NHL All Star Skills Competition
2012 NHL All Star Game
2012 Stanley Cup Final Game 6 - LA Kings vs. NJ Devils AKA the LA Kings win their first Stanley Cup ever
2012 Inside the Cup, a review of the Stanley Cup playoffs focusing mostly on LA Kings and NJ Devils
B. Los Angeles Kings
When We Were Kings, my faaavorite 2012 Stanley Cup Final fan video because it gives me all the feels
LA Kings 2012 Stanley Cup champs, a tribute video with a very fitting speech in the beginning
MVP, MVP, MVP! or Jonathan Quick is presented with the Conn Smythe trophy because he is awesome
Jonathan Quick drops 3 f-bombs on live TV because he's drunk during the LA Kings Stanley Cup rally
Jonathan Quick does not care if you jump over him, he will still make that save
Jonathan Quick makes a save with his toebecause that's how he rolls
Awwww, the Flyer fans pay tribute to Mike Richards during his first game back in Philly as a King
Gordie Howe hat trick for Mike Richards during the Kings-Blues series AKA a fight, a goal and an assist in the game
Kings-Blackhawks shootout in February and Mike Richards wins it for the Kings
Anze Kopitar can stop on a dime and score a pretty goal while the Kings are short handed
Anze Kopitar fakes out Marty Brodeur and shoots a sweet game winning goal in overtime during game 1 of the Stanley Cup final
Jeff Carter snipes Marty Brodeur and shoots a quick game winning goal in overtime during game 2 of the Stanley Cup final (Deja vu all over again.)
C. Hodgepodge
Marty Brodeur mimics a scorpion with his amazing save
2012 IIHF Championship - Russia vs. Slovakia highlights with Geno Malkin, Alex Ovechkin, Pavel Datsyuk, Zdeno Chara and more
2011-12 NHL bloopers AKA Dustin Brown will never live down the 'drinking from the wrong end of the water bottle' incident
Some Penguins decide to redecorate the hotel AKA pull a prank on the newbies
Jeremy Roenick cries after the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 2010 because "it's the Blackhawks, man"
Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and a popsicle eating contest and no, really, there's no punchline because that really happened
Jonathan Toews answers a fan question, "Does Kane ever get on your nerves?". YES HE DOES.
Patrick Kane dons on a cape and glasses and becomes SuperKane during the 2011 NHL All Stars Breakaway Challenge
Alex Ovechkin tries to disguise himself from the goalie (and Geno Malkin gives him an assist) during the 2009 NHL All Stars Breakaway Challenge
Geno Malkin attempts to give Pavel Datsyuk a new face and Pavel thinks the Ottawa crowd is cheering for Geno
Sounds from 2012 NHL All Star Draft where the goalie fraternity look out for each other
D. Fights
Goalies Patrick Roy vs. Mike Vernon and a few other players get bloodied up during this ugly Avalanche-Red Wings brawl in 1997 (oh, and future Shanaban levels Patrick Roy)
Sidney Crosby vs. Claude Giroux, Kris Letang vs. Kimmo Timonen, Penguins and Flyers, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria during the first round of the 2012 playoffs
Geno Malkin vs. Rick Nash, a fight no one expected during a 2010 preseason game
Mike Richards vs. Alex Ovechkin, which has the distinction of being Ovie's first ever NHL fight, 2006 preseason
Sidney Crosby vs. Matt Niskanen, wherein Sid doesn't do too badly and actually wins the fight in this 2010 regular season game
ALTERNATIVES
Some NHL players will be going to other leagues to play. Elite Prospects has a list of where players are going.
A. KHL - Russian hockey league
Team schedule - sort by team or choose all teams
Team schedule - google doc with game times listed in US Eastern time
laolal livestream
khltv livestream
B. Other leagues
Czech Extraliga - Czech hockey league
Team schedule
tvtipsport livestream
FANDOM
A. There are hockey comms on LJ that I need to explore.
ontd_pucking
hockeybigbang
hockeyanonmeme
hockeypedia
It soothes me to collect and post hockey links so that's what I'm going to do.
VIDEOS
I've seen some, but not all of these videos. Looks like I'll have time to watch them now.
A. Specials/Games (Length: 1 hour or more)
1980 Olympics - USA vs. Russia AKA Miracle on Ice
2009 Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup Championship DVD
2011 NHL All Star Draft
2011 NHL All Star Skills Competition
2011 NHL All Star Game
2012 NHL All Star Draft
2012 NHL All Star Skills Competition
2012 NHL All Star Game
2012 Stanley Cup Final Game 6 - LA Kings vs. NJ Devils AKA the LA Kings win their first Stanley Cup ever
2012 Inside the Cup, a review of the Stanley Cup playoffs focusing mostly on LA Kings and NJ Devils
B. Los Angeles Kings
When We Were Kings, my faaavorite 2012 Stanley Cup Final fan video because it gives me all the feels
LA Kings 2012 Stanley Cup champs, a tribute video with a very fitting speech in the beginning
MVP, MVP, MVP! or Jonathan Quick is presented with the Conn Smythe trophy because he is awesome
Jonathan Quick drops 3 f-bombs on live TV because he's drunk during the LA Kings Stanley Cup rally
Jonathan Quick does not care if you jump over him, he will still make that save
Jonathan Quick makes a save with his toebecause that's how he rolls
Awwww, the Flyer fans pay tribute to Mike Richards during his first game back in Philly as a King
Gordie Howe hat trick for Mike Richards during the Kings-Blues series AKA a fight, a goal and an assist in the game
Kings-Blackhawks shootout in February and Mike Richards wins it for the Kings
Anze Kopitar can stop on a dime and score a pretty goal while the Kings are short handed
Anze Kopitar fakes out Marty Brodeur and shoots a sweet game winning goal in overtime during game 1 of the Stanley Cup final
Jeff Carter snipes Marty Brodeur and shoots a quick game winning goal in overtime during game 2 of the Stanley Cup final (Deja vu all over again.)
C. Hodgepodge
Marty Brodeur mimics a scorpion with his amazing save
2012 IIHF Championship - Russia vs. Slovakia highlights with Geno Malkin, Alex Ovechkin, Pavel Datsyuk, Zdeno Chara and more
2011-12 NHL bloopers AKA Dustin Brown will never live down the 'drinking from the wrong end of the water bottle' incident
Some Penguins decide to redecorate the hotel AKA pull a prank on the newbies
Jeremy Roenick cries after the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 2010 because "it's the Blackhawks, man"
Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and a popsicle eating contest and no, really, there's no punchline because that really happened
Jonathan Toews answers a fan question, "Does Kane ever get on your nerves?". YES HE DOES.
Patrick Kane dons on a cape and glasses and becomes SuperKane during the 2011 NHL All Stars Breakaway Challenge
Alex Ovechkin tries to disguise himself from the goalie (and Geno Malkin gives him an assist) during the 2009 NHL All Stars Breakaway Challenge
Geno Malkin attempts to give Pavel Datsyuk a new face and Pavel thinks the Ottawa crowd is cheering for Geno
Sounds from 2012 NHL All Star Draft where the goalie fraternity look out for each other
D. Fights
Goalies Patrick Roy vs. Mike Vernon and a few other players get bloodied up during this ugly Avalanche-Red Wings brawl in 1997 (oh, and future Shanaban levels Patrick Roy)
Sidney Crosby vs. Claude Giroux, Kris Letang vs. Kimmo Timonen, Penguins and Flyers, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria during the first round of the 2012 playoffs
Geno Malkin vs. Rick Nash, a fight no one expected during a 2010 preseason game
Mike Richards vs. Alex Ovechkin, which has the distinction of being Ovie's first ever NHL fight, 2006 preseason
Sidney Crosby vs. Matt Niskanen, wherein Sid doesn't do too badly and actually wins the fight in this 2010 regular season game
ALTERNATIVES
Some NHL players will be going to other leagues to play. Elite Prospects has a list of where players are going.
A. KHL - Russian hockey league
Team schedule - sort by team or choose all teams
Team schedule - google doc with game times listed in US Eastern time
laolal livestream
khltv livestream
B. Other leagues
Czech Extraliga - Czech hockey league
Team schedule
tvtipsport livestream
FANDOM
A. There are hockey comms on LJ that I need to explore.
ontd_pucking
hockeybigbang
hockeyanonmeme
hockeypedia