Wednesday's best in NHL
Five days ago, hockey fans witnessed a gruesome hit in Game 1 of the Montreal-Ottawa series. On Wednesday, officials again found themselves scraping blood off the ice of a Canadian rink, but this time no one will be suspended as a result of the play.
With 12:30 left in the third period, Toronto defenseman Mark Fraser absorbed the full force of a puck from Milan Lucic's slap...
Ian Laperriere talks memories with the Kings, his future with the Flyers
By John Hoven (@mayorNHL)
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Following his Appreciation Ceremony on the ice Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, Ian Laperriere met with the media to talk about his health, his family, dancing with Megan Fox, going to the Oscars, Luc Robitaille, concussions in today’s NHL, memories with the Kings, his teammates, his role with the Flyers, the future and much more.
If you...
GAMEDAY 16: GAGNEGOAL™ - PENNERPOINT™ - LAPPYLEGEND™
Man... I wish we could run a contest today to give away a free TRH T-shirt to the person who correctly guesses when Ian Laperriere gets in a fight against the Colorado Avalanche.
So much greatness in this video.
Lappy is retired... but he's being honored today by the Los Angeles Kings so make sure you read the THE ROYAL HALF GAMEDAY PREVIEW... available exclusively...
GAMEDAY 16: GAGNEGOAL™ - PENNERPOINT™ - LAPPYLEGEND™
Man... I wish we could run a contest today to give away a free TRH T-shirt to the person who correctly guesses when Ian Laperriere gets in a fight against the Colorado Avalanche.
So much greatness in this video.
Lappy is retired... but he's being honored today by the Los Angeles Kings so make sure you read the THE ROYAL HALF GAMEDAY PREVIEW... available exclusively...
Daily Buzz: Article Gone Wrong, Post Valentine's Day
Image courtesy of Brantford
On Valentine's day, there was some positive love, and some negative, twisted words love. The Eagles signed a former Chip Kelly product, and the Flyers are ready to hit the ice vs the New Jersey Devils.
The article everyone was talking about on Thursday was based around Flyers prospect Nick Cousins. Philly.com, featured a story with quotes from...
Megan Fox Has Wierd Scene With Hockey Player Ian Laperriere In This Is 40 (Video)
The new movie This is 40 came out last week and I'm hearing good things about it. Check out this scene with Megan Fox and 4 former Philadelphia Flyers players, Scott Hartnell, James van Riemsdyk (Toronto Maple Leafs), Ian Laperriere (retired), and Matt Carle (Tampa Bay Lightning). Not often you get to see the sexy Megan Fox wearing a hockey players fake teeth in a movie...
Philadelphia Flyers players make cameo in ‘This is 40′
“This is 40″ is the latest creation from Judd Apatow, and it is essentially the sequel to “Knocked Up.” The newest installment stars Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann (Apatow’s wife), and Megan Fox, among others.The Flyers making cameos in this movie are Scott Hartnell, Ian Laperriere, Matt Carle and James Van Riemsdyk. Only thing is, Carle and Van Riemsdyk are no longer on the...
Exclusive: Interview with Flyers’ Ian Laperriere
Ian Laperriere quietly roamed the hallways of the Flyers Skate Zone during last week’s Developmental Camp with a skewed smile and some pep in his step.
He had just stepped off the ice after running the annual Flyers rookie camp for the second year in a row in Voorhees, New Jersey.
The newly appointed Director of Player Development, with his signature closely-cropped hair, was...
Tim Panaccio: Being His Own Man
Sat down with Ian Laperriere on Tuesday to chat about this being his first rookie camp whe he is totally in charge as director of player development.
His job next season is to meet up with every player and spend some one-on-one time with them. It's not just following up on their on-ice performance but off the ice, scholastics (if applicable), nutrition, etc.
He'll be...
Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Lappy on Prospect Camp
Over the years, I have been lucky enough to have access to interview certain hockey people from whom I always feel like I get an education about the game simply by listening to them talk. They offer a depth of knowledge and experience that comes not only from having played and/or coached the game at a high level from also their love of the game and innate hockey smarts.
Ian Laperriere...
Murray to coach Flyers' AHL team
The Flyers named Terry Murray coach of their AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, on Friday.
Murray, 61, was fired in December by the Los Angeles Kings, who went on to win the Stanley Cup under the direction of Darryl Sutter. Murray was coach of the Flyers from 1994-1997, leading Philadelphia to the Stanley Cup final in the latter. He was 118-64-30 in 212 games for the Flyers...
Video Of The Week- Lappy
For those of you that just hopped on the Kings bandwagon, its about time you learned about some of the former players. One fan favorite from back in the day was Ian Laperriere. Known as “Lappy” to the fans, the Canadian right-winger played with the Kings from 1996-2004.
Although Lappy was not much of a goal scorer or playmaker, the man could fight with the best of them. Standing...
Laperriere officially retires
Philadelphia Flyers forward Ian Laperriere has retired from the NHL, more than two years after playing his last game.
Laperriere sat out the past two seasons because of post-concussion syndrome resulting from getting hit in the right eye with a puck during the 2010 playoffs. He officially retired Tuesday because his contract expired and he was able to come off the salary cap.
The...
VIDEO – Ian Laperriere Retires from Hockey
Ian Laperriere was a Philadelphia Flyer for a very short time in the grand scheme of things, however, his impact on the franchise and on hockey will be felt for years to come. Today, after sitting out two seasons because of post concussion syndrome, Ian Laperriere called it a career and hung up his skates.
He will be remembered as one of the most courageous players every to play...
Tim Panaccio: Lappy on Former Flyers Turned Kings
On a day when Ian Laperriere spoke to the Philly media about his retirement, he earned major props, in my mind, for not beating around the bush on Claude Giroux.
Lappy said what we all know is very true: that in order for Giroux to grow as a top line, first rate NHL star, he had to step out of the vast shadows cast from Mike Richards and Jeff Carter.
He had to get their ice...
Ian Laperriere With His Retirement Announcement
from Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News, Ian Laperriere waited until after the Stanley Cup final ended, with the Los Angeles Kings on top, to announce something that was 2 years in the making.
Laperriere, 38, officially announced his retirement from hockey on Tuesday. He spent the last two seasons of his contract working with the Flyers’ prospects in a coaching role...
Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Laperriere, Today in Flyers History
It was a foregone conclusion that Ian Laperriere would announce his retirement after the 2011-12 season, but there is still a little bit of sadness that his career had to end with two seasons on injured reserve as a result of post-concussion issues that prevented him from returning to the ice for the Flyers.
The retirement paperwork will be filed as soon as the off-season officially...
Staples Center to host unprecedented sports weekend
As part of Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Coyotes this Sunday (game starts at Noon Kings currently lead the series 2-0 with Game 3 set for Thursday night at STAPLES Center at 6 p.m.), the Kings and STAPLES Center are encouraging fans to plan ahead.
Beginning this Thursday when the Kings host the Coyotes, and concluding on Sunday...
A Brief E-mail Interview with Ian Laperriere
With all the concussions that are happening in the National Hockey League this year, I figured now would be a good time to do an e-mail interview with an NHLer who has had one and that is Ian Lapperriere.
Lapperriere has not played in the NHL since the 2009-10 season due to post-concussion syndrome. Ian was kind enough to take the time to tell us about how he got into hockey, how...
Philadelphia Flyers at Nashville Predators: Pre-Game Primer
TV-Radio...7:00 CST - TV: Fox Sports TN, TCN Philadelphia. Preds Radio Network (102.5-FM The Game)Stage Setter...After surviving an ongoing dog fight in the Western Conference and winning 12 of their last 16 games, the Predators beginning a three game set in four days against Eastern teams starting with tonight's contest with the Flyers.Make the jump for everything else...Western...
A blog from 39,000 feet
SOMEWHERE OVER THE MIDWEST – How cool is it to have wireless internet usage in an airplane? Pretty damn cool if you ask me. Just had to get a blog in while I’m up here. I even got the exit row on this flight from Detroit to Denver, and I got coffee and sparkling water on the open tray table next to the vacant seat beside me. Life is good – though I still can’t stand flying...
Masterton Trophy Leader
The NHL award that has the poorest definition of what it is for is the Masterton Trophy. Officially it is given to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey. That is somewhat of a vague definition. In practise, it is an award given out for lifetime achievement in a rather random fashion. Last year it went to...
Use of Visors mandatory?
Image via WikipediaThis is the latest argument that has come up, some want to make the use of visor mandatory in the NHL, the AHL visors are already mandatory. Me personally, I think it should be up to the individual player, if they don't want to wear the visor them it should be up to them.
Hockey News --- For most players, like sidelined Flyers forward Ian Laperriere, they...
Hockey fighting and the NHL mandatory visor debate
Mixing concerns about player safety with the quasi-legal assistance of fighting in the NHL is like putting marinara sauce on your Cheerios: Both have their virtues, but the combination is really hard to swallow.
We see it in the head-shot debate, as the NHL goes to great lengths to protect player's heads (because the brain is located inside the head, you see) while allowing...
After Pronger injury, some Flyers stubbornly hold out on visors
By his own admission, Ian Laperriere was too macho to wear a visor. Then he took a Paul Martin slap shot to the face during the 2010 playoffs and suffered a brain contusion and concussion. He valiantly returned to the Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup Final, wearing a visor and vowing he'd wear one for the rest of his career.
That Ian Laperriere hasn't played another...
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