Puck Daddy Summer Series: Weird NHL Recap

Posted on by Jen Neale

[Ed. Note: Some lists chronicle the best in hockey. Others the worst. Others the most memorable or greatest or essential. What Puck Daddy’s 2016 Summer Series seeks to do is capture those indefinable, quirky, oddities that occur every season. Moments that defy prediction or, in some cases, logical explanation. Welcome to WEIRD NHL.]

Another August has come and gone, and the Puck Daddy Summer Series is officially in the books. We want to thank all of our writers for putting in their time during the offseason to help out.

So, let’s get weird, one last time … at least today. This is the NHL we’re talking about. (Guardian Project, anyone?!)

• Weird Anaheim Ducks by Jen Neale of Puck Daddy

• Weird Arizona Coyotes by Sarah Hall of Five For Howling

• Weird Boston Bruins by Cornelius Hardenbergh and the staff of Stanley Cup of Chowder

• Weird Buffalo Sabres by Chris Ostrander of Two in the Box

• Weird Calgary Flames by Ari Yanover of Flames Nation

• Weird Carolina Hurricanes by Derek Roessler and Mike Flanagan of Section328.com

• Weird Chicago Blackhawks by the staff of TheCommittedIndian.com

• Weird Colorado Avalanche by Andi Duroux of BSN Denver

• Weird Columbus Blue Jackets by Paul Berthelot, Sam Blazer, Alison Lukan, Derek Marr and Matt Souva of Buckeye State Hockey

• Weird Dallas Stars by Pat Iversen of SB Nation

• Weird Detroit Red Wings by Kyle M. of Winging it in Motown

• Weird Edmonton Oilers by Zach Laing of Oilers Nation, Beer League Heroes, and Copper n’ Blue

• Weird Florida Panthers by Todd Little of Litter Box Cats

• Weird Los Angeles Kings by King Tufficult of The Royal Half

• Weird Minnesota Wild by Tony Abbott of Hockey Wilderness and Today’s Slapshot

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• Weird Montreal Canadiens by Marc Dumont of Metro Newspaper and Habs Eyes on the Prize

• Weird Nashville Predators by Mark Harris of On The Forecheck

• Weird New Jersey Devils by Greg Wyshynski of Puck Daddy

• Weird New York Islanders by Scott Charles of Islanders Insight and Blueshirt Bulletin

• Weird New York Rangers by Mike Murphy of Blueshirt Banter and Today’s Slapshot

• Weird Ottawa Senators by Joe Boughner and Mike Wheeler of Radek Bonk’s Mullet

• Weird Philadelphia Flyers by CJ Burns with an assist from the rest of the gang of Sons of Penn

• Weird Pittsburgh Penguins by Ashley Chase

• Weird San Jose Sharks by Mike Chen

• Weird St. Louis Blues by Kate Cimini of SI Online, Vice Sports, Excelle Sports and Today’s Slapshot

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• Weird Tampa Bay Lightning by John Fontana, JustinG., and Brett of Raw Charge

• Weird Toronto Maple Leafs by Steve “Dangle” Glynn of Sportsnet.ca

• Weird Vancouver Canucks by Ryan Biech of Canucks Army and Daily Hive Vancouver

• Weird Washington Capitals by Scotty Wazz of FaceOffHockeyShow.com and TheSinBin.net

• Weird Winnipeg Jets by Dave Minuk of Illegal Curve