Darren McCarty is on fire while with the Calgary Flames! No, not on the ice. In the locker room! Did he just look at his bank account? Actually, no. He has filed for bankruptcy...

This is an oldie, but a goodie. Timing is good too as he's just back in the NHL.

Interesting screenshot and ad from the 26-year old granddaddy of NHL 2K8 and NHL08: Ice Hockey by Activision.

Look at those graphics. Had to be a riveting game with bone crushing bodychecks and... yes, even faceoffs! To top it off: no referees - not a game for the faint of heart.

Who's that at center ice? Looks like a pixelated slim rookie Chris Chelios.

Rip This Magazine in Half.

A Though Tryout for Ice Hockey by Activision.

You can't be nice on the ice. You have to be tough. So, we've devised this little test to find out if you're tough enough for Ice Hockey, Activision-style.

It's one of the most head-to-head competitive video games ever designed for the Atari or Sears games systems.

How tough is it? Face-off. Breakaways. Stick-checking. Body-checking. Tripping. Battling the boards. And no referees.

So, go on. Give this magazine your best shot. We know it won't be easy. But then again, neither is our game.

The NHL needs to step in and tell Ilya Kovalchuk that he's not playing in a garage league. Or in Russia. What's with this white tape he's been using most or all season on his socks? They ran out of transparent tape? No teammate will share? What next? USPS tape like 45-year-old guys with beer bellies use in beer leagues?

The NHL Fashion Police needs to step in.

Picture Source: Flickr / FrenchKheldar ; Flickr / FrenchKheldar

Yes, this is hockey-related. John Anderson getting a makeover. That's the story on the website of the Atlanta Thrashers' AHL affiliates, the Chicago Wolves. For the local ABC station, he's getting a new hairdo, new clothes, new look, and will be presented to several players to see their reaction. Will anybody cry?

Remember Anderson? He played 12 years in the NHL. Mostly for the Maple Leafs but also for Québec and Hartford. After retiring in 1994, he started his coaching career and has been head coach of the Chicago Wolves, in the IHL and now the AHL, for 12 years. Despite his decent record and winning 3 championships, he hasn't been able yet to step up to the NHL. Despite two head-coach openings with the Thrashers. What's going on?

Maybe the Extreme Makeover or Queer Eye route really is a last attempt at jump starting his NHL coaching career?

Bernie Nicholls won't make it in the Hockey Hall of Fame but he had a productive 18-year NHL career with the L.A. Kings and 5 other teams where he racked-up over 1,200 points. Apparently, 9 years after his retirement, some people felt that it was time to give him credit and make a movie on his career: