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In Case of Active Shooter, Chuck This Hockey Puck

University Has Interesting Idea
for Defense Against Shooters

Nov 28, 2018 11:58 AM CST

University Has Interesting Idea for Defense Against Shooters

School hands out hockey pucks to students for self-defense

(Newser) - Michigan's Oakland University came up with an unlikely idea for self-defense against an active shooter: hockey pucks. While training faculty members back in March on what to do should a gunman come into their classroom, Police Chief Mark Gordon advised them to be ready to throw something at the...

Goalie Loses Game
Due to Bizarre
Puck-in-Pants Goal

Dec 24, 2013 8:38 AM CST

Goalie Loses Game Due to Bizarre Puck-in-Pants Goal

Mike Smith skates to score on himself

(Newser) - Here's one of the weirdest hockey plays you'll ever see—one that ended a game, no less. Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith couldn't find the puck after it flew into the air in overtime. It landed in the back of his pants, and while he was searching...

Kings Recover Winning Puck

Jun 29, 2012 2:50 AM CDT

Kings Recover Winning Puck

Key part of team history turns up in Devil's bag

(Newser) - Los Angeles Kings fans can rest easy: The case of the missing puck has been solved. The winning puck from the team's first-ever Stanley Cup triumph has turned up in the equipment bag of New Jersey Devil Patrik Elias, who told reporters earlier this week that he was pretty...

Kings Wonder if a Devil
Stole Winning Puck

Jun 27, 2012 6:05 PM CDT

Kings Wonder if a Devil Stole Winning Puck

New Jersey's Patrik Elias swears he doesn't have it

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Kings may have won the Stanley Cup , but they can't find their winning puck. And they want it back in a bad way. Last time anyone saw it, New Jersey's Patrik Elias flipped it into his own glove after the final game ended, reports the...

'Wrong' Twin Makes
$50K Hockey Shot

Aug 16, 2011 3:24 AM CDT

'Wrong' Twin Makes $50K Hockey Shot

Dad comes clean after sons switch places

(Newser) - Minnesota dad Pat Smith has decided that teaching his boys about honesty is worth more than $50,000. Smith took his twin 11-year-old sons, Nate and Nick, to a charity fundraiser hockey game last week, where Nate amazed the crowd by firing a 3-inch puck through a 3.5-inch hole...

Canadians Aim to Send Hockey Pucks to Moon

Feb 22, 2011 9:24 AM CST

Canadians Aim to Send Hockey Pucks to Moon

Team seeks Google Lunar X Prize

(Newser) - A team of Canadians is aiming to send a few hockey pucks up to join Neil Armstrong's golf balls on the surface on the moon. The Canadians are one of 29 teams from 17 countries competing to win some of the $30 million in prize money Google is offering to...

FBI Hunts Missing
Stanley Cup Puck

Jan 30, 2011 7:50 AM CST

FBI Hunts Missing Stanley Cup Puck

Patrick Kane's 2010 game-winner is nowhere to be found

(Newser) - The FBI gets called in to investigate some serious stuff—terrorism, drug trafficking, espionage. And now, the search for a hockey puck. Not just any hockey puck, but the six ounces of elusive rubber that Patrick Kane slipped in the back of the net to give the Chicago Blackhawks an...