Brent Seabrook of the Chicago Blackhawks received a three-game suspension for his rough hit against David Backes of the St. Louis Blues in game two of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Does David Backes’ pivot make head contact unavoidable? That’s the question the NHL will face when it decides whether or not to suspend Chicago’s Brent Seabrook, for this devastating bodycheck.

David Backes signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins on July 1, 2016, the same night he was attending a wedding rehearsal for his teammate and close friend, Alex Pietrangelo.

Key offseason departures of David Backes, Troy Brouwer, and Brian Elliott will force the team to forge a new identity around its youthful core. The Blues are being forced to play a different style ...

Sports News // 5 years ago Boston Bruins' David Backes delivers crushing hit on Blues' Sammy Blais Boston Bruins forward David Backes delivered a huge hit on St. Louis Blues winger Sammy Blais ...

‘Tis the season, once more, to celebrate the things humans will do to one another, and to themselves, in order to climb over their opponents’ cold, dead corpses to the next round of the ...