Tairo Lutter / OhtulehtThe IIHF's Division I Group B championships finished last weekend in Ukraine, with the hosts getting promoted to the Division I Group A championship next year after edging Poland in the final game.

Not having such a good time in Donetsk -- well, maybe they were, as you'll read -- was the Estonian national team.

The 26th-ranked team, according to the IIHF, lost all five of their games and finished with a minus-22 goal differential. They fell in their final game, 12-3, to Lithuania after leading 3-2 at one point. They were then relegated to Division II Group A for the 2014 championships.

There was good reason why the Estonians fell apart in their final game: A number of players had been benched by their coach when it was discovered they'd been out drinking the night before.

But the partying did not stop there.

When the team returned home, it was clear that some were still feeling the effects of their adult beverage consumption.

Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.

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• Great. Now this means Gene Simmons is going to start selling Green Men KISS dolls.

• There are six days left in the NHL season. Five teams can clinch playoff berths tonight. [NHL]

• Another day, another defenseman down in Philadelphia. The Flyers will be without defenseman Kimmo Timonen for the rest of the year after he suffered a fractured foot. Take a look at that injury list. It's quite loooong. [Seravalli]

• “Too bad there are no doubleheaders in hockey. I’d be the best. I would feel even better in the second game.” - Jaromir Jagr. [CSNNE]

• You've probably heard about Corsi, but who, exactly, is the man behind the advanced stat? [Sporting News]

• Want to see the Toronto Maple Leafs in the playoffs? Better dig deep in your pockets. [Toronto Sun]

• Martin Brodeur signed a 2-year deal with the New Jersey Devils last summer and he plans to see it through. [Fire & Ice]

• Looking at Brodeur's various save percentages this season. [In Lou We Trust]

Getty ImagesNo. 1 Star: Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings

The Red Wings stayed alive in their playoff pursuit with a 4-0 blanking of the Phoenix Coyotes. Howard made 34 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and 15th of his career. Three of Detroit's four goals came via the powerplay, with Johan Franzen, Damien Brunner and Valtteri Filppula all scoring with the man advantage. Franzen would add his second of the night on an empty-netter late in the game. Henrik Zetterberg recorded all three of his assists on those power play tallies, including this gorgeous helper:

No. 2 Star: Viktor Fasth, Anaheim Ducks

Fasth continued his stellar first season in the NHL with his fourth shutout in a 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Behind Fasth's 24 saves and goals from Ryan Getzlaf, Radek Dvorak and Sami Vatanen, the Ducks clinched the Pacific Division crown and the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.

No. 3 Star: Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

The Canucks wrapped up their fifth straight Northwest Division title with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Sedin helped set up Zack Kassian's goal midway through the second period and then added his own eight minutes later as Vancouver built up a 3-0 lead by the end of two. Brother Henrik recorded a pair of assists, while Cory Schneider made 24 saves.

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on "Matt Cooke Hate Fest" night at ScotiaBank Place. No, Cooke did not have to drop his gloves and get beat up as revenge for his hit on Erik Karlsson in February that left the Senators defenseman with an injured Achilles. Cooke did have to take many a question about the incident before and after the game.

He didn't get one from Don Brennan, a writer for the Ottawa Sun. He's a troll. (Recall what he wrote about Sidney Crosby before the 2008 playoffs.) He was back at it again Sunday going after Cooke and then following Monday's game, Brennan wrote a column with this as the headline:

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Yes, that's a real headline on a real newspaper website in 2013. Yes, it's the Sun, but still...

And no, Brennan didn't visit the Penguins locker room on Monday bearing gifts, but he goes on to tell a tale about encountering Cooke after the post-morning skate media availability.

From the Sun:

After listening to Cooke answer questions about the Feb. 13 incident in which his skate sliced 70% of the way through Erik Karlsson's Achilles tendon, I went to speak with other players in the room about different matters. Like every other reporter there. On the way out, I found Cooke waiting to have a word in private with me.

He wanted to tell me I have no balls. At first I think he said "small balls." But by the time he had finished, and knew Penguins GM Ray Shero was listening, he had decided I had none. Oh, and I believe he also mumbled something about me having no penis before disappearing into the players-only room, which I found interesting.

I will not take this opportunity to, ahem, brag about my manhood.

Brennan goes on to write that he told Cooke he had no questions for him because one he had in mind had been already asked.

Cooke was baited a few times during the game by Chris Neil, but he didn't accept. Early on, he ended up drawing a penalty on rookie Eric Gryba. Later, making things further frustrating for the Senators, Cooke won a puck battle behind the Ottawa net and fed Tyler Kennedy for the insurance goal to give the Penguins a 3-1 lead.

This is how it will be for Matt Cooke for the rest of his career. Despite changing his ways thanks in part to some personal strife, his past will continue to haunt him and he'll never get a fair shake. To his credit, he's been able to ignore the attention and his game has benefited from it, as seen Monday night.

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Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, email a photo to us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com for inclusion in future installment.

Hockey-themed weddings aren't anything new. Bridal parties decked out in hockey jerseys; matrimonial face-offs; Rene Rancourt singing the national anthem at a reception. Some creative stuff has been done.

Then there's these two Chicago Blackhawks fans:

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This photo was posted on Pinterest Sunday and little information about the couple is available at the moment, except that they got very cute when it came time to walk down the aisle. Be honest: how many times have you used Johnny Oduya's surname as part of a pun?

When the couple were asked that all-important question at the end of the ceremony, did they just turn around?

UPDATE: Here's the bride, Gina, with details:

"It was Saturday, April 20th in Bloomingdale, IL. I would love to say we actually got married in the jerseys, but we didn't. We had a regular ceremony but then surprised everyone at the reception when we played Chelsea Dagger. This pic was taken once the song was over on the dancefloor and everyone wanted us to stop and pose. Everyone loved it. We loved it! We're die hard Blackhawks fans showing our support and having a little fun with it. We hope everyone thinks it was as fun and creative as we did!"

Stick-tap Pinterest via Rachel G

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Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Getty ImagesLadies...

Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, 7:30 p.m. ET. Matt Cooke plays in Ottawa where there still are bitter feelings toward him after Erik Karlsson's February injury. Grudges aside, the Senators have yet to lock up a playoff spot and two points could secure their hopes of playing beyond next weekend. Tomas Vokoun will be in net for Pittsburgh as Marc-Andre Fleury and his wife prepare to welcome their first child. Kris Letang is out with food poisoning. Guillaume Latendresse is in for the Senators.

Preview: Phoenix Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. ET. The Coyotes still have hopes of making the playoffs, but with four games to go and five points out of the No. 8 seed, those hopes are slim. Detroit is in a similar boat and their chances are quickly fading. With Columbus' win over San Jose Sunday night, the Red Wings are three points behind the No. 8 spot with four to go. Not helping is the fact that they've only won one of their last six games.

Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, 10 p.m. ET. They're comfortably in the playoffs and have already sewn up the Western Conference's No. 1 seed, but on Monday night the Blackhawks can also add a trophy to their mantle. A win over the Canucks, coupled with a Penguins loss in regulation to the Senators would give Chicago their first Presidents' Trophy since the 1990-91 season. The Canucks have something on the line, too, as a point will give them the Northwest Division title.

Check out previews and updated scores for all of today's games on the Y! Sports NHL scores and scheds page. For tonight's starting goalies, check out Goalie Post.

@RedScarfUnion“I’ve committed to not saying anything about it until we’ve completed everything we need to do and speak to the League about it … But it will take a few months before anything comes out.”

Those were Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk’s words during Friday’s “Skate for Kids” event in regards to his “investigation” into the February collision between Erik Karlsson and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Matt Cooke that left the defenseman with an injured Achilles that was believed to have ended his season. Karlsson resumed skating this week and the chances he miraculously returns to the Senators’ lineup for the playoffs are high.

Two months have passed and the Senators and their fans have not forgotten what happened. Was it intentional? Was it an accident? The answer will depend on what city you’re from and your opinion of Matt Cooke.

The Senators host the Penguins Monday night and the fans that will pack ScotiaBank Place are eager to give Cooke an earful, while hoping their players will seek retribution for injuring their young star.

Despite all NHL rinks being the same size, some have a home-ice advantage: the boards. You see it all the time, especially at Joe Louis Arena, where the Red Wings know exactly how to work the boards to their favor and get the right bounces.

And sometimes the home team doesn’t need to do anything to be on the fortunate side of a lucky board bounce. Sometimes they can just sit back and watch the visiting find that right spot and see the puck go into their own net. Wait, what?

That’s what happened in the opening game of the MHL’s (KHL’s major junior league) Kharlamov Cup between Spartak and Omsk:

You have to feel bad for Spartak defenseman Daniil Arefyev. He helps provide some pressure to force a turnover and then when he tries to wing the puck around to the other side of the ice, the puck bounces around like Plinko chip and eventually ends up in Spartak’s net.