April 29th, 2007
by Tapeleg
Overtime is the topic-du-Jour, and every pundit who can’t stay up past 9:00 PM on a Tuesday is upset. Mostly, the upset seem to be reporters and MSM types looking to stir something up. For instance, from Kara Yorio of the Sporting News (via the AOL Fanhouse):
Give the teams two 20-minute overtime periods, then go [...]
April 27th, 2007
by Tapeleg
Thanks to being a member if USA Hockey, I got a neat little email today. I’m reprinting the important part here:
World Championship Sports Network (WCSN.com) will stream the entire International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships from Russia LIVE and on-demand, starting April 27 and continuing through May 13. Available only in the United States, [...]
April 27th, 2007
by Tapeleg
The South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL are announcing their new coach at a press conference today. You know what, I’ll let Our Sports Central handle this one:
…the team will hold a press conference this afternoon at 2:00 PM at Benito’s Brick Oven New York Pastaria in the Mount Pleasant Town Center. The Stingrays will [...]
April 26th, 2007
by Tapeleg
Tonight, in front of people who are not me (and I am sorely disappointed in this fact), the Colorado Eagles (the only pro hockey team still playing in Colorado) beat the Oklahoma City Blazers 5 – 1 in game 7 of the CHL conference semis.
Greg Pankewicz with the shorty!Ryan Tobler kicking ass with [...]
April 24th, 2007
by Tapeleg
As the Stanley Cup Playoffs move on to round two, a bunch of refs do not get to move on with them. Included in that group of couch sitters is Mick McGeough, the ever controversial ref who has cost teams games with poor calls and embarrassed fans with his extravagant behavior. Why the NHL didn’t [...]
April 24th, 2007
by Tapeleg
Perhaps you heard it. Perhaps you didn’t. Maybe you didn’t think much of it, since you hear it so much at home. But last night, the ultimate sin was committed on Versus.
Dave Strader, calling the play by play, made an embarrassing misstep in the final minutes of the Canucks – Stars game last night. With [...]
April 24th, 2007
by Tapeleg
Well, the hockey gods are not smiling on me at the moment. So far, all three of my Trifecta of Evil have made it past the first round of the playoffs. The Wings, the Sad Red Wings Wannabes (Canucks), and Devils have all advanced to round two, which means I have to watch [...]
April 23rd, 2007
by Tapeleg
Japer’s Rink is working on a fun project, called “The View from your Playoff Seat” I’ll let them tell you:
Two Caps bloggers experiencing the Stanley Cup playoffs vicariously through others; send us your playoff pictures here. It doesn’t matter if your view is from the lower bowl or the local pub, we want to see [...]
April 22nd, 2007
by Tapeleg
That’s a big freaking 5 hole!!!!
’nuff said.
Technorati : Hockey, NHL, Penguins, Playoffs
April 22nd, 2007
by Tapeleg
I’ve said it before, hockey can make for strange bedfellows. Playoff hockey is even worse. If the (mostly agreed upon horrible) schedule saw me having to hope for a win here and there for the few teams I truly hate, the playoffs have seen me actively rooting for, among other things:
Marty Turco to lose his [...]