March 28th, 2008

Notes From a Night of Hockey

The bad part about having a night job is that I don’t usually get to watch hockey when I am working. Lately, that hasn’t been the case, and I have been able to watch game after game. So I thought I would throw out a few notes from what I saw:

Avs squeak it [...]

March 28th, 2008

Keeping an Eye On the Games

Tape Central is up and running in full swing tonight. How am I keeping an eye on the games?

March 27th, 2008

No Touch Icing: Another Solution

No-touch icing has been on the minds of the hockey pundits lately, and for good reason. After Kurtis Foster broke his leg slamming into the boards after a race for the puck, the issue was brought into focus again, and the call went out for change. The debate has simmered down a little, [...]

March 18th, 2008

Toledo Walleye: Really

Toledo, OH has been quiet on the hockey front this season, while the Toledo Storm shut down operations for the season while they await the construction of a new arena. Along with that, the Storm are undergoing an identety change. Here’s a little primer from Wikipedia:

Their franchise was bought by the Toledo Mud [...]

March 18th, 2008

Race to the Playoffs: Clogging the Neutral Zone

I can guess what XM radio is talking about today, and that’s how tight the standings are in the West today.

The Avs didn’t do themselves any favors by losing to the Wild last night, and the Canucks didn’t do anyone any favors by having a veritable scoring frenzy (3 goals for the Canucks are a [...]

March 14th, 2008

Tulsa Oilers vs. Mississippi Riverkings: Meh.

Tonight’s game between the Oilers and the Riverkings was not exactly full of promise, since the RK are fighting for their lives right now, and the Oilers are already dead (much like the NHL version). All that was on the line for the Oilers was pride, and sometimes, pride is not enough. At [...]

March 14th, 2008

Tulsa vs Mississippi

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Tulsa vs Mississippi, originally uploaded by Tapeleg.

2nite, I am in Tulsa, OK for a matchup between the (Tulsa) Oilers and the Mudbugs. The Oilers are out of the playoff picture, and have a [...]

March 12th, 2008

Rage at Eagles: 2 of 2

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Rage at Eagles: 2 of 2, originally uploaded by Tapeleg.

Tonight is part 2 of the home and home between the Rocky Mountain Rage and the Colorado Eagles. The Rage won last night’s game [...]

March 11th, 2008

CHL Hockey: Eagles at Rage

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CHL Hockey: Eagles at Rage, originally uploaded by Tapeleg.

Instead of watching the Avs take on (care of, hopefully), I’m seeing part one of a home and home between the Rocky Mountain Rage and the [...]

March 9th, 2008

Pens vs. Caps: What a Finish?

The game on NBC was exactly as billed, right until the end. Backstrom puts it in his own net? Like that? That was put in with purpose. Not just a small mistake, but a hard shot directly into his own net. A mistake like that is a learning experience, but [...]