Month: March 2008

  • A Minor Hockey League Walks Into a Bar

    For all the issues fans have with the NHL, they really don’t know how good they have it. Complaints about not having the game in HD, or a blown call by a ref? That ain’t nothing. Welcome to the MAHL. Never heard of it? There’s a good reason for that. The MAHL is a five…

  • Crosby vs. Ovechkin: Huge!!!!

    JP at Japers Rink found this image, which puts Sidney Crosby squarely in the class of football hero when compared to Alex Ovechkin, size wise: I mean, he’s huge, right? Aside from a poorly done photoshop job, anything else strike you as odd? Like the fact that the Penguins played the Capitals in the Winter…

  • New Site: JAHL Hockey Contacts

    “Hey, Tapeleg, the blogging has been a little sparse lately, what’s the deal?” Well, I’ll tell you what the deal is. I’ve been working on a little project that I just “finished,” and now that it’s done, I’m making it public. The JAHL Hockey Contacts site has contact info for teams and league offices all…

  • Mellon Arena: A Photo Retrospective

    Thanks to my job, I get to see hockey in all sorts of small barns and beautiful arenas. Six weeks spent in Pittsburgh allowed me to see a few Penguins games on my days off. Leaving Mellon Arena after the Pens – Flyers games, I was actually a little sad, since it was most likely…

  • Avs in the Hunt

    Hey, would you look at that… Avs leap to seventh (OK, tied for 7th) in the standings. Still in the hunt. 15 games left, two against the Stars, one against the Ducks, one against the (hated) Devils, and a few more against the Canucks, who will be making life difficult for certain. Throw a few…