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Avs Wings Game 2: Anticipation
An unusually early day at work today is going to limit me to this very brief preview. Theodore may get the start, and hopefully be feeling better. Anyone who doesn’t think the Wings are going to learn from the last two periods of game one is fooling themselves. Both teams are going to want to…
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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 out:…
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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…
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More Johnstown Pictures
I took a bunch of pictures from my time at the Johnstown Chiefs, but I thought the last post was long enough. Here are some more. You know it’s a tough crowd when the penalty box attendant gets heckled. From behind me I heard, “You throw like a girl.” More hot dog tossing. This is…
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Johnstown Chiefs vs. Elmira Jackals: Hockey Shrine
Welcome to Johnstown, PA. For a lot of hockey fans, it’s impossible to think of Johnstown as being it’s own town. The city has a double identity, shared with a mythical place of violence, hockey, bad hair, and horn-rimmed glasses. Johnstown will forever be confused with Charlestown, the fictional town that hosted the Charleston Chiefs,…