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Spokane Chiefs vs. Everett Silvertips: Blowouts Happen
I’m still two posts (for three games) behind on game posts, but I’m going to leapfrog Seattle and Portland for the moment, and put up my pictures from tonight’s Chiefs game. I have had the distinct non-pleasure of seeing the Everett Silvertips lose three games this trip (and I only saw them three times), and…
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Tri-City Americans vs. Portland Winterhawks: Old School meets New School
Buildings are important for hockey. The tone of an arena can set the tone for the entire experience of a hockey game, or the tone of an individual game. Some of the NHL arenas follow this code, but too many ignore it, choosing nice amenities over individualism. The American Airlines Center in Dallas gets it…
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Swag Report: Everett Silvertips
I am obligated (self imposed, mind you) to get a puck from each game I go to. I’m happy limiting myself to that, so long as there isn’t anything else really cool to pick up. First, the puck: OK, nice puck, eh? But then I spotted the Grab Bag. Dude, it’s a grab bag. I…
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Silvertips vs. Giants: A Study in WTF
Let’s just get this out of the way. The game I witnessed between the Everett Silvertips and the Vancouver Giants was possibly one of the worst games I have ever seen. Mind you, I have seen games at all levels, and been around the United States to all sorts of venues. I have seen shut…
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Drive Time: Stockton to Astoria
Eureka was a bust. Nothing like the TV Show. Astoria, OR is my transitory town before Seattle. This is what I saw along the way. And this is all in the full knowledge that this is a hockey blog. But this is the path between hockey games, so I figure it is applicable. It has…