Month: January 2008

  • USA Pond Hockey Toque: I Want One

    I just saw the commercial for the Labatt Blue USAdult Pond Hockey Tournament – which I find amazing that there even is a commercial for – and they are giving away a hat. And the hockey freak in me wants this thing. I really, really want one. Does that make me crazy?

  • Russian Hockey Fight

    If you haven’t seen the Russian Hockey Fight that is the longest clip of hockey on ESPN currently playing, you have to check this thing out. Just an insane bench clearing brawl. The teams involved are the Kazan Ak-Bars and Traktor. And who won the game? Who cares? More info from Slap Shot, the New…

  • Avs vs. Caps: I Messed Up

    So the Avs play the Caps tonight, and I was asked to put a little blurb up at Japers’ Rink about the game for their pregame. They were asking some bloggers who cheer on the opposition to tell them why their team would win. And I wrote something for them, put it in a little…

  • Avs vs Red Wings: Tapeleg Not Happy

    It was the second meeting of between the Avalanche and the Red Wings, the first at Joe Louis Arena, and I can’t exactly call it a great outing. Avs lose the game 1-0… 1-0. That should seem like a victory at this point. Look at everything that’s stacked up against the Avs: Sakic is out…

  • Hello, Pittsburgh

    And with that, after six weeks, I have left Detroit. You know, they say that the best thing to come out of Detroit is I-75 South, and the last time I was there, I would have been hard pressed to disagree. Detroit was a $#!+-hole of epic proportions a few short years ago, but the…