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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vancouver Canucks Game 2: Night of Awesome
I don’t have a lot to say about tonight’s game between the Blackhawks and the Canucks, other than it was a great time, and an amazing atmosphere for a game. I got some audio from the opening of the game, but I’m not sure if it’s usable, since the people around me were going ape-s#!+…
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Christmas Jersey 2009: Part 2
As I said just a few days ago, I got a few jerseys for Christmas and… What? Christmas was five months ago? Why didn’t anyone tell me? Finally, the long promised jersey post is here. Meet the Lake Erie Monsters Mark McCutcheon Game Worn Jersey: Now, I didn’t know much about McCutcheon (actually, I didn’t…
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Ft. Wayne Komets vs Port Huron IceHawks: Never Say Die
How do you talk about the Fort Wayne Komets without talking about hockey history in the United States. Sure, Ft. Wayne, IN isn’t what you would call a major metropolis. The NHL will never look at the city for expansion. But Fort Wayne has a rich hockey history, with the Komets going back to at…
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Oh Say, Can You Sing
It’s all the rage these days, mostly because it’s the playoffs. The recent display – and this is nothing new – of cross border agitation has taken form in the booing of the national anthem sung before a hockey game. Yes, I feel silly trying to figure out a way of phrasing that. It’s not…
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Allen Americans vs. Rapid City Rush: Who’s The Home Team?
When I’m on the road, and I am seeing two teams where I don’t care who wins, I try to pull for the home team. It’s fun to cheer with the fans, and live and die, for one night, with a team you don’t know much about. But I found it hard to get behind…