Author: James Gralian

  • Swag Report: Keystone Ice Miners and Wheeling Nailers

    Every time I see a hockey game in a new venue, I commemorate it by purchasing a puck.  I’ve gotten some cool ones and a few rather lame.  These are the ones I got this time. The Keystone Ice Miners one is an “Inaugural Season” puck.  Meg said it would be worth something some day. …

  • Wheeling Nailers vs. Cincinatti Cyclones (preseason): The Bridge

    The way I travel to hockey games is somewhat flawed.  Too often, I pull in to town only an hour or two before a game, which doesn’t give much time to get the real feel of a city.  I roam around, looking at what I can look at, maybe grab a meal rather than being…

  • Thin Air: Welcome Back, NHL

    Some hockey notes after the first day of the NHL regular season: – Well, that was fun. – Tommy Wingels got two goals last night, and nary a mention of his efforts.  His second goal was quite nice.  But he’s Tommy Wingels, so he won’t get the credit he deserves.  Still, the Sharks got their…

  • Keystone Ice Miners vs. Michigan Warriors: What Just Happened?

    Sometimes a team just has to get out-of-town, and that team often seems to come from Port Huron, MI.  When saw my first game in Port Huron, they were the Flags of the UHL.  They were the Beacons, until the team moved to Roanoke, VA for one season before folding (There was also a Port…

  • #CupcakeStrong

    The other night, the Colorado Avalanche were losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets.  Down 2-0, I sent out this tweet: https://twitter.com/tapeleg/status/451160195658678273 And the Colorado Avalanche’s official twitter account retweeted it, and people started retweeting and favoriting it. And the Avalanche scored.  And then they scored again. And then they won it in overtime. http://twitter.com/tapeleg/status/451163824079372288 Sunday,…