Author: James Gralian

  • Thin Air: Notes from the SLC

    I don’t have enough depth of insight to post a full write-up of everything I’m thinking today about hockey, but there is enough going on in my head to warrant a notes post. Just some quick thoughts for the day: Kovalchuk – Remember when everyone said that this was better than the LeBron situation? If…

  • Press Creds: A Few More Thoughts

    You wouldn’t think there would be any more to say about press credentials than I said yesterday, but here we go. – Press credentials are the badge of honor that says you are a successful blogger. This isn’t to say that they are not useful, or to downplay their importance for some, but that they…

  • Bloggers and the Press Box: All Of This Has Happened Before…

    To quote a song from Consolidated, “Well, well, well, here we go go again.” This blog is just past four years old, and for the life of Jerseys and Hockey Love, the issue of credentials for hockey bloggers has been kicked around and debated to the point of becoming stale. I started before there were…

  • Gary Bettman’s Mixed Bag

    It isn’t often that I sympathize with Gary Bettman. Much of the jeers and boos he receives are well earned, and his tendency to spin news and issues to the point of insanity wear thin on those who are subjected to his interviews and press conferences. I’m not his biggest fan, but he’s the guy…

  • Colorado Avalanche Vitaly Kolesnik Game Worn jersey

    The season of 2005-06 was a strange on for anyone watching the NHL. Coming out of the lockout, fans saw their favorite players walk away to other teams for more money, new rules were in place, a new national broadcaster was getting their feet wet and their faces flattened, and everything else was fraught with…