Author: James Gralian

  • 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…

  • Avs Trade Leopold to Flames for Bag of Pucks

    See you later, Leopold. Don’t let the door hit you. That may sound kind of mean. I don’t ned to pick on Jordan Leopold, his services, when available, were decent enough. But it hasn’t been easy to get the taste of his first season with the Avs out of the mouth. It wasn’t always his…

  • Colorado (Eagles) Clinch Playoffs

    Congrats to the Colorado Eagles of the Central Hockey League for not only clinching the playoffs, but also the Northwest Division title. So there is still going to be hockey worth watching in Colorado come playoff time, just not in Denver. Oh, and if you don’t know anything about the Colorado Eagles, not only do…

  • Deadline Day: Ready or Not, Here it Comes.

    Trade deadline day is always a circus. Even if the team you love doesn’t make a lot of moves, watching the carnage around you is always spectacular. For the pre-deadline chat, Tom Luongo and I talked about some of the big names that may be moved on our podcast, The Rink. You can find that…

  • 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…