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Thin Air: 1-800-SCRUM-STOPPERS
Look who’s back, back again. – In the triple OT Blackhawks – Predators game 4, I don’t recall a single scrum in front of the net. Maybe a shove or two, but nothing even remotely violent. Hmmm….. That points to the real value of these scrums: almost none. No one wants to go to the…
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Thin Air – What’s This?
It’s been a while since I’ve used this blog to talk, you know, hockey. Hockey that’s actually happening right now. Or the NHL. But hey, let’s give this a shot, eh? – The NHL is getting two things very wrong in the playoffs. Letting the post-whistle scrums happen as often as they are, and not…
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Indy Fuel vs. Evansville Icemen: Back to the Future
If memory serves, the last time I was in Indianapolis for a game was 2008, when the team was the Indiana Ice of the USHL. Before that, it was 2004 and the Indianapolis Ice was in their 15th season and playing in the UHL. Ah, the old Pepsi Coliseum. It was a barn. A shed. …
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Gatineau Olympiques vs. Rimouski Oceanic: In Quebec
I had originally tried to write something somewhat poetic about the differences between my experiences in Quebec and Ottawa. Something about Parliament overlooking the town of Gatineau, about leaving the shiny polish of the country’s capital to the more working-class feel of the city in Quebec. I even tried to quote the movie Goon. None…
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Ottawa 67s vs. Saginaw Spirit: Space Oddity
They say that in space, no one can hear you scream. If you find yourself at a Ottawa 67s home game, you don’t have to worry about it. No one is making much noise at all. One of my bucket list items / dream vacations was to go to Ottawa and skate the Rideau Canal.…
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