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A Minor Hockey League Walks Into a Bar
For all the issues fans have with the NHL, they really don’t know how good they have it. Complaints about not having the game in HD, or a blown call by a ref? That ain’t nothing. Welcome to the MAHL. Never heard of it? There’s a good reason for that. The MAHL is a five…
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Best Foote Forawrd
I know, a groaner. And who hasn’t used that title yet? I’m such a hack. But no sooner do I put up my defense of Adam Foote, or more to the point, my disappointment in the MSM reporting that has followed Foote out of Columbus, than Bob McKenzie comes riding in on his white stallion…
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More Johnstown Pictures
I took a bunch of pictures from my time at the Johnstown Chiefs, but I thought the last post was long enough. Here are some more. You know it’s a tough crowd when the penalty box attendant gets heckled. From behind me I heard, “You throw like a girl.” More hot dog tossing. This is…
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Johnstown Chiefs vs. Elmira Jackals: Hockey Shrine
Welcome to Johnstown, PA. For a lot of hockey fans, it’s impossible to think of Johnstown as being it’s own town. The city has a double identity, shared with a mythical place of violence, hockey, bad hair, and horn-rimmed glasses. Johnstown will forever be confused with Charlestown, the fictional town that hosted the Charleston Chiefs,…
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IHL Map
The map is up for the (new and nowhere near the same) IHL. For those of you who didn’t see it yesterday, I put maps up of the American Hockey League, and Central Hockey League, created with Google Maps. They are in the sidebar to the right, and I have more planned. While they are…