Watching these clips, it’s more clear to me that the magic of the brother line (Sedin, Sedin and Carter) is as much about the Sedins growing into true stars as it is about Carter being the right guy for the 3rd spot on the line. I’d love to keep him, but if he goes, I’m [...]
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Lights out on this season
As a dyed-in-the-wool Vancouver Canucks hockey fan, I just don’t have it in me to dissect this train wreck of a season. All I can say is that I want – no, need there to be wholesale changes to the “core” of this team before the puck drops on opening night next year. Of course, [...]
Great Commercial by The NHLFA – NHL Fan’s Association
Check out this freaking awesome commercial by the NHL Fan’s Association. It hits home perfectly. (This will probably only be of interest to my Canadian readers… haha.) “When did hockey come to this?”
Trevor Linden is at least trying
From TSN (Canada’s ESPN) regarding the NHL lockout this season: None of the four major professional sports in North America has ever gone beginning to end without a single game played. The Stanley Cup is in danger of not being awarded for the first time since the Spanish flu wiped out the 1919 final. Even [...]
A Dark Day
Nike expresses exactly how hockey fans feel about the lack of a season this year.
Santa as Wonder Woman
On my hockey team’s website, we have a section for virtual trading cards. One of the wives of one of our players noticed this yesterday, and provided a picture for us to use on her husband’s card. It must be seen to be understood. Extra points if you take a big gulp of milk before [...]
The Beer That Played Hockey
As you may know, I have another site called Beer League Hockey that I run with my “purse friend”, Glen. (I can explain his name another time… ) Anyhow, he’s going out of town, to Bulgaria, in fact, so he enlisted his six year-old daughter to write an article for the site in his absence. [...]
Impact of the NHL’s New Goalie Rule
Canucks Corner’s weblog has a very solid point about what the impact of the new “no touch” goalie rule in the NHL will have. Make sure to read the second comment, which outlines an example of how this rule will truly add offense to the game. I, for one, am glad that the NHL isn’t [...]
Make Your Own Hockey Cards
This is really cool. A company in Toronto called Cribwin Trading Cards makes custom sets of old-time hockey cards, and they look great! I don’t care what it costs, my team is going to get this done next season!
Burke’s Firing
Check out Canucks Corner’s take on the Burke press conference. He makes some good points. We’ll Never Know Brian Burke took the high road in his press conference this afternoon which was about the only road open to a fellow who wants to eventually work in the NHL again. (If you missed it, it’s in [...]