I was offered tickets to tonight's Pats game so ended up taking Shea, Pace as well as my parents to what was Pace's first live hockey game. It was a pretty good one – early Pats lead with a couple goals by Jordan Eberle followed by a Broncos comeback then scoreless OT and a shootout […]
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Ten Best Hockey Fights of the Decade
Not only are we seeing “Best of” lists for the year but also for the decade as 2009 comes to a close. Of course, the one I came across that I've chosen to highlight is “Best Hockey Fights of the Decade.” Never let it be said that this blog isn't educational AND entertaining!
Castaway
Got the cast off today so I typed a big, long entry with various thoughts on the experience. But Firefox crashed just as I was about to post it so this is what you get instead…
I Have Never Seen…
…a sporting championship won by a team that was behind the ENTIRE game and THEN, won on a horrible penalty AFTER the game was over due to a missed last second point score attempt. I mean, after Montreal's missed field goal, everyone at our house stood up and exchanged hugs, thinking the game was over, […]
Saturday Snap – Where Did the Watermelon Helmet Tradition Come From? (Go Riders Go!)
A colleague brought this to work on Friday then got snaps of a bunch of the staff trying it on. I'm a Rider fan but gotta say this was a first for me! (Here's a history of the watermelon helmet from TSN.)
Friday Fun Link – Mashup of NHL Player Birthplaces (November 27, 2009)
This is very cool. A Google Maps mash-up showing the birthplace of every player that's ever played in the NHL. Although there is the expected broad swath through Canada, the northern US, Europe and Russia, I was surprised at how many countries and continents are actually represented. (If you zoom in on the map, you'll […]
Rider Fans = Neanderthals?
The person who submitted this Letter to the Editor to the Calgary Herald didn't give their title. But I suspect it might be “Agent for Henry Burris”.
Saturday Snap – Rider Nation (November 7, 2009)
Tonight, the Riders clinched the CFL's Western Division for the first time in thirty-three years. (We won't spend time contemplating this level of futility in what has long been a four-team division – yikes!) Anyhow, since I used my most current Rider-themed photo last week, I thought I'd dig in the archives for one from […]
No Guts, No Glory: The NHL's Gutsiest Performances
I promise I'll stop writing about my poor little hockey boo-boo but I saw this on Reddit and couldn't resist posting it – a video highlighting some of the gutsiest performances from the NHL in 2008-09. (Warning: some potentially disturbing imagery) Of course, the big difference between me breaking my leg then getting up and […]