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Monthly Archives: May 2007

Calder Cup Bracket Update — 28 May 2007

28 May, 2007
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DJ Gallo and the Stanley Cup

27 May, 2007

DJ Gallo,†writer†at†ESPN, The Sports Pickle, and others, posted a fun Stanley Cup Finals Q & A on ESPN’s Page 2 I thought you’d enjoy. Here’s an excerpt: If during this series anyone says “Getting Jiggy with it” in relation to Jean-Sebastien Giguere, am I allowed to punch that person in the throat? Most definitely. In [...]

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Hamilton's Hot Man in Net

27 May, 2007

Yes Hershey is white hot, but I’m not sure they’re the favorite in the Calder Cup Finals. A big reason they may be underdogs against Hamilton is netminder Carey Price, drafted 5th overall by Montreal in 2005. The same Carey Price that went 6-0 at the most recent World Juniors, posting a .961 save percentage, [...]

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Calder Cup Finals Schedule Set

27 May, 2007

2007 Calder Cup Final Series (best-of-7) Hershey Bears vs. Hamilton Bulldogs Game 1 — Fri., June 1 — Hamilton at Hershey, 7:00 Game 2 — Sat., June 2 — Hamilton at Hershey, 7:00 Game 3 — Mon., June 4 — Hershey at Hamilton, 7:30 Game 4 — Wed., June 6 — Hershey at Hamilton, 7:30 [...]

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Back to the Calder Cup Future: Bears 3, Monarchs 1

27 May, 2007
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My Man Marleau

26 May, 2007

On the intrigue front: San Jose Sharks’ management, we learned from TSN this week, is looking for a playoff failure scapegoat. According to the Associated Press account, Sharks’ GM Doug Wilson needed “two weeks to calm down” after his team’s second-round ouster by the Red Wings. Ron Wilson may get the boot, or a high-profile [...]

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Server Swap

25 May, 2007

Thanks to you, the reader, our daily traffic has steadily increased since starting On Frozen Blog. Also, you may recall we had some server disruptions last month. These were two factors in the decision to move to a new hosting company and server. In doing so, there may be a lag between our readers finding [...]

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When a Writer Covers Hockey

24 May, 2007

One of my biggest gripes with contemporary hockey journalism is the vanilla prose the mainstream press characteristically deploys to convey hockey’s most exciting moments — its goals. This is hardly unique to our big papers in town — it’s an industry-wide shortcoming, excepting only a handful of colorful, scene-recreating scribes. Note the prose of Mike [...]

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A Fresh Beat for 15th Street

24 May, 2007

Craving, like I am, nuggets of news related to women’s fast-pitch pro softball? Today’s WaPost has got you covered. Check out these can’t-miss quotes from Washington’s new sports drama protagonists, the Washington Glory: “We have a he/she mascot; it’s a man dressed as a female dog, and it winks,” summarized shortstop Amber Jackson, “I can’t [...]

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Memorial Day Weekend and the DraftGeek

24 May, 2007

Ah, Memorial Day weekend — sun, surf, libations, and the official unofficial start of DraftGeek season. As the tropical gateway to June, Memorial weekend is an excellent opportunity to delve into the sixth month’s true splendor: the NHL Draft. A few years back pucksandbooks and I began a tradition of devoting the holiday weekend to [...]

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