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Monthly Archives: October 2007

How Stephen Colbert Can Be Instructive About Hockey Coverage

28 October, 2007

This past Monday’s New York Times evaluated Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert and his eye-opening appearance last Sunday on ‘Meet the Press.’ Colbert, actor, comedian, provocateur, fledgling candidate apparently for the White House, appeared as Tim Russert’s guest, and Russert was in on the joke. Except, in the Times’ insightful view, it wasn’t so much a [...]

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Alternate Jerseys

28 October, 2007

A report in the Boston Herald is only partially correct. The Globe and Mail ran the following statement by Reebok, which in part reads: After working with NHL players, teams, and equipment managers to gather feedback on the Rbk Edge uniform system, Reebok has decided to provide an alternative jersey to the players who request [...]

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Alexander Semin Signs 2-Year Contract Extension

27 October, 2007

Alexander Semin has signed a 2-year, $9.2 M contract extension with the Washington Capitals. The 23-year-old sniper’s new deal is excellent news for the team and fans alike; his absence from the lineup clearly impacted the team’s line combinations, particularly on the power play. Check out Mike Vogel’s blog for details of the contract. More [...]

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Knee-Jerks and Notes: Vancouver, 10/26

27 October, 2007

First thing’s first: Captain Chris Clark, who took a brutal, undeflected Alexander Ovechkin slapshot directly to his head in the third period Friday night, is in reasonably good shape. According to the team, he suffered no broken bones, no concussion, and received stitches to his ear (don’t know how many). Don’t know his status for [...]

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Update: Reebok's Designer Duds Are Donesy

26 October, 2007

A tip of the hat to Mr. Eric McErlain, he of Off Wing Opinion, who just excitedly rushed into my office to inform me that the Boston Bruins have returned the entirety of their uniform systems to Reebok, because Bs’ players are drowning and suffering heat stroke in them, and Reebok is agreeing to replacing [...]

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In Beantown, Halloween on Ice

26 October, 2007

You know how one out of every 125 or so NHL fights reminds you, by virtue of their jaw-dropping, scare-the-dog-with-your-shrieks reactions to their violence, of their genuinely frightening, game-altering authenticity? One of those just transpired in Boston, where 6 ’9, 251-lb. Zdeno Chara made mincemeat of 6 ’6, 238-lb. Blackhawk David Koci. It was positively [...]

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A Power Play in a Pumpkin Patch

25 October, 2007

Greg Wyshynski, Washington correspondent for The Fourth Period, is one of the most enjoyable and insightful folks in town with whom to take in a hockey game. Last week I had the pleasure of his company at the Islanders’ game, and in the midst of another failed Caps’ power play he asked me if I [...]

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Power Outage by the Bolts: Caps 5, 'Ning 3

25 October, 2007
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Put me in, Coach- I'm ready to play

25 October, 2007

Well, hi there! It’s good to be back. When I ended my blog last month, I had no intention of returning to blogging any time soon. Recent life changes for me and my husband, Chanuck– including a DC Sports Chicklet on the way– made me realize that I couldn’t maintain my own blog on a [...]

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DC Sports Chick Joins OFB

24 October, 2007

When Liz, aka the DC Sports Chick, left blogging to tend to more weighty matters (a.k.a real life) a couple of months ago, many of us who blogged exclusively about hockey thought our community had lost a significant, entertaining, and insightful talent. Today, we have very good news: she’s back blogging. Even better: she’s blogging [...]

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