20 March, 2010

Category Archives: American Hockey

Suddenly I Want To Grow a Mullet

3 March, 2010

You may have heard — in Pittsburgh last night, the hometown hero was anything but. Sidney Crosby, dagger driver into the hockey heart of America this past Sunday, was accorded a villian’s welcome at Mellon Arena before the Penguins’ 3-2 victory over Buffalo. Ryan Miller, meanwhile, the visiting goaltender, was showered with cheers.
Suddenly I want [...]

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The Vindication Games for Ron Wilson

27 February, 2010

Perhaps you recall, as I did, the near universal reaction to the announcement of Ron Wilson as head coach of the 2010 United States Olympic hockey team last April: a collective yawn. By the spring of 2009 Wilson had accumulated a Larry Brown-like pedigree of mediocre coaching journeyman, as well as perceived failure with  talented [...]

Also filed in Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Olympic hockey, Ron Wilson, USA Hockey, Vancouver Olympics, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Russian Hockey Meets Its Waterloo

25 February, 2010

Two figures loom large in Russia’s spectacular fail in the Olympic quarterfinals last night: goaltender Evgeni Nabakov and head coach Vyacheslav Bykov. Nabakov’s wholly ineffectual performance reminded of Semyon Varlamov’s in game 7 against Pittsburgh last spring. It happens to even the most talented of netminders. Obviously you just don’t want it happening in the [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Morning cup-a-joe, Oh Canada!, Olympic hockey, Vancouver Olympics | Comments (16)

Vancouver: Not a Moveable Feast for Jay Feaster

24 February, 2010

“Does anyone else miss the NHL?” former Tampa GM Jay Feaster opens his anti-Olympics opinion of this week in the Hockey News. Well, Jay, that’s a relative question. Do I miss Caps-Pens matinees on snowy winter weekends? Or Caps-Flyers hate-fests on any day of the week? You bet. But Caps versus anybody in the SouthLeast, [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Bruce Boudreau, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Olympic hockey, Southeast Division, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Olympics, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

Maybe . . . Just Maybe . . . NBC Wishes It Had Run Hockey Last Night

22 February, 2010

Before we address last night’s U.S.-Canada showdown, a word of hello from the Capitals’ captain to the former Capitals’ quitter, at Olympic center ice, in Super Sunday’s first big game:

Can’t watch that too often, can we? The only way to improve on that Marlboro Man moment would have been if Jagr were still dating a [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Forgotten Miracle, Hockey Movies, Hockey Night in Canada, John Carlson, Media, NBC, Olympic hockey, USA Hockey, Vancouver Olympics | Comments (16)

Wanted: More Patriots in Pucks

18 February, 2010

Like a good many other American hockey fans, I’ve been underwhelmed by NBC’s hockey coverage during this first week of the Winter Olympic Games. Bumped off the big channel for ice dancing was the first indignity. Then last night, after a particularly long and trying day at work, I sat down to watch Nick Backstrom [...]

Also filed in Hardcore Hockey Fans, Hockey Heroes, Morning cup-a-joe, Olympic hockey, USA Hockey | Comments (6)

Chance To Look Real Red, White and Blue Good for These Winter Olympics

10 February, 2010

My filmmaker friends Tommy Haines and Andrew Sherburne recently placed my review of their terrific new documentary, ‘Forgotten Miracle,’ on the film’s website. I’m beyond flattered. More importantly, if you haven’t seen it, get over to the site and add it to your DVD library, even if you consider yourself only a moderate sports fan. [...]

Also filed in Forgotten Miracle, Hockey Art, Hockey Legends, Hockey Movies, Olympic hockey, USA Hockey | Comments (0)

A Defense Pair’s Conflict of Colors

17 January, 2010

The best-laid plans . . .
At the start of this week I had ahead of me the prospect of one of the more appealing visits to Hershey, Pennsylvania, I believed I’d ever make. It was the return home to Hershey weekend for American hockey hero John Carlson. But as Joe Murphy’s law would have it, the [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Hockey Heroes, Hockey Legends, IIHF, John Carlson, Karl Alzner, WJC, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Images in the Immediacy of Global Triumph

10 January, 2010

Now this is the way to end a special week for the Washington Capitals and their prospects — party pics of a celebrating John Carlson and his gold medal-winning American teammates up in Saskatoon. The party was thrown by the players’ parents. Hockey fans in Washington and Hershey should delight in the week that was. [...]

Also filed in Hershey Bears, Hockey Heroes, John Carlson, Prospects, USA Hockey, WJC, Washington Capitals | Comments (4)

Ten-Minute Video Scrapbook of Gold Medal Glory

6 January, 2010
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