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Rockin' the Red Ushers in Global Cooling

9 August, 2008

Approximately eight feet away from my laptop station I have a patio screen door that’s opened this morning, to allow fresh Washington August air into my home. It’s 69 degrees outside. In August. In mid-morning. In Washington. At 6 the other morning I had the top of my Wrangler lowered en route to the gym, [...]

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Windy City Winter Classic Confirmed

16 July, 2008

The NHL today confirmed what had long been suspected: that its next outdoor game would take place at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, on January 1, 2009. The Original Six matchup between the Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will be the 701st between the clubs –¬†the most¬†of¬†any¬†NHL clubs. Back in May, when we wondered about the [...]

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First-Round Flops Over the Years

20 June, 2008

No team can get it right in round one every year, even drafting very high. And at times all teams get it really wrong then. A survey such as this is a powerful reminder of the crapshoot that is selecting 18-year-old hockey players. However, it is also an invitation for fans to react with, “What [...]

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Father's Day Lesson for the Sports Junkie

16 June, 2008

ESPN writer (and Detroit Red Wings fan, and general sports addict) LZ Granderson wrangles with his 11-year-old son’s request to stop playing organized sports. Not directly hockey-related, but a thoughtful article worth checking out here.

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A Tradition That Ought To Lose Its Legs

5 June, 2008

I’m octpoi-ed out. Have had it with those Motor City slimers and the slime tosses of them. They wash up on our frozen shores whenever the Wings make a nice run, and sometimes before, and it’s an outdated tradition that is best retired. They’re about the ugliest of sea creatures, and they’ve taken hold of [...]

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Ice Can Be Nice in June

3 June, 2008

Last night’s game 5 was easily the best game of these Stanley Cup Finals, and perhaps the best finals game in years. Near the top of NBC’s broadcast, did you catch¬†play-by-play pro Mike Emerick’s referencing the¬†temperature of Joe Louis Arena’s ice sheet?¬† A frosty eight degrees. That’s about 12 degrees colder than is standard for [...]

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On the Stanley Cup Road, It's No HoJo Lodging for the Wings

3 June, 2008

One reason the Red Wings may not be terribly disappointed to play Game 6: a potential return to the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, “one of only 21 hotels and resorts in the world to host AAA Five-Diamond lodging and dining.” The team took up residence there last week, for Games 3 and 4 in Pittsburgh. And [...]

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On Outdoor Puck, the NHL Says Chicago Is Its Kind of Town

29 May, 2008

TSN is reporting today that the NHL has decided that its next outdoor, regular season game will take place in Chicago, between the ‘Hawks and Red Wings, next season: “TSN has confirmed that the Chicago Blackhawks will take on the Detroit Red Wings next January in what has become the league’s annual outdoor game.” Could [...]

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Bucci Gets a Little Overexcited

29 May, 2008

In his latest bout of Penguin love (hmm, I suppose that phrase could generate some non-traditional search hits), ESPN columnist and host John Buccigross drew some questionable comparisons, including the “almost joyless” Detroit Red Wings’ resemblence to the 1980 Soviet Red Army team, and the Pittsburgh Penguins’ potentially miraculous victory potential. Here’s the excerpt that [...]

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Hypocrisy Has a Home in Pittsburgh

29 May, 2008

Eric McErlain recently highlighted a bit of Penguin hypocrisy. After Penguins fans raised holy hell in 2001 when Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis restricted playoff ticket sales to the local DC fan base, the Penguins are now doing the same thing as per the Ticketmaster fine print: Orders by residents outside of PA, OH, WV, [...]

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