21 March, 2010

Category Archives: Hockey Rituals

Canal Update: Tempting Conditions

14 February, 2010

A first-hand report of conditions down at the C&O Canal arrived this afternoon via comments to my query file of earlier in the week, Dare We Think About Shoveling Canal Snow Too?
Reader Josh reports:
“Drove by earlier today; Canal is (mostly) clear. Still a few small spots with some . . . slush, I guess, but [...]

Also filed in Canal skating, Hockey, Hockey Weather, Ice, Pond Hockey, Shinny, Washington the shinny town | Comments (8)

Rewinding to the Warmth of Cooler Times

16 January, 2010

A week ago today so many in our region rushed out onto frozen ponds, creeks and canals, in pursuit of participating in hockey in its purest form. The novelty and splendor led many to capture much of last weekend’s shinny on digital cameras, and pass along the special moments to us this past week. We [...]

Also filed in Hockey, Hockey Art, Hockey Weather, Ice, OFB, Old Time Hockey, Pond Hockey, Shinny, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (2)

The Electrification of the Hockey Bus

9 November, 2009

With Sunday night’s 5-1 beatdown of the Providence Bruins the Hershey Bears managed to take three of four road games during their swing with New England last week. The Bears defeated Lowell, Manchester, and the Bruins, losing only to Portland. It had to have been a satisfying bus ride back to Hershey last night. Also, [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, John Walton, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

From One Fan to Another: Fighting and the NHL

11 February, 2009

The yearly debate has started up again: should the NHL outlaw fighting? Every year after the All-Star break, the debate on whether or not fighting has a place in the game starts. Some pundits think fighting has always had a place in the game and others question whether or not it endangers players. The question, however, shouldn’t be ’should fighting be outlawed’ but rather, ‘who should be able to fight?’

Also filed in Hockey, National Hockey League, Versus | Comments (13)

Hockey's Enduring Code of Silence on Player Injuries

15 November, 2008

I learned this week of the holiday season arrival of a comprehensive (and expensive) collection of ‘Sopranos’ episodes on DVD. All six seasons, packaged lavishly and impressively, and weighing in at an upwards of ten pounds. I was and remain a huge ‘Sopranos’ fan, ever intrigued by the program’s allegedly high degree of wise-guy verisimilitude. [...]

Also filed in Alexander Semin, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Sergei Fedorov, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

Tonight on the Tube: NCAA Grudge Match

7 November, 2008

Boston College and Notre Dame have a terrific tradition of often scheduling games against one another on the Friday nights before their respective football teams meet on Saturday. Such is the case this weekend, and tonight ESPN Classic is televising the defending NCAA champion Eagles’ hosting of the Irish live at 7:00 from Kelley Rink [...]

Also filed in College Hockey, Frozen Four, Jeff Jackson, Verizon Center | Comments (3)

The Importance of Being a January Baby

30 September, 2008

Chris Bourque, Mathieu Perreault, and John Carlson all enjoyed standout training camps with the Washington Capitals this month. Bourque is still enjoying his. To slightly varying degrees, all three enjoyed prodigy player status early on in their hockey careers. On a hunch, I checked their respective birth dates. All three share the birth month of [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Chris Bourque, Hardcore Hockey Fans, Hockey Legends, Jaromir Jagr, Mathieu Perreault, Morning cup-a-joe, Peter Bondra, Prospects, Sergei Fedorov, Washington Capitals, Wayne Gretzky | Comments (6)

There's TGIF, Then There's Today

12 September, 2008

Welcome to the last business day without hockey in 2008. At the end of this weekend, feet will be back in boots, and stay there, inaugurating the 2008-09 hockey season. Many Washington Capitals veterans are already in town and skating out at Kettler, but the team’s rookies report for five days of instruction beginning this [...]

Also filed in Hardcore Hockey Fans, Hockey Heroes, Hockey Rinks, Hockey Towns, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Washington Capitals | Comments (8)

A Room to Themselves

18 August, 2008

Deep into weekends I’m wearied by gym-ratting, jogging, recreating in the sun, home cleaning chores, errands, etc., and I’m all yawns come 11:00 Sunday night, when I’m waiting for the last pickup hockey player to depart my rink so I can turn out the lights and lock the door behind him. It’s a great bunch [...]

Also filed in Morning cup-a-joe, Sergei Fedorov, Washington Capitals | Comments (6)

Morning Cup-a-Spirit: This Bigotry Against Babes, I Won't Stand for It!

14 July, 2008

To read the reactions left only here related to the Caps’ plans, announced over the weekend, to introduce SpiritBabes to the team’s home games next season, you’d think management announced that Verizon Center was hosting 41 brothels next winter.
It’s too warm in there for brothels anyway.
Would that the peasants took up pitchforks and torches in [...]

Also filed in Hardcore Hockey Fans, Hockey Art, Ice Girls, Mike Vogel, OFB in Russia, Puck Bunnies, Spike Parker, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals | Comments (22)

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