19 March, 2010

Category Archives: John Walton

How Hockey Blogging Introduces You to Heroes

8 March, 2010

Two moments last week, both occurring off the ice, reminded me of the greatness of our game, and my particular great fortune in being located where I am in covering it.
I arrived in Hershey last Thursday morning with the simplest of objectives: snapping a few pictures of the Bears’ annual outdoor practice. Mostly I wanted [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Hockey Heroes, John Walton Hockey, Kurt Kehl, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, New media, Nicklas Backstrom, Shinny, Washington Capitals, hockey blogging | Comments (6)

Home Cooking in Pro Hockey Has a New Standard

7 March, 2010

Just listen and savor.
John Walton call: Twenty three straight wins at home

Also filed in American Hockey League, Giant Center, Hershey Bears, Hockey Towns, Prospects | Comments (0)

Soul-Stirring Sentiments on Shinny

5 March, 2010

John Walton, the radio voice of the Hershey Bears, standing and shivering with other media at an outdoor Hershey Bears’ practice yesterday morning, looked out upon the frigid proceedings and said, “This is good for the soul.” I couldn’t agree more. As reward for playing hooky from work and driving up to Hershey on Thursday, [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Pond Hockey, Prospects, Shinny, Sidney Crosby, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Outdoor Practice Fun in Hershey

4 March, 2010

If you’ve played a single season of beer league hockey, you’re familiar with the scene: gear bags resting by cars in a rink parking lot, the beer leaguers tipping back a cold one together after a skate. It was a bit early in the day for beer at 10:00 this morning when cars belonging to [...]

Also filed in Hockey Towns, Hockey Weather, Media, Michal Neuvirth, OFB, Tim Leone, Washington Capitals, hockey blogging | Comments (3)

Matty, Collecting Hats This February

28 February, 2010

It’s been a couple of months since Caps’ fans at Verizon Center have been able to chant “Let’s go Matty!”, in support of Mathieu Perreault, but those cries could resume soon. Last night, the fan favorite pivot scored four goals for the Hershey Bears in their 9-2 dismantling of Bridgeport before another sold out Giant [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Giant Center, Hat tricks, Hershey Bears, Mathieu Perreault, Prospects, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Have the Admin Asst. Hold Yours Calls — Hockey’s on All Day

24 February, 2010

In about 30 minutes’ time I’ll begin some serious multi-tasking in my office. Around 10:30 I’ll begin following John Walton’s online call of the Hershey Bears’ schoolday game in Cleveland against the Lake Erie Monsters, a rematch of last Saturday’s 4-1 Bears’ triumph. The American League, to its credit, schedules a handful of these mid-morning [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Media, Olympic hockey, TV, USA Hockey | Comments (3)

New Media Convergence on the Farm

19 February, 2010

This weekend OFB embarks on a roadtrip we’ve sought since our start — to Hershey, but hauling along with us a hearty contingent of D.C. hockey bloggers. We’ve long wanted to take our new media party up to Chocolatetown for a weekend and see if we could just blow the lid off the terrific puck [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Comcast SportsNet, Corey Masisak, Giant Center, Hershey Bears, Hockey Towns, Media, Prospects, Tim Leone, Washington Capitals, hockey blogging | Comments (1)

A Call to Remedying Action for the Red Army

30 January, 2010

No prolonged setup needed for this tale of terror: Hershey Bears’ fan Jason Hartle, afflicted with cerebral palsy, attended a Bears’ game at Giant Center back in December, returned home that night in his specially equipped van, only to awaken the next morning and discover it stolen. Police in his community have informed Jason’s family [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Hockey Heroes, Hockey Towns, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Watching Hershey Hockey with Mr. Hockey

23 January, 2010

Keeping stats for a hockey team may not seem like much of a glamor job, but it has its perks. For instance, being in the Giant Center press box when Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, makes an unexpected visit. That’s precisely what happened for Hershey Bears’ stats helper Jess Mikula late last month, one Sunday evening [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Blogging, Hershey Bears, Hershey's Gianty Center, Mr. Hockey, New media, Old Time Hockey | Comments (0)

The Scene for Saturday Night Rivalry Hockey in Hershey

17 January, 2010

I got red carpet treatment at Giant Center Saturday night for the Hershey Bears’ in-state showdown with Wilkes Barre-Scranton. The Bears placed me in the television broadcast booth and seated me next to the team’s communications associate, Jess Mikula. Jess keeps track of hits and turnovers during home games and emails the data down to the Bears’ coaching staff between [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Blogging, Hershey Bears, Hockey Towns, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, New media, Tim Leone, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

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