12 March, 2010

Category Archives: Media

Puck Daddy, at the Olympics: It Was Like ‘A Roman Orgy’

10 March, 2010

The story arrived on my eyes like a first centerfold does to the adolescent away at summer camp — an “emergency” shipment of condoms was headed to Vancouver during the second week of the Olympics. This after 7,000 Olympians had already been provided an initial cargo load of 100,000 prophylactics. At that moment I knew [...]

Also filed in Blogging, Greg Wyshynski, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, New media, OFB Interviews, Puck Daddy, USA Hockey, Vancouver Olympics, Washington Capitals, Yahoo, hockey blogging | Comments (2)

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

Let There Be (Good) Music and Dancing Amid All This Winning

7 March, 2010

When I think of the two most significant advances/evolutions in Caps’ hockey over the course of 35 years, and their impact on hockey culture here, I point to the rabid red atmosphere enveloping the team at home in Chinatown and the team’s new-age approach to cultivating media coverage.
Ron Weber on Saturday night told me that [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, American Hockey League, Atlanta Thrashers, Bruce Boudreau, Hershey Bears, Hockey Music, Jose Theodore, Mike Vogel, National Hockey League, Semyon Varlamov, Southeast Division, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals, hockey blogging | Comments (0)

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, John Walton, Michal Neuvirth, OFB, Tim Leone, Washington Capitals, hockey blogging | Comments (3)

NHL Tweetmixx

3 March, 2010

Recent Twitter Content from NHL Insiders via NHL.com

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Also filed in Hockey trade, NHL Trades, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

In Canada, Even Pets Watched Sunday’s Gold Medal Game

2 March, 2010

It was a bit of a riptide that swirled across and through new media yesterday afternoon — more than 27 million Americans tuned in to the gold medal game on Sunday, making it the highest rated hockey on television in the States in 30 years. You had to go all the way back to Lake [...]

Also filed in Hardcore Hockey Fans, Morning cup-a-joe, NBC, Oh Canada!, TV, Vancouver Olympics | Comments (3)

Shaone Morrisonn on Sidney, Visiting Buffalo in Winter

1 March, 2010

We’ve been impressed all season long with the commitment of local radio the Fan 106.7 to covering hockey, and doing so enthusiastically, and their on-air personalities were at it again in evening drive today. Holden Kushner had all of the callers to his program first affirm their hatred of Sidney Crosby before moving on to [...]

Also filed in National Hockey League, Radio, Shaone Morrisonn, The Fan 106.7, Vancouver Olympics, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Almost 30 Million Sets of American Eyeballs on Hockey Yesterday

1 March, 2010

Steve Lepore of Puck the Media offers a compelling contextualization for the American viewership numbers for yesterday’s gold medal game:  You have to go all the way back to Lake Placid 30 years ago to find numbers better than yesterday’s for the NBC broadcast.
“Sunday afternoon’s USA vs. Canada gold medal hockey game, that NBC’s Bob [...]

Also filed in Blogging, NBC, New media, Puck the Media, TV, USA Hockey, Vancouver Olympics, hockey blogging | Comments (0)

A Russian Blogger’s Preview of Tonight’s Big Game

24 February, 2010

OFB Comrade Dmitry Chesnokov has been making the rounds today on radio and the web offering his insights on tonight’s marquee matchup between Russia and Canada. We asked him to offer a real quick synopsis for our readers.
“This is the game that most, if not everybody, has been looking forward to. Most Canadians agree with me. A [...]

Also filed in Dmitry Chesnokov, New media, Oh Canada!, Olympic hockey, hockey blogging | Comments (2)

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, John Walton, Olympic hockey, TV, USA Hockey | Comments (3)

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