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In celebration of suum 60th anniversary, Hockey Novus took a inviso caput capitis ten ludio ludius pro sulum team super preteritus sexaginta annus.

Hic est quam THN affero Peter Kerzel (quisnam quoque wrote is annus’ Caps’ praevius pro THN Annual Yearbook) saw Washingtons’ Caput capitis Ten:

1. Peter Vinculum
2. Virga Lingua
3. Olaf Kolzig
4. Mike Gartner
5. Dale Venator
6. Kevin Securis
7. Accersitus Johansson
8. Bengt Gustafsson
9. Scott Stevens
10. Alex Ovechkin

Nostrum own Gustafsson, quisnam coepi erectus nos ut album, innotesco ut Montreals’ caput capitis ten didnt’ comprehendo Pium Roy. (ut Gustafsson said, suus’ ferreus moveo preteritus Jacques Sero quod Ken Dryden in ut album) Tunc is lego in quod evestigatus ut Roy est #3 in Colo colui cultum Avalanches’ caput capitis ten. Promptus ordo est, inter alius officina, substructio in a ludio ludius’ vicis in sulum proprius sudo, sic illic erant a numerus of athletes quisnam erant audio praeter quondam. Illa ludio ludius comprehendo sequens:

• Dave Andreychuk (BUF, TB)
• Spolio Blake (COL, LA)
• Andrew Brunette (ATL, MIN)
• Interfixus Bure (FLA, VAN)
• Dany Estus (ATL, OTT)
• Sergei Fedorov (CLM, DET)
• Ron Suffragium (CAR, Vorago)
• Wayne Gretzky (EDM, LA)
• Glenn Aula (CHI, STL)
• Arturs Irbe (CAR, SJ)
• Ed Jovanoski (FLA, VAN)
• Paul Kariya (ANA, NSH)
• Pat LaFontaine (BUF, NYI)
• Roberto Luongo (FLA, VAN)
• Ziggy Palffy (LA NYI)
• Jeremy Roenick (CHI, PHO)
• Vestigium Nuntius (EDM, NYR)
• Scott Niedermayer (ANA, NJ)
• Scott Stevens (NJ, Eram)

Sic quis operor vos reputo? Did Hockey Novus requiro quisquam vel comprehendo quispiam they shouldnt’ have?

Gratiae ut Gustafsson pro sic impigre lectio Hockey Novus quod obduco per notitia.

usquequaque entertaining fontis of lusum similitudo- commemoro minutia, UniWatch, has a compilation of gametime scrambling causa per lost vel pallium similitudo. article—inspired per repens Virgo Tech ludio ludius quisnamhad ut gero Georgia Tech jerseys parumper repens venatus, universa per manus nameplates—has unus hockey- commemoro exempoator:

1998: Per orbis terrarum Junior Hockey Championships in Finland, Canalis quod Russia utriusque ostendo sursum parumper quarterfinal venatus per rutilus similitudo. Russia est designo domus team, sic Canadians es vis ludo prothoplastus period in Finnish populus jerseys insquequo suum niveus jerseys can exsisto coegi ut pulvis.

Click hic ut lego plenus article, comprehendo ordo fabula of Detroit Tiger valde “ dulcis Lou” Whitaker decessio suus Totus- Astrum jersey domi, iens in sto emo a vestis restituo, quod simplex stilus suus numerus in tergus.

Forsitan Caps should have accidentally”” forgotten suum similitudo pro venatus in Tampa; theyd’ amo ustulo magis calx taedium Telum unis. Sarcalogos Bourque vires vel net a hat furta taedium Bellicus St. Louis’ sweater—theyre’ super idem eadem idem amplitudo, vox?

NBC Novus Friday vesper profiled e- Solio Joe Juneau pro suus exemplary voluntas of defero in Arctic Canalis’ Kujuwak, Quebec, a longinquus Innuit outpost of solitudo quod obsideo despero. Si vos pulvis’ a superbus Caps’ fan per rectum of teams’ nixor in glacies illa dies, is pluma mos succurro reorient vestri superbia.

Hockey miles militis in Canalis

Quondam NHL astrum in suus own lacuna

blogging ladies of puck huic urbs es condita suum vestigium. Duos mensis secundumJames Mirtles’ article in Hockey Novus, hodie’ Sarcalogos Scientia Monitor jumps in Lavatio Bloggers’ Bandwagon, quod vitualamen sursum nonnullus alacer insights in novus interventus revolution in fabula est unus nostri ventus novus interventus vox vocis, Insurgo Henshel of A Visum Ex Vilis Sessio. Monitor notitia:

“ut plures sportswriters, suus’ a scandal. Ut erus of Lavatio Caput, suus’ posterus.

Press- arca archa sessio ut had been servo pro newspapermen in seasons absentis per es res attributa ut bloggers. A opinio ex Lavatio Stipes vires reperio sui sitting inter liberalis ex In Glacialis Blog (www.onfrozenblog.com) quod Puckheads’ Sententia (http:/pheadsthoughts.blogspot.com/)./

Ut gelu in aer isnt’ iustus Quin Centers’ aer valetudo verto sursum in altus”

Insurgo, cognatus nobis, has juvenis in suus pars (ok, lots of is), quod ut juvenis affords suus an maximus vantage in CSM ratio:

“illic es nonnullus [newspaper opinio] quisnam contemplor is ut fans res donatus nimium licentia quod intruding in quis has sursum etiamnun been a valde proprie stipes” says Insurgo Henschel, quisnam launched suus blog, A Visum ex Vilis Sessio, primo of permaneo season. “is videor futurus aliquantulus of a generational res, vere. Iunior opinio es maybe magis voluntarius ut loco sursum per is quam populus quisnam have been in res pro 20 vel 30 annus”

Insurgo, amo nos, agnosco pestifer persona MSM have ludio ludius in suus demise in D.C. “ filia of a longtime Caput season-ticket habitum, Henschel says fans of team have been “tremendously underserved” per mainstream interventus”

“propter via blogs es producto produxi productum they can suggero instant notitia quod reactions ut papers moris’ vulgo insquequo sequens day,” Henschel says. “populus volo suum notitia velox quod, insquequo nuper, bloggers erant solus ones suggero ut muneris. EGO reputo suus’ valde dico ut Caps’ pello pepulli pulsum scriptor pro duos major domus papers in D.C. have nuper partum suus blogs ut can exsisto updated ut necessarius”

Nos operor, quoque, Insurgo!

Lego universus article hic.

Permaneo nox noctis, EGO vigilo Flyers quod Insula pugna is sicco in Venatus 6 of 1980 Sto Vas Denique in NHL Network. Unus of res ut EGO couldnt’ succurro animadverto erant awesome mustaches, talis ut illud lusum per Bryan Trottier quod Expedio Gillies. Miserabile, they iustus dont’ grow ‘em amo ut anymore. Solus mustachioed vir quisnam statim adveho ut mens inter current NHL ludio ludius belongs ut Ducks: George Parros.

Est illic a ludio ludius sicco illic quisnam can erigo talea in mustaches? (illud nasty Oreo crustulum mustaches dont’ duco, aut) Olie had a bonus satus fere viginti annus abhinc, tamen is eventually added goatee pro eschewing facial saeta omnino. Lascivio barba quoque dont’ duco, acsi Ovechkin did lucror “ lascivio Barba of Mensis” exPlayoffBeard.com. Utpote fossa es cyclical, suus’ tantum a res of vicis pro mustache formo est tergum. Quod EGO dont’ volo video vidi visum illud penicullus- tenuis tardus ’80s mustaches. Reputo Ius Nazi ut econtra ut John Aequora.

Donatus Folium C Jiri Tlustys’ repensnaughty photo incident, maybe is should satus growing a magnus ol’ mustache illo dissimulo vultus ( tamen non quoque Volubilis Fingers vel quisquam). Iustus a sententia.

Per a opinio in TSN:

“NHL Network hodie renuntio is has pervenio a unus- annus tractus pro broadcast vox ut American Hockey League (AHL) venatus. broadcast sarcina suggero NHL Network, in utriusque Canalis quod U.S., per 20 ‘ venatus of Week’ compositus-ups, airing Thursdays procul 7 p.m. ET per reliquum of ordinarius season.”

Ipsa Gero ero ostendo bis per utriusque venatus in February satus per venatus qua haud diligo ero lost in Valentines’ Dies procul Infantia Pens.

Hic’ plenus schedule ex TSN:

November
- Thursday, Nov. 15 Rochester @ Syracuse procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Nov. 22 Toronto @ Lacus Erie procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Nov. 29 Lacus Erie @ Rochester procul 7 p.m. ET

December
- Thursday, Dec. 6 Worcester @ Portland procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Dec. 13 Toronto @ Rochester procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Dec. 20 Springfield @ Portland procul 7 p.m. ET

January
- Thursday, Jan. 10 Lacus Erie @ Rockford procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Jan. 17 Philadelphia @ Wilkes- Sterilis/Scranton procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Jan. 31 Summitto @ Portland procul 7 p.m. ET

February
- Thursday, Feb. 7 San Antonio @ Lacus Erie procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Feb. 14 Ipsa @ Wilkes- Sterilis/Scranton procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Feb. 21 Ipsa @ Rochester procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Feb. 28 Albany @ Rochester procul 7 p.m. ET

Proficiscor
- Thursday, Mar. 6 Philadelphia @ Wilkes- Sterilis/Scranton procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Mar. 13 Amplitudo Volatilis @ Lacus Erie procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Mar. 20 Rochester procul Syracuse procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Mar. 27 Manchester @ Portland procul 7 p.m. ET

April
- Thursday, Apr. 3 Manitoba @ Rochester procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Apr. 10 Philadelphia @ Wilkes- Sterilis/Scranton procul 7 p.m. ET
- Thursday, Apr. 17 Hamilton @ Lacus Erie procul 7 p.m. ET

Species humanus res comprise ingens major domus of enrollment pro valde venatus of hockey, ita ut giants intus is es accersitus super prebeo reflections in suum iter itineris intus venatus, nos shouldnt’ exsisto admiratio procul species they dedi in ut nisus. Suus’ impossible ut vigilo NHLs’ Aula of Laus Induction ceremony neque nec exsisto adduco ut humilitas, character, quod plurimus proprie iunctio ut prosapia ut hockey ludio ludius probo quod famen est unrivaled in landscape of professio lusum. Baseballs’ induction ceremony is preteritus estas, per rectum of character of suus potissimus inductees Gwynn quod Ripken, videor sumo a step tergum in vicis quod venia quod ingenero a resurrectio of veneratio parumper lusum pessime egenus is. Tamen NHL, per suus altissimus veneratio vicis sulum November, has is sulum annus.

billing pro Monday nox noctis’ ceremony in Toronto eram a legends’ album of inductees, optimus ordo umquam, tamen audio ut suum fabula of ortus intus dedicated families quod suum constans suscipio compages — ones ut es fundo quod amplified intus amplus hockey prosapia ipsum — unus felt ut is vicis, seemingly a spectaculum pro rarus- talentum unique, eram vere sulum frenum ut ultum an pre se ferre pro prosapia iunctum ut servo ut perpetuus wellspring of maiestas huic venatus.

venit permaneo nox noctis vindico nobis pes of excellentia of inductees in glacies; suum libramen quod affectus dum pondero in suum veneratio in tempus; tamen quoque ordinarius glimpses of suum families sessio nearby quod poeta testimonials ex suum sons ut ut suum inaestimandus duco. Totus videor interrelated quod intertwined.

Quod in cuspis of res is est. Hockey Aula of Laus has inter suus pre se ferre a simplex domus’ prosapia cella orbis 1950 intus quod prosapia members es recolligo inter a broadcast of Hockey Nox noctis in Canalis. Is quoque has a constituo plaustrum veneratio pre- diluculo pilgrimages ut rink, ludio ludius sicco super annus per labor of Canadian hiberna, se gero ut devoveo ritus.

A hockey ludio ludius’ developmental iter itineris postulo nusquam brevis of an totus- sicco commitment of vicis quod facundia ex families. They exsisto existo in weekdays per newspaper vindico pax facio pre- schola meditor in terror blackness. They fio via proeliator of hiberna weekend proficiscor ut venatus quod tournaments, quod in 90 sentio of Canalis quod lacertus Midwest, ut’ sepius desolate quod periculosus eo.

Decens a hockey ludio ludius est rare a volatilis, dimidium- pectus pectoris praesumo. Forsitan ut’ quare is lusum est ludio ludius per adeo pectus pectoris.

Al MacInnis eram primoris veneratio permaneo nox noctis profiteor persona of prosapia in suus maiestas, quod ut primoris- umquam Nova Scotian futurus enshrined ( incredibilis, ut), is no certus ut suus fundo prosapia members in Prodigium Hood knew of suum persona in suus tutela. They had a locus in Aula of Laus, quoque, is said.

Is eram heartening audire Scott Stevens testis ut labefactum is felt ex suus duodeviginti annus in Lavatio Caput’ prosapia. Is gratias ago David Poile quod Bryan Murray ex procuratio, quod suus defensabiliter socius Vepres Engblom. Is characterized suus tenura in urbs ut “a period of incrementum” quod prolecto ut res a secui of primoris Caput’ team ut species pro postseason — prothoplastus of septem rectus talis in D.C. is eram a secui of. Quod is gratias ago Caput’ fans pro suum suscipio.

tear apparatus ut est Vestigium Nuntius nimirum had spatiosus reflections in persona of prosapia in suus tutela. Is had spatiosus reflections period, efflectum determino quattuor minutes pro ingens per rambling incoherence ut prope outlasted suus tutela. Quis si hed’ been taedium a tuxedo ratio intentio per Reebok amid quicumque singultus?

Messiers’ obsideo gravida- porro pauses licitus mihi ut rememeber ut quondam suus prosapia eram res publica habeo comprehendo Madonna. EGO quinymo fruor hockeys’ instar of towering talentum, suum satus in civis of centum, suum pudor unmatched in vel ex professio lusum, dalliance-ing per American astrum strumpets. Ut nimirum est eximius ut quantum mundane tractus of prosapia huic lusum. Hockey ludio ludius nunquam alieno suum radix, vel perdo suum attachment sibimet.

Duos members of Lavatio Caput’ prosapia hodie adepto adduco in Hockey Aula of Laus: Scott Stevens, quisnam ludio ludius duodeviginti seasons per Caps, quod tardus Dave Fay, teams’ pello pepulli pulsum opinio pro Lavatio Vicis pro prope a vicus century. Hockey Aula of Laus textus page dedi poignant profiles pro totus members of 2007 ordo of inductees.

Mike Vogel est in Toronto pro ceremony, neque nec surprisingly, hes’ merged res libenter, having iamlima nonnullus sententia in an OHL venatus cepit in per Ron Weber quod Vicis’ Corey Masisak is weekend, quod featured venatus’ tunc valde talentum, 2009 draft eligible Jonathon Tavares of Oshawa Imperator.

Scilicet puteus’ polleo video vidi visum snippets of inductees’ sermo tonight in inter periods of venatus, tamen per Corey quod Mike vestis proceedings optimus ratio mos adveho ex Lavatio scriptor is week.

Update[: NHL Network ero televising 2007 Hockey Aula of Laus Induction Ceremony tonight ex 730pm: 930pm:]

Hodie, NHL Mandatum Gary Melior venia XM Domus Glacies per suus presentia gratia renuntio satus of suus novus radio ostendo, “NHL Hora” quod mos quoque pluma varius league effectus. Is mos debut in Tuesday, November 27 ex 4 ut 5 p.m. EST in XM Domus Glacies quod NHL.com, sic adepto illud questions quod questus promptus! EGO copiose specto audire fan ineo super niveus jerseys domi quod a magis inclusive schedule.

Ut lego plenus press solvo quod adepto magis notitia in ostendo schedule, click hic.

Yesterdays’ Boston Globe comprehendo an article in Sarcalogos Bourques’ NHLs’ debut permaneo Tuesday. NHL dico- sursum venit mane satis pro suus parentes proficiscor quod vigilo venatus ex sto. Sarcalogos’ praeclarus abbas, Ray, had nonnullus aula-of- laus precipio pro suus filius secundum venatus.

“is sententia EGO ludio ludius vere puteus, quod iustus told mihi ut exsequor bonus opus” said Christopher, cuius sermo exemplum quod accent es virtually identical ut suus dads’. “is iustus volo mihi facio is a ferreus sententia pro lemma transmitto mihi down, quod, hey, obviously is est qua Volo moror. Ive’ been somnium super is meus universus vita”

Chis quoque orator of suus amplitudo.

“ego sentio vere bonus procul is pondus, EGO sentio velox sicco illic” said Bourque. “Ive’ nunquam vultus procul meus amplitudo ut quispiam ut held mihi tergum, vere. EGO inviso is ut an contraho. Ive’ got a mugio center of sepulchrum, quod ut planto is ferreus mihi impetro conicio off puck. Sic, suus’ an commodum mihi non a infitialis”

Lego ceterus procul Boston Globe website.

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Gratiae ut totus quisnam suffragium nobis.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ran a brief article today about last night’s Hockey In High Heels event at Mellon Arena. Out of the entire story, the following description really stuck with me:

“Just because I’m wearing high heels and eye makeup doesn’t mean I don’t know what I’m doing,” said Jackie Schaefer, 22, of Mt. Washington. “This is how I express being a female and a fan.” Last night, Schaefer attended the first “Hockey ‘n Heels” event sponsored by the Pittsburgh Penguins at Mellon Arena. She came decked out in a Pens shirt and baseball hat, accessorized with black-and-gold bangle bracelets and black-and-white, 3-inch high heels. She also has a pair of yellow heels she adds to her ensembles.

I’m not the only one who was slightly disappointed that out of all the women at the event, this particular one was profiled; CapsChick made a similar observation. Come on, not many Penguins fans are anywhere near that fashion-challenged. I’ll admit, I was embarrassed for that woman. But hey, perhaps she fits in with the home crowd? (Kidding!)

I was curious if the crowd of 88 women was anywhere near the sellout the organizers projected. At $130 a ticket, that’s still a healthy showing. Additionally, it was interesting to read that the season ticket base is evenly split between men and women. That makes me wonder even more about the need for events like “Hockey In High Heels” in Pittsburgh. In theory, the event is supposed to encourage women to come to hockey games, but they’re already coming. Still, at least they’re making an effort to reach out to the female fan base.

As a brand-new DirecTV subscriber, I was thrilled to see the NHL Network in the lineup (well, that and Boomerang). I haven’t been able to watch enough of it yet, but so far, I’m fairly pleased with the programming. Some may enjoy the channel for recent game highlights, but I love watching the classic hockey games. (As I type, I’m watching the Blackhawks and Blues series from 1992.) Yesterday’s lineup was an especially good one: not only were there highlights from the 1992 Canadiens Whalers series, but the April 10, 1984 game between the Rangers and Islanders was broadcast. Glen Hanlon was in net for the Rangers, and Brent’s Hockey Game Videos sums up the game:

With just over a minute left in the 3rd period, and down 2-1, Rangers Head Coach Herb Brooks changes goalies replacing Glen Hanlon with a young John Vanbiesbrouck. Back then, the NHL had a rule in place where upon a goalie change, the new goalie was allowed time to warm up, which gave the Rangers a Timeout without having to use one. The move was a wise one, as within the last minute of the 3rd period, Vanbiesbrouck was pulled for an extra attacker and Don Maloney scored to tie the game at 2, causing Overtime.

Who wouldn’t want to sit down and watch that for a couple of hours?
The crowd shots can’t be beat, either; it’s a great trip down memory lane. As much as I’m enjoying the classics, I hope they’re able to show some pre-’80s games at some point. Still, it’s not a bad start, and hopefully the NHL Network will be able to expand the lineup of shows eventually. Besides, who can complain about hours and hours of hockey-centric programming?

Well, I just happened to stumble on a page via Goggle Alerts to find out that On Frozen Blog has been named a finalist in the Best Sports Blog category of the 2007 Weblog Awards.

I’m sure I can speak for everyone at OFB in saying that we are honored to be selected a finalist, as there are SO MANY good blogs out there. We do realize that we are underdogs in this category and to even be listed with some of them is a great honor. Just check out the finalist list:

• On The DL
• Kissing Susy Kolber
• Express & Star
• On Frozen Blog
• FanHouse
• Every Day Should Be Saturday
• Deadspin
• F1 Fanatic
• The Hardball Times
• SB Nation

Heavy competition indeed. Many thanks goes out to those who nominated us. Perhaps we’ll be lucky to place higher than 10th. In any case, please click on the ballot below to navigate to the official page to cast your vote. You are able to vote once every 24 hours with the polls closing on November 8th.

I was a bit young to recall the Chinese water torture-like progress made by the media against the Nixon administration during Watergate, but Redford and Hoffman in ‘All the President’s Men’ suggested a painstakingly patient approach to building the Post’s evidence-based claims against Nixon’s henchmen. North American water torture might be an apt description of what many NHLers are enduring these days dressed in Reebok’s equipment-ruining uniform systems. And like Watergate, it may be many, many months before justice is utlimately served. This from yesterday’s Globe and Mail:

“Just weeks after introducing its much-vaunted, sleek new NHL uniforms, Reebok is making modifications to try to mollify a growing number of players who have complained about the discomfort they’re experiencing from the scientifically-designed fabric.”

Some who are coming forward to the press with damning evidence (in dark garages?) are demanding their identities be protected:

“Obviously, the uniforms don’t get rid of the sweat,” said one U.S. hockey equipment distributor who has been hearing complaints from players and trainers. “It just goes right down into the gloves, the pants, the shin pads and the skates.”

And:

“Industry sources say the company did not do enough testing under game conditions.

“The material itself is not performing the way they originally designed,” one industry insider said. “There was not enough due diligence performed on this material prior to putting these uniforms on the entire league.”

Both Reebok and the NHL this week dispatched PR apologists to try and stem the mounting damage: “Both the league and Reebok insist the new jerseys are here to stay,” the Globe and Mail claimed. Hockey fans across the continent have got to know that the league’s administrator and corporate partners are not crooks.

The Globe continues: “Besides excess sweating, other complaints have focused on the fact they appear to rip more easily. And some players don’t like the tighter fit, which they find more restrictive.”

Capitals’ forwards in particular appear restricted in their shooting motions.

I love Canada; in fact, I love the country so much that I married one of its citizens. However, I can’t stand the Toronto media. I wasn’t surprised to see this headline, courtesy of the Toronto Star:

“Listless Leafs pay at practice: Gruelling practice not called ‘punishment’ for embarrassing home loss to lowly Washington”

“Lowly?” Inconsistent, maybe, but “lowly?” Sure, the Caps aren’t the Senators, but they’re by no means the worst team in the league. Not surprisingly, the Star disagrees:

“Although the players were unified in accepting the blame for the 7-1 wipeout to one of the worst teams in the league, it was Maurice who stepped up.”

If the Caps are “one of the worst teams in the league,” why do they have more points than five other teams, and are tied with six others? Granted, I’m no mathematician, but even I can figure out that the Caps’ record puts them approximately in the middle of the pack. But there’s no arguing with the Toronto media, seeing as how they tout the Leafs as the next Stanley Cup champion on a regular basis. Who knows? Perhaps one of these years they’ll be right, but given the recent frequency of these “lowly,” “embarrassing” losses, it could take a while.

(Thanks to Chanuck for the heads-up)

In February, the Caps hosted a “Hockey ‘n Heels” night for female fans. (You can read my recap here.) Last Saturday, the Kings hosted their own “Hockey & High Heels” event. CKim and kms2 from Purple Crushed Velvet attended the event, and CKim had this to say about it:

“Hockey & High Heels was the event that brought us out and it couldn’t have been better. Yes the flyer geared the event to women wanted to know more about the game, but it evolved into something better. The 24 or so women that made it out all already had a love for the game so it was a great way to bring this unique group of ladies together.”

Glad to hear such enthusiasm for the event; the Kings had to be pleased with the fan reaction, if nothing else. The event was fairly similar to the Caps event, except that the women had significant ice time in full gear and the swag they received sounded better than the makeup bag and purse mirror from the Caps’ Hockey ‘n Heels.

Given that the Caps were able to attract 250 women on a weeknight, it’s slightly surprising to see that only about two dozen women attended the Kings’ event over the weekend. Then I saw the price tag: $100, plus $52 for each additional ticket. The same event will be held for female Penguins fans on November 7 for $130 each, and the Penguins expect the event to sell out. One thing the Caps did right was to price their event tickets at $65. While it may have seemed like a lot at the time, it was a relative bargain compared to the prices that the Hockey & High Heels events are commanding. There are more perks (such as a copy of Lisa Ovens’ book, Hockey & High Heels), but the casual fan may not need or desire that. Something for clubs to consider is that the higher price may ensure the devoted fan will be more inclined to attend, as opposed to someone who knows little to nothing about hockey.

kms2 addresses the issue this way:

“If Hockey and High Heels is coming to an arena near you, I would highly recommend attending. If you’re hesitant about going, I suggest emailing the contact person in charge of the event and ask what kind of female fans they’re trying to target. I wish this event had been advertised in a better way, more towards, wanting to bring together female hockey fans rather than educate females about becoming fans. Regardless, I had such a great time and I really hope the Kings and other teams continue to put together similar events, not even just for females, but for all fans.”

And that, in a nutshell, is the problem: it’s difficult to meet everyone’s needs. The primary goal of these types of events seems to be engaging casual female fans, as opposed to encouraging female hockey fans. There’s nothing wrong with that, obviously; it’s great to see more fans at hockey games. It’s a fine line to walk: it would be ideal if there was a way to connect both groups without alienating either one. Regardless, events like these are a great start towards generating new fans and engaging current ones.

The NHL is starting a new promotional campaign entitled Live Every Shift.

Ovechkin makes two speaking appearances, including a line in Russian.

Is This the Year?

Here is a second promo, also featuring Ovechkin.

I Pledge

No word if Reebok filmed a segment saying “I pledge to take without a receipt“.

Washington may not be a hockey town, but there are an ample number of hockey lovers in it. And hardcore ones at that. Take Rockville’s Bobby Brendler, who had this nugget in his letter published in the Washington Post yesterday:

“Still don’t watch Channel 7 news since Renee Poussaint revealed that the U.S. beat the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympic hockey game before they showed the tape delay.”

The Post, in its “TalkBack” column, told Bobby to “Get over it.” But Bobby can get over to my place for a beer any time.