21 March, 2010

Category Archives: New 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 [...]

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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, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Nicklas Backstrom, Shinny, Washington Capitals, hockey blogging | Comments (6)

For the Master Poker Player, the Biggest and Toughest Hand Arrives

3 March, 2010

To deal or not to deal, that is the question.
Ninety points, a gaping, cavernous lead in the division, and a healthy margin as well for first overall in the conference, and this morning for the Washington Capitals management must confront what is perhaps the most interesting and challenging personnel decision(s) since embarking on a massive [...]

Also filed in Blogging, Front Office, George McPhee, Hockey trade, John Carlson, Morning cup-a-joe, NHL Trades, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | Comments (5)

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, Media, NBC, 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, Oh Canada!, Olympic hockey, hockey blogging | Comments (2)

We Threw a Blizzard Party, and Rob Rossi Got Left Out in the Cold

9 February, 2010

A wailing wall ought to be erected to accommodate all the whining from Pittsburgh’s press and message board puckheads: Rob Rossi, a hockey writer for the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, is the latest to take up the we’re so aggrieved cause, on his blog on Monday, in a diatribe against the NHL’s decision to contest Sunday’s [...]

Also filed in Blogging, Hockey Towns, Hockey Weather, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (14)

Coverage Pressure from the Family Dining Table

8 February, 2010

Comcast Sportsnet’s Russ Thaler has used his blog at times to detail his family’s growing puck passion, and he does so again today with ‘Thaler’s Thoughts: Snow Caps Making Memories.’ In it Thaler likens the memories he’s forging taking his three sons, Max, Nate and Will, to Caps’ games with those he holds dear from [...]

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Examining the Drama Unfolding in Atlanta

4 February, 2010

The Examiner’s Brian McNally has a terrifically thoughtful blog file today on the Ilya Kovalchuk/hockey in Atlanta distress. I’m on record here as alleging that the jury’s come in on this second puck experiment in NASCAR country, and that the verdict isn’t pretty. McNally sees the situation much as I do, and captures the trauma to [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Atlanta Thrashers, Blogging, NHL Trades, National Hockey League, Southeast Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

Familiarity Breeds Contempt: The American League’s Wildly Unbalanced Schedule

4 February, 2010

[OFB note: We are thrilled to receive the first of what we plan on being occasional contributions from Jess Mikula, a communications associate and statistician with the Hershey Bears. Jess early in the new year has launched her own hockey blog, Thoughts on Goal, and it belongs in your list of daily hockey e-reading. Jess' [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Blogging, Hershey Bears, John Walton Hockey, Thoughts on Goal, Washington Capitals | Comments (5)

The Arrival of ‘Obama Ice’

2 February, 2010

You may have noticed while watching Sunday’s game that world-class skaters had difficulty skating, frequently falling without contact; that the puck persistently insisted on sticking to its position on the playing surface, despite sticks’ efforts to move it; and that play overall was distinctly uninspiring. Such is the hockey game that follows rather near a [...]

Also filed in Blogging, Comcast SportsNet, Ice, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Southeast Division, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (9)

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