21 March, 2010

Category Archives: OFB

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 [...]

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On-Air Fun with John Walton

16 January, 2010

It was an in-state rivalry Saturday night between the Bears and Mini Penguins at Giant Center that didn’t amount to much of battle — the Bears blasted Wilkes Barre-Scranton 7-2. In the middle of his broadcast Bears’ radio play-by-play voice John Walton, who was following and feeding the Bears’ Twitter account throughout the game, referenced some OFB tweets [...]

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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 Rituals, Hockey Weather, Ice, Old Time Hockey, Pond Hockey, Shinny, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (2)

Meet Washington’s Hanson Sisters

24 December, 2009

Earlier this season we schemed what we thought would be good fun for OFB’s Christmas card in 2009: outfit three of our favorite hockey lovers among local media — Comcast Sportsnet’s Tara Wheeler, Lisa Hillary, and Michelle Scalise — in Charlestown Chiefs’ sweaters and Santa’s caps at one of Washington’s most scenic skating locales, and [...]

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Bloggers Bounce Questions off of Eddie O

10 December, 2009

The NHL yesterday hosted a bloggers-only conference call with NBC color guy Ed Olczyk, in conjunction with the league rolling out its on-site preparations at Fenway Park for the Winter Classic. We were fortunate enough to be invited to participate, and I’d swiftly sign up for the next call with Olczyk. He was sincere and engaging, thoughtfully [...]

Also filed in Boston Bruins, Old Time Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Pond Hockey, Washington Capitals, Winter Classic | Comments (0)

OFB Correspondent Saturday Night-Seated in a Hockey Cathedral

28 November, 2009

Alexandre Giroux apparently purchased 14 tickets for tonight’s game in Montreal. Mathieu Perreault was on the hook for 17. Our own Gary Κriebel purchased just two, for his wife and himself in a one-night getaway fit of fun from the far-reaching demands of domesticity. His aim is to provide updates about a wide range of [...]

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OFB on Kindle

26 May, 2009

You now have a new way to read OFB. In addition to our RSS feed, Twitter feed, and email delivery, you can now read OFB on Amazon’s Kindle.

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Memorial Day 2009

25 May, 2009

This photograph was taken by Getty Images photographer John Moore on Memorial Day in 2007. You can find his account of the day and the photograph at the Getty Images blog. Take a moment, give it a read and remember the reason for today’s holiday.

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We Have A Winner!

6 March, 2009

On Tuesday, we asked for your predictions for the trade deadline. Comment #7, by Yitzhak, was the winner.

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The Growing Hockeytown

7 February, 2009

Fellow MVN blog DC Pro Sports Report recently did an overview of all of the blog coverage on the Capitals. The article goes in depth and explains what makes each blog special. We were honored to be listed as one of their “Priority Reading” blogs. Two of their top-rated non-media blogs are two of our favorites: Japers’ Rink and The Peerless Prognosticator.

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