07 February, 2012

Category Archives: Versus

Crash Course Indeed: Red Bull’s Crashed Ice

15 May, 2011

It’s the Winter Classic meeting the X Games, I guess, but it’s also sorta like racing down a bobsled or luge track in hockey skates: Red Bull’s Crashed Ice competition, which dates back about a decade but only recently came to my attention thanks to Versus’ expansive coverage of all things hockey. My father and [...]

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Proposals To Enliven the Dullness That Is the NHL Draft

27 June, 2010

In the opening moments of Versus’ coverage of the NHL Entry Draft Friday night male viewers were treated to an appearance by, and interview of, lovely Alyssa Milano, celebrity puckhead of the first order. The interview was fun and illuminating — the Milano family, we learned, loves its hockey. We didn’t see her again, and [...]

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A Novel OFB Interview: The Daily Line’s Jenn Sterger

2 June, 2010

Last week we received a really fun request from a producer at Versus: would we craft five questions to be asked of a popular on-air television personality, ‘The Daily Line’s’ Jenn Sterger? It’s the offseason, so why not have a little fun with the NHL’s American television broadcast partner. If you’re not a Daily Line viewer, Jenn [...]

Also filed in Media, National Hockey League, OFB Interviews, TV, Video Clips | Comments (7)

Cup Check

28 May, 2010

Online Surveys & Market Research

Also filed in Chicago Blackhawks, NHL playoffs, OFB Polls, Philadelphia Flyers, Video Clips | Comments (2)

On Goalies and the Widened Reddening of the Region

19 April, 2010

Jose Theodore may yet redeem himself this postseason — perhaps as early as tonight, in game 3 — but his getting yanked yet again before the Capitals could complete a playoff-opening homestand is a highpoint in the horror that has been the hallmark of his career: staggering and mystifying inconsistency. Theodore was rock solid in [...]

Also filed in Bruce Boudreau, John Carlson, Jose Theodore, Media, Montreal Canadiens, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, NHL playoffs, Semyon Varlamov, TV, Washington Capitals | Comments (8)

A Tale of Two Logos

18 April, 2010

Eagle-eyed Chanuck just caught this error, courtesy of Versus. He remarked, “Now I really hate the Habs.”

Also filed in Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals | Comments (7)

A Fine Sendoff to Mellon Arena

7 April, 2010

Controversy arrived very late in last night’s 6-3 Capitals’ triumph over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the final regular season contest between these teams in the Igloo. With just two-tenths of a second left in the game, Bruce Boudreau chose not to have Alexander Ovechkin take the center-ice draw and attempt to miraculously bat the dropped puck [...]

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DirecTV vs. Versus

1 September, 2009

If you’re a DirecTV subscriber like I am, the photo to the right is what’s currently on the channel where Versus used to be. Petty? Juvenile? Yes. Who’s to blame? I don’t care.

Also filed in Media, National Hockey League, NHL, TV, Washington Capitals | Comments (9)

From One Fan to Another: Fighting and the NHL

11 February, 2009

The yearly debate has started up again: should the NHL outlaw fighting? Every year after the All-Star break, the debate on whether or not fighting has a place in the game starts. Some pundits think fighting has always had a place in the game and others question whether or not it endangers players. The question, however, shouldn’t be ‘should fighting be outlawed’ but rather, ‘who should be able to fight?’

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A Homecoming Spoiled – Caps 4 / Lightning 2

10 November, 2008
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