Two final games for all the first round marbles. Washington had all the momentum going into their game with New York. Meanwhile, New Jersey and Carolina had been trading wins all series long heading into their deciding game. Continue reading
Author: Steve Murray
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Close Calls Of The Third Period Kind
Both Group A and Group B wrapped up with some good looking games. Mind you, I’m not sure what can be said when you compare the potential quality of a game between Canada and Slovakia to Hungary and Belarus. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Now Quiet On The Western Front
Another day, another two teams on the verge of elimination. Calgary had the advantage of home ice to in their battle to stave off elimination while San Jose fought for their live in enemy territory. Continue reading
ESPN.com: Now Featuring Unicorns
ESPN.com became the talk of the internet today. For once, though, it wasn’t about Rick Reilly or Bill Simmons or Stephen A. Smith. Today, somebody discovered that if you entered the “Konami code” (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, enter), the ESPN website would come alive with unicorns. Picture and follow-up after the jump. Continue reading
Requiem For Pontiac
General Motors announced today that they will phase out Pontiac from their product offering. By the end of 2010, one of the iconic makes of the American automobile industry will be no more. To pay homage to Pontiac, let’s look back at some of the great, or at least, memorable, cars of Pontiac’s past. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Scandinavian Upset
Tomorrow, the games get serious. Today, however, we still have a series of preliminary round mismatches. Or at least that’s what we were supposed to think. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Let’s Do Seven
The two games of the day were both elimination games. Washington and Carolina faced their playoff mortality head on, both down 3-2 in their respective series. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Do You Have A Mercy Rule?
The day after tomorrow will see the start of some more interesting games. When the most interesting game at the start of the day on paper is Switzerland vs. Germany, you know that the tournament could be so much better. Continue reading
Vaughn Martin Drafted By San Diego
He wasn’t on Scouts Inc’s draft board. He wasn’t on Mel Kiper’s or Todd McShay’s. But he was on the San Diego Charger’s radar. UWO defensive tackle Vaughn Martin was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round at 113th overall. Continue reading
Hockey Last Night In Canada: All About Momentum
The day was bookended with a matinee elimination game in Philadelphia and a late night elimination game in San Jose. Sandwiched in the middle was Calgary visiting Chicago, looking to break home-ice advantage. Continue reading
The Lowdown 