The fourth day of the NHL playoffs sees us with our first afternoon game and all four series on yesterday’s schedule moved closer to sweeps coming to fruition. Continue reading
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Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Working Overtime
The third day of the playoffs brought us a little closer to the next round as one team is closer to advancing. Also, we have a new, and catchier, name for the hockey recap. At least, until the CBC’s legal department decides that my homage/pun of a name is a trademark infringement. Continue reading
Red Light District: Side Order of Drama
The second day of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs showcased the eight teams not on the schedule Wednesday night. It also featured more close games than night one of the real chase for the Cup. Continue reading
Red Light District: Let The Playoffs Begin
The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs kicked off with a bang last night with four games on the schedule. For the duration of the playoffs, we’ll have our nightly recap of what went down on the ice. Continue reading
NHL First Round Playoff Preview
It’s that time of year once again. The real chase for the Cup gets underway tonight as sixteen teams set off in pursuit of Lord Stanley’s Cup. Today, I break down the eight opening round match-ups and attempt to match wits with media pundits and psychic animals alike as I pick winners. Continue reading
The New York Islanders Get #1 Draft Pick
In a day that is destined to lead to the downfall of the NHL, the New York Islanders have won the NHL Draft Lottery for the #1 draft pick. There are two questions that need to be answered between now and draft day in June: 1) Tavares or Hedman? and 2) Will they still have the pick by the time all 30 teams roll into Montreal for the draft? Continue reading
Weekend Link-Off: Hot And Cold
For no reason other than to introduce a YouTube video, Katy Perry. After the jump, one of the oddest Katy Perry covers ever. Naturally, it’s better than the original.
The Yankees couldn’t quite figure out this whole stadium thing. (Scott Proctor’s Arm) You’d think that in the 21st century that people could design a stadium so everyone has an unobstructed view. Now the definition of unobstructed is “Being able to see either the field or a video screen.”
Ouch: Man breaks penis. He’s likely going to impotent for the rest of his life. (NBC Philadelphia)
Is the NHL really more physical than the NFL? Well, this MLB blogger thinks so. (Sixty Feet, Six Inches)
ESPN agrees with the guy above. Then they go on to say that boxers are the toughest of them all. (ESPN) I don’t necessarily disagree with their choice but I do question that they don’t separate Mixed Martial Arts (which ESPN doesn’t televise, unlike boxing) from Martial Arts. “MMA vs. Boxing: Who is Tougher?” would be an epic debate for the ages, definitely controversial and guaranteed to drive up ESPN’s web traffic. Not that a business would ever think of trying to make money.
The NHL’s new marketing ploy: When LeBron Met Ovi. (D.C. Sports Blog)
UFC President Dana White goes nuts (Sports Illustrated) then apologizes to the gay rights groups (on April 1st) not the reporter he ripped to shreds. (Deadspin) But do we expect anything else from Dana. Sports would be so much more interesting if everyone spoke their mind like him.
Birmingham City University is offering a Masters degree in Facebook. (Daily Telegraph)
Speaking of Facebook, they’ve fired their CFO. Generally, that’s not thought of as a good idea when you’re thinking about making an IPO. Then again, doing an IPO when the stock market’s gone to hell means that they aren’t thinking it through. (New York Times)
Good news: The Conficker worm didn’t destroy the internet… yet. (PC World)
Fighting In The Stands Isn’t Just For Hockey Parents
There’s a long held perception in Canada that hockey moms and dads are more into the games and more intense than the kids on the ice. Fights among parents in the stands, yelling at coaches, police being called in and brawling with the refs all seem to be the status quo in Canadian youth hockey.
It turns out, though, that the crowds at NHL games can degenerate into near brawls like as this recent one in Vancouver:
According to a commenter on YouTube (treat as [sic’d]):
The kid was throwing peanuts at the bearded guy. The bearded guy got up and jokingly said “Ok, who’s the tough guy?” The kid couldn’t man up though. So the woman sitting behind the kid pointed to the “Tough Guy” and mouthed the words “He did it”. So the bearded guy had a few choice words, including the offer to “step outside like a man, punk” But the kid could only work his gums and had no cajones to back up cowardly assault from the rear.
Maybe we should chalk this one up to “Only in Canada” but seeing as fans are becoming increasingly violent, I’m not so sure. I don’t want to get sanctimonious but can’t we just unwind for a few hours at a game without trying to kill each other. But that’s coming from a guy who was “kindly” informing a referee on Saturday night that he was letting the visiting team make all his penalty calls.
The NHL Is Returning To ESPN
According to hockey rumour insider extraordinaire Eklund, of HockeyBuzz.com, the NHL will announce the details of a new United States TV deal shortly. Details after the jump. Continue reading
Lowdown Prediction Game Results
Last night on The Lowdown radio show (which you can listen to here) we played the “Guess Where the Guy on the Trading Block is Going” game. We took a look at five big names and predicted their future less than 24 hours from the deadline. Results after the jump. Continue reading
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