Category Archives: Hockey

My team has been exhibiting its multiple personalities again. One night, the great offensive machine from the beginning of the season hits the ice only to be followed by the other team from last year, choking against non-divisional foes they … Continue reading →

This last weekend was off to a sad beginning with the previous story but I readily admit that Saturday’s Icebats game was an exciting, nail-biting respite from the mourning. Austin’s team has had a terrible season, first the near miss … Continue reading →

Jeremy did it Saturday night and against his former team and coach! Signing up with the Sharks was the smarter move since it never was going to happen as a member of the last-place Coyotes; they’re in that spot now … Continue reading →

Finally caught an Icebats game last night. I had missed the home opener due to vacation, which was the wiser choice since these guys are only ‘AA’ level yet the ECHL teams are better than this. The ‘bats are having … Continue reading →

Before you lecture me, I know that JR scored his third goal of the season last week. It happened while I was on vacation and I didn’t have Illustrator installed on my MacBook. Then there was all the post-vacation junk … Continue reading →

The banner will be getting an update before the weekend is over because my guy scored TWO goals against the Canucks, setting his total to 497 plus two more points on his career total as he closes in on Phil … Continue reading →

What a game last night! The Flyers haven’t won their season opener since the lockout if my memory serves me correctly. Actually, I feared it would end up being a repeat of the 2005 start against the mediocre Rangers; they … Continue reading →

The last remnant of the Sixties for the NHL died this morning. Old William “Dollar Bill” Wirtz is being revised a la Soviet sytle by the NHL website about all he did. To Chicago fans, he’ll be remembered as the … Continue reading →

Personally, I had a feeling JR wouldn’t throw in the towel yet because he only needs five goals to join Joe Mullen and Mike Modano. Hell, if he plays really well, he may even pull ahead of Prima Modano since … Continue reading →

I’m glad to see that someone in the NHL has a sense of humor with this ad campaign. It does bring some levity to the gambling problems in pro sports and the distasteful crimes of Michael Vick. Somehow Gary Bettman will … Continue reading →

Another old tradition in the NHL was put to sleep. Since they have all those guys in Toronto to review the close calls from numerous angles, the goal judges had become redundant. I don’t buy the money argument entirely because the … Continue reading →

Mike Ricci announced his retirement today after 16 seasons. The neck surgery he recently had wasn’t enough to play last year with the Coyotes which was a shame: I was hoping to see him when Jeremy and I drove to … Continue reading →

It’s great to see Brian Boucher back in the Flyers’ fold, even if it’s with their AHL franchise the Phantoms. He has plenty of NHL experience despite his career being tumultuous (which is really standard for most goalies except Brodeur). … Continue reading →

The news isn’t official about JR retiring as far as I’m concerned because it hasn’t been announced on his site and NHL.com would mention it. Flyers reporter Tim Panaccio hasn’t been able to completely verify and the rest of the … Continue reading →