Archive for the ‘Hockey’ Category

Bravo NHL

Congratulations to the NHL for earning the distinction of being the only major professional sport in North America to cancel an entire season over a labor dispute. Way to gain the mind share of the public you’re trying to cater to. A public who, for those of you not paying too much attention, weren’t overly [...]

February 16, 2005 • Posted in: Hockey • 3 Comments

We won’t have hockey

I “asided” the news about the offer by the NHLPA to the NHL a short while ago. Earlier this week we received the NHL’s response and counter-proposal. Bettman remarked:

The players’ proposal to reduce current contracts is a big-time, significant and meaningful move. It is essential that we have reductions in that order of magnitude to [...]

December 17, 2004 • Posted in: Hockey • No Comments

Welcome to the Hockey Friendly South

Last night was the exciting game 7 — a relative rarity in itself — in the Stanley Cup finals. Tampa Bay pulled off a quality win despite a momentum-crushing call against them midway through the third period that gave Calgary a power-play which they capitalized on to make it a 1 goal game. This was [...]

June 8, 2004 • Posted in: Hockey • 2 Comments

Poor, poor Rod

I almost feel bad for him. The Hurricanes’ Rod Brind’Amour reviews Shrek 2. Here’s a little snippet to give you a taste, with questionable English highlighted for your pleasure:

This sequel has a lot to live up to, following the enormous succes of the original, and judged by the crowds at the theater this weekend, [...]

May 24, 2004 • Posted in: Hockey • No Comments

Gimme the cheap seats

Hark! Another universal axiom! Prythee:

ColdForged’s Immutable Law of Seating

When attending a professional sporting event people sitting in seats of higher cost are, almost without exception, utter tools.

First Corollary: The cheapest seats are invariably filled with belligerent drunks. Second Corollary: The most expensive seats are invariably filled with belligerent drunks.

Last week, I had the distinct pleasure to [...]

January 21, 2004 • Posted in: Hockey • 2 Comments

Great, I needed another hobby

As if gaming and kung fu weren’t enough (let’s not even enter my wife and daughter into the equation… these are hobbies), now I greatly desire to learn to play hockey. Yes, real hockey, on ice, with pucks and commensurate increase in dental problems.

I may have mentioned that Cat signed me up for Hurricanes U [...]

January 14, 2004 • Posted in: Hockey • 8 Comments

Better than a yule log

While the rest of you yahoos watch contestants eat an exhumed corpse (seriously, you know it’s coming some day) on “Fear Factor” I’ll be learning some on-ice hockey fundamentals at the RBC Center at Hurricanes U. To say I’m excited would be an understatement.

Many thanks to Cat for my wonderful Christmas present :).

January 12, 2004 • Posted in: Hockey • 2 Comments

Kevyn Adams and I go WAY back

Way back since yesterday, at least. We got to “meet” all of the Hurricanes at the annual Skate With The Canes charity event. “Meet” is a term used rather loosely, since the only one I actually talked to was Kevyn Adams. That’s not a bad thing, since Kevyn is my favorite player on the team. [...]

December 22, 2003 • Posted in: Hockey • 3 Comments