It's hockey season for real now. I'm listening to the Pens - Sens game and just heard Mike Lange bellow "You can shave my face with a rusty razor!" following a Malkin SH goal ( Read more... )

Hockey fact: Most points by a goaltender for a career?

Tom Barrasso, 48 points.

"Gary Roberts does not shoot the puck. The puck seeks to escape Gary as fast as possible to the relative safety of the net."

From this post right here.

Another (from the comments in that post):

"Every day, Gary Roberts meditates for one hour. This is the only time the rest of the NHL can relax."

Ok so hockey season's not AS important this year as it usually is because I've not yet had to say the end of season baseball words yet. Last season I said them in June ( Read more... )

There, I made the subject line useful for those of you who have NO interest in what I may say about hockey.

Last night we had a brief conversation about NHL signings and the like and today I saw the news about this very much super important signing. Mike Lange is well worth the money to hear on Sirius Radio whenever the game is carried with the ( Read more... )

I'm not much for the commentary along with the picture, but this link right here has one of the best sports signs I've ever seen, and probably THE best hockey sign ever.

For those not up on your hockey lingo - Here's your moment of wikipedia

Lately I've been reading John Buccigross' colum over at ESPN.com. I find it some of the best hockey writing I've seen in a while as it doesn't just focus on Goals, Assists, Points, Saves, and GAA. Maybe I'm biased since he may be the only big time (hey, ESPN is pretty big time if you ask me) to have lived in the city of my birth. He, like me, ( Read more... )

In case I hadn't passed this on to you fine folks

John Buccigross is now one of my favorite columnists. Maybe it's his 'burgh roots or something...

In any case - good hockey writing, and a snazzy dresser besides.

Sports + YouTube = good times and what not

Patrick Roy vs Mike Vernon

Back in "the day", there were Nordiques. I never liked them - I mean they were Quebecois and all. How bad can dislike for Quebecois get? How about bad enough so that Montreal doesn't even like them. A fantastic hockey brawl (I can't just call this a fight ( Read more... )

WOW! This commercial right here has one of the best puck handling moves I've ever seen! Of course, it's not the game where a Michigan player did similar from behind the net, but wow.