Adam Sherlip has kick-started a new initiative known as ‘The Hockey Volunteer’, which brings hockey to underprivileged kids in, shall we say, less-than-affluent parts of the world. The initiative’s aim is the bring the happiness that hockey brings to all of us, to all of them; one puck at a time.
While THV officially began less [...]
Archive for December, 2008
One Puck at a Time
Posted in Miscellaneous, NHL, tagged general hockey goodness, NHL, the hockey volunteer on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
5-hole.com Pick ‘em – OMG! Controversy! – 12/23/08
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, NHL, New York Rangers, tagged Alexander Ovechkin, anahiem ducks, Antero Niittymaki, atlanta thrashers, avs, bjs, bolts, boston bruins, buffalo sabres, Calgary Flames, cam ward, carolina hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, columbus blue jackets, Dallas Stars, detroit red wings, florida panthers, henrik lundqvist, jed ortmeyer, joel lundqvist, jonathan quick, justin pogge, los angeles kings, mats sundin, mighty ducks, miikka kiprusoff, minnesota wild, Nashville Predators, new jersey devils, new york islanders, new york rangers, niklas backstrom, Ottawa Senators, pensblog, philadelphia flyers, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh penguins, San Jose Sharks, Sean Avery, sens, Sidney Crosby, st. louis blues, steve mason, tampa bay lightning, the joe, tomas vokoun, toronto maple leafs, vancouver canucks, vesa toskala, washington capitals on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There is controversy brewing over the Penguins’ game winning goal scored by Sidney Crosby in overtime last night. The big question is whether Crosby made contact with the puck above or below the crossbar. The goal was reviewed and it stood. So what’s the problem? The call on the ice was goal. The replay did [...]
5-hole.com Pick ‘em – I got nothing – 12/22/08
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, NHL, New York Rangers, tagged anaheim ducks, atlanta thrashers, buffalo sabres, edmonton oilers, henrik lundqvist, ilya kovalchuk, jonas hiller, mats sundin, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh penguins, rexall place, Sidney Crosby, toronto maple leafs, vancouver canucks on Monday, December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Marc will be taking a short break from Pick ‘em as he is out of the country.
Straight to the picks today!
#13 Pittsburgh Penguins @ #15 Buffalo Sabres
Eric – Penguins – That’s the hooker you asspunched! Also, they’re due.
Rory – Sabres – Kick Crosby’s ass so he won’t punch you in the crotch.
#21 Toronto Maple Leafs [...]
Crosby the Coward
Posted in Miscellaneous, NHL, New York Rangers, tagged atlanta thrashers, boris valabik, Gary Bettman, Jeff Beukeboom, Matt Johnson, NHL, pittsburgh penguins, Sidney Crosby, Steve Moore, Todd Bertuzzi on Saturday, December 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Dear Gary Bettman,
The last time I checked, you can’t do this in the National Hockey League:
I know you don’t want to bring the hammer down on your snugglebunny and object of your late night fantasies, but you should. You really should.
Regards,
Rory
Part-time Blogger, Full-time Hockey Fan.
For anyone who couldn’t quite figure out [...]
GAME PREVIEW: New York Rangers at San Jose Sharks
Posted in Game Previews, NHL, New York Rangers, tagged Game Preview, new york rangers, NHL, San Jose Sharks on Saturday, December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Holy Christ, am I scared for this game.
Yes, the Rangers have won the last two games on their California road trip, and yes, one of them was in regulation(holy crap!). But neither win was particularly spectacular, neither win really gives me any confidence that tonight is going to be anything less than horrible.
In case you [...]
5-hole.com Pick ‘em – Marc sucks – 12/18/08
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, NHL, tagged atlanta thrashers, boston bruins, carolina hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, columbus blue jackets, craig anderson, Dallas Stars, detroit red wings, Evgeni Nabokov, florida panthers, habs, Marty Turco, mats sundin, mike smith, montreal canadiens, Nashville Predators, new york rangers, pascal leclaire, philadelphia flyers, phoenix coyotes, pittsburgh penguins, rick nash, San Jose Sharks, st. louis blues, tampa bay lightning, tomas vokoun, toronto maple leafs, vancouver canucks, washington capitals on Thursday, December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No, Mats Sundin hasn’t decided yet. About 10 minutes after this was posted, Sundin announced he will be going to the Canucks… more later
I would just like to point out
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, Miscellaneous, tagged marc, pick em on Thursday, December 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After starting the Pick ‘em season 7-0 on gimmies, Marc has missed his last 5 and is now at 7-5 on the season.
5-hole.com Pick ‘em – more games? – 12/17/08
Posted in 5-hole.com Pick 'em, Miscellaneous, NHL, New York Rangers on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The NHL has set up a webcam at Wrigley Field so that you can watch them construct the rink.
According to Puck Daddy–Greg Wyshinsky–the Canucks are playing split squad and will be playing both the Rangers and the Oilers tonight.
