Sweep, Sweep, Sweep!?!

Very exciting! Tonight Detroit can sweep the Western Conference final series against Dallas. They’ve looked fantastic in the first three games and tonight could finish it. Then, tomorrow night, Pittsburgh can sweep against Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference. They Penguins have also looked great… in fact, their defensive game last night was incredible to watch. [...]

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Stanley Cup 2008: Conference Finals

I haven’t been this excited about conference finals in a few years now. My top two teams have made it through: Pittsburgh in the East and Detroit in the West. Few things hockey could make me happier than to see those two in the finals in a couple of weeks. The hockey action gets started [...]

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Stanley Cup 2008: Round 2 Ready to Go!

The brackets came out this morning for the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs… this time it’s the conference semifinals. There are some stunning match-ups!

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Stanley Cup 2008: Round 1 Wraps Up

It’s been a great Stanley Cup Round 1 for the teams I’m into.
After a nail-biting turn in Nashville during games 3 and 4, Detroit game roaring back strong in games 5 (in Detorit) and 6 (in Nashivlle). Yesterday afternoon’s game (at least once I found where it was on the dail since the local NBC [...]

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NCAA & NHL Playoffs

There’s been some amazing hockey watching on TV the past few days.
The drive to the Stanley Cup started up last week with a number of my favorite teams in the race. Detroit clinched their playoff spot first in the NHL and so far they are 2 games up (and the only contest I [...]

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Are You Ready for the NHL?

Here’s an at-home test from the NHL Academy so you can see for yourself. Section 3, the goalie simulator, is hysterical!

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New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens

Last night Paul and I made our yearly trek to see his home team, Montreal, play against the Rangers. It was our third year to do this, and the third year he had to watch his team loose.
It was a rough game for the Canadiens. For the first two periods, they were [...]

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Friday Geek Out: NHL Winter Classic

My inner hockey Geek was raging on New Year’s Day as the Pittsburgh Penguins played the Buffalo Sabres outside at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo. Some 71,000 fans packed the stadium (keep in mind that most NHL arenas hold 20,000 more or less) and sat through snow and sleet to watch the Penguins win the [...]

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NHL Winter Classic

I’ve just finished watching the first period of the NHL Winter Classic, being played outside at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo and pitting the Buffalo Sabers against the Pittsburgh Penguins. It’s the first NHL game to be played outside in the United States. The NHL has been outside only one other time, four years ago [...]

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