The Russian Judicial System Fails Pavel Bure

Many sports bloggers scour the AP newswire and other sports blogs for the latest in athletic-themed hilarity. Not MYFO, though. Sure, the rest of the blogosphere is checking ESPN.com and Deadspin. Judging from yesterday and today, we’re the leading hockey blog for all the news Muscovite Journalism can write.
In Soviet Russia, Russian [...]

Dropping the Gloves with…Alex Ovechkin?!

Suddenly, those Caps-Pens games will be a bit more interesting. According to reports from Russian publications, Washington Capitals goal-machine Alex Ovechkin got into an argument at a nightclub with some dude named Gennady Ushakov. Ovechkin allegedly punched Ushakov and broke/damaged/rearranged his jaw.
Normally the reaction would range all the way from “I’m impressed with [...]

Totalitarian Ted

 

Chris Chelios, who stole John Cusack’s hockey allegiance from the Blackhawks, says that the truth will come out when the NHLPA releases an 80-100 page report of Saskin’s conduct. 80-100 pages to say that Saskin applied the Patriot Act to his rule? There’s gotta be something juicier than that in the report.

The Greatest Idea You’ve Never Heard About

Early yesterday morning, two dozen teenagers took the ice somewhere in the middle of Southern Siberia to play for their countries. Canada and Russia are taking part in an 8-game series pitting their Under-20 teams against each other. This is a series to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Summit Series in 1972, which was [...]

The Search for More Contributors: Edmonton Oilers

It turns out that, contrary to popular belief, there are in fact, more than 10 hockey fans. Thanks to an early announcement, we have been flooded by requests to join the MYFO ranks to represent their team. This all makes for great theatre and quality posts that involve little or no work, so Raskolnikov can [...]

The Search for More Contributors: Ottawa Senators

It turns out that, contrary to popular belief, there are in fact, more than 10 hockey fans. Thanks to an early announcement, we have been flooded by requests to join the MYFO ranks to represent their team. This all makes for great theatre and quality posts that involve little or no work, so Raskolnikov can [...]

I’d Gladly Pay You Tuesday for an Umberger Today

After a cursory review of last year’s NHL statistics, I’ve concluded that Edmonton’s attempted poach of Sabres’ left wing Thomas Vanek wasn’t as crazy as it seemed. Sure, the obvious numbers are there – 5th in goals scored, 9th in shooting percentage – and while the money that Buffalo had to shell out to [...]