Thanks to the NHL’s Gary Bettman’s somewhat unconventional downright retarded idea of an unbalanced schedule, tonight will be Minnesota hockey fans first chance to see The Chosen One, a/k/a Sid the Kid, a/k/a The Next One, a/k/a Hockey Jesus, a/k/a Sidney Crosby play in his brief NHL career. Crosby has been to Minnesota before; in fact, [...]
The 2007 Vincent Damphousse Award Winner: Peter Bondra
According to the National Hockey League’s Committee For Awards and Trophies That Aren’t Made Up, the Vincent Francois Damphousse Memorial Trophy (founded in 2004) shall be presented annually “to the player who, by publicly announcing his retirement from playing hockey to pursue other endeavors, makes us all laugh and say to ourselves ‘Really? That dude [...]
Making Puck: Special Cherry Popping Edition
Although there weren’t many games in the NHL last night, it was a very special night for several players who lost their scoring virginity. Was it everything they dreamed? Or did it all happen too fast to really appreciate? Let’s find out.
First up was Paul Mara, who got his first assist of the season for the [...]
