Masked Billboards
Posted February 22, 2008
Recently there’s been a lot of talk about having goaltenders wear special jerseys with advertisements on them. When I first heard this idea I reacted like most hockey fans did, my initial reaction was I’ll believe it when I see it. I assumed that this was just another one of the NHL’s brain dead ideas hoping to increase revenues. I couldn’t possible have seen the NHLP allow this idea to go...
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Absolutely nothing. So why is there all this talk about bigger nets? It would seem as though the Garry Bettman and the other NHL executives are obsessed with increasing the amount of goals scored. We’ve already heard Roberto Luongo’s take on bigger nets saying that he will retire if they are imputed, however he also made one other perhaps more important point that seems to have been forgotten...
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As many of you are probably well aware Derek Boogaard along with his brother Aaron have started the Derek and Aaron Boogaard Fighting Camp. A camp solely designed to, like the name would suggest teach players the basics of how to fight in hockey. Not surprisingly this camp has come under heavy criticism with people claiming that this promotes fighting and encourages young players to fight. Boogaar...
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As many of you are probably well aware Derek Boogaard along with his brother Aaron have started the Derek and Aaron Boogaard Fighting Camp. A camp solely designed to, like the name would suggest teach players the basics of how to fight in hockey. Not surprisingly this camp has come under heavy criticism with people claiming that this promotes fighting and encourages young players to fight. Boogaar...
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Lord Stanley's Cup
Posted April 7, 2007
I thought that with the Stanley Cup playoffs right around the corner it might be kind of interesting to share some the Stanley Cups rich and exciting history with you.
The Stanley Cup is the only professional trophy where each member of the winning team is allowed to have possession of the trophy for 24 hours. This has lead for some very interesting adventures for the Stanley Cup. In 1905 playe...
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