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For the love of hockey
Lately I have been perusing youtube for videos to help me improve my stickhandling. Today I discovered this video and you just have to love this kid and his dedication to the sport as he takes on a sick Sidney Crosby move.
Add comment June 23, 2009
One Game to Decide Them All
I am something of a nerd, but I have rewritten this poem from Lord of the Rings in honor Game 7 of the Stanley Cup.
One Cup for the Champions of eternal victory
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Game to rule them all, One Team to win it,
One Game to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of MoTown where the Shadows lie.
The Penguins have accomplished a great feat in drawing this series to seven games. It’s going to be a tough battle, and it can go either way but it’s such a great story for the Penguins who nearly missed the playoffs but battled into the fifth seed and then bested three tough teams to make it to the Final again. Many people doubted their ability to beat the Red Wings after falling in Games 1 and 2, but the resilient Pens battled back and now it all comes down to one final epic showdown.
Yesterday was my last day with with the Pens and my experience with the organization was phenomenal, first class. I hope they win the cup, they deserve it.
Debs and Sam at the Stanley Cup Final
2 comments June 12, 2009
Life Before Stanley
I’m not obsessed with hockey, but last weekend was a hard hard thing in my life…
My best friend and college roommate of three years, Amber, got married on Sunday. Thanks to NBC, the NHL decided to schedule Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final back-to-back on Saturday and Sunday.
So, yours truly was faced with the prospect of missing both games because I was a bridesmaid in Amber’s wedding. The rehearsal was Saturday evening, and the actual wedding was Sunday afternoon/evening.
I toughed it up and went to the wedding, and had a blast. And Amber was cool with me ducking out of the rehearsal and the reception in time to blog both games for the Penguins website. All in all, it worked out for me. Not so much for the Penguins, who are faced with a 2-0 deficit for the second year in a row in the Final. Below, the bride and me, sporting my official Penguins’ playoff hat.
Amber and Debs at the Rehearsal Dinner.
Add comment June 2, 2009
Playoff Predictions
Today is the day. Opening day of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The time of year when every second of every is 100 times more important that it was just two days ago. Let the games begin!
These are my predictions:
Round 1:
-Boston over Montreal in 5, just because of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cr89xbl26g
-Rangers over Caps in 7, because “Jose the open door” will be Alex the Great’s downfall as King Henrick dethrones him.
-Devils over Canes in 6 becuase Parise is underrated and the Staal-Cole line is overrated.
-Pens over Flyers in 6, obviously, so that I can work for them longer because my internship ends when their season does. But also because Dan the Man is an awesome coach (seriosuly, 18-3-4?!).
-Ducks over Sharks in 7, because they set up the Pens with Kunitz, so I hope they fare well, oh and Ryan and Getzlaf are sweet.
-Detroit over Columbus in 7, only because Mason is a rookie prodigy, or else I would say Wings in 4.
-Vancouver over St. Louis in 6, because the Sundin twins supposedly read each other’s minds.
-Chicago over Calgary in 7, did you see how the hawks dismantled the Wings on Easter Sunday? Jokinen or not, the Flames are toast.
Round 2:
-Boston over Rangers in 5 because New York’s offense is no match for that Giant called Chara.
-Pens over Devils in 7, Marty may very well be the best goalie in the league, but he’s no match for the potent Penguins offense.
-Detroit over Ducks in 5, because that’s how mo-town rolls.
-Vancouver over Chicago in 6, just because.
Round 3:
-Pens over Boston in 5. Seriously. I’m calling it. Fleury will be on fire at this point, and so will Sid, Malkin, Guerin, Sykora, etc.etc.
-Detroit over Vancouver in 6.
Final:
-Pens best Wings in 6, and Hossa considers hanging himself in the visitors locker room at the Mellon Arena.
Add comment April 15, 2009
Weekly Twitter Gossip: the ‘Yotes’ have identity crisis
It’s time for the weekly installment of the NHL on Twitter! As promised, I have plucked the weeks best tweets for your enjoyment:
From the Flyers:
FlyersOnTheFlyThe team just touched down in Detroit on a flight from New York.
It’s too bad they don’t go into more detail…was it a crash landing? Bad weather, or perhaps just a field trip to take a look at ol’ Stanley himself?
From the Ducks:
AnaheimDucksBig game tonight vs NSH & the popular Beer Pack is available! 2 tix, 2 beers & 2 hot dogs for $41 ($20 off!) http://tinyurl.com/c3wzk5
CanadiensMTLGrâce à ses habiletés sur la patinoire et hors de celle-ci, Yannick Weber se prépare tout un festin.http://twurl.nl/lyiqx6
CanadiensMTLFind out Yannick Weber’s recipe for success:http://twurl.nl/m0cz5c
NHLBlackhawksAn awful call – not penalty. Seabrook’s hit was definitely clean.
Again from the Blackhawks: (You have to appreciate the way teams keep their injuries under wraps)
NHLBlackhawksBarker is done for the night for an unknown reason; the coaching staff is calling it an “upper, middle or lower body injury.”
phoenixcoyotesLoved the effort last night. Crowd loved physical aspect by Yotes. Team needs to have an identity. Maybe they’ve found one!?-Strader
Add comment March 20, 2009
