Props galore......

..........to # 47, Jason "nutty novocaine lovin' brutha" Ketchum for winning the Milan Hejduk trophy, the overall STEAMER scoring title, and the 3 Stars of the game points cup (huh ?).


This Spring Jason was named a star of the game (or post-game) six times in ten games. He also put up 24 points - 13 goals and 11 assists - in those 10 games.

Congrats.........

NHL Goal of the year - Jordan Staal?

Another beauty from Penguins Rookie Jordan Staal.

Does it scare anyone that three of this years choices are from Penguins under 20 years of age?

Candids of the players......# 9

As a young girl she had dreams of trains and playing hockey.

On defense, # 21, Allison "The Conductor" Borg!

A beauty of a bench clearer!

Crazy hockey fight from that 1987 World Juniors Tournament - referenced in the article below. This is a good one.

Editorial # 12 - a good mocking of Count Chocula

A pretty amusing read about the NHL Draft. I like this article because he re-submits the theory made previously - that Chub has been espousing for years - that David Stern sent Bettman to the NHL because he is such a turd-burglar. Enjoy..........

Take this hockey quiz?

This quiz explains what sort of player you are - sort of interesting.

Candids of the players......# 8

Right Wing - # 11 - Big Bizzness -comes to the bench after a tough shift. He then reflects back on his younger days when he pitched for the Cleveland Indians under the pseudonym Paul Assenmacher.

NCAA follow-up

I apologize for my delay in celebrating the fact that neither North Dakota nor Minnesota won the National Championship this year. So, we bring you the infamous Tyler Hirsch video from the Spring of 2006.

This is his bizarre reaction after a Minnesota loss. He left the team shortly afterwards for "personal reasons." The "issues" were not typically attributed to the wearing of the # 23 like on some teams - and he returned to the team for 2006-2007. He was later dismissed from the team in that typical secretive Gopher fashion for "undiclosed reasons." Enjoy the madness!

Other hockey venues....part 5...

Lovely Toronto and the Hockey Hall of Fame. Yes, it is in a mall, they have bubble hockey, and there are two Stanley Cups - by the way.

Clockwise from bottom: Bizz, Tony, Tripod, Shot Pimp, Double Down, and the Chub.

Chub is pointing out the Avalanche and I can neither confirm nor deny reports that Frank grew that moustache to star in "an alternative adult motion picture production" while in Toronto.

Candids of the players......# 7

Ironically - # 7 - Right Wing - Frank Ingham!

The DU logo debate - bring back Boone?

The debate is probably best described here.

A quality analysis between the two is here.

A less funny analysis is here.

To actually vote - click here.

Rules in life - # 8

Jessica Alba is my type.

Oh that's right, she's everyone type.

Kind of makes me want to shop for gear at "Oh My Ian's."

NHL Goal of the year - Horton?

Another fine choice - Florida Panther - Nathan Horton - the best part of the video - in my opinion - is the juice he still gets on the shot. I never thought a # 16 could shoot that hard - except for that puck Chowdah Storm wired onto our bench on the PK last week.

Player Profile - # 5 - Eric Skarda

Name: Eric Skarda

Position: Center
#: 5
Why?: I think it is a tribute to a friend of his that went into the marine corps.
Nickname: E5, The Jedi.
How we know him: He is Bizz's nephew.
One scout said: Excellent skater, very fast, especially laterally. Very hard, under-rated shot and streaky scorer with multi-goal ability. Good two-way center and strong on face-offs.
Game reminds you of: Pavel Datsyuk - C - Detroit Red Wings; Andy McDonald - C - Anaheim Ducks.
Best line on the ice: "God dammit Joe!" - several times, most famously after Joe hit the post on a one-timer off the face-off play.
You may not have known: Eric played college baseball briefly at Creighton and Regis. He also drew the white jersey logo and all of the golf tournament t-shirt designs.
Thanks for: Always being willing to play hockey any time, any place. Carrying the team offensively for several seasons. All the artwork. And the willingness to talk puck, drink post-hockey beers and give that occasional ride home.

The Top 10 NHL goals of All-Time?!?!?!

This is awesome. If you watch no other links on here, please watch this one - The Top 10 NHL goals of all-time!

I frequently need to be reminded to move my feet, watching these helps me remember why.

Rules in life - # 7

My Dad's friend once told me: "Never Confess!" He said the rule must be followed at all times.

Wife: "Did you have a beer after the game?"

Howitzer: "Uh, no honey! Could you sew my shirt?"

Hockeytown-???

Let us celebrate the Red Wings being knocked out of the playoffs by the Ducks. There are few things I despise more than the fact that Detroit dubbed themselves "Hockeytown."

Even so, this 911 call is an odd showing of their loyalty. The link will bring you to the story and to a link of an audio file of the 911 call (skip to about 4:40 into the call if you can).

Book Review-???

Wow, we are getting sophisticated! Anyway, just finished off this book from Denver Post writer Adrian Dater. As you can see, it is called "Blood Feud" and is all about the Avalanche and Red Wings rivalry. It is highly recommended for hockey fans.

My copy is missing a few pages (the dogs locked themselves in the bathroom all day) but you are welcome to borrow it!

Tributes to Americans - Brian Rolston

I always loved Brian Rolston's game. I was ecstatic when the AVS got him, and though it didn't work out, loved that he also went from the AVS to the Bruins. Enjoy the blazing speed and wicked shot by clicking on his highlighted name.

This clip is all from his time with the Wild, but it is great. It includes the 2 shootout goals he scored on absolute bomb slapshots. You see them against Luongo and Kiprusoff in the video.

He is also the reason why we have a # 12 on our team - and sort of the reason "The Professor" got that number. Don't get me wrong, I have never seen Shane drink enough beers or hit on enough waitresses to be able to shoot like the picture.......

My Top 10 favorite goals - # 7

I am actually old enough to have watched the 1980 USA Olympic hockey team on television. Being a 12-year-old hockey fan, I watched every game.

As you may remember - or have seen in the movie Miracle - the first game vs. Sweden was an important game. A loss would have really hurt the teams chances of advancing to the medal round and Al Michaels really highlighted the importance of that fact during the live telecast. So, down 2-1 with less than one minute left, Bill Baker was on the ice for pulled goaltender, Jim Craig, and scored the tying goal on a long slapshot.

I was ecstatic to watch USA tie the game. And while there were many great players and stories in 1980, I really appreciated the importance of the goal being noted in "Miracle" - the best hockey movie of all time!