So in order for Hockey USA to convince Fonzie John Tortorella to take the head coaching job for the US team at the World Championships they had to make some promises. Tortorella wanted to be certain that Hockey USA was committed to assembling a team of young go-getters as opposed to a team of […]

Fellow hockey blog Going Fivehole has put together a bracket-style tournament of famous Mike Lange quotes. For those of you unfamiliar with Mr. Lange’s work, you may want to sit down.
When doing the play-by-play he’s great. One of the best. It’s when the Pens score that things get strange. Although not as batshit crazy as […]

While we’re on the subject of the Lightning and their wasp bee shithead mascot named Thunderbug, here is a great little video of him terrorizing horsing around with beachgoers.
I’m not sure exactly what he’s trying to achieve, but if he’s testing what it takes to get shot in the face, he’s doing a great job. […]

In an effort to not drive fans away forever, the Tampa Bay Lightning held Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday. After players arrived on the red carpet before the game, free peanuts were given out, as were player cards and posters, $1 hot dogs and post-game Zamboni rides. Afterwards there was also a question and […]

 
Juicy rumor today out of New York. It seems as though Jaromir Jagr might be getting ready to leave the NHL at the end of this season to go play in Russia.
John Dellapina from the New York Daily News reports:
“Jaromir Jagr enjoyed playing for Avangard-Omsk of the Russian Super League during the NHL lockout and […]