Archive for August, 2008

Friday Morning Video: Awful Ads

The NHL Network has come up with a slew of commercials lately, hoping to get youpsyched for the coming season. The commercials have names like Neutral Zone, Defense and 100%. And every one of them suck. In fact, they are so shit I am considering cancelling my subscription to the NHL Network. Yes. That’s it. […]

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Dog Days of Summer: August 28

Welcome Back Joe! — In a nice bit of great news, Joe Sakic announced that he is ready for the grind for one more year.  And it looks like Colorado Avalanche GM played this one right by telling Sakic to take as much time as he needed. Calling himself “excited” to be headed to training […]

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Dog Days of Summer: August 27

In keeping with our dog-day posts, here is a round-up of the latest in the hockey world.
Heeeeeere’s Bert! — Todd Bertuzzi was introduced to the Calgary media yesterday and as you’d expect it was quite the scrum. Canadian hockey fans are starved for news, and Big Bert talking to them was like finding Alessandra Ambrosio […]

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Dog Days of Summer: August 26

Ok, this is getting a little desperate. Here’s a quick round-up of a few “stories” that may or may not have something to do with hockey.
Lazy Vancouver Canuck Fans Rejoice: Looks like GM Place will soon have an ordering systemavailable to fans no matter where they’re sitting in the arena. All you’ll need is a […]

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

The Ultimate Video Game Diss

I love this story. Imagine you’ve been working all your life to make it to the next level. Your hockey career blossoms, and you’re one of the very, very few that not only get drafted by an NHL team, but you actually play some games, perhaps a whole season. You are at the pinnacle of […]

Monday, August 25th, 2008