Feb 28, 2014

“The American heroes are the ones that are wearing camo. That’s not me.” – TJ Oshie Back in St. Louis, where Oshie dawns the blue sweater worn by the St. Louis Blues, none of his shootout antics would have been possible. However in international play, TJ was able to shoot four times in the shootout where as in the NHL he would only be allowed to shoot once....

Jan 26, 2014

We all saw it. Erin Andrews was trembling in fear. No one saw this type of explosion on a post-game interview coming. Richard Sherman after his game winning tip on Michael Crabtree in the dying seconds of the NFC final between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers, provided an interview for the ages. Claiming that he is “THE BEST CORNER IN THE GAME,...

The storyline of this year’s U.S. and Canadian Men’s ice hockey teams wasn’t who made the team. It’s who didn’t. The most notable omission for Team USA was Ottawa’s second leading point producer, Bobby Ryan. The reason for Ryan’s omission is beyond my grasp but it was summed up by Brian Burke, Team USA’s Director of Player Personnel when he stated, “He is not...

Just today we witnessed a relatively surprising champion in the Under-20 IIHF World Junior Championships as Scandinavian rival Finland, was able to oust the host Team Sweden in front of a packed 13,000 in Malmo, Sweden. Canada failed to receive a medal for the second year in a row and has not won the gold medal they’ve become accustomed to winning, for the past...

Jan 2, 2014

If there’s one common thread in today’s National Hockey League, it’s the management decisions being made in such improvised fashion. “I’ve never seen anything like that in my life.” But, obviously, there’s a reason for everything. We have to trust our management to make the right decisions.” – Teammate Max Pacioretty regarding Mike Cammalleri Not too long ago...