Brent Lemon
Brent's hockey writing has appeared in a variety of online and print media, including the Yahoo! Sports NHL blog, Puck Daddy, and USA Today magazines. He shoots left.
Author's Posts
Martin St. Louis' Surprise Return After Horrific Eye Injury
December 22nd, 2011 Only 13 days after having his nose and orbital bone broken by a puck to the face, Martin St. Louis pulled off a seasonal miracle by not only suiting up against the San Jose Sharks on December 21, but also playing more than 20 minutes and scoring a goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning. While many fans may have missed the west coast game,...
Steven Stamkos Heats Up Scoring Race
December 21st, 2011 When Steven Stamkos beat Columbus Blue Jacket's goaltender Steve Mason with his patented one-timer on December 17, the 21-year-old center became the first NHLer to reach 20 goals this season, and the only player to repeat the achievement in consecutive years since Jaromir Jagr did it back-to-back-to-back beginning in 1994-95. Not only...
Mike Milbury Charged with Assault
December 17th, 2011 Updated: 2000 EST, 17 Dec Mike Milbury, assistant coach of his son's peewee Boch Blazers, is facing charges of assault resulting from an altercation between his son and a player from Boston Junior Blackhawks. The 59-year-old Milbury is almost impossible to ignore in the hockey world. As an NHL player, he's climbed into the stands...
I Hate Hockey: Francois Barcelo's Novel from Baraka Books
December 13th, 2011 Governor General Award-winning author Francois Barcelo and translator Peter McCambridge have combined to produce a brisk and often disturbing piece of fiction in I Hate Hockey. At fewer than 100 pages, Barcelo's fortieth novel, and his first available in English, is the literary equivalent of a sudden-death shootout - tense,...
Reactions to the Tampa Bay Lightning's Defensive Struggles
November 30th, 2011 Steve Yzerman was very clear - don't expect sweeping change despite the defensive breakdowns that are crippling the Tampa Bay Lightning. As reported by the Tampa Tribune, the Bolt's General Manager said, "I never believe you do something just to do something." The sophomore GM has received praise for his ability to get deals...
At the Quarter Mark: How to Predict the Tampa Bay Lightning's (or Your Team's) Final Point Total
November 24th, 2011 Ken Holland, long-standing General Manager of the Detroit Red Wings, once said, "I always look at the standings on U.S. Thanksgiving, right at the end of November. From there, you move in a pack. You've sort of shown the winning percentage you're going to move at." Holland is the kind of man from whom you safely can take some hockey...
