Joseph Robin
@https://twitter.com/thewall85
Joseph is a Jersey native and has been a hockey fan since he entered this world in 1995. He started his own hockey blog in high school and has been posting his thoughts on the game ever since. He has a really neat Twitter account.
Author's Posts
Hockey Back in Pop Culture with Upcoming Pixar Film
April 27th, 2015 In America, there's a sense that hockey is a niche sport. There's a large following, sure, but the NHL usually does not garner the amount of coverage or respect of the other pro sports in the country. This is why many hockey fans have an inferiority complex and it's the reason #PleaseLikeMySport exists. It's also why hockey fans get...
Capital Punishment: Rangers Could Face Familiar Foe
April 24th, 2015 Like Adam Sandler movies, Edmonton drafting first overall, and Meghan Trainor songs, there's an NHL playoff series that's become so repetitive, tiresome, and monotonous that another matchup of these teams will indubitably lead to complaints by the media and fans. And we might see it again this year. With the New York Rangers...
Stop Villainizing the Media!
April 22nd, 2015 In today's age of social media, sports coverage has transformed into a job where immediate access is not only expected, it's demanded. Beat writers are constantly tweeting and posting about the team they're covering and there's a reason for that; it's their job. The relationship between the media and athletes is often tenuous and,...
The Best Playoff Traditions in Today's NHL
April 20th, 2015 Tonight, the Winnipeg Jets are about to play their first home playoff game in 19 years. It was revealed that, sure enough, Winnipeg will bring back their tradition of whiting out the arena, meaning every fan in attendance will wear white and will create a kind of "blizzard atmosphere." Nowadays, most teams try to organise some kind...
NHL Journalists React to Draft Lottery: A One-Act Play
April 19th, 2015 Setting the Stage It's ten minutes to 8 PM on Saturday night and four hockey journalists (Brad, Tim, Eric, and Shawn) sit at a bar watching NBC, waiting to see the results of the NHL Draft Lottery that will decide the fate of one Connor McDavid. Brad: It's gotta be Buffalo. I mean, they meticulously planned this entire season...
Bryziness as Usual: Bryzgalov Staying Busy Post-Hockey
April 7th, 2015 Last year Ilya Bryzgalov found himself in a pretty odd situation. Bryzgalov's career was on a sour path after being bought out by the Philadelphia Flyers at the end of the 2013 NHL season. He ended up signing with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL before being picked up by a struggling Edmonton Oilers team. Bryzgalov served his time...
