Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in the Nashville Predators 2011-2012 Season George Scoville | September 12, 2011 Greetings, THW readers! I’m pleased to be joining the slate of contributors here, bringing you insightful and (hopefully) funny takes on one of the NHL’s whipping boys — my boys…
LL Cool H: Washington’s Club Scarlet Proves Ladies Love Ice Hockey Jas Faulkner | August 29, 2011 The Capitals’ Hockey and Heels events are what glue gun goddess Martha Stewart would call “a good thing”. They have always provided a strong turnout and a nice bit of change for the club’s charitable foundation. After all, what’s so positive about robust sales, positive press and feelgood moments for women who love The Kremlin on the Potomac? Everything.
“Cabbie” Is The New NHL’s Best Friend Joe Pack | August 29, 2011 Have you ever wanted to get to know your favourite hockey player? “Get to know”, as in grab a beer, play some shinny, share feelings about the collective bargaining agreement…
Sidetracked: Lucic celebrates with the Cup, and these Russian players shouldn’t fight Tom Yawney | August 16, 2011 Milan Lucic celebrates with the Cup Milan Lucic recently had his day with the Stanley Cup. The Vancouver resident went around the city celebrating and he also went to the…
Optimus Reim: Goaltending As Performance Art Joe Pack | August 7, 2011 A near-empty arena on a cold, Sunday night hosts an average men’s hockey league matchup. The skating leaves much to be desired, pucks fly well wide of the net, and…
Josh Gorges Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest The Hockey Writers | July 23, 2011 Deep in the majestic mountains of Kelowna, British Columbia lives a humble giant. Twenty-six years old, prime of his career, rehabilitated knee, and passion for the game. Josh Gorges wakes…
The NHL Backup Goaltender Phenomenon- Amateur Hour Daniel Schöpf | July 16, 2011 Who doesn’t like a nice feel good story? A cat rescued from a tree? A dog surfing? Imagine this; Pavelec, a few hours before game time for the Jets twists…
Laughter is a Junkies’ Best Medicine Rebecca Dobrinski | May 19, 2011 Blog: The Hockey Junkies Writers: Noodles & Henrik As hockey fans, the game makes us laugh and makes us cry (to be a little cliché). Most fans remember…
Sharks/Ducks: Quack, Quack, Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Walter McLaughlin | April 2, 2011 Throughout history, there have been a myriad of truly jaw-dropping, horrifying, ignominious characters that have withstood the test of time and reside in infamy, even today. Christians will point immediately…
Matt Bradley – Profiles In Awesome The Hockey Writers | February 23, 2011 This past Monday, when praise for Matt Bradley’s crunching hit on notorious jerk Matt Cooke and subsequent beat down of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ AHL call-up Ryan Craig (who asked for…
Nobody Puts Ovi In The Corner Jas Faulkner | February 12, 2011 by Jas Faulkner, still the Nashville correspondent as of 9:54 am Tennessee Time, bitches! News of P!nk’s impending motherhood may have sidetracked Julie Taymor’s remix of “Grease”, but it isn’t stopping Alexander Ovechkin…
Book Review: Hockey Superstitions Rebecca Dobrinski | February 6, 2011 Hockey Superstitions: From Playoff Beards to Crossed Sticks and Lucky Socks. By Andrew Podnieks. (2010, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 175. $19.99 CAN/$17.95. ISBN 978-0-7710-7108-9) Every athletic league…
