Posts About "All-Star Voting"

Book Review: John Scott, A Guy Like Me

February 7th, 2017 We all know the story. A couple of bloggers wanted to stick it to the NHL by stuffing the ballot box and voting an enforcer into the All-Star Game. The ploy worked, and despite the league's skepticism, John Scott made it to All-Star Weekend, and became an instant star. Regardless of how you feel about fighting in hockey, or the validity...

Saving the NHL All Star Game

January 15th, 2015 Deceiving Ratings Anybody who looks at the ratings for recent NHL All Star Games would likely dispute my claim that the event needs to be saved. After all, the past two games have had the most viewership and highest ratings since Montreal hosted it in 2004. While this is good news for the sport of hockey, it does not mean that the All...

Chicago It’s Time to Vote for your favorite Blackhawks

November 28th, 2011 This year’s All Star Game will be held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and will once again see the teams selected by Team Captains in a draft type format. If I was a betting man, I would bet that Daniel Alfredsson will be one of the captains chosen. But who will the other be? Despite playing for the Senator’s biggest...

Jimmy Howard Snubbed By NHL

November 27th, 2011 The NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, which allows fans from around the globe to guarantee roster placements for 3 forwards, 2 defensemen, and 1 goalie, has begun, and the first week voting results are in. One glaring omission? Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard. Perhaps it's because he was left off the default ballot. Each year the...