Posts Tagged as ‘hockey’

July 18, 2009

inside the mind of a backup goaltender

warning:  lot’s of dropping of the F-bomb in this comic…

but it made me laugh… because seriously, I’ve watched them sitting there, waiting, knowing there’s no chance they are going to see action tonight, or this week, or barely a few times this season.  click thru only if you promise not to be offended.

May 9, 2009

choke

I finally saw the screen adaptation of the Chuck Palaniuk novel.  pretty much exactly what I expected; if the two lead actors were named Norton and Pitt, it might have been as big as Fight Club (MetaCritic was not so kind).  then again, Fight Club wasn’t that big at the box office, but grew a [...]

May 6, 2009

657 channels and no Caps

ok, that’s not entirely true — the Caps are on Versus again, and it’s not part of our cable package.  we pay enough for cable, and we wouldn’t get a whole lot out of the mid-tier/”premium” pack — but ARGGH.
Versus is your source for Bull Riding, NHL Hockey, and Tour de France Cycling.  I’m pretty [...]

December 13, 2008

the two proudest moments of my hockey career

as I reported a few days ago, Wendel Clarke had two, clear, “proudest moments” in his hockey career.
it made me think of what my two proudest hockey moments might be.
let’s see… I didn’t get drafted — I quit youth hockey when it became incompatible with my sleeping-in schedule…
I suppose the first is my role [...]

November 23, 2008

Wendel Clark

“Several years ago when I retired as a player, I stated the two proudest moments of my hockey career were when I was drafted first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs and second, the day I was named captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs,” Clark said during a brief speech. “Tonight’s the official hat trick.” [...]

October 16, 2008

perfect season so far

settling in to the Caps game tonight, I’m proud to say I’ve watched all the locally televised games this year — 3 for 3, and I listened to them beat up on the Canucks on the radio (crappy AM radio, no less).  I’ve got tix for six regular season games locked in, which is about [...]

October 12, 2008

“you like hockey? I play hockey…”

I don’t know if that line worked for my teammate all those years back, but it might be worth a shot.
Ladies in Leafs t-shirts and jerseys are definitely on my list of favorite things, but it looks like she has a twin that is a Caps fan…

Nice.
Maybe she’d like to accompany my friend Killer to [...]

October 11, 2008

reasons to keep your head up

I figured my boys might like this one…  this was posted under the heading Does anyone else miss Belak?.
Leafs are 1-0-0.  WOOT.

October 7, 2008

Best Post of All Time

… for me at least…  I can’t believe the continuing number of hits I get on the whole “Best Hockey Songs of All Time” series.  Even when it’s not a lot, they generally rank quite high.
So maybe it’s time for a “Best Hockey Songs of 2008/2009″ thread… I’m open to suggestions.  I should probably eliminate [...]

October 3, 2008

sweetest 7 words ever uttered

“I want to play hockey with daddy”
I swear; straight from my daughters mouth.  we were looking at the Parks&Rec hockey programs, but I didn’t sat anything specific to prompt her response… it’s not like she was just mimicing me.  I was talking about how much fun hockey is, and she blurted this out.
obviously, I melted.