-Derek Belohrad
On Monday James Merilatt from Mile High Sports used the daily email newsletter to whine about Team USA’s loss to Canada for the Gold medal in Men’s Hockey. He asked if his opinion would earn him the label of “ugly American”.
James, you’re good there.
However, his nonsensical whiny opinion should earn him title of “silly [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Hockey’
March 2, 2010
Canada stole the Gold… Well, not quite.
April 6, 2009
Tyler Bozak signed by Toronto Maple Leafs
A few days ago the Toronto Maple Leafs announced they had signed Tyler Bozak to a two-year entry level contract. Tyler Bozak has spent the past two years playing here in Denver for the University of Denver Pioneers. He was an integral player for the team during his freshman year leading the pack with 34 [...]
March 24, 2009
Tyler Arnason Stopped Caring
Real Denver Sports has provided some thoughts on an article by Aaron Lopez at InDenverTimes.com regarding the possibility of Tyler Arnason parting ways with the Colorado Avalanche.
Neither author is too broken up by the prospect of him departing Denver and I don’t necessarily disagree with them based on his performance this year. However, I think [...]
February 20, 2009
Best in The West
I got in a fight with my father the other night. He doesn’t like the fact that his daughter knows more about hockey than he does. The man used to coach DU and knows more about hockey than anyone else I know (other than myself). The debate was this: which conference is more competitive, East [...]
February 12, 2009
Sean Avery: Calling the kettle black
It was announced recently that Sean Avery had cleared waivers and is poised to make a return to the NHL. If you do not recall Avery was suspend and later fired for some disparaging remarks aimed at other players. At this point, he has completed his treatment and orchestrated an opportunity to return the NHL.
To [...]
January 28, 2009
Self-fulfilling Prophecies and NHL Round-Up
Anyone check out ESPN’s “10 Burning Questions” online yet? While the questions are great, and they are questions I think any hockey fan has asked herself (or himself) in the few games since the All-Star break, I’ve got burning question number 11: anyone see a trend in these answers? Scott Burnside and E.J. Hradek are [...]
January 23, 2009
April Showers Bring May Flowers?
All sports fans love a good controversy, right? Of course, controversies are a-plenty in the NBA, NFL and let’s not even get started on the steroids drama in the MLB. But occasionally us NHL fans get a taste of the good stuff too.
Some wonderful things have happened in the NHL recently. Viewing was at an [...]
January 22, 2009
NHL All Star Weekend
This weekend our French speaking, north of the Border, neighbors in Montreal Canada will host the 2009 NHL All Star Game. There has been some controversy regarding the voting but, that is left to another post especially because I really don’t care. I think Bettman et al. are going to run the league into the [...]
January 18, 2009
the goalie perspective
So did anyone catch this months’ ESPN Mag? I always get excited — no, I get ecstatic — when I pick up my ESPN magazine where our mailman leaves it on the floor and see a hockey star on the cover. I know most hockey fans will agree with me when I say that ESPN [...]
January 17, 2009
Rangers v. Pens- NBC Game of the Week
As you all know, I am a Rangers fan. A nationally broadcast game against a divisions rival is somewhat of a big deal. At 10:30 am mst tomorrow the New York Rangers will face the Pittsburg Penguins at the Igloo. My brother happens to be a Pens fan so after some consultation with him I [...]
