Monthly Archives: February 2010

Everyone’s talking about it over on Twitter. Apparently, Mike Milbury took idiocy to a whole new level. Even Sean Avery was stunned. seanaverydotcom    Did Mike Milbury just say EuroTra$h on CNBC, not good! Okay. Everyone knows how brutal Russia … Continue reading →

Uh. Apparently, the guys wearing those Russian jerseys forgot that there was a game tonight. So did their coach who thought it was a novel idea to keep a shaky Evgeni Nabokov in after he allowed a crushing fourth goal … Continue reading →

The Zach Attack finally struck. All tournament, Devil sniper Zach Parise had come close. But when it mattered most, he delivered scoring twice in the third period to break a scoreless tie- leading Team USA past Swiss in the first … Continue reading →

Team USA and Swiss are about to drop the puck in the quarterfinals. Can the Americans continue their stellar play against a pesky opponent in a trap game? They must be real physical utilizing their size and skill to their … Continue reading →

It wasn’t pretty but the Swiss still pulled through. They needed a 10-minute four-on-four and a shootout before sneaking past pesky Belarus 3-2 in the first qualifier at Hockey Canada Place this afternoon. Thomas Deruns and Romano Lemm helped Switzerland … Continue reading →

Nearly thirty years to the day of the greatest hockey game ever played in our country, another batch of determined, gritty Americans gave a memorable performance of their own. With Miracle On Ice heroes Mike Eruzione, Jim Craig and Mark … Continue reading →

If you’ve been waiting for some big games, then today’s terrific trio over in Vancouver should do the trick. Plenty is on the line in each. First up at 3, Russia and the Czechs do battle with Group B hanging … Continue reading →

Some random thoughts from my cocoon after almost five days of the men’s Winter Olympic tournament: -Who would have thought the US would be ranked #1 after two games (barring a four-goal Finnish win tonight against Germany)? They’ve certainly had … Continue reading →

 It’s 5-1 Finland over Belarus which is no surprise. Olli Jokinen has scored. Niklas Hagman has two, including a highlight reel backhand deke Brent “Benedict” Sutter will never get to see even if Hags is a solid player. Even hated … Continue reading →

Well, Game One of three on the first day of Olympic Men’s Hockey is in the books. As we noted in our previous entry, Team USA defeated Switzerland 3-1 on goals by Bobby Ryan, David Backes and Ryan Malone. Some … Continue reading →