Religious About Hockey
My fandom admittedly does not fall with college hockey, so I thought it would be beneficial to me as well as others to take some baby steps into the world of NCAA hockey. As this is also my first blog, it just seems appropriate to start with the basics.
Basics of NCAA Playoff Hockey
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The flooding in Western Minnesota and North Dakota are National news. The 2009 IIHF World Under-18 tournament in Fargo, Moorhead starting April 9 is not. If the Red River’s crest is as high as the predictions, this tournament could be delayed or moved. This would be a shame for Fargo who have [...]
For this edition of Fred’s Fundamentals I will be going into the NHL rulebook once again to bring you some of the finer points from the section on player uniforms. Just like with most all of the NHL’s rules, there are some details that most people would not think about when it comes to governing [...]
Let’s take a break from the NHL for a minute. Right now there’s this little thing called March Madness going on. All over the country (and who know, probably the world), people are closely watching their college basketball brackets to see if their picks are going to make it into the Final Four [...]
Following Jason Spezza’s penalty on March 9th for an illegal stick during the game between the Senators and Leafs (game recap here, video here), I thought I would enlighten you all on some of the rules of the game. Once a week I will bring you some points from a different section of the rule [...]
I had a pretty crazy dream last night, let me tell you, on Hockey Trade Deadline Eve.
So I’m sitting at a game, right. It’s Hockey Night in Boston, probably a Tuesday. I’m sitting comfortably in my seat down in the 100s, right on the blue line (somehow, my seats are always good in my dreams; [...]
Everyone is well aware of the Avs’ spectacular slide from awesome to awful. Everyone except the front office it seems. It’s time to start thinking long term and, as much as I hate to say it, Ryan Smyth does not fit into the long term plans of the Colorado Avalanche.
Let’s take a look [...]
If the Colorado Avalanche want any hope of being a good team in the future they need to keep Ryan Smyth on the roster for as long as they can.
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