Tag Archives: Winter Classic

A Capital Idea Whose Time Has Come…Again

Paul Spreiregen’s ice skates aren’t as sharp as they were 50 years ago. But it’s a good thing he is. Had he got his way fifty years ago, the NHL’s 2015 Winter Classic could have been staged on the National … Continue reading

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Winter Cluster

Don’t buy in the hype the media lays on with a trowel about the Winter Classic. They love their precious narrative about a boy’s love of the game in its purest form, but they have no clue. They are firmly … Continue reading

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Winter Classic Fan Zone: FUN ZONE!

Rough Trade™ As part of our Whirlwind Winter Classic Vacation™, we had to check out the Coke Zero™ Fan Zone™ at the Sirius/XM™ Hockeytown Winter Festival™ on Saturday. (Pretty much everything in that last sentence is trademarked except the word … Continue reading

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Are The Red Wings Ready for a Classic?

It’s a rough season to be a Detroit Red Wings fan. On Monday the season is half over for the Wings as they play at Nashville. It’s tough to say how they’ll fare in Nashville. They lost to them earlier in … Continue reading

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A Classic Classic

Scott, our man on the Rangers beat, is still basking in the glow of the big win on Monday. His Blueshirts, or as Mike Milbury calls them… nevermind, came out on top in a game that kept us on the … Continue reading

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Lights, Camera, Hockey!

Ranger man, Scott, reviews the first episode of HBO’s 24/7.  Can any entertainment review that’s not on a gay blog really be trusted? We are all Rex Reed!  “On Wednesday December 14th, 2011 HBO premiered the first episode of its … Continue reading

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DC WC

“Pricks…  Shittsburgh… Fuck ’em all.”    In a city known for manufactured and focus-grouped soundbytes, 24/7 was on beyond refreshing.  Bourdreau 2012?  Why the F not? The final episode demands another screening or three just to soak up some of the … Continue reading

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