Monthly Archives: November 2013

To Save The Islanders, We Must Destroy Them.

Posted on November 29, 2013 by

It must begin with some statements, so you, dear reader, knows where this comes from. This comes from a place of love. Not malice. This comes from a place of care, not apathy. I sit, with all four walls around … Continue reading →

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What The Turducken – A Capital Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2013 by

Happy Thanksgiving Eve, family! I hope your cranberries aren’t too jellied after the week the Capitals had, because there’s new hockey to be played. We must first look back, however, and give thanks that last week is over, and a … Continue reading →

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Cold War On Ice

Posted on November 20, 2013 by

JFK Talks Hockey Wherever politics and pucks collide, we’re there, crashing the net. Long before the 1980 Miracle on Ice or the 1974 Summit Series, there was plenty of Cold War sabre stick rattling involving hockey games. In a book … Continue reading →

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Cap Your Pens – Wednesday Pensday in DC

Posted on November 19, 2013 by

Happy Wednesday, family! As the sun also rises on yet another Wednesday Pensday in the District and beyond, we pause and reflect upon the mystery of Karl Alzner’s mustache and its terrible, haunting beauty. A Requiem for a Shaving Cream. … Continue reading →

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The Good, The Bad And The Meh

Posted on November 11, 2013 by

Happy Tuesday, family! As this most odious of weekdays dawns let us take a moment to remember that hockey is being played, that there is no lockout, and that life is good. Amen. Now, when we last met, the Caps … Continue reading →

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Avstober and then Some

Posted on November 9, 2013 by

Warning! this post is an amalgam of a bunch of posts that I have started over the past few weeks and am finally getting around to publishing. Better late than later!!! October this year belonged to the Colorado Avalanche, well … Continue reading →

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Gay Hockey Diary: The Season Begins

Posted on November 7, 2013 by

This summer, I finally made the leap and started playing hockey. I’ve loved this sport for so long, but growing up in the middle of the woods, I had little opportunity to learn how to play. Then, after moving to … Continue reading →

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Caps at .500: Taking Stock, Looking Ahead

Posted on November 4, 2013 by

It’s 8:25am on a Tuesday, and the patient has just woken up. It is the first time he’s done this in almost five weeks. Patient: Where…where am I? Doctor: Easy now, baby steps as in you were just about to … Continue reading →

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A New writer – A New View.

Posted on November 2, 2013 by

Well, well my first article.  I suppose it’s meet and greet time with a bit of History, my favorite subject. My name is Paul. I am an avid Penguins fan with the dream of owning them (or part) one day. I … Continue reading →

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