Author Archives: lemonster88

About lemonster88

Hailing from the home of the all time best team in the AHL, Cleveland. Covering the Colorado Avalanche and Lake Erie Monsters for PuckBuddys. Daylighting as a field archaeologist/filmmaker depending on the season.

A Zak Divided Can’t Stand

Posted on April 21, 2014 by lemonster88

The Lake Erie Monsters season is wrapping up tonight and the Avalanche are in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I feel like Annie Savoy in Bull Durham, but instead of the Bulls not losing, and me not getting laid, its more … Continue reading →

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Avstober and then Some

Posted on November 9, 2013 by lemonster88

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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Season Preview: Colorado Avalanche

Posted on October 1, 2013 by lemonster88

Hopefully everyone’s offseason has been enjoyable, mine unfortunately has been a ton of blah. After spending most of the summer neglecting my duties as Avs writer here, I’m back at work. So it appears to be that time of the year once … Continue reading →

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Kristians Pelss’ Death an Accident

Posted on September 9, 2013 by lemonster88

A couple months ago, my first Puck Buddys post was a bit of an unexpected one. It was a post announcing the death of a member of the Edmonton Oilers farm team the Oklahoma City Barons, Kristians Pelss, instead of … Continue reading →

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And The #1 Draft Pick Is…

Posted on June 29, 2013 by lemonster88

We can now count down the hours until the 2013 NHL draft and everyone around the Internet has been wondering why the Colorado Avalanche do not intend to choose Seth Jones with their number one pick on Sunday. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Not One but Two Patricks

Posted on June 27, 2013 by lemonster88

Beware of bad puns ahead! There has been some recent activity in the Avalanche organization in the past few weeks with the signing of not one but two integral “Pats” of the team. Patrick Roy The biggest news to hit … Continue reading →

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Kristians Pelss

Posted on June 17, 2013 by lemonster88

Hockey fans, Puckbuddys readers: I would like to ask you to take a moment of silence as the professional hockey world just became a little smaller. Edmonton Oilers prospect Kristians Pelss’ body was recovered from the Dugava River in Latvia on Friday. … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go Avs!

Posted on June 10, 2013 by lemonster88

Hey, I’m Zak. I am from the mistake on the lake and the most cursed city in professional sports, Cleveland, Ohio. If you don’t believe me just google the fumble, the drive, the shot, red right 88, or the most recent … Continue reading →

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