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Category Archives: Hockey
Quickies: Heavyweights En Masse, Team Can’tada & the 40-Year-Old Version
Heavyweights En Masse The last four Stanley Cup champs are still alive in the second round. If they all move on to the final four, we hockey fans are in for a treat — all of them are heavyweights looking … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Boston Bruins, Bruins, Canada, IIHF, IIHF world championships, Jason Kurylo, Kings, Kurylo, LA, LA Kings, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Kings, New York, New York Rangers, Penguins, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Penguins, quickies, Rangers, Team Canada
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Round One Thoughts
Hear the gnashing of teeth. See the flailing of arms. Feel the tension and taste the tears, because playoff hockey is here. Mere days into the NHL’s first round, and we’ve already seen blowouts — the Sidless Penguins handed John … Continue reading
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Tagged Brendan Shanahan, Canadiens, Canucks, Chris Neil, Eller, Gryba, Jason Kurylo, Kurylo, Lars Eller, Luongo, Montreal, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, Neil, NHL, NHL hockey, Ottawa, Ottawa Senators, PK Subban, Roberto Luongo, round one, San Jose, San Jose Sharks, Senators, Shanahan, Sharks, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup playoffs, Subban, Vancouver, Vancouver Canucks
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EA Predicts a repeat
The frenzy that is the first round of the NHL playoffs is upon us — and if the first night is any indication, the theme is defense, defense, snore… I mean, defense. I mean, really. The last time we came out of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 NHL Playoffs, Canucks, EA Predicts, Electronic Arts, Hall, Jacob Hall, Jake Hall, Kings, LA Kings, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, NHL 13, NHL hockey, NHL playoffs, NHL13, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup playoffs, Vancouver, Vancouver Canucks
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Kelowna Rockets make history
The Kelowna Rockets became just the second team in WHL history to win a playoff series after going down three games to none to the Seattle Thunderbirds. It was a dramatic series, with five of the seven games going to … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur hockey, Baillie, Bowey, Canadian Hockey League, CHL, CHL hockey, hockey, hockey photography, Jason Kurylo, junior hockey, Kelowna, Kelowna Rockets, Kurylo, Madison Bowey, photography, Rockets, sports photography, Tyson Baillie, Western Hockey League, WHL, WHL hockey
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My favourite hockey card set
I don’t feel much like waxing melancholic about the Vancouver Canucks doldrumfest tonight, so I’ll just ignore the sloppy starts against Edmonton & San Jose and talk about hockey cards instead. I haven’t collected in a long time, but I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged hockey cards, Jason Kurylo, Kurylo, Upper Deck, Upper Deck Century Legends
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Surrey Eagles 1, Alberni Valley Bulldogs 0
Nearly 1,200 fans were treated to a dramatic opening game of the Coastal Conference Final on Friday night, as the Surrey Eagles edged the Alberni Valley Bulldogs 1-0 to keep home ice advantage in the best-of-seven series. Demico Hannoun scored … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur hockey, BCHL, Brady Shaw, British Columbia Hockey League, Bulldogs, Demico Hannoun, Deo, Eagles, Hannoun, hockey, hockey photography, Jason Kurylo, Jay Deo, Kurylo, Michael Santaguida, playoff hockey, Port Alberni, Port Alberni Bulldogs, Santaguida, Shaw, sports photography, Surrey, Surrey Eagles
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Ewwwwwww.
Ever wanted the ear of an NHL bench staffer? This lucky fan got the next best thing, as Boston Bruins assistant coach Geoff Ward emptied his ear canal into his beer glass. The only consolation is that it was just … Continue reading
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Tagged Beantown, Boston, Boston Bruins, Bruins, hockey, Jason Kurylo, Kurylo, National Hockey League, NHL hockey
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Somebody Approved This: New York Islanders 2013 Third Jersey
In an age of hyper marketing, intense competition and tightly controlled PR, it’s amazing that truly horrible ideas can still make it past the brainstorming stage. Whether it’s the nightmare of design by committee or just a conflagration of mediocre … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Withers, hockey, Islanders, Isles, jersey, jerseys, Long Island, National Hockey League, New York, New York Islanders, NHL, NHL hockey, Somebody approved this, ugly jersey, ugly jerseys, Withers
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The Heat search for elusive road wins
The Abbotsford Heat are on the road this week, with three games of the must-win variety. Wednesday and Friday give the Calgary Flames AHL affiliate a chance at points against the last place Hamilton Bulldogs, while Saturday offers an afternoon … Continue reading
Photobombing the pros
At the Abbotsford Heat game last night, I got some great shots (and some not so marvellous pictures, too, but that’s the way she goes). Here’s something a little different. Check out this pic of Brad Mills drawing a penalty … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbotsford, Abbotsford Heat, AESC, AHL, AHL hockey, American Hockey League, Blackhawks, Calgary, Calgary Flames, Chicago, Chicago Blackhawks, Clint Trahan, Flames, Heat, hockey, hockey photography, Ice Hogs, Jason Kurylo, Kurylo, Pucked in the Head, Rockford, Rockford Ice Hogs, sports photography, Trahan
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