Monthly Archive for October, 2005

: October, 2005

And speaking of transfers…

Tip of the hat to frequent commenter John, who noticed that Jeff Hamilton and AK Bars Kazan have parted ways. I haven’t heard word yet on where he’ll land. As noted in the news item on Kazan’s site,

Kevin catches up to dad

Kevin Colley is in the Islanders’ lineup tonight to take Petteri Nokelainen’s spot. It’s Kevin’s NHL debut, and I wouldn’t want to be the first Rangers defenseman he can line up. This makes two NHL

“He also loves… baseball!”*

Game 3 ends after 2 a.m., and you go, Geoff Blum. But practice starts at 9 a.m., and this is not conducive to an alert Fornabaio. (Frankly, the 9 a.m. start would never be conducive to an alert

"He also loves… baseball!"*

Game 3 ends after 2 a.m., and you go, Geoff Blum. But practice starts at 9 a.m., and this is not conducive to an alert Fornabaio. (Frankly, the 9 a.m. start would never be conducive to an alert

Sunday night

Line of the night that didn’t make the story: Caldwell. “As a team, collectively, we’ve got to start a playoff run right now.” Away from the puck, referee Ryan Fraser was by far the most lenient

Line of the night…

…and sadly I had nowhere to put it… From Darien’s own Ryan Shannon of the Pirates, talking about the pro game: “It’s more intense. There’s always a chance you might get your head knocked off.” And

Playing catchup

As the Sound Tigers prepare for their fifth-season home opener, here’s the lightning primer on the franchise’s history and first four seasons… 2000: Bridgeport? Of the American Hockey League? Roy

“And now, in response to a diminishing number of requests…”*

*-Dave Guard, 10/19/34-3/22/91 So the monthly mailbag idea didn’t draw any e-mails. (Well, it drew one, asking to be added to my mailing list. The problem is, the monthly mailbag idea is kind of the

"And now, in response to a diminishing number of requests…"*

*-Dave Guard, 10/19/34-3/22/91 So the monthly mailbag idea didn’t draw any e-mails. (Well, it drew one, asking to be added to my mailing list. The problem is, the monthly mailbag idea is kind of the

“I would think that He would want to limit my power.”*

In his always-interesting blog at Canucks Corner, Tom Benjamin** wonders why power-play efficiency is down in the NHL in the first two weeks. My first guess, without having examined the numbers, was