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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Man-Powerin' Across Michigan was a success! My bike ride started in Chicago at around 10:30AM on Friday, May 7 and finished up in downtown Detroit at roughly 4:30PM on Sunday, May 9. As with just about any ride of this magnitude, there were some difficulties along the way. I'll talk ...
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Since I won't have time before tonight's games start to do write-ups of each series like I did last year, I am just going to throw my predictions out there.
Eastern Conference:
1. Boston Bruins vs. 8. Montreal Canadiens: Boston in 6
2. Washington Capitals vs. 7. New York Rangers: Washington in 5
3. ...
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
If you've talked to me within the past few weeks, I probably gushed about the fact that I was going to the NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Well, I did and it was awesome. I took some pictures, which you can check out here. Great weather (relatively speaking), a ...
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
So the results of my Fantasy Hockey draft are in, and I think I made out pretty well. Getting the first overall pick and then being able to nab Vincent Lecavalier in the 2nd round certainly didn't hurt. Keep in mind, this league has ten teams in it. Here's what ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Who I Want to Win: Detroit
Who Will Win: Detroit
Number of Games: 6
Prediction: This is the matchup everyone was hoping for. Well, everyone except those whose teams were in contention up until this point.
Pittsburgh's strengths coming into the series are as follows:
The explosive offense of Sidney ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Eastern Conference
2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. 6. Philadelphia Flyers
Who I Want to Win: Pittsburgh
Who Will Win: Pittsburgh
Number of Games: 6
Prediction: After predicting that the Flyers would lose in the first round to Washington, and then again in the second round to Montreal, I almost feel like I’m jinxing Pittsburgh by picking ...
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
The second round of the NHL Playoffs is about to start, so here are my predictions. In the first round I was correct in who I thought would win for 5 of the 8 series, but the teams I wanted to win took 6 of the 8. Not very impressive, ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Now that the 2007-2008 regular season is over with, it's time for me to make my playoff predictions. Here are the first round matchups, with my predictions for each.
Eastern Conference
1. Montreal Canadiens vs. 8. Boston Bruins
Prediction: Montreal's been hot down the home stretch, going 8-1-1 in the final ten games ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The following is an excerpt from an article on USA Today's website, written two days ago by columnist Ted Montgomery, regarding Kirk Maltby and Kris Draper of the Detroit Red Wings:
What is behind this love affair between the Detroit media, brass and fans and Kris Draper and Kirk Maltby? I ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
There was a lot of wheeling and dealing yesterday around the NHL, as it was the last day for league GMs to make pre-playoff trades. Some were significant, while others were minor. Some I have strong opinions on, while others I don't really care about. I found myself spouting off ...
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