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Man-Powerin' Across Michigan Recap

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 ...

2009 NHL Playoff Predictions, Round 1

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. ...

2009 NHL Winter Classic

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 ...

Fantasy Hockey 08

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 ...

2008 NHL Playoff Predictions – Stanley Cup Finals

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 ...

2008 NHL Playoff Predictions – Round 3

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 ...

2008 NHL Playoff Predictions – Round 2

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, ...

2008 NHL Playoff Predictions – Round 1

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 ...

Shut Your Mouth, Ted Montgomery

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 ...

NHL Trade Deadline Redux

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 ...