NHL
Bure, Sakic, Sundin and Oates elected to Hockey Hall of Fame
By mitchelldyck at June 26, 2012 | 3:47 pm | 0 Comment
How good of a day is Adam Oates having? So good that his thinning hair might have grown back a tiny little bit. No, that's too much, but he's on fire. This morning he was named the Capitals new head coach, and just moments ago it was reported by every media outlet on the freakin' planet that he would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Oates played 22 seasons more...
Adam Oates named head coach of the Washington Capitals
By mitchelldyck at June 26, 2012 | 2:53 pm | 0 Comment
Washington has finally settled on their new bench boss. It's none other than former Bruin (and Red Wing, Blue, Capital, Flyer, Mighty Duck and Oiler) Adam Oates. The 49-year-old spent the last two seasons as the assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils. Prior to that, Oates was an assistant for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Last season the Capitals struggled under Bruce more...
Montreal Calling
By mitchelldyck at January 13, 2012 | 11:57 am | 0 Comment
Good Morning everyone, I trust you're all well. Sorry for the lack of posts lately, god knows I've missed out on a lot and that there's been a fair bit of news worthy items. However, I think that it was covered and is still being covered quite well, or at least as well as you can beat a dead horse over and over. I'm going to post part 3 of my $0.99 rental bin blog more...
Quick Hits – January 5th 2011
By mitchelldyck at January 5, 2012 | 12:46 pm | 0 Comment
Hey everyone, Just a few things before I head out for the weekend. Yes today is my Friday. Suck on that. Anyways, here we go. Rats! Rats! Rats! To no ones surprise (except maybe my own), Colton Orr cleared waivers and will be assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. It's a damn shame that a guy with as much character and toughness as Orr has no place in more...
Quick Hits – 12/30
By mitchelldyck at December 30, 2011 | 2:05 pm | 0 Comment
Hey everyone, Just a quick hit here before the week is out and we ring in 2012 the same way we did 2011, drunk and with bellies full of jelly. Anyways, let's get to it. Larry Brooks of the New York Post is reporting today that Sean Avery has been put on waivers (for the second time this season) and in all likelihood will not be coming back to the Rangers this more...
I don’t know, Lloyd, the French are assholes.
By mitchelldyck at December 20, 2011 | 2:02 pm | 0 Comment
Ok, so maybe that’s not the best way to start a blog off, but it made me laugh and probably made the person with a French grandmother angry and they shouted Tabernacle! Ok, enough is enough. But as ridiculous as all this sounds, there’s something even more ridiculous happening in the Province of Quebec. The Montreal Canadiens (13-14-7) who have lost three straight more...
Report: Peter Forsberg says Sweden tanked a game at the 2006 Olympics
By mitchelldyck at December 20, 2011 | 11:27 am | 0 Comment
In an upcoming documentary on the life and career, Former NHL star Peter Forsberg has suggested that during the 2006 Olympics, Sweden threw a game against the Slovakian team to set up an easier match up later on in the tournament. A loss to the Slovakians meant a match up with the Swiss and avoided matches between both Canada and Russia. Sweden went on to win gold at the more...
Former Bruin Mike Milbury Charged with Assaulting 12 Year Old Boy
By mitchelldyck at December 16, 2011 | 1:26 pm | 1 Comments
Morning everyone, or again, afternoon depending on where you are. It's morning here in Vancouver and I'm eating a nice 10 am lunch. As I'm eating my lunch my twitter feed blows up with stories of former Bruin and current NHL analyst Mike Milbury being charged with assault....on a 12 year old boy. No, not a joke blog entry, this is actually happening. Here's a snippet more...
Bruins, Hurricanes and Maple Leafs GM’s all high five and have a laugh.
By mitchelldyck at December 9, 2011 | 1:40 pm | 1 Comments
Today the Carolina Hurricanes traded Tomas Kaberle to the Montreal Canadians for Jaroslav Spacek. The deal was basically a dead weight deal. What's that mean? It means that both teams needed to shed some dead weight and move a body. Is there a winner in these types of deals? Sometimes, but its a fine line, so fine that you really have to look for it. This time it's a more...
Quick Hit before Canadian Thanksgiving – Don Cherry
By mitchelldyck at October 7, 2011 | 4:44 pm | 1 Comments
Hey everyone, I just wanted to post a quick something regarding one of Canada's loved/loathed TV personalities. Don Cherry. For years many Canadians, myself included, have grown up with Hockey Night in Canada and Cherry's segment during the first and sometimes second intermission known as Coach's Corner. It's a spot where Don Cherry gets to talk hockey, shows some more...
Uh oh. Canucks blog!
By mitchelldyck at September 30, 2011 | 12:06 pm | 0 Comment
Hey everyone, we’re just under a week away from opening night in the NHL. Teams are finalizing their rosters and we're starting to see who's going to be playing where on opening night, unless you’re the Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks (2-5-0) have one remaining preseason game left (Saturday at home against the Oilers) in which fans will likely see the opening day more...
Mike Modano Retires
By mitchelldyck at September 21, 2011 | 5:54 pm | 0 Comment
After 21 years in the National Hockey League, Mike Modano has decided to call it a day. Modano made the announcement via his Facebook page. Modano said of his decision to retire. "After a long summer of thinking about my future, I've come to the decision that it's time to retire as a player from the NHL. There's way too many people to thank here at this time more...
Thats a lot of money…
By mitchelldyck at September 16, 2011 | 1:33 pm | 0 Comment
Greetings! And welcome to what I hope is the first of many blogs to come. My names Mitch and I'm a new contributor here at Shock Blast Media, mostly writing hockey and whatever else they'll let me publish. You should know that I'm Canadian and a Canucks fan. Don't hold that against me, let's face it, things could be worse. I could be a Leafs fan or Montreal Canadians more...
Pat Burns Passes Away at Age 58
By Ted Skowronski at November 19, 2010 | 7:47 pm | 1 Comments
The NHL community was hit with the news that was expected for a long time but still hard to hear that long time coach Pat Burns passed away Friday after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Burns was 58 years old. Burns coached in the NHL for over fourteen season. He coached the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils. He more...