Monthly Archives: April 2007

No Surprise: We Need Hedge Clippers for the Hair of Our Hockey Foes in Round 2

Posted on April 30, 2007 by PucksAndBooks

In a spring-summer of change in hockey Washington, it’s fitting that one thing remains the same: Caps vs. Pens in a postseason — taking the shape of a showdown affiliation style. The Hershey Bears and the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins met … Continue reading →

Posted in Dave Steckel, Hershey Bears, Morning cup-a-joe | 4 Comments

Knee-Jerks: Playoffs, 4/28 & 4/29

Posted on April 30, 2007 by PucksAndBooks

Some tight-checking, defensive hockey over the weekend, including the rise of a player I’ve never been a particular fan of. Say what you want about his diving and his off-ice antics, but Sean Avery has been playing excellent hockey for … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffalo Sabres, Knee-Jerk | 7 Comments

Calder Cup Bracket Update — 30 April 2007

Posted on April 30, 2007 by PucksAndBooks
Posted in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears | 1 Comment

The March of the Mini-Mullets: Bears Announce 2nd Round Dates

Posted on April 30, 2007 by PucksAndBooks

The Hershey Bears have announced their second-round playoff dates with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. GAME 1: Wednesday, May 2, 7pm – W-B/Scranton at Hershey GAME 2: Friday, May 4, 7pm – W-B/Scranton at Hershey GAME 3: Saturday, May 5, 7pm – … Continue reading →

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Team USA Weekend Recap

Posted on April 29, 2007 by PucksAndBooks

Team USA defeated Belarus 5-1 today. Capitals’ and Team USA captain Chris Clark scored in his 3rd straight game and finished with 1 goal and 1 assist. Team USA started the week with their lone exhibition game on Wednesday against … Continue reading →

Posted in IIHF, USA Hockey, World Championships | 1 Comment

Bloggers’ Reward

Posted on April 28, 2007 by PucksAndBooks

OFB has regular readers and regular readers who regularly post comments. We appreciate both. Commonly comments posted here are of the intelligently reflective sort, even when we spiritedly disagree with their conclusions. This exchange is important; it’s a regular reminder … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Change Is Coming, Including . . . Ice Girls?

Posted on April 27, 2007 by PucksAndBooks

Change is coming this summer, and we know the team will be returning to red, white, and blue when they make the move to the new “uniform system.” What other changes are coming? Ice Girls? Back in January, Ted Leonsis … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweaters, Ted Leonsis | 10 Comments

Ovie in High Fashion at the Worlds

Posted on April 27, 2007 by PucksAndBooks
Posted in IIHF, World Championships | 11 Comments

The Summer Of Change Nears

Posted on April 26, 2007 by On Frozen Blog

The most important summer in recent Washington Capitals history is nearly upon us. Nearly, but not yet, and in the meantime we sate our hockey jones with the Stanley Cup playoffs. For the third straight season a Caps-less playoffs, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Washington Capitals | 7 Comments

A Snapshot of the Sickness

Posted on April 26, 2007 by PucksAndBooks

A few years ago Jason La Canfora was the Washington Capitals’ beat reporter for the Washington Post; for the past couple of years he’s covered the Redskins. That of course is the meat ticket for sportswriters at that paper. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Morning cup-a-joe, Print, Washington Post | 12 Comments