Monthly Archives: December 2007

WJC Update: Early Dominance Against the Finns

Posted on December 31, 2007 by On Frozen Blog

You think the Tampa Bay Lightning have goaltender issues now? Their 2006 first-rounder, Riku Helenius, didn’t make it out of today’s second period against the United States at the World Juniors. U.S. 5, Finland 0. And it’s still early. JVR … Continue reading →

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The Great Outdoors: On Ice-Covered Buffalo Wings and Frostbitten Big Lips

Posted on December 31, 2007 by On Frozen Blog

My New Year’s wish: that 64,000 of the expected 74,000 fans packing Buffalo’s football stadium tomorrow afternoon for the Winter Classic are Maple Leaf fans donning blue and white Leafs’ sweaters. Give the NHL credit when credit is due: the … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffalo Sabres, Gary Bettman, Hockey Night in Canada, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League | 3 Comments

Radio Somewhere, Special, on a Special Saturday Night

Posted on December 30, 2007 by On Frozen Blog

Holiday partying during Saturday’s you’re-a-dolt-if-you-missed-that-one in Ottawa, I managed to catch Jonathon Warner’s post-game ebullience on 3WT making my way home, and thereby felt as if I hadn’t missed a thing. Confession: I’ve done a terribly poor job of touting … Continue reading →

Posted in Jonathan Warner, Morning cup-a-joe, Radio, Tarik El-Bashir, Video Clips, Washington Post | 7 Comments

Knee-Jerks @ Ottawa – 12/29/07

Posted on December 30, 2007 by On Frozen Blog

The Caps need to play more games in the Province of Ontario, eh? A crazy affair where both goaltenders took it on the chin. Great steal and stuff by Semin on the first goal of the game. Getting ahead in … Continue reading →

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Worst vs. Best? Worst 8 / Best 6

Posted on December 30, 2007 by On Frozen Blog
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Fashion Week Comes Early

Posted on December 30, 2007 by On Frozen Blog

I’ve been looking for a little black Caps jersey for DC Sports Chicklet. (I want hers to match mine; I’m a cheeseball.) Gustafsson sent me a link to a website offering exactly what I wanted, and as I was browsing … Continue reading →

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No Miracle: U.S. 3, Russia 2

Posted on December 29, 2007 by On Frozen Blog

What is it about no-name American rosters and their matchups against Russia? Ruegsegger, van Riemsdyk (tourney’s leading scorer), and Mike Carmen with tallies today, Carmen’s the game-winner, in the Americans’ 3-2 victory over Russia. Meanwhile, Sweden stunned the Canadians 4-3. … Continue reading →

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Something Big Is Building in Chitown

Posted on December 28, 2007 by On Frozen Blog

The Hawks lost Martin Havlat to a groin injury this week, but otherwise, the end of 2007 may¬†be signaling the winds of most welcome change for the fate of this long floudering franchise. On Wednesday night a crowd of 20,511 … Continue reading →

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Powering Past the Swiss: U.S. 4, Switzerland 2

Posted on December 28, 2007 by On Frozen Blog

Team USA today capitalized on Swiss penalties, scoring four times in extra-man situations en route to a 4-2 victory in WJC action. Colin Wilson scored a pair for the Americans, and Jeremy Smith earned his second victory in as many … Continue reading →

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A Meditation on Capital Punishment

Posted on December 28, 2007 by On Frozen Blog

Sober, erudite analysis, arrived at by the deliberate accumulation of core facts and data, is generally the immediate casualty in the raw aftermath of a bitter defeat at the hands and skates of an undeserving rival. Armed with this sage … Continue reading →

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