Category Archives: Minor Pro Hockey

Dateline, Muskegon: Where the Ascendancy of American Hockey Continues

Posted on August 31, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

It isn’t a particularly bad time for American hockey fans to stop and smell the roses a bit. Consider the unexpected silver medal performance by the Americans at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, which for most portend another serious medal … Continue reading →

Posted in Minor Pro Hockey, Morning cup-a-joe, USA Hockey | 2 Comments

A Mid-Summer State of the Bears

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Jess Mikula

Barely a month ago, the town of Hershey was ensconced in celebration.  Again. A fitting conclusion to the best season in AHL history — and arguably one of the greatest in all of hockey — the Bears hoisted the club’s … Continue reading →

Posted in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Hockey Towns, Minor Pro Hockey, Prospects | 3 Comments

Hershey, Going Ugly, Earns a Beautiful Finals Date

Posted on May 23, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

For the fourth time in the past five years the Hershey Bears advanced to the Calder Cup finals, defeating the Manchester Monarchs 3-2 in game 6 Saturday night at Giant Center. They did so with what has become convention for … Continue reading →

Posted in American Hockey League, Andrew Gordon, Calder Cup, Hershey Bears, Hockey Towns, Michal Neuvirth, Minor Pro Hockey, Prospects | 1 Comment

Postscript on a Punk: Cormier Suspended, Devil Lou Offers a Lament (Sort of) (at Long Last)

Posted on January 26, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

New Jersey Devils’ General Manager Lou Lamoreillo met with media yesterday in the aftermath of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s decision to suspend Patrice Cormier for the remainder of the season, playoffs included.  OFB reader Eric kindly tipped me … Continue reading →

Posted in Minor Pro Hockey, Morning cup-a-joe, New Jersey Devils | 8 Comments

A New Level of Intolerable Violence Plagues Hockey

Posted on January 25, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

Today the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will announce its final sanctions against Rouyn-Noranda center Patrice Cormier for his nauseating attack on Mikael Tam of the Quebec Remparts on January 17. The brutality hospitalized Tam with brain trauma and destroyed … Continue reading →

Posted in Minor Pro Hockey, Morning cup-a-joe, Prospects | 9 Comments

A Homecoming Debut

Posted on October 21, 2008 by On Frozen Blog

By now you know the Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Tyler Sloan from Hershey for this west coast road trip.¬† It is expected that Sloan will make his NHL debut tonight in his native city of Calgary. A nice piece … Continue reading →

Posted in American Hockey League, Corey Masisak, Hershey Bears, John Walton, Minor Pro Hockey, Tarik El-Bashir, Washington Post, Washington Times | 2 Comments

Ahead, a Promising Harvest on the Farm

Posted on July 15, 2008 by PucksAndBooks

Development camps such as that recently completed by the Capitals have a way of imbuing DraftGeeks and even the more balanced of hockey fan with horizons of heightened optimism. Always it seems there are a handful of young standouts there, … Continue reading →

Posted in American Hockey League, Andrew Gordon, Chris Bourque, College Hockey, Development Camp, Eric Fehr, Hershey Bears, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Mathieu Perreault, Minor Pro Hockey, Morning cup-a-joe, Prospects, Washington Capitals | 19 Comments

Finals’ Agony Is the Order of the Spring in PA

Posted on June 11, 2008 by PucksAndBooks

We’d be remiss if we failed today to congratulate the Chicago Wolves on doubling the pleasure of our Schadenfreude Spring, in sending yet another Penguins’ team — last night it was Pittsburgh’s affiliate in Wilkes Barre-Scranton — to a playoff … Continue reading →

Posted in American Hockey League, Calder Cup, Minor Pro Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Schadenfreude | 5 Comments

A Facelift for Hockey in Portland, Maine

Posted on June 10, 2008 by PucksAndBooks

The Buffalo Sabres today announced a brand new American League affiliation, in Portland, Maine, with the Pirates. Such news generally doesn’t catch¬†the OFB eye, but in this instance, the affiliate happens to be in one of our favorite towns, one … Continue reading →

Posted in Anaheim Ducks, Buffalo Sabres, Former Coaches & Players, Hockey Towns, Kevin Kaminski, Minor Pro Hockey, Washington Capitals | Leave a comment

Hockey as a Desert Rose in Sin City

Posted on May 24, 2008 by PucksAndBooks

I was dreading my business trip to Las Vegas this past week. For starters, Monday’s temperature there was a hockey unfriendly 108 degrees. And please, spare me the “It’s a dry heat” defense. Pizza ovens harbor little humidity, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Minor Pro Hockey, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | 7 Comments