Category Archives: NHL Network

It’s Just the Second Round, but the Caps This Spring Are Standing Tall

Posted on April 29, 2011 by PucksAndBooks

There are eight teams left vying for hockey’s grand prize, and this morning, it’s interesting to reflect on the relative status of our Capitals. Put bluntly: have the Capitals ever looked quite as formidable and buzz-worthy relative to their remaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich, Bruce Boudreau, Dennis Wideman, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, NHL Network, Southeast Division, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals | 5 Comments

Less than Classic Marketing Instincts

Posted on August 4, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

A consumer of NHL hockey for more than three decades, I’ve never once imagined it a clever and effective marketing idea to take NHLers, place them out on a football field, and have them fire pucks through the goalposts and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Gary Bettman, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, NHL Network, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Winter Classic, Winter Classic 2011 | 8 Comments

Finding a Coveted Connection with Home Three Thousand Miles Away

Posted on March 25, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

I’m 2,700 miles from home, my business is finished for the day, and all I want in this world at 3:00 Pacific Coast Time on Wednesday is some manner of sports bar within walking distance of my Orange County, California, … Continue reading →

Posted in Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, NHL Network, Pittsburgh Penguins, TV, Washington Capitals | 13 Comments

Avert Your Eyes Away from Fresh Media Malfeasance

Posted on January 5, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

Nature Herself this week is condemning local media, freezing hard and fast our Canal and urging us to recreate outside, far away from media’s maelstrom of malfeasance. Once again, burgundy and gold incompetence is being feted and celebrated by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Clark, Hershey Bears, Hockey Towns, John Carlson, Mathieu Perreault, Media, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, NHL Network, Washington Capitals | 6 Comments

Friday Schadenfreude: A Whole Lot of Losing up in Western Pa.

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Andrew Tomlinson

We interrupt our Caps’ coverage to bring you an update from the Land of Unregulated Mullets: the Pens are losing, a lot, lately. Last night the visiting Devils took the barber clippers to Sidney & Co., 4-1. Since Halloween, the … Continue reading →

Posted in National Hockey League, NHL, NHL Network, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals | Tagged National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | 6 Comments

College Hockey Fans, Rejoice

Posted on October 31, 2008 by On Frozen Blog

The NHL Network has added 18 live college hockey games to its schedule over the coming months, starting with tonight’s tilt featuring Wisconsin at North Dakota. Per the press release, “NHL Network today announced it has reached a one-year extension … Continue reading →

Posted in College Hockey, NHL Network | 2 Comments

In The Zambonis We Trust

Posted on October 12, 2008 by On Frozen Blog

Given the uncertain economic climate, I’ve been looking for somewhere safe to put my money. After watching XM’s NHL Live on the NHL Network on Friday night, I found it. Apparently The Zambonis are branching out into the world of … Continue reading →

Posted in NHL Network, Radio | 3 Comments

In The Zambonis We Trust

Posted on October 12, 2008 by On Frozen Blog

Posted in NHL Network, Radio, TV | 2 Comments

Hockey Night in Canada in the United States

Posted on October 4, 2008 by On Frozen Blog

If you have the NHL Network, you’re about to see A LOT more live hockey games.¬† Via Kukla’s Korner: With more live game coverage than ever before, NHL Network today unveiled its U.S. broadcast schedule for the 2008-09 regular season. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey Night in Canada, National Hockey League, NHL Network | 12 Comments