Category Archives: Rush

Best Hockey Night in Canada Open. Ever.

Posted on April 20, 2013 by On Frozen Blog

Fine work on the open by Tim Thompson (@b0undless).

Posted in Hockey Night in Canada, Rush, The Holy Triumvirate, Video Clips | 6 Comments

Let There Be Well-Aged Rock

Posted on September 10, 2012 by On Frozen Blog

The Holy Triumvirate of rock came to town on Sunday evening, and hockey sweater weather made for a memorable evening for yet another memorable set.  

Posted in Hockey Heroes, Hockey weather, Rush, Washington the hockey town | 5 Comments

Farewell to a Broadcast King

Posted on September 1, 2011 by PucksAndBooks

As summer comes to a close we learn of another important and impassioned media voice for hockey leaving Washington for an exciting career opportunity. Comcast Sportsnet’s Russ Thaler begins the on-air portion of a new chapter in his broadcast career … Continue reading →

Posted in Comcast SportsNet, Hockey blogging, Media, New media, Rush, Russ Thaler, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town | 2 Comments

Live on Letterman – Neal Peart

Posted on June 11, 2011 by On Frozen Blog
Posted in Rush, Video Clips | 4 Comments

Now That’s the Spirit (of Radio)

Posted on November 16, 2010 by On Frozen Blog
Posted in Brett Leonhardt, National Hockey League, New media, Rush, Twitter, Washington Capitals | Leave a comment

DJ Stretch: Pumping Up the Volume of Verizon Center

Posted on November 16, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

There was something mischievously odd about the smirk on Brett Leonhardt’s face as he approached me in the Verizon Center pre-game press box a few weeks back. “Did you hear ‘Tom Sawyer’?” he asked me, alluding to the ’80s Rush … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Ovechkin, Brett Leonhardt, Karl Alzner, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Rush, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments

If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made A Choice

Posted on September 19, 2010 by OrderedChaos

We pardon this interruption of your regularly-scheduled programming: Mike, John, and Gary were at the pretty-damned-amazing Rush concert last night. We will shortly resume your Capitals coverage, already in progress. Continue reading →

Posted in Rush, Washington Capitals | Tagged | 5 Comments

Remedying Roadtrip for Two Healing Hockey Hearts

Posted on August 13, 2010 by PucksAndBooks

My final fond memory of the 2009-10 hockey season: being seated in Bar Louie, hard by Verizon Center, and taking in the optimism-infusing action of Caps-Habs game 4 with my pal Stephen Pepper, the maestro of Japers’ Rink radio. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Morning cup-a-joe, NHL playoffs, Rush, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments

The Hockey Song’s New Beat

Posted on January 15, 2010 by On Frozen Blog

Technical issues kept us from recording the TSN feed on Thursday to check out Neil Peart’s take on “The Hockey Song”. Luckily, HockeyWebCast had our backs. BTW, that drum kit has all 30 NHL logos on it.

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An Old Song Gets a New Beat

Posted on December 14, 2009 by PucksAndBooks

Last week Rush’s Neil Peart recorded a fresh take on the ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ theme song — ‘Canada’s second national anthem’ — which TSN purchased the rights to last year. The re-recording took place last Monday in Hollywood, where Peart lives.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Hockey Night in Canada, National Hockey League, Rush | 4 Comments