I’m a publicist in real life, which generally leads me to desire a talking ban on everyone until their comments have been approved. But that’s my dream world. Last night, Duncan Keith made a probably sexist, definitely stupid remark to a female reporter after the Blackhawks loss to Vancouver. From Puck Daddy: Keith: “What did […]
Recently, Jess and I were quoting Sam from Love Actually and his brilliant, unintended summation of the NHL playoffs: Worse than the total agony of being in love? We’re almost there again. The gut-wrenching, screaming-into-a-pillow, obsecenity-laden euphoria and destruction of the post-season. In past years, the NHL has come up with some great commercials to capture […]
I hope you’ll all indulge me for a moment with this post. It’s not entirely hockey related, but after these last few days, I just need to get my feelings out. It’s been weird here in my city. Every year, Marathon Monday has been truly one of my favorite days in my hometown. There was […]
The NHL wants to make up for the lockout, draw casual fans back into hockey and perhaps attract some new ones in a less turbulent year, because we’re still really mad at them. Right? Not now, girls. Er, we may be feeling warmer and fuzzier and playoff-ier… Seriously! Hold it together. Then someone says: from […]
We’ve been razzing a lot of “part-time models” around here lately. Maybe I could be a Part Time Reporter? For my real job, I do entertainment PR and was lucky enough to work with Joel Ward and the Caps on a special screening of the new movie 42. Joel wears number 42 in honor of […]
You all better get ready. Sweden is coming to Boston! Swedish star forward Carl Soderberg and the Boston Bruins reached an agreement on a multi-year contract Tuesday. Finally, I’ll get my very own Swedish! While not on the level of say Viktor Stalberg, Henrik Lundqvist, Gabe Landeskog or the countless other ridiculously attractive Swedes that populate the NHL, he does […]
Honestly, sometimes the jokes write themselves. I was going to talk about Danny Briere’s concussion and No Trade Clause, but I typed “No Trade Claude.” Why yes, that’s exactly what I meant. It’s April, the Flyers are last in the Atlantic and I… won’t say anything mean. I still don’t like them and that’s all. […]
As predicted by science, fate and what he looked like to begin with, post-jaw surgery and probably mid-dental work Sidney Crosby looks… Better than anyone you know in real life. This is from the party after the Honor Society show in Pittsburgh last night (says Tumblr – which is how rumors get started). I’d apologize […]
Last night, my hockey/lumberjack boyfriend scored his 300th NHL goal. Rick Nash was all… And I was all… Then Rick Nash scored his 301st career goal. He was all… And I was all… Flyers did managed to score two goals – including one that one off of Jake Voracek’s face – but alas […]
Last night’s Bruins vs. Pens was pretty good…until the 3rd period. That is when the Pens’ offence sprang to life and took advantage of some uncharacteristic mistakes by my beloved Bruins. Pens scored 3 goals in under 5 minutes and went on to defeat the Bruins 3-2. Now, I’m not making excuses [because there is […]
Last night the Flyers and Sabres each played their 24th games, marking the halfway point of the 2013 regular season. The rest of the teams will cross that number shortly. Can you believe it’s halfway over? After missing hockey for so long, this season has run me over like a truck. During the lockout I […]
So remember that time, way back in Dec. 2011 BL (Before Lockout) when the NHL proposed a realignment plan that never actually happened? Well, it’s deja vu all over again. In a detailed memo sent to League teams on Tuesday, the NHL again proposed a new realignment plan. This new plan would see the League go […]
This news is a little old, but I was waiting for Toews’ black eye to look like guyliner before I posted a photo of him. It’s so late-90’s Rob Thomas, if y’all were even alive back then. Tazer got the shiner, of course, fighting Chuck’s LT boyfriend Joe Thornton on Friday. I looked up from […]
This really isn’t funny. When we hire interns, we expect them to work. When I drive all the way to Raleigh for the Bolts vs. Canes game on Saturday, 2/23, I expect Intern Jeff Skinner to play. Jeff is out of the Canes lineup with an undisclosed “upper body injury.” Don’t look at us like […]
There is nothing funny to say today. I’m the one person who hates ‘Groundhog Day.’ Mike Green is hurt. A “lower body injury” kept him out of last night’s 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers. It likely happened late in the Valentine’s Day victory over the Tampa Bay. By then I’d already eaten […]
During last night’s Capitals vs. Penguins game, the role of the Caps was played by Honey Boo Boo: Or maybe she was playing me, and those pumpkins are my fumbled, oddly-shaped emotions. The Capitals can juggle two things. Or two periods of hockey. It’s the third thing, usually the middle period, that falls apart and […]
The phrase “put your foot in your mouth” is especially painful when that foot is wearing a high heel. Today the Rangers posted this article to their website. Read it, then come back. A Girl’s Guide to Watching the Rangers (screencaps @SI_sarahkwak) Cue Berserker Rage. The article earned a near-instant pile of negative comments and a […]
When it comes to the Blackhawks, it’s not easy to be the prettiest anything. You’re well-dressed… till Patrick Sharp walks by. Feeling reliably heroic… then you see Jonathan Toews. Rugged? Try Viktor Stalberg. Good hair day? Ruined by Brent Seabrook. You can’t even walk a dog without being upstaged by Duncan Keith and forget being […]
One might have assumed my lockout-induced honeymoon period would last longer than four days. WRONG. Greetings from the StruggleBus. Last night’s Capitals home opener looked a lot like their season opener in Tampa Bay. As in: I reminded myself that the upside to losing is ticket prices stay low. The Caps are not, by any […]
Some things are perfect. (Thanks Alison!) Okay, everything is perfect. All hockey, all weekend long. Did you enjoy it? Did you camp out on the couch/floor, eating pizza and compounding four-letter words at the top of your lungs? Did your husband say, “I forgot how crazy you are?” (Mine did.) Because hockey is back. It […]