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All-Star Weekend: Video of the Day
Nobody said they were actors. And they should have had Bobby Orr. Still, I get goosebumps.
Tuesday night link dump and open thread
Another week down, and the doldrums of summer start to weigh heavily on the fans... Fear not, for yoru Tuesday Night link dump adn open thread is here! "Dogs and Cats, living together, mass hysteria" news In 2004, "Hockey Rumors" launched and quickly built an ill reputation that lives on to this...
Best Week Ever: Panthers' '93 Expansion Draft or '11 UFA/Trade performance?
With all of the action witnessed on Friday (and a tiny bit Saturday as well) combined with several moves made in the days prior, it's darned near impossible not to rank this summer's opening of the NHL free agency period as one of the most pivotal off-ice events in the history of the Florida...
Which Leaf Will Get Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame?
It's that time of year again: Hall of Fame Inductees Day. The day where anyone with the barest connection to the Leafs' will have their accomplishments derided because the Hall is so Toronto-centric. Proof of that particular slur is that there are so many Leafs in the Hall of Fame. That couldn't...
The 1992-93 Season: A Last Hurrah for 1980s Hockey
Whether it's a show on VH1 or a casual conversation with friends, we have a tendency to identify cultural and social shifts by decades, with each having unique characteristics. This can sometimes be the case in terms of hockey playing styles, with the 1980s in particular being renowned for a...
Light Reading for the Holiday Weekend
Nothing too heavy on this Christmas Eve / Ashura +8 / Hanukkah +14 / Kwanzaa -2 / Pancha Ganapati / Bodhi Day +16 / Not-Important Day (Atheism)... Researching for my upcoming posts always brings up tidbits of information that make me say things like "Oh, it would be fun to talk about this," or...
NHL's Historical "Growth Spurt"
A little over a year ago, James Mirtle (who at the time was the head at From the Rink) tossed out an article promo/blip drawing attention to ESPN the Magazine's The Body Issue. It looked at the increasing size of athletes over the years, and the NHL somehow got tossed in there probably at the last...
Poll: Who would you add to Panthers' Mount Puckmore?
Figured now would be as fine a time as any to gauge thoughts from around Cats Country in this, the fallout stage of the Puck Daddy "Four Faces of the Florida Panthers" withdrawal syndrome. A side note: I hate the term "Cats Country" with a brutal, just-short-of-violent hatred. Shall never be...
Poll: Does LeBron's presence in South Florida market help or hurt Panthers?
There've been whispers in the past few days regarding the alleged harm and devastation mega-star LeBron James will bring to the Miami Heat's regional sports competition. Ok, well, just the Panthers. "'Phins to Winnipeg!" hasn't quite crossed the wires yet. But I'll check Twitter one last...
LADIES AND ... gentleman? HHoF bungles its big day
Catching up on some slightly old business from what was an extraordinarily busy news cycle last week. As the Copper & Blue's resident historian, it falls to me to respond when the Hockey Hall of Fame does its annual thing to recognize some of the greats of the game. That said, don't look...
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