Go Go Goldwater
State-level free-market think tanks can struggle for attention–but the Goldwater Institute is basking in it right now, as it fights a government deal to keep the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale, Ariz....
View ArticleThe Goldwater Institute vs. the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes
If you missed John Miller’s post below, the Goldwater Institute in Arizona is leading the fight to keep taxpayer money from subsidizing the city of Glendale’s proposed financing of the local hockey...
View ArticleNHL vs. Tradition
The NHL apparently has declared war on the ancient tradition in Detroit of tossing octopi onto the ice during the Stanley Cup playoffs. This is really dumb. Gary Bettman: Please stop this right now.
View ArticleHockey Night in San Jose
I don’t know what the future holds, but tonight’s Detroit Red Wings vs. San Jose Sharks contest could be the hockey game of the year. The Red Wings are a perennial juggernaut but this year they’ve had...
View ArticleWings Dinged
Well, I was right about Pavel Datsyuk scoring a third-period goal but wrong about the Wings taking game seven in San Jose last night. Congrats to the Sharks. I’m going to look on the bright side: This...
View ArticleDebate Scandal?!?
Sam Stein of HuffPo asks, “How Did Mitt Romney Know The Bruins Score During The GOP Debate?“ A secret microphone in the ear? A concealed BlackBerry? A breach of debate rules signaling Romney was...
View ArticleMore on Vancouver Riots
The Vancouver Sun has a great round-up of post-Stanley-Cup-loss rioting. I wonder if the Canadian authorities will be as angry at the looters as there are at Mark Steyn?
View ArticleThere Are Few Things More Gloriously Atavistic...
…than bearded hockey players hoisting the Stanley Cup over their heads and grunting and yelling. Congrats to the Boston Bruins…
View ArticleNow That's a Bar Tab
The Boston Bruins spent $156,000 boozing it up to celebrate their Stanley Cup win. I was actually at a wedding in the same hotel in NYC on the night the New York Rangers were celebrating their Stanley...
View ArticleNHL Players Killed in Russian Plane Crash
Tragic:Ex-NY NHL players die in crashAlexander Vasyunov, who played 18 games for the New Jersey Devils last season, was among the hockey players with New York ties who were killed in a plane crash in...
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Did Flyers Fans Live Up to the Philly Stereotype?
The city whose fans threw snowballs at Santa now takes to booing players of opposing hockey teams who take part in an anti-cancer public service announcement. As the linked article suggests, it might...
View ArticleCaps Off to a Fast Start
With a convincing 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers last night, the Washington Capitals are off to their first 5-0-0 start in franchise history. Certainly some of that can be attributed to playing four...
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Dale Hunter: Never Forget
The Capitals fired head coach Bruce Boudreau this morning and replaced him with Dale Hunter. Yup, thisDale Hunter. I suspect that Islanders fans — well, the few who remain — have never forgotten.
View ArticleShocker: Philly Fans Attack Rangers Fan after the Winter Classic
The Rangers fan, Neal Auricchio Jr., is a cop in Woodbrigde, NJ and a Marine who served two tours in Iraq. The suspects are still at large:
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Conn Smythe Trophy Winner Tim Thomas Stays Clear of White House Celebration
Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo’s Puck Daddy blog defends Bruins’ star goalie Tim Thomas for refusing to join his teammates and President Obama to celebrate last year’s Stanley Cup triumph.My take: Good on...
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LOST: Penguins Defense
A suffering Penguins fan has posted this ad on Craigslist in Pittsburg:The Penguins have given up 20 goals so far in their series with the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers currently lead the series...
View ArticleRE: Draft Day Hoax
Mohamed Sanu was ulitmately picked by the team who had supposedly drafted him in the first round:Mohamed Sanu getting the last laugh gave the second day of the NFL Draft a heartwarming angle.Tormented...
View ArticleJohn Tortorella and the Rangers
In case you missed it, the New York Rangers beats the Washington Capitals this weekend in a tight game seven. John Tortorella, the Rangers’ coach, had an amusing moment in the final game: John...
View ArticleAn NHL Rivalry Renewed
For those of you who are hockey fans this is not news, but the Devils and Rangers have renewed their rivalry in this year’s NHL playoffs and are currently in the middle of yet another classic series.In...
View ArticleNew York Post: Islanders Will Move to Brooklyn
David Seifman breaks the story:Developer Bruce Ratner has scored a major goal by landing the Islanders ice hockey team for his Barclay’s arena in downtown Brooklyn, sources said.The announcement was...
View ArticleFlyers, Penguins, and the Harlem Shake
We present from last night’s game, Nicklas Grossman’s goal appropriately set to the “Harlem Shake.”
View ArticleSports-Nerd Alert: Statistical Analysis and Hockey Strategy
There’s a really great paper that’s being presented at the MIT Sloan Sports Conference this year on “Using Zone Entry Data To Separate Offensive, Neutral, And Defensive Zone Performance” in hockey....
View ArticleSports Nerd Alert: Statistical Analysis and Hockey Strategy
There’s a really great paper that’s being presented at the MIT Sloan Sports Conference this year on “Using Zone Entry Data To Separate Offensive, Neutral, And Defensive Zone Performance” in hockey....
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Justin Bieber Desecrates Chicago Blackhawks Logo
Oops. “Justin Bieber disrespects Chicago Blackhawks by stepping on logo”
View ArticleL.A.'s Mayor Garcetti Curses During Stanley Cup Event
Via Mediaite, here’s Mayor Eric Garcetti speaking to Kings’ fans at the team’s Stanley Cup celebration:“There are two rules in politics. They say never ever be pictured with a drink in your hand, and...
View ArticleReveille 7/7/14
Good morning.Here are several links from the past week that will make your post–Fourth of July Monday at the office a bit more bearable:Excellent Samardzija sign in Oakland. pic.twitter.com/OxpvikwDaN—...
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Reveille 11/17/14
Good morning.Here are several links from the past week that will make your Monday at the office a bit more bearable:Actually, this fascinating piece from John Dewan in BillJamesOnline.com got posted...
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