Third Time’s Not a Charm: Why Bruins Fans Need to Get Over Kessel
My father had a rule with us kids growing up. The first time you tell a joke, it’s hysterical. The second time you tell a joke, it’s funny. The third time you tell a joke, it’s not funny anymore. (This...
View ArticleHow To Get My Little Brother To Watch Hockey: The Guardian Project
I struggled mightly with purchasing a Christmas gift for my 16-year-old baby brother. I don’t blame the canyon-like age difference that separates us, rather the fact that I’m sports obsessed, and that...
View ArticleTerriers in Pro Hockey Update – December 28, 2010
It’s winter break – thus I have nothing else to do but write and catch up on my Google Reader and follow Twitter all day. Your benefit? Tons of updates about former Terriers around professional hockey....
View ArticleNHL Guardian Project Update
Remember two weeks ago when I spoke about the NHL Guardian Project -“How To Get My Little Brother to Watch Hockey“? The unveiling of the project’s superheroes is ongoing via Facebook through a voting...
View ArticleWhy Taking An Anti-Gay Marriage Approach Is Bad For Hockey Business: A...
Hockey fans throughout the social media sphere were up in outrage on Monday afternoon when the Twitter account representing the hockey agent/PR firm Uptown Sports proclaimed statements against gay...
View ArticlePlaying Up
Tuesday evening, Boston Bruins rookie Tyler Seguin put on a clinic against the Tampa Bay Lightning, scoring two goals, two assists, and showing flashy skill and playmaking abilities that made even the...
View ArticleTo Reply, or Not To Reply: How Should the NHL Respond to Discipline Via Twitter?
I attended Monday’s Realtime conference in New York City, at which the NHL’s Director of Social Media Marketing and Strategy Michael DiLorenzo gave a case study on how the NHL approaches social media....
View ArticleWhat Are Your Sports Superstitions?
The Boston Bruins are going to lose tonight because I am wearing pants. Preposterous, you say. What does making a choice between a black skirt and black pants have to do with if the Bruins will tie up...
View ArticleSpeed and Shifts: Two Random Thoughts From a Boston Bruins Game
I can never quite take the writer hat off. I attended last Tuesday night’s Boston Bruins – Winnipeg Jets game at the TD Garden, my first NHL game of the season. I average one NHL game a year....
View ArticleWhy I Couldn’t Handle A Day With the Stanley Cup, But Here’s a Worthy Person...
If I ever had a day with the Stanley Cup, I am not sure exactly what I would do with it. You’re talking to a girl who once had to carry the Beanpot down a Madison Square Garden hallway and did so...
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