A suprisingly good article on player safety and NHL punishment from DeadSpin. (via On NHL Suspensions And Eggshell Skulls)

1 month ago 2 notes

NO… I would not pay money to watch a robot hockey league. 

(via Robot plays hockey, little robo-league to commence? | Ubergizmo)

3 months ago
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fuckyeahshaneobrien:

Avs-Wild pregame podcast, talking with Jiggy and Doberman.

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4 months ago 6 notes

Epic… still loving this move. 

4 months ago 7 notes

shitb00n:

packed my stuff! still 6 hours til my departure.

btw Merry Christmas !

5 months ago 10 notes

Wade Belak had a little tour with the Avalanche and was tough as nails. He kept the old-scholl alive in a very modern game. 

5 months ago

I had been meaning to check this one out. I think the injury was the real kicker. It was knee on knee and it was unfortunate, but he definitely got em. First penalty minutes of the season for Porter I think. 

(via Andy Sutton suspended 8 games Video - NHL VideoCenter)

5 months ago 4 notes

Avs vs. Oilers - Post Game Rant

Remember the role-players. They knew their roll and they played their roll. 

  • Who is our enforcer? 
  • Is Jones really a power forward?
  • Do we have an “in front of the net” guy? 
  • How many parameter playmakers do we need? 

Speed kills but it doesn’t win battles in the corners. 

I love Hejduk, but he’s a winning teams captain. I’m not sure he’s the grizzled vertin the Avs need mentoring the younger guys. 

5 months ago 1 note

Forsberg, back in the day was un-stop-a-ble. 

5 months ago 4 notes

I actually like these little video explanations. Shanny looks horrible, but the videos are very interesting.

5 months ago 1 note

"Daly said. “We can pass all the fighting rules we want, we’re not going to totally eliminate fighting from the game. Fighting is going to happen."

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Recent news on the never-ending story, minus the fuzzy flying monster.

Bettman discusses fighting, CTE in Closing remarks at BOG - NHL.com - News

#fighting #NHL

5 months ago 8 notes

Colorado Avalanche Injuries in 2011-2012 season:

Lets see here… head, groin, head, groin, head head…. anyone see a pattern developing here? 

  • Dec 4, 2011: Paul Stastny - Torso (day-to-day) 
  • Nov 24, 2011: Erik Johnson - Groin (day-to-day) 
  • Nov 22, 2011: Erik Johnson - Groin (IR) 
  • Oct 19, 2011: Peter Mueller - Head (IR) 
  • Oct 12, 2011: Peter Mueller - Head (IR) 
  • Oct 4, 2011: Mark Olver - Head (IR) 
  • Oct 4, 2011: Kyle Cumiskey - Groin (IR) 
  • Sep 23, 2011: Brandon Yip - Broken forearm (IR) 
  • Sep 23, 2011: Jan Hejda - Knee (day-to-day) 

#injuries #avs

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5 months ago 7 notes

List of Colorado Avalanche players - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is probably the most up-to-date list of Avs past and present. Really cool to see some of the old names.

5 months ago 2 notes

"Respect the Stache!"

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Did you know that George Parros  has a Line of apparel called “Stache Gear” (benefits The Garth Brooks Teammates For Kids Foundation)

All philanthropy aside, that’s kind of funky. 

George Parros - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

5 months ago 1 note

Did you know??? Sandis Ozolinsh opened Latvia’s first 18-hole golf course, Ozo Golf Club. Very cool!

5 months ago 8 notes