Archive for the ‘Detroit Red Wings’ Category
You’re partying, opening up the cottage, slacking off, laying on the couch, picking your toenails, practicing yoga, drinking beer, while I’m giving my usual 140% at work, making sure travelers get on the ferry boat in fine fashion. Naturally I’m exhausted, and because of this, I’ll just take some pictures of my 1961-62 hockey coins [...]
May 19, 2013 in Bernard Geoffrion, Bobby Hull, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Dickie Moore, Doug Harvey, Gordie Howe, Henri Richard, Jacques Plante, Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Ralph Backstrom, Toe Blake, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: 1961-62 hockey coins, Habs, Salada, Shirriff hockey coins | 4 Comments »
Completely unbiased 2012-13 Stanley Cup predictions: First Round Islanders – Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) Ottawa – Montreal (Montreal) Rangers – Capitals (Rangers) Toronto – Boston (Boston) Minnesota – Chicago (Chicago) Detroit – Anaheim (Anaheim) San Jose – Vancouver (Vancouver) L.A. – St. Louis (L.A.) Second Round Pittsburgh – Rangers (Pittsburgh) Montreal – Boston (Montreal) Chicago – L.A. [...]
April 30, 2013 in Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals
Tags: 2012-13 Stanley Cup predictions | 6 Comments »
Because there’s been talk of certain Canadiens possibly grabbing hardware at season’s end, I’ve wondered who else around the league might be in the thick of things in different categories, and how professional writers might view some of the Habs who have a shot. So it was interesting to see how Jim Jamieson of the [...]
April 16, 2013 in Alex Ovechkin, Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Brendan Gallagher, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Marc Bergevin, Michel Therrien, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, PK Subban, Sidney Crosby, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals
Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Brendan Gallgher, Bruce Boudreau, Cory Schneider, David Backes, Jim Jamieson, Joel Quennevile, Jonas Brodin, Jonathan Huberdeau, Jonathan Toews, Jordan Eberle, Louis Eriksson, Marc Bergevin, Michel Therrien, P.K. Subban, Pavel Datsyuk, Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Suter, Sergei Bobrovsky, Shea Weber, Sidney Crosby, Tuukka Rask, Vancouver Province | 2 Comments »
Everyone’s going on and on about this being Gordie Howe’s birthday, and that’s fine. Happy birthday Gordie. But what about Claude Bourque? What’s he, chopped liver? Claude Bourque was born on this day, March 31, 1915, and if he wouldn’t have died in 1982, he would’ve been alive and really old now. Bourque was the [...]
March 31, 2013 in Detroit Red Wings, Gordie Howe, Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Claude Bourque, Gordie Howe | 6 Comments »
My almost complete (missing four) 1954-55 Parkhurst set. And yes, it’s not a mint set and that’s fine. I like them just the way they are. Detroit won the Stanley Cup this season, defeating Montreal four games to three in the finals. But the Canadiens were without Maurice Richard, who was on the sidelines serving [...]
February 15, 2013 in Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Doug Harvey, Gordie Howe, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: 1954-55 Parkhurst hockey cards, Doug Harvey, Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau, Maurice Richard, Original Six, Richard Riot | 5 Comments »
Warren Zevon, the great American singer-songwriter, singing his song “Hit Somebody,” on the David Letterman Show. The song tells the story of a kid who grew up to become a hockey goon. Zevon passed away in 2003. Rocket Richard is mentioned near the beginning.
February 11, 2013 in Detroit Red Wings, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks
Tags: David Letterman, Hit Somebody, Warren Zevon | 3 Comments »
Miraculously, I’ve found three of the remaining four Habs Bee Hives from group 2 (1944-64) that I’ve been searching for to complete the set of 73. (There are a few variations of players with dark or light backgrounds, and white or dark script, but I’ve decided not to worry about those). The three extremely tough-to-find [...]
January 15, 2013 in Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Bee Hive group 2, Doc Couture, Gerry Couture | No Comments »
I must be pretty dense. All along I thought Ilya Kovalchuk was flirting with staying with his St. Petersburg SKA team because he loved his country so much and was finally eating his favourite foods again. It barely registered on me that SKA, and probably the KHL head comrades, were offering him millions to stay. [...]
January 11, 2013 in Detroit Red Wings, Kontinental Hockey League, New Jersey Devils
Tags: 1972 Summit Series, Ilya Kovalchuk, KHL, Pavel Datsyuk, St. Petersburg SKA | 2 Comments »
Thanks again to Beatnik for yet another interesting video. Ian White has his say. And therein lies the difference between his job and mine. If I blasted the head honcho of my company, it probably wouldn’t have a happy ending. But good for White. He says what every player and most fans feel.
November 18, 2012 in Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, NHL lockout, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: Gary Bettman, Ian White, NHL lockout, TSN | 4 Comments »
The Hockey Hall of Fame Induction ceremony went off swimmingly, except for the time maybe when Mats Sundin pronounced Elmer Lach’s name “Latch,” and Patrick Roy took a swipe at the Canadiens, saying they decided to trade him, which only sort of happened after Roy told Ronald Corey he’d never play another game with the [...]
November 12, 2012 in Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Elmer Lach, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks
Tags: Adam Oates, Elmer Lach, Gary Bettman, Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin, Patrick Roy, Pavel Bure, Ronald Corey | 1 Comment »