Archive for the ‘Mario Lemieux’ Category
Who had the better hair, these guys - Mario and Jaro?
Or these guys - 1966 Canadian band, The British Modbeats?
June 17, 2009 in Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Tags: British Modbeats, Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins | No Comments »
Mats Sundin has just signed with Vancouver, and there’s nothing that I could possibly say that hasn’t been said or will be said.
Except this:
I’m going to laugh like crazy if he turns out to be mediocre, or gets hurt and plays very little. The hockey world has treated this guy like he’s Wayne Gretzky, Rocket [...]
December 18, 2008 in Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, Wayne Gretzky
Tags: Mats Sundin, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks | 10 Comments »
With the Canadiens in Philadelphia Monday night, the memories come swirling back to last spring.
Montreal had taken out Boston in the opening round in a hard-fought series, then met the Flyers in round two, and it didn’t go the way it was supposed to.
Alex Kovalev, Tom Plekanec, Chris Higgins, and many other Habs somehow lost [...]
October 12, 2008 in Boston Bruins, Carey Price, Detroit Red Wings, Mario Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, NHL playoffs, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins
Tags: Alex Kovalev, Boston Bruins, Care Price, Chris Higgins, Daniel Biron, Detroit Red Wings, Habs, hockey, Jeff Carter, Kimmo Timonen, Mario Lemieux, Mike Richards, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, RJ Umberger, Simon Gagne, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tom Kostopoulos, Tom Plekanec | 4 Comments »
If you had a team made up of only players like Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Guy Lafleur, and Mike Bossy, with the same type of all-stars on defence and in goal, you wouldn’t win every game. You probably wouldn’t win the Stanley Cup. All you’d be is a fancy team that’s missing something.
You wouldn’t have the type [...]
September 5, 2008 in Los Angeles Kings, Mario Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Wayne Gretzky
Tags: Bob Gainey, Franch TV show 110%, Guy Lafleur, Habs, hockey, Jean Perron, Los Angeles Kings, Mario Lemieux, Michel Beaudry, Michel Bergeron, Mike Bossy, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup, Steve Begin, Tom Kostopoulos, Wayne Gretzky | 9 Comments »
A year ago today, July 17, 2007, Gary Lupul passed away. He was 48 years old.
Gary Lupul was an ex-Vancouver Canuck, a proud Powell Riverite, a friend to people from all walks of live, and a great friend of mine. He was a scout for the Canucks when he died, and his beat was [...]
July 17, 2008 in Gary Lupul, International Hockey, Mario Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks
Tags: 1979 World Junior Championship, 1981-82 Stanley Cup, BCHL, Bunny Larocque, Gary Lupul, hockey, Hockey Night in Canada, Loop, Mario Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, Nanaimo Cippers, New York Islanders, NHL scouts, Pacific Coliseum, Powell River, Rogie Vachon, Vancouver Canucks, Victoria Clippers, Western Hockey League | 3 Comments »
The good news for the Pittsburgh Penguins is their three big guys, Crosby, Malkin, and Hossa, played well. The even better news for the Penguins is that they won game three, and are now pretty well back in the series. But not quite.
Sidney Crosby did what all great stars throughout the years have done. Stepped [...]
May 28, 2008 in Bobby Orr, Detroit Red Wings, Gordie Howe, Guy Lafleur, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, NHL playoffs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Toe Blake, Wayne Gretzky
Tags: Alex Kovalev, Bobby Orr, CBC, Detroit Red Wings, Evgeny Malkin, Gordie Howe, Guy Lafleur, Habs, Hal Gill, hockey, Marian Hossa, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, NHL playoffs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Saku Koivu, Sidney Crosby, Tampa Bay, Ted Lindsay, Toe Blake, Wayne Gretzky | 3 Comments »
Two real good teams are going to tangle for the Stanley Cup. I’ve got no complaints about this. It’s not like it’s the Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricane, or Tampa Bay Lightening. Or even, dare I say, the Anaheim Ducks.
No, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings are a solid matchup and two good hockey towns to boot. [...]
May 19, 2008 in Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Sidney Crosby, Toronto Maple Leafs, Wayne Gretzky
Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Bobby Orr, Carolina Hurricane, Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings, Evgeny Malkin, Florida Panthers, Glenn Hall, Gordie Howe, Henrik Zetterberg, Hockeytown, Joe Louis Arena, Johan Franzen, Jordan Staal, Kris Draper, Marian Hossa, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Mr. Hockey, Nick Lidstrom, Pavel Datsyuk, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Malone, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Tampa Bay Lightening, Toronto Maple Leafs, Victoria Cougars, Wayne Gretzky | No Comments »
Watching Henrik Lundqvist get yanked in Sweden’s 5-4 loss to Canada in the World Hockey Championship reminded me of something. Lundqvist speaks English with no accent whatsoever. At least that’s what my ears have heard in the couple of interviews I’ve seen of the Ranger goalie on TV.
Speaking perfect English is an amazing thing when it’s not [...]
May 17, 2008 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, Alex Ovechkin, Mario Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, Toe Blake
Tags: 1972 Summit Series, 1987 Canada Cup, Alain Vigneault, Alex Kovalev, Alex Ovechkin, Daniel Alfredsson, Daniel Briere, Detroit Red Wings, Henri Richard, Henrik Lundquist, Igor Larionov, Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux, Mats Sundin, Mike Bossy, New York Rangers, Nick Lidstrom, Saku Koivu, Team Canada, Team Sweden, Teemu Selanne, Toe Blake, Tomas Plekanec, Valeri Kharlamov, Vincent Lecavalier, World Hockey Championship | 8 Comments »
You’re the unbelievably lucky GM of your team because you have Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, and Mario Lemieux on it. But because of your tight budget, you must trade one of them. All are 26 years old, and all are completely healthy. Who will you choose?
GORDIE HOWE, Mr. Hockey, was 6′1″, 205 lbs, and played [...]
February 5, 2008 in Bobby Orr, Gary Lupul, Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Wayne Gretzky
Tags: Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins, Dave Semenko, Detroit Red Wings, Don Cherry, Edmonton Oilers, Gary Lupul, Glenn Hall, Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Pittsburgh Penguins, Wayne Gretzky | 1 Comment »