YES...YES...YESS...Deep in the heart of Texas, Hall of Famers Joe Niewendyk and Eddie Belfour are shinning bright! This is how I would imagine Gary Thorne announcing the 2011 NHL Hall of Fame class. Wonder if Eddie "The Eagle" offered someone "a billion dollars" to get in.
Congrats, Boys! You deserve it!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Hockey: Southern Gentlemen Version
I thought the following stats were interesting regarding the 2011 NHL Entry Draft:
Record number of Americans taken in the draft-64, 30% of the participants.
Fewest number of Canadians taken in the draft-79, 36% of the participants.
And with the likes of Stefan Noesen (1st, 21st) and Blake Coleman (3rd, 75th) both being from Plano, TX originally, are we seeing a changing of the guard?
Much has been made about Canada's drought in Stanley Cup finals, with the last Great White North team to win, being the Montreal Canadians in 1992-93, but I don't put a lot of anything in this cause. It's not like it's the Olym...pics...Oh. Yeah. Canada won the gold medals? Hmmm. Guess it's still their game then. But we're coming for you, you crazy canucks!
Record number of Americans taken in the draft-64, 30% of the participants.
Fewest number of Canadians taken in the draft-79, 36% of the participants.
And with the likes of Stefan Noesen (1st, 21st) and Blake Coleman (3rd, 75th) both being from Plano, TX originally, are we seeing a changing of the guard?
Much has been made about Canada's drought in Stanley Cup finals, with the last Great White North team to win, being the Montreal Canadians in 1992-93, but I don't put a lot of anything in this cause. It's not like it's the Olym...pics...Oh. Yeah. Canada won the gold medals? Hmmm. Guess it's still their game then. But we're coming for you, you crazy canucks!
In the beginning...
What a better time than any to start doing something I've been passionate about for many years, and that's writing about hockey...and sports in general, although, I will focus mainly on the "coolest game on earth." But, with this weekend's draft, there's a feeling of rebirth...that before we know it, training camp will be nigh upon us, and soon, the boys of winter will be taking to the ice once again to battle it out for the chance to drink from Lord Stanley's Cup.
Being from the Dallas area, I will focus primarily on the Dallas Stars and the goings on surrounding them. Being from a geographic area where hockey is significantly lower on the totem pole, and coverage is not as abundant as it is up north, my knowledge is of course limited. However, I hope this will allow me to research and meet people who know a lot more about hockey than I ever will.
So, let this journey begin. Like the NHL season, this is going to be long. There will be injuries. There will be fun. Without further adieu, let's drop the puck and get this thing started.
Being from the Dallas area, I will focus primarily on the Dallas Stars and the goings on surrounding them. Being from a geographic area where hockey is significantly lower on the totem pole, and coverage is not as abundant as it is up north, my knowledge is of course limited. However, I hope this will allow me to research and meet people who know a lot more about hockey than I ever will.
So, let this journey begin. Like the NHL season, this is going to be long. There will be injuries. There will be fun. Without further adieu, let's drop the puck and get this thing started.
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