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Milk Hot Dogs.

December 30, 2011 Rob 0 Comments Random

Kevin Bieksa, don’t ever change. Apparently Bieksa’s teammates bet him to find a way to say “milk hot dogs” during his interview with Dan Murphy the other day. Bieksa won $300. Watch the video here.

Watch HBO 24/7 Rangers-Flyers Episode 3

December 29, 2011 Rob 0 Comments Special Feature

The good people over at YouTube are now wise to people uploading HBO’s 24/7, so unlike for episode 1 and episode 2 you have to go elsewhere to find episode 3.

I Miss Yulin’ with the Page

December 26, 2011 Rob 0 Comments Special Feature

It’s been a few years since Sports Page went off the air and it’s always around this time of year that I really miss it. Their Christmas special, ‘Yulin’ with the Page’ was the best year in a review/blooper show there ever was. The small budgeted CKVU station did a way better job than big networks like TSN or Sportsnet ever could. Nobody came close to matching it before, during or since.

Thanks to bimmer1919 on Youtube, we can watch a whole bunch of mid-90s Yulin’ with the Page clips (a few of them were removed from Youtube due to copyright reasons). Enjoy!

HBO 24/7 Rangers-Flyers Episode 2

December 23, 2011 Rob 5 Comments Special Feature

Episode 1 lived up to the hype. It featured a whole lot of swearing (as usual), John Tortorella ripping into Marian Gaborik and Ilya Bryzgalov telling us about the universe.

So I watched Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final again last night…

December 21, 2011 Rob 4 Comments Playoffs

I’m not sure if I just wanted to torture myself or if this is part of the healing process, but I watched game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final again on the weekend. I have the game on my PVR, along with a few other notable games from last year’s playoff run (game 7 vs Chicago, game 5 vs San Jose, Game 1 and 2 versus Boston). I’ve watched parts of all the other games before, but this was the first time that I mustered up the courage to watch the most important game in franchise history.

Remember Mark Messier? The Canucks Owe Him Some Cash

December 16, 2011 Rob 0 Comments Special Feature

Mark Messier and the Vancouver Canucks will be going to arbitration over money that is still apparently owed to the retired ~~crook~~ hockey player. Great, now he’ll never get his jersey retired in Vancouver.

Now, I know what you’re thinking: “didn’t Messier steal $18 million from the Canucks?” Messier, if you remember, played an uninspiring three years with the Canucks from 1997-2000, earning $6 million a season.

HBO’s 24/7 Rangers-Flyers Episode 1

December 16, 2011 Rob 0 Comments Special Feature

The second season of HBO’s 24/7 series debuted last night and once again it’s the best thing on television. Last year’s show featured the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals in the weeks leading up to the Winter Classic. It was quite simply the most in depth look behind the scenes of an NHL hockey team. And it was awesome.

I get more excited for an episode of 24/7 than most women do before an episode of the Bachelor.

This year’s show featuring the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers is well on its way to duplicating last year’s intrigue. If you missed episode one on Wednesday, you can check it out below. Enjoy:

Is Jannik Hansen a Legit 2nd Line Winger?

December 10, 2011 Rob 0 Comments Special Feature

With 15 points in 28 games, Jannik Hansen is off to a great start this season. A usual fixture on the Canucks third line this season and last, Hansen has also received some time playing time on the Canucks’ top two lines. Hansen has been pegged as a solid third line winger, with the ability to contribute a bit of offence and kill penalties. But what if Hansen is capable of more than this?

NHL Makes Division Realignment Official

December 6, 2011 Rob 5 Comments Special Feature

The NHL took a bold step today, doing major division realignment that will differentiate it from every other North American sports league. The NHL will move from 6 divisions and 2 conferences to a new 4 conference format. The top 4 in each division makes the playoffs, with #1 playing #4 and #2 playing #3. The four teams that make it to the third round will then be re-seeded, with the #1 team playing the #4 team. This means that it will be possible for two teams from the west or east to play each other in the Stanley Cup Final.

Is Bobby Ryan on his Way to Vancouver?

December 1, 2011 Rob 3 Comments Rumours, Trades

Loyal readers of this blog know that I love trade rumours. Not just trade rumours, but when you’re sitting around with your buddies and say “hey, what do you think the Canucks would have to give up to get Shea Weber”. Love it. I even came up with my own trade proposal last season, trying to figure out a way to get Jarome Iginla (if Calgary ever agreed to that deal, I’m certain the Canucks would have hoisted the Stanley Cup last spring, but I digress). So of course my interest was peaked when Bob McKenzie said that the Vancouver Canucks were one of the teams most interested in acquiring Bobby Ryan from the Anaheim Ducks.

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