I broke down and ordered the NHL Center Ice package tonight. It was actually a Facebook conversation with a co-worker that convinced me it was worth the $172 for the next six months, or as he put it, less than the cost of going to two games. My interest started with a sincere [...]
Archive of posts tagged parros
First of the Year for the Stache
Snowman favorite George Parros picked up his first of the year, ending a 21-game stretch without a goal that extended into last spring. It was a weird night, including a goal that Joffrey Lupul put in off of the glass stanchion near the blue line.
Fantasy Counter-Indicator
Minor disclaimer: Just got back from vacation, after a wickedly rough December, which is why the blog has been quiet and my loud Devils thoughts have remained unvoiced. But lots of time in airports, airplanes and transit gave me reason to catch up on The Hockey News back issues, and spurred me to capture [...]
THN Not Using Its Editorial Head (Again)
I think I’m starting to enumerate the reasons I should not renew my subscription to The Hockey News – aside from reporting that redefines “timeliness” the same way my health care provider does, they seem to carry grudges from year to year. Latest example comes from the December 19th issue, page 19, in the [...]
Pair of Tiger Tales
It’s been a great month if you follow the exploits of former Princeton Tigers in professional sports. George Parros, former captain of Princeton’s ice hockey team (and NJ high school standout) became the first Princetonian to win the Stanley Cup. He joins a reasonable list of Ivy Leaguers on Lord [...]
Devils Youth Alum Drafted
Kevin Shattenkirk, former New Jersey Devils Youth Hockey Club player, and sometime Boston University Terrier, was drafted 14th, in the first round, by the Colorado Avalanche. Way cool stuff. Perhaps Colorado has a quota on former Jersey boys: they picked up NJDYHC alum George Parros last year on waivers, but then [...]
Duck and Cover: Two Years for Parros
The Anaheim Ducks re-upped with Jersey boy George Parros for two more years, the first time the former Tiger and (little) Devil has had more than one year assured in the same spot. While I’m thrilled that he’s got some stability in OC, a bit more ice time and player development would be [...]
California Weirdness
Hockey and California are kind of antonyms anyway, but tonight’s Game 5 is just plain weird. Philips put one in his own net, off of Emery’s skate. After looking like they’d set up an endowed chair in the ScotiaBank penalty box, the Ducks are benefitting from more even-handed (and armed) officiating. [...]
Turnovers on Parade
Amazing how the Ducks were basically out-hustled for most of Game 5, only to benefit from two fortuitous turns. Detroit missed an empty net with about a minute left, ringing a post and sending play the other way, where the Ducks knotted the score at the end of the rush. [...]
Go Ducks Go
With the Devils enjoying an early summer, the Rangers thankfully out of the running, and the work-related Sharks also exiting in the second round, I am running out of teams to cheer for or against. Fortunately, we can claim weak affiliation with the Ducks thanks to former NJ Devil Scott Niedermeyer and former [...]
