As a huge Rush fan (and a huge hockey fan) this story from www.tsn.ca has me almost speechless:
NEIL PEART TO RECORD SPECIAL RENDITION OF TSN HOCKEY THEME
TSN and Anthem Entertainment Group have confirmed that Neil Peart, renowned drummer of legendary rock band Rush, will record a special rendition of The Hockey Theme, the iconic theme [...]
Wow…Just Wow…
A Good Win…Bad Roads…
The road warrior Portland Winterhawks continued their strong play away from the Rose City last night in Kelowna with a 4-2 win over the Rockets at Prospera Place.
The win snapped a seven game losing streak in Kelowna, dating back to September 2005, and also extended their road winning streak to five, with the Hawks posting [...]
Hawks Start BC Swing…
The view is from my seventh floor balcony room along the shores of Lake Okanagan in Kelowna as it is a nice sunny day here as the Portland Winterhawks prepare to start a short swing through three British Columbia cities.
The team will take on the Rockets tonight here in Kelowna and then move to Chilliwack [...]
Greasy Win…
One of the terms you hear a lot around hockey players is the term “greasy”…as in a greasy goal or a greasy win…it usually describes a hard-working, ugly type of play that ends in a good result.
I think last night, the term greasy applies to the Hawks come from behind 3-2 victory over the Kelowna [...]
Hawks Add Carruth…
The Portland Winterhawks have added 17 year old goaltender Mac Carruth to their roster.
Carruth, from Shorewood, MN, was playing for the Wenatchee Wild of the NAHL. In 16 games this season, Carruth posted a record of 11-4-0 with a 2.43 GAA and a save percentage of .911 with one shutout.
In 26 games as a 16 [...]
Emotion Detector…
One of the things that has come about in the aftermath of the Hawks come-from-behind 4-3 shootout win over the Seattle Thunderbirds is some fans reaction to Jacob Berglund’s emotional reaction to his goal to even the shootout at 1-1 in the second round (see the shootout video below).
Some fans thought it was over-the-top and [...]
Video Highlights…
The Francis tying goal:
The entire shootout:
A Little Bit of Everything…
Last night’s game at the Rose Garden was like a good movie…it had a little bit of everything…drama, intrigue, controversy, heroes, villians, and in the end, a happy ending for the home crowd.
Certainly, it was a good night for the guy pictured on the left (photo courtesy Bryan Heim) as Chris Francis scored three times [...]
Back-to-Back Frustrations…
I had some time to think last night as I had to drive to Seattle for work after the 4-0 loss to Vancouver at the Rose Garden. It didn’t help ease the frustration after the second of back-to-back shutout losses on home ice.
Spending the day slogging through rainy Seattle traffic didn’t help ease the [...]
Support Your Local Swim Team…
Forgive the diversion from hawkey talk…but…
My daughter Aiden’s swim team, the Hillsboro Heat, are having their annual swim-a-thon fund raiser this Saturday. The funds raised help pay for operating the team and for equipment to help train the athletes to become their best as they strive toward becoming one of the top swim clubs in [...]
