2016-03-19 18:53
Originally posted Aug. 17, 2007I'm bumping this back up to the top again. I ended up posting a couple of frivolous posts after this one, but then I got sick of looking at them.For a number… Read More
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A mostly irreverent, sometimes satirical blog covering minor league hockey and baseball, with some Russian hockey and current events commentary thrown in just to confuse some people.
2016-03-19 18:53
M.O.T.O. (Paul Caporino, r)Besides the fact that Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.) has been making brilliant little power-pop home recordings for more than a couple of decades now, besides the fact t… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Two Cow GarageFolks who're looking around for the next Replacements can keep on looking, but Columbus, OH's Two Cow Garage could already be the next Buckpets, though I'd be surprised if anyo… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Frankie O'Malley, The Safes (Photos: Brushback)Sometimes a band isn't much more than the sum of their influences, and while The Safes tread dangerously close to that point, I'm willing to gi… Read More
2007-09-23 21:33
Photos from the Wolf Pack Blue-White scrimmage, 9/22/07Matt Zaba: This kid could be goodAlex Bourret: Watching the tide roll awayMitch Fritz: Who let the dog in? Read More
2007-09-08 16:00
Fedor Fedorov (81) scoring one of his three goals against OmskWhen the news is this good, there's no way I can keep the blog shut down.Fedor Fedorov made a sucessful return to the Russian Su… Read More
2007-09-02 22:07
Clay Buchholz' no-hitter at Fenway Park last night? Amazingly enough, I was there.I've been close to seeing a no-hitter in person two times before, both in the minors: Mike Bertolli's late-s… Read More
2007-08-17 11:10
Alexei CherepanovWith the Russian Super League pre-season in full swing (opening date for the regular season is September 4th), I figured I'd post a few photos from some of the training camp… Read More
2007-08-17 11:10
Alexei Morozov, Ak BarsSport Daily recently posted an unofficial list of the top player salaries in the Russian Super League, including some interesting details along the way.Kazan's top for… Read More
2007-08-17 11:10
Avoiding pink elephants, Darius Kasparaitis getshassled by pink balloons insteadWith the opening of NHL training camps still a month away, the NY Rangers' Darius Kasparaitis and Artem Anisim… Read More
2007-08-17 11:10
There's been barely enough interesting Fedor Fedorov news lately-- except, that is, for a recent interview posted by sports.ru that in its introduction chides Fedor for not behaving Russian… Read More
2007-08-17 11:10
D-Lee of Red and Black Hockey has tagged me into putting up a "Five Favorite Songs" post. As Dave already points out in his own post (as well as listing a couple of gems, "God Only Knows" an… Read More
2007-08-17 11:10
This is it, folks: the oft-mentioned, but heretofore unseen, Jamie Lundmark-signed Wolf Pack souvenir Zamboni.How much do you think this baby's worth on the open market? $10? $100? $1 millio… Read More
2007-08-17 11:10
Hannu Pick-your-anusHannu Pikkarainen has returned to HIFK Helsinki, the Finnish team he's spent most of his pro career with (thanks to Pack Attack for the tip).The question now is, how with… Read More
2007-08-17 11:10
Type 'new russian jersey' into eBay and you get a Bon Jovi CDFor my first post about the mysterious Brushback jersey closet, you'd probably expect me to pick out one of the Russian jerseys t… Read More
2007-08-17 11:10
Social Distortion back in the old daysSaturday night was spent hanging out in Poughkeepsie, New York, a town that time forgot, and so did everyone else, apparently. The only reason I was th… Read More
2007-08-14 15:24
Nils EkmanRussian Super League team Khimik Mytische announced today that they have signed Swedish forward Nils Ekman to a one-year deal. Ekman has already joined the team's training camp in… Read More
2007-08-11 19:42
From a long, long line of bearded nipple-headed freaksThe Russian Super League team Dynamo Moscow is holding a vote among its fans to select the next team talisman (a sort of mascot-type thi… Read More
2007-08-08 00:35
Oleg Tverdovsky. Maybe he's building a house?Salavat Yulayev Ufa team president Nikolai Kurapov told Sport Express earlier today that defenseman Oleg Tverdovsky has signed a contract with th… Read More
2007-08-03 17:47
Danny MarkovHaving reportedly spurned a $2.5 million offer from the Detroit Red Wings, free agent defenseman Danny Markov is said to be weighing a hefty contract offer from Salavat Yulayev o… Read More
2007-08-02 01:25
Stanislav ChistovEarlier today, Sport Express posted an item reporting that Boston Bruins forward Stanislav Chistov has all but signed with Salavat Yulayev Ufa.The report says that, pending… Read More
2007-07-31 01:24
Oleg SaprykinHaving rejected the Ottawa Senators' $1.064 million qualifying offer, Oleg Saprykin is close to signing with Salavat Yulayev of the Russian Super League, according to a quote fr… Read More
2007-07-30 01:33
To offset the shock of Dynamo's recent signing of world-class sissy Jamie Lundmark, which is enough to make anyone disavow themselves from anything Dynamo-related through the near future, I'… Read More
2007-07-27 23:59
Jamie LundmarkLink to announcement on Dynamo web site.This is not a joke, though I almost wish it was.Meanwhile, whomever guessed Jeff O'Neill should stay away from the dogtrack...UPDATE 7:4… Read More
2007-07-25 19:14
Jamie McLennanSoviet Sport is reporting that Calgary Flames goalie Jamie McLennan has an agreement in principle on a one-year deal with Metallurg Magnitorgorsk of the Russian Super League, a… Read More
2007-07-22 19:45
Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin at the 2007 WC in MayAccording to a report posted yesterday by the Russian site Sports Daily, Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, and Sergei Gonchar may c… Read More
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