A Weird Twist of Fate

Last week when I was talking about former NFL NY Giants quarterback Jesse Palmer, it kind of brought back some memories. So today I’m going to share my strange but true story about Palmer.
Way back when, when Jesse was making me swoon by saying…WOW…I’d watch football just to see this guy. He was [...]

How Sweet It Is

What a great night for NY-area sports! The Devils FINALLY won at home and the NY Yankees won the World Series. [MATSUI RULES!] As the Metro news guy said on the corner this morning, “Godzilla was loose in the Bronx last night!”
For those who know nada about Yankees baseball (it’s the only baseball [...]

Climbing Mountains

I’ve been bothered a lot about some stupid dramatic, childish stuff happening to a friend of mine. As someone older, it’s hard to see a friend going through this bullshit, especially a colleague in this business that’s trying to be herself and make it in a male dominated industry.
I said a little prayer for [...]

Chelios And the NHLPA: Ian Penny Letter to NHLPA

It is exactly what I thought would happen if Chris Chelios was given any power in the NHLPA. CBC.CA has posted up Ian Penny’s Letter to the NHLPA. Here it is:
This is a letter written by Ian Penny, former interim executive director of the NHLPA on October 23, 2009 to the organization’s player [...]

The Hockey Feminist

I think it’s because I’m a little older, I’m going to talk a little about feminism and later about hockey feminism.
I will be the first to say that as a general rule, I don’t hang out with hockey fans. I usually stick to those who work in the business. The reason why has [...]

A Quick One Today…

So the hockey world that knows both me and Katrina Cady (aka Psycho Puck Lady) have been biting their nails like crazy thinking…OMG…what in the world are those two girls talking about??? All I can say is…be afraid, be very afraid.
I won’t divulge on our hockey girl talk. It’s private. [...]

The Intimidation Factor

While most people are sleeping in NYC (or just getting to bed), I’m awaking to a new day at 3:30AM, trying to find something constructive to do with my time before I have to head into the office. I decided that since my body will be thrust between European time zones and NYC’s time [...]

An Outlier

On my last day in Santorini and on the plane to London the next morning, I couldn’t tear myself away from “Outliers” by Malcolm Gladwell (a book that Pat LaFontaine suggested I read to understand the importance of hockey and poker).
After finishing the book (a very quick read), I have to say…I don’t [...]

Back in the USA

After spending a couple of weeks outside of the good ole’ US of A, I realized that my body can’t handle this much change on a continuous basis. So next week, I’m staying in NYC instead of heading to Estonia.
Did you catch that?
E-S-T-O-N-I-A.
If you read my last piece on Inside Hockey before I left [...]

Outta Here…

Well, I’m outta here for the next couple of weeks. When I come back, I may have some news that will shock everyone. Hell, I was shocked!
But I will say this…Devils hockey is on hold for the remainder of the month for me because I will basically be in and out of the [...]

The Naked NHLer

ell, I am just in complete shock!
The guy that makes my arm hurt when I try to interview him because he’s like a whole 2 feet taller than me (with skates on) and I have to reach up for 5+ minutes with my arm above my head IS the NAKED NHLER!
Puck Daddy reports [...]

The Goon With A Big Heart

Going back to listen to the interview on my phone, it was apparently longer than what I asked Clarky for. So I decided to split the exclusive up into two segments.
In Part 1, Clarky talks about his youth and career to get into the NHL. He also talks about the Sean Avery rivalry. [...]

Sundin Retires

It’s nice getting a “You Were Right” message this morning.
Preds on the Glass reports:
A source in Sweden has now confirmed what Michelle Kenneth has been saying all Summer, that Mats Sundin is retiring. Michelle has pointed out that Mats has a poker contract that would have prevented him from playing this season.
Now, I’m not saying [...]

Crashing Preds On The Glass Radio Show

I had a little bit of fun crashing POTG’s show last night.  It was so fun, a lot of us are still laughing about the last 50-minutes of the show when I joined and started chatting with the guests from Let There Be Lighthouse (Nick Giglia), Psycho Hockey Lady (Katrina Cady) and Buddy Oakes.
What had [...]

Re: The Book Project

Yesterday, I decided to do a chapter called ‘Feeling Unpretty.’  This actually came from a conversation I had with a friend of mine on Friday night. 
He lamented to me that things weren’t working out with his wife and he remarked that his wife believed that she was ugly without her makeup.  He thought she was [...]

Du-bi A Favor…He’s Not All That

First, I hold nothing against Brandon Dubinsky. He’s a talented forward, BUT he’s not really what everyone is making him out to be.
I’m sorry folks, I’m with Sather on this one. Let me break all of this down for you…
People are making the argument that Dubi’s numbers as compared to Ryan Callahan’s numbers are practically [...]

Things I’m Looking Forward To This Season

Talking hockey, not fashion.
I know everyone is cheering!
Here’s a short list of things I’m looking forward to seeing this 2009-2010 season:
A NICE TAN. What better way to start off the season than skipping the country and heading to GREECE… Alas, it’s just the beginning of the season, so no point on [...]

Foiled Plans

Well, yesterday was supposed to be an exciting day as I went from doctors appointments to Fashion Week. Well, that first appointment really did me in because testing is never fun. It really wiped me out. By the time I made it to my second doctor’s appointment at 2PM, I was fighting [...]

Thoughts on NHLPA Coup

Yikes! I called it a coup!
So shoot me.
Well…let it be quick and painless for what I’m about to do.
I’m going to use an analogy here because the situation in NHLPA land has me thinking about American politics and the history of American politics in the last 9 years.
Imagine Paul Kelly as George Bush.
Imagine the [...]

Chris Pronger & Tim Thomas Take on NYC

The benefits of being right next door to the NHL store…being able to run over to take photos of Chris Pronger (Philadelphia Flyers) and Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins).
Young fans are always the cutest. That’s what I love most about these events…being able to watch the young kids around hockey legends.
Although, learning about [...]