Those of you know that know me, know I’m a hockey fan. Hello, the boys at the station call me The Hockey Maven when they’re not calling me The Rock Goddess and of course, when they’re not calling me either of those, they’re probably call me The Ill Asian Wind, but I digress. So while I was at the Charlotte Checkers game last night, my … Continue reading Marion Gaborik Scores Again
Charlotte Checkers took on the Norfolk Admirals at Time Warner Cable Arena. Brett Sutter of the Charlotte Checkers came out of the gate with a goal 12 seconds into the 1st period but the Checkers failed to skate away with the victory after falling to the Admirals 4 to 2. During the 2nd period of the game, I (Rock Goddess & Hockey Maven) followed Wilson, … Continue reading Behind the Scenes at the Charlotte Checkers
Hat Trick: In hockey means to score 3 goals during the game. Fans will then usually throw hats on the ice at the player’s achievement. Last night during the Detroit Red Wings vs Dallas Stars, Red Wing right winger, did just that. His first NHL career hat trick. The 26 year old has been known for his checking skills and as a penalty killer but … Continue reading Hello Hat Trick
And I don’t mean as an ice girl or cheerleader! I’d like to thank The Hockey News magazine for tweeting about this story and bringing it to my attention because I am highly annoyed at moron parents and the girls can’t play with boys mentality.You can read the story “Controversy Pushes Girl Off Coed Hockey Team” that The Hockey News Magazine tweeted about. The gist … Continue reading Hockey is For Girls Too
Reasons from me the Rock Goddess and the END’s local hockey maven Love Twitter or Hate Twitter – there’s good reasons to follow NHL player Paul Bissonnette The basics:* Paul Bissonnette plays for the Phoenix Coyotes.* Yes Phoenix, the arid desert, has an ice hockey team. (Okay, I really don’t know if it’s arid, but I know it’s not conducive to winter mixes like here … Continue reading Why You Should Follow Paul Bissonnette on Twitter
I love hockey. I’d like to thank Michael for getting me into the sport years ago, and I’d like to thank him for making one of my favorite teams be the Detroit Red Wings because they were also his favorite team. They still are one of my favorite teams. My other favorite team is The NY Rangers. I won’t even lie and say I picked … Continue reading The New York Rangers
A guy I met might have gotten me into hockey, but the Detroit Red Wings made me fall in love with the sport. That was the team said guy liked. That was the team that I learned about hockey from. That was the team I cheered for and that was the team I followed. Yes, I did decide to cheer for and become a NY … Continue reading Detroit Red Wings
There is something relaxing about watching hockey in an arena. Maybe it’s because for two hours, I can forget about anything that is outside of the arena. I enjoy the chilly air in the arena, the heckling fans, the loving fans, the smell of stale beer and fried foods. I like getting to a game early to watch the warm-ups too. I love the sound … Continue reading I Can’t, I Have Hockey
I realized last night as I was looking at hockey stats for a team I could care less about that I have become very obsessed with the sport. Then I realized why… For those that know me, they believe I have suddenly become a super geek fan of hockey. They’ve wondered what the hell? Hockey? Huh? You like a sport? I do. I like two. … Continue reading Hockey