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Hockey fight blog with humorous, blow-by-blow commentary on goons, enforcers and donnybrooks

Hockey fight blog with humorous, blow-by-blow commentary on goons, enforcers and donnybrooks.

Merry Milestones: GoonBlog Hits 100!


in The Ref

Shhh. Do you hear that? It’s history happening all around us. Let us gather, children, sacrifice a goat and then harken the 100th post of the almighty GoonBlog.

Chris and I started about 6 months ago with a mutual love of thuggery, hockey, liquor, Slapshot and liquor – and we’ve managed to turn that into a site which is actually considered by most to be a legitimate source of new hockey journalism. Whatever that is. At least, that’s what we tell ourselves while crying to sleep every night. The Hammer is around here somewhere, too.

Our scope is sometimes limited and our entries have definitely bordered on infrequent, but we’ve made many new friends and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience thus far. Wherever a rookie enforcer hits the ice, we’ll be there. Whenever a no-name AHL thug gets mentioned in the media, we’ll be there. And whenever Chris and I end up PC’d after 8 pints of Banknorth Garden draft – well, I guess we’ll be there too. We won’t have a choice at that point.

Rest assured we’re not going anywhere, except maybe to a holding tank, and we thank you all for reading.

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  1. As Bubbles says, “I like liquor and whores.” Thanks for reading everyone. It has been a lot of fun thus far. Keep the comments coming, and any suggestions on how we can make this site more fun for you are welcome! Thanks again all.

  3. Liquor in the front poker in the rear. Way to go Chris and the Ref!
    If I get off my ass and stop working and continue on my vodka tonic streak i will post again

  6. Awe yeah!

    Next big milestone should be post #472, matching Dave Schultz’s PIM record in ’74-’75

    I don’t live terribly far from Lowell…love to say hello to you guys at a game sometime.

  10. Any night. Serious. They never sell out. I think the sell for about $15.00. The arena is gorgeous, you can’t get a bad seat. Pick a weekend as Dave lives in Boston, so it’s easier for him to come out.

  11. How’s she goin eh? U boys need to get Molson as a sponsor eh. Have a goonblog night out or somethin @ a local watering hole. Or maybe even a Donut sponsor eh. I’m sure Andy Van Hellimond might be able to recommend some of his favorite spots. Keep up the great posts.

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