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.
I feel like the girl at the end of Blair Witch Project right now. You know, I’m so scared…..The Hammer and I are headed to the Bruins right now to watch them take on the Penguins. By train. I hope Laraque gives Lucic a shot at the title. Pray for us. I’m so scared.
Big weekend for the Goonblog boys. I just filled two flasks with Eagle Rare Bourbon. One I am giving to Hammer, and one is mine. I will make the delivery to him tomorrow at Bob and Tawnya’s wedding up at the lake. To say no good can come from this is the understatement of the year. Tonight I am watching the Sox, then the Bruins. Tomorrow, I will figure out a way to watch the Sox and Bruins at the wedding, and Sunday is the Pats. To top it off, MOL has a slinky black dress lined up for the wedding. RAAR. Easy boys. She’s spoken for, and despite her constant crying and mumbling what did I do, she’s happy.
I saw Jesse Boulerice got suspended for 25 games today for his cross check on Ryan Kesler. I can’t say I am surprised at the length of the sentence. I thought there was no need for what he did, and the sentence fit the crime here. I was really glad to see Jesse back in the show too. He didn’t seem the same player after Aaron Downey scrambled his eggs a couple of years ago. He only played a handful of games in Lowell, and Albany, and couldn’t seem to catch a break. Now, with a fresh start in the place where it all started for him, he seemed to finally be back. I think Jesse is a quality player and decent enforcer. The one time I talked to him, he seemed like a nice young man to boot. I am not sure if he gets too wound up in the heat of battle, but he needs to learn to stop using his stick as a weapon. Maybe a 25 game seat in the press box after working his way back to the NHL will be the ticket.
Go Sox, Bruins, and Patriots. Congratulations to Bob and Tawnya, as well as Dorothea and Todd. Have a great weekend everyone. Look for the weekly wrap up Sunday.
I would like to personally thank everyone for the well wishes, and words of support and encouragement you have given MOL and I. Saturday was a very emotional day for the both of us, and it means so much to us that everyone could be there and share the day with us. To the Goonsquad in attendance. Thanks for being there. We really could not have asked for a better day eh? I hope you boys got enough to eat and drink. Judging from the two posts while I was away, I’m guessing you did.
MOL and I had a fantastic time on our Honeymoon. We did the same thing every day. Wake up. Go to the beach. Eat lunch. Take a nap. Eat dinner. Go to Sharky’s. Go home. It was a great time just sitting on the beach reading the Hockey News, and doing nothing. I had never been to the Vineyard, but I will most assuredly be going back. The people are super friendly, and they all seem genuinely interested in making sure you are enjoying yourself. Excellent times to say the least.
So, now I am back with many wedding thank you cards to write. I am refreshed, and am looking forward to the puck dropping on Saturday at noon for the Ducks and Kings. I love the Ducks in your face game, and I think the Kings have some very entertaining youngsters on their roster. Plus, it’ll be awesome to see two West Coast teams play in East Coast time. I am also trying to get MOL to go to the Bruins game on Sunday against the Isles. My boy Gordie Dwyer has been scoring goals, and dropping the mitts so I’d love to see him in action.provided he doesn’t get sent downor releasedAnyway, good to be back boys! Killer and I have some stuff coming up for the season that will be fun and entertaining, and The Ref is always lurking, ready to chip in his two cents. Hell, we may even get Hammer to write something again?
I caught myself watching the Bruins game last night and they looked decent. 52 seconds left in the 2nd and what seemed like a great save by Thomas, game continues and period ends, right……wrong. After further review (when the boys are already in the locker room) GOAL, bring them back out and play the remaining 52 seconds like it never happened.
If they are going to review they need to adapt some NFL views and stop the damn game. What if either Boston or Buffalo had scored in that 52 seconds – is that goal removed or if someone got hurt during that would they magically heal because it never happened? I was very happy to see the gloves drop in the game and to see our beloved B’s take the shootout. They need to do something about review. Time to fire up the grill and cooler and watch the Great American Race
For those of you who thought "The Hammer" was dead and buried fear not, I was just on holiday. I don’t know if it is watching hockey at 9 AM, or the bigger ice surface, but I have to sheepishly admit that (first I am not from Belgium) I like the Euro style hockey. Fast action but not a lot of hitting – we need to find a happy meduim. Maybe make the AHL rinks bigger or show those Euro fruits how to drop the gloves.
By the way #25 still stinks and I don’t like him.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
For example: Hockey is a religion and no one will tell us different! I am free to tell Hal Gill "You Suck". When you bring the boys on the ice, it starts as a peaceable.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
The coach regulates the militia and it is often necessary for those on the ice to bear arms and drop gloves, and no one will infringe on the right of a goon to pull a 5 minute major.
Critics of these amendments are free to cross the border to the great white north. Where hockey is also relatively popular.
"Neely went through, not around." – Scott Burnside
It is time that we all pay our respects to one of the greatest hard-nosed hockey players EVAH! Watching Cam on the ice, and never knowing if he was going to score – or just beat the tar out of any tough guy going on the other team – was one of the things that made him great. He wore the Black and Gold with pride.
Some random statistics from BostonBruins.com:
Please feel free to share your personal memories of Cam’s career. Jeepers – I’m talking like he’s dead or something. Tonight the Hall of Fame, and not the mortuary, gets a very worthy addition.
"To act crazy is really not crazy."
Crazy people don’t think they are crazy. That honor is still reserved for Bettman on both counts.
May 14th 1988, started like any other day. The four of us a cooler of Bud and tickets to the Devils game, oh yeah it was game 7. Anyway typical trip into the GARDEN four of us in a Monte Carlo most likely listening to some Van Halen and drinking beer like it was our job. Our scenario usually went like this: drive to the parking garage next to the garden, site in the parking garage and have at least 6 or 7 Buds before we make our way over to Sullivan’s Tap, those of you who know the Tap this is before they expanded it, hang out at the Tap and drink 16oz. Knickerbockers for a $1.00 or less. Why the Tap some may ask, being that I was still 3 days shy of my 20th birthday and I have been going to the Tap uncarded for 2 years, it seemed like the only place to go. 6 or so goons of Knickerbockers and we were ready to head into the game.
Needless to say the electricity in the Old Garden was unmatched only by the hatred of the Devils. We had seats in the upper level in the corner, great view of all the action. Just as we entered the garden my bro’ in law realized he left his glasses in the car, being the nice kind hearted people we are, we all said "Tough Shit". We were heading up to our seats and to get two Busch beers on the way. Leaving my bro in law to figure it out on his own, he heads to the security guys and ask’s if he can leave the garden so he can get his glasses. Thinking they were just going to laugh at him one of the gaurds says sure but you have to hold this when you get back to your seat.
He comes back to the seat shortly before they drop the puck with glasses on and a sign that said "DEVILS SUCK". A small price to pay to see the B’s beat the devils to go the Stanley Cup Finals.
I do miss the days of Cam beating the tar out of people on his way to scoring 50 goals and the fans throwing their shoes on the ice when ever Bruce Shoebottom would drop the gloves. Long live number 8.
Being this is my first post I apologize in advance for the spelling errors and nonsense that I write. I do have more of these stories that are mostly going to revolve around beer and some sporting event or another and when I dig out my old ticket stubs I will put the pictures up.