All Posts Tagged With: "NHL"

NHL Should Have Punished Penguins, FSN Pittsburgh

The National Hockey League messed up, and if vulgarity weren’t frowned upon in journalism, I would not have used the word “messed.”
If the NHL cared about its credibility, not to mention if it wanted to gain a little public exposure that it desperately needs, the league would have come out quickly and harshly against the [...]

May 21 2009 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

NBA and NHL conference finals are underway but we manage to spend 40 minutes figuring out which team Michael Vick might end up on. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.
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May 14 2009 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

Two game 7s in hockey, NBA conference semis coming down to the wire, and some horse racing talk for you. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.
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This [...]

April 9 2009 episode of Poor Man’s PTI

Ryan and Vin run through this week’s top stories including the tragic death of Angels’ Adenhart. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.
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This week’s topics include:

Recap [...]

NHL Power Rankings (week of Feb. 17-24)

After a couple of weeks with dealing with food poisoning, and other various matters, which I deem more important than breathing, I am back with the post-all star edition of the NHL power rankings. Before I begin, let me say this, as someone who is a family member of a victim of domestic abuse, please, [...]

NHL Power Rankings: All-Star Edition

Here we are, at the all-star beak. Teams are starting to seperate themselves from the pack in the West, while in the East, things are getting a little top heavy. New Jersey is playing better without Broudeur, Boston is sick despite their injury situation, and Montreal is starting to rebound after a cold end of 2008.

The Case For Sean Avery

Trash talk, it’s done everywhere, in every sport. We hear it every week, from the disgruntled former player all the way to good friends just getting pumped up for a game. It’s good harmless fun, right? Not according to the National Hockey League. Sean Avery of the Dallas Stars is now testing the limits of [...]

NHL Power Rankings (for the week of Dec. 1 – 6)

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Now that the holiday season is here, it was time for a change. So, after a long look at the formula I was using for the power rankings, it took a major change. Instead of using a complicated formula, I make it easier to understand. The new power [...]

Concussions in the NFL and NHL

As defined by the Centers for Disease Control, a concussion is a clinical syndrome characterized by immediate and transient alteration in brain function, including alteration of mental status and level of consciousness, resulting from mechanical force or trauma. Translated, a concussion is a blow to the head that causes a change in brain function.

Former Dallas [...]

NHL Power Rankings (for the week of Nov. 16-22)

The second week of the SportsColumn NHL power rankings sees a shake-up…at the bottom of the standings. People on the Island are rejoicing as the firing of Barry Melrose wasn’t the cap to a horrid week for the Lightning.
The top three teams stay the same, and at the rate things are going, the Sharks [...]

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