He’s not even officially on an NHL team anymore, but LCS Hockey can’t stop picking on Yashin just yet. Give a click for a funny read.
LCS Hockey was lucky enough to get our hands on one of the prototypes. Unlike the previous “Operation” games, in which obstructions were surgically removed to heal the patient, contestants will attempt to add missing pieces to Yashin in hopes of curing such ailments as “No Heart,” “No Guts,” “Limp Wrist,” and “Lack of Hunger.”
Sweet! From ESPN.com.
It’s not drunken driving in New Jersey if it involves a Zamboni.
A judge ruled the four-ton ice rink-grooming machines aren’t motor vehicles because they aren’t useable on highways and can’t carry passengers.
Zamboni operator John Peragallo had been charged with drunken driving in 2005 after a fellow employee at the Mennen Sports Arena in Morristown told police the machine was speeding and nearly crashed into the boards.
Police said Peragallo’s blood alcohol level was 0.12 percent. A level of 0.08 is considered legally drunk in New Jersey.
Peragallo appealed, and Superior Court Judge Joseph Falcone on Monday overturned his license revocation and penalties.
…and the Islanders clinch a playoff berth!!
Did you DVR last night’s game? Quick, go mark it “do not delete”! In what will surely go down in history as one of the greatest Islander games ever - right up there with 1980 Game 6, and the “Easter Epic”, the Islanders shocked the Ottawa Senators with a record setting offensive explosion 13-0.
The Islanders started scoring early and often, chasing Ottawa goalie Ray Emery after just 1 period. Jason Blake and Alexei Yashin both had a hat trick in the first period, staking the Islanders to a 6-0 lead. Ryan Smyth added a hat trick in the second for a 9-0 lead, and THEN things started to get weird. After another injury to an Islander defenseman, Coach Nolan had no other choice but to lace up the skates himself and play defense. Thanks to some quick thinking by GM Garth Snow, the Islanders were able to sign Nolan to a two-way contract and keep the team under the salary cap. Nolan seemed a little out of place at first but finished the second period strong, going coast to coast with the puck and beating the Ottawa backup goalie for the 10-0 lead.
Faced with a monstrous 10-0 deficit, Ottawa elected to play the third period without a goalie for the extra attacker. That’s when First Star of the Game, Islander goalie Wade Dubielewicz got into the action. Doobie who already had 40 saves, made the Senators pay with the first ever hat trick by a goalie in the NHL. With the empty net at the other end of the ice, Doobie lifted 3 pucks over the heads of the defensemen and down the ice, into the net. Amazing!
Click HERE now, thank me later. This is a really funny hockey video…you friggin hosers!
Fun little game going around the hockey blogosphere this week, guess I’ll join in the fun since all the cool kids are doing it.
If I Were a Hockey Player:
Wait a minute, I AM a hockey player. Not a particularly good one, but a player none the less. Shouldn’t this game be called “If I were in the NHL”? Which reminds me, if my parents raised me in Canada and started me skating the day after I started to walk, I would be in the NHL. It’s a long road to the NHL when you first start ice skating at age 13.
Team: New York Islanders (if the Rangers drafted me, I’d have to retire before my first game)
Uniform Number: 17
Position: Left Wing
Nickname: murph
Dream Linemates: Mike Bossy on the right and Bryan Trottier in the middle (sorry to bump you out like that Gillies)
Rounding out the PP: Chris Pronger and Dion Phaneuf (my fantasy hockey blueliners)
Job: Screening the goalie, looking for rebounds, drawing cross-checking penalties
Signature Move: One-Timer
Strengths: Shooting, passing
Weaknesses: Skating, lack of speed
Injury Problems? My lower back is always sore after a game. I could definitely get used to pre-game stretching from the trainers and post-game massages from the team masseuse though.
Equipment: Bauer Supreme Custom Skates, Easton Synergy SL stick, CCM helmet and pants, Easton gloves
Nemesis: Everyone on the Rangers, Crybaby Sydney
Scandal Involvement: ZWI (Zamboni-ing While Intoxicated)
Who I’d face in the Stanley Cup Finals: Does it matter? They’re gonna lose anyways.
What I’d do with the Stanley Cup after our victory: Parade it down Hempstead Turnpike of course! Then I’d take it to the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas, fill it with Red Bull and Grey Goose Vodka and play Texas Hold ‘Em all night long.
Would the media love me or hate me? Love me. I tell it like it is, sign autographs for all the fans, and give the Islanders a hometown discount. And when Wang offers me a 15-year deal, I turn it down.
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The last few pages of The Hockey News are known for their look at the lighter side of the NHL. Jason Blake made an appearance last week in their “Separated At Birth” section.
Greetings from Jacksonville, Home of Super Bowl XXXIX (Pats 24, Eagles 21)…and no hockey on television. The MAN has me working down here for a few days and for the most part, I can’t complain. It’s 85 and sunny. I get to eat and drink on the company tab, and I’m not in the office. That said, anyone who knows me knows I’m a greedy bastard. So, i went out looking for some NEW YORK ISLANDER HOCKEY! the other night. Much to my chagrin, the local sports bar was showing Florida High School Football Friday Night Lights style. And Motocross. Can’t forget the Motocross. I asked the bartender if he could put on the Islander game and failing that, any hockey at all. After all, it was late, the football game was about wrapped up - purple beat white - and the place was emptying out. Bartender says no. Says he needs to watch the postgame wrap up show. Some kid named Burwicky (sp?) is going to be on. I thought he was joking. I really did. I laughed. He shot me a look like I grabbed his mother’s ass. I said “You serious?” He said, “Yup.” In my head I said “F’n Jacksonville.”
At least the Coliseum Heroes won. Hope to be back in time to attend the opener with Murph and his legendary tailgating skills. Tell the Ice Girls I’m on my way.
If you’re thinking of starting your own New York Islanders blog, here are 20 names that are still available.
islanderszamboni.com
islanderspowerplay.com
icingontheisland.com
offsidesontheisland.com
nyislandersfans.com
bagofpucks.com
killsparky.com
crazyfortheisles.com
twoforroughing.com
coliseumcrazies.com
wehatetherangers.com
orangeandbluehockey.com
welovetheicegirls.com
islanderspenaltybox.com
islespenaltybox.com
sinbindiaries.com
notesfromthesinbin.com
islandersfaceoff.com
islandersobstructedview.com
islesobstructedview.com
We went with IslandersArmy.com because it sounded cool and was easy to remember.
Two weeks in, and LCS Hockey is in peak mid-season form. They’ve put together names for each of the NHL teams top lines. Really funny stuff. Here is the Isles, Rangers, and Devils. Be sure to visit LCS and read all 30.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
The Milk Carton Line - Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta, and Zach Parise: Elias is missing.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
The Expansion Line - Alexei Yashin, Viktor Kozlov, and Andy Hilbert: If not for expansion, would these guys even be in the league?
NEW YORK RANGERS
Diff’rent Strokes - Michael Nylander, Jaromir Jagr, and Martin Straka: Without Jagr playing Mr. Drummond to Nylander and Straka, both would be out on the streets. And Nylander is definitely Willis, and Straka is Arnold. What’s Czech for, “Watchu talkin’ ’bout, Willis?”
