The Lulz feature was originally inspired by the lolcats site but features hockey pictures with funny, quirky, ironic or just plain mean captions. This feature should run weekly on Mondays, just to try to make your Monday a little brighter.
Hockey Day in America
Hey kids! Can’t stand all that trash talk about how the NHL is the sixth most popular sport in the United States? Are you tired of trying to find hockey games on your cable provider because your eyes become like pinholes after buzzing through the first 90 stations? Feel like strangling the next person who asks why teams wear dark jerseys when they play at home? Then I’ve got something for YOU! The very first Hockey Day in America, coming Sunday to an actual national network famed for international sports and a basic cable channel best known for outdoorsy-type endeavors. The marquee matchup …
Rod the Bod
Since we clearly never got around to giving Rod Brind’Amour the coverage he deserves, we offer to you, without comment, the following images:
Justin Goldman dissects the goaltending situation in Philadelphia
Justin Goldman runs the site The Goalie Guild and is a goalie scout. You can also follow him on Twitter. He has written about goalies on a number of different sites over the last three years and has been working on different projects with Dallas Stars goalie coach Mike Valley and former NHL goalie Steve Shields. He has a great skill for observing and critiquing goaltenders. Today, he shares great insights on Sergei Bobrovsky, Brian Boucher, and more . Is a playoff goaltending tandem of Brian Boucher and Sergei Bobrovsky strong enough to win the Stanley Cup? If the playoffs started …
RICE & MICE: Groin Strain
A groin injury could mean a variety of different injuries to a hockey player and at times it seems the groin is a “catch all” for reasons a player may be kept out of the lineup. A groin strain or groin pull is one of the most common and least severe injuries that can occur at the groin. Part of the reason for such a variety of injuries to the groin is the wide variety of structures that comprise the groin. The groin consists of the area where the abdomen meets the legs, the inner thigh, the pubic area including …
The roof is coming off the Spectrum again
Philly.com is reporting that the Spectrum roof will collapse today. So, let’s commemorate this moment with a few videos. The roof blows off the Spectrum The Harlem Globetrotters play on the Spectrum roof Update: Via Ike Richman: Minor technical problem with crane delays #TheSpectrum knock down until tomorrow. #Flyers #Sixers
Happy Valentine’s Day!
The Lulz feature was originally inspired by the lolcats site but features hockey pictures with funny, quirky, ironic or just plain mean captions. This feature should run weekly on Mondays, just to try to make your Monday a little brighter.
Spectrum Memories: Pukeahontas Revisited
To celebrate my 25th year of hockey fandom, I will occasionally step into the way-back machine and write about events in the Flyers’ past. For the balance of the season, I will be dipping into the well to ruminate about some things related to my love of the Philadelphia Flyers, and in general about the fan experience as a youngster. This is the seventh in the series of Spectrum Memories. When you’re a youngster, and the proud owner of any kind of season ticket plan for your favorite sport, there’s not much that stands in your way of attending a game. Like the U.S. …
Five Reasons I Love the Flyers: Shawny Hill
You may know Shawny Hill as Dancin’ Shawny or The Dancing Guy. He is currently the In-Arena Host for the Philadelphia Flyers and, as you may have already guess, a huge fan of the Flyers. You can follow him on Twitter or become his fan on Facebook. Today, he gives us the top five reasons he loves the Flyers. When I was asked for my Top 5 Reasons I love the Flyers, I knew it was going to be nearly impossible. How do I take this indescribable feeling and put into words; more specifically, words that don’t make me sound …
RICE & MICE: Achilles tendon rupture
In Greek mythology, the legend of Achilles says he was dipped into the river Styx by his mother, Thetis, in order to make him invulnerable. However, she had to hold onto his heel in order to dip him in the water, thus missing a spot. The only way Achilles could be killed was by injury to his heel. The Achilles tendon is the strongest and thickest tendon in the body and can withstand large forces, yet it’s one of the most frequently ruptured tendons. Rupturing an Achilles tendon is a very serious injury that takes months to rehabilitate. Athletes who …