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  • The Residents Of Mt. Olympus

    The Residents Of Mt. Olympus

    Well now we know the official numbers of Hawks and who’s going and who’s not. The Hawks will have 10 Olympians in Sochi, barring injury to either them or someone else causing yet another Hawk to fill in (Seabrook and Saad could both be first call-ups in that situation, as could Crawford I suppose but doubt). They are:

    Slovakia – Hossa, Handzus

    Czech Republic – Rozsival

    Sweden – Hjalmarsson, Oduya, Kruger

    USA – Kane

    Canada – Keith, Sharp, Toews

    WE DON’T HAVE ANY COMMIES CUZ WE DON’T NEEDS ‘EM TAKE DAT POO-TIN!

    Anyway, some random thoughts:

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  • Why I Can’t Give A Shit About The Olympics

    Why I Can’t Give A Shit About The Olympics

    Today, the hockey world began to stir anew with Canadian and American orientation camps hilariously practicing without ice due to insurance restrictions. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg (pun fully intended) as to why I really have zero investment Olympic competition.

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  • Why I Can't Give A Shit About The Olympics

    Why I Can't Give A Shit About The Olympics

    Today, the hockey world began to stir anew with Canadian and American orientation camps hilariously practicing without ice due to insurance restrictions. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg (pun fully intended) as to why I really have zero investment Olympic competition.

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  • Morning Links 8/26/13

    Tuevo a year away: ESPN Chicago

    Smaller pads revealed: PHT

    The Blues try to be like the Preds: CSN

    Team America: SI

    Camp Canada: TSN

    More warm weather hockey hijinks: PD

  • Russia, LGBT Rights, The NHL, and the 2014 Sochi Games

    Russia, LGBT Rights, The NHL, and the 2014 Sochi Games

    With the NHL season still about two months away from starting in earnest, and the the Olympics in Sochi still six months away, here in the down-iest of summer down time feels like a good enough time for this subject to be addressed now that the dust has settled from the release of the national team roster invite lists. It’s been bubbling under the surface for a while, and is only sure to boil over as time inches closer to the opening ceremonies, and that’s Russia’s flagrant LGBT rights violations, and how it’s going to affect the NHL’s participation in the Sochi games.

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  • Our Olympic Nightmare Starts and Other Monday Notes

    Our Olympic Nightmare Starts and Other Monday Notes

    First off, let me say the soccer fan within me loves international hockey. It’s the highest level, and having arguments with picking the national teams and lineups contained therein is endless fun. It’s good for the game…maybe. I’m not sure how 7am starts grows the sport, but that’s what they keep telling me.

    However, as a Hawks fan, I’m absolutely terrified — just as I was in 2010. I guess that worked out ok. As we’ve mentioned before, the Hawks could have as many as 10 Olympians, which is almost half the roster. Few other teams will come anywhere near that, though the Hawks might not themselves.

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  • Morning Links 7/22/13

    Ovi and Caps get to watch a Banner Raising: Comcast Chicago AP

    Best Games: Chicago Tribune

    February Break: NHL

    Who Team USA should take to Russia: PuckDaddy

    Who Team Canada should take to Russia: PuckDaddy

    Certain Stats are more than meets the eye: http:Backhand Shelf