Cup Rematch Coming?

With the Red Wings winning in OT last night and taking a 2-0 lead in the series against the Blackhawks, we’ve moved one step closer to a Stanley Cup Finals rematch between the Wings and the Pens.  The NHL can’t be upset with that, although a Chicago comeback would top off the Second City market revival nicely.

Forbes has declared the Blackhawks the greatest sports-business turnaround ever, and it’s hard to disagree.

Win your own fight

millitary.com’s fitness blog has an entry and video related to hockey fights: Every fight in a hockey game is a close quarters combat scenario.  It uses the in-close concept of a hockey fight for tips to handling an anywhere-fight.  We commonly post about players in hockey using outside concepts to help them win fights on-ice, so I thought it’d be interesting to link up the flip-side.

A return

ESPN’s Sports Guy, Bill Simmons, professes his renewed love for the NHL.  It should come as no surprise when his reasons include the Bruins winning and fighting numbers ticking upwards.

A night off

No NHL tonight, but there is a Memorial Cup game, Rimouski at Drummondville.  It’s on Sportsnet in Canada and the NHL Network in the States.

Videos added

Kris King vs Michel Petit Dec 20, 1997
Dominic Roussel vs Sean Burke Feb 24, 1993
Dmitri Yushkevich vs Jim McKenzie Feb 24, 1993
P.J. Stock vs Jeremy Stevenson Feb 4, 1998
Dennis Vial vs Stu Grimson Dec 16, 1997
Sébastien Piché vs Adam Henrique May 17, 2009
Logan MacMillan vs Jesse Blacker May 17, 2009

Some reads

Ex-Hawk, Wing Probert is in Chicago’s Corner
Hockey Star Sean Avery Drops the Puck for Boozy Offseason at New Tribeca Bar
Enter sandpaper man McClelland
Calm Avery makes better visit to NHL headquarters
It’s a Great Time to be a Blackhawks Fan
Justin Bourne’s Blog: Youth movement bad for beards, great for game
Matt Cooke is a standup guy who never contradicts himself