To celebrate my joy of the Devils advancing, here is a great picture of Kovalchuk and Parise.
Wrote to ESPN about their tribute video ignoring hockey
I am writing to express my disappointment in ESPN’s disregard for the tragedies the hockey world has suffered this past season. In it’s annual tribute to the fallen athletes of the year, the deaths of Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien, Wade Belak, and the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team were not mentioned in any way. Please excuse me when I say that that’s fucking disgraceful.
You may not own the rights to the NHL, or cover hockey on a regular basis, or care about the NHL in any way at all, but you have a duty as the premier sports news outlet to give these athletes the recognition they deserve. It is shameful that the deaths of three NHL players and an ENTIRE KHL team apparantly wasn’t worth the time or effort to place into your tribute video.
I can only hope for a public apology to be issued. However, now that I see that ESPN is apathetic to the wishes and needs of the hockey world, I won’t be holding my breath. What a shame.
Now I never saw this movie like so many sports fans, but I figured when it was on demand that it was as good a time as any. It’s crass, vulgar and pretty much everything about it wouldn’t have ever been made in the modern era.
Which is what makes Slapshot so great. It’s a product of its..
EXCUSE ME, it’s the Charlestown Chiefs. Based on the Johnstown Jets, the changed to Johnstown Chiefs after the movie. Sheesh. Don’t make me get the Hanson brothers…
Just bought the tickets for the Devils game on my 18th birthday.
So excited. Its against the Jets, which is ironic, since I want to go to college in Atlanta and the Thrashers were my in to hockey. Now I’d have to drive four hours to Nashville. Oh well.
But I’m still so excited!
HELLZ YEAH
Please take a second to reblog this post in memory of those 43 young talented men of the KHL Lokomotiv’s who lost their lives in a tragic plane crash. Whether you love or hate the game of hockey, please find it in your heart to send your condolences to those we have lost, and pray for those still fighting for their lives. Rest In Hockey Paradise, You won’t ever be forgotten.
You will be forever missed, and loved unconditionally. RIP:(
Due to “lack of room”, NYC Police Officers, Port Authority Police Officers and FDNY Firefighters are not “invited” to the 10th anniversary of 9/11 at Ground Zero. Funny - they weren’t invited on that day in 2001 either - they just “showed up” and became our heroes. Please reblog if you think they belong more than the politicians who are invited.
