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January 23, 2017
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BETTING ON EXPERNIECE
WHEN GEORGE MCPHEE was finishing his law degree at Rutgers many moons ago, he hung out with a few guys in medical school. The aspiring doctors had an enduring credo: eat when you can, sleep when you can, work out when you can, and don’t fool around with the spleen. Really, when it comes down to it, what more life advice does a guy need? By the time he graduated, McPhee was just three years removed from an NHL career that ended largely because he was 5-foot-9 and played like he was 6-foot-3. He took the words to heart and, almost a quarter century later, not a day goes by when McPhee doesn’t work out. Hard. Because that’s the only way he’s ever known how to do things. Whether it’s skipping…
THE INSTIGATOR
THE BIG 50: BOSTON BRUINS $16.95 U.S. / $19.95 CDN, Triumph Books, 304 pgs, 5.5" x 8.5", paperback Author Fluto Shinzawa took the difficult task of boiling down the Bruins’ 92- year history into his 304-page book, The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the Boston Bruins. He reaches way back with tales of players such as Dit Clapper and Eddie Shore, Frank Brimsek, Milt Schmidt and the ‘Kraut Line.’ Of course, modern greats get their due as well: Orr, Esposito, Bourque, Neely, Chara, Bergeron and numerous others. But Shinzawa doesn’t just focus on the good times. He also recounts some of the lowest points in the B’s history: Ted Green’s traumatic head injury, Joe Thornton’s trade to the Sharks and the infamous “too many men” call in the 1979…
TOP10
THE WAIT IS OVER. The NHL’s new expansion franchise revealed itself in November as the Vegas Golden Knights. Gimmicky to drop the ‘Las’ in Vegas? Sure. Will everyone just call this team the Knights? Probably. But the logo is pretty darn good. The NHL has produced 10 expansion teams in the past 25 years. Which one fielded the best inaugural logo over that span? We’ve ranked them below. Disclaimer: we did not factor in jerseys and uniforms, as the Knights (see? Already dropping the Golden) haven’t yet revealed theirs. We’re judging teams only by their logos here. 1 VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2017-18 LIKES: It’s a simple, clean image. The gladiator-style helmet exudes camaraderie. Not only does the black shadow create the effect of an intimidating presence wearing it, but it also forms…
THE COUNTDOWN
TO ATTEND A hockey game as a fan is to chase a high. Goals help a team win, of course, but they’re more than that. The moments wouldn’t mean as much if they weren’t so fun, dressed up with arena-rocking horns and trademark tunes. Some teams, of course, present the pageantry better than others. Which have the NHL’s top goal songs? I took a (highly subjective) crack at ranking them. Criteria that mattered: (a) Is the song catchy, upbeat, dance worthy? (b) Is the song choice fresh and original as opposed to a cliche? (c) Is the song the right kind of annoying, as in annoying to opponents? Here we go. BLACKHAWKS “CHELSEA DAGGER” BY THE FRATELLIS Checks off every box. Synonymous with the team, easy to sing, and its “do…
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