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The Sports Guy
Bill Simmons, ESPN The MagazineI love this game! (Surprise -- I'm talking about the NHL.)
Story | May 19, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...franchise in sports -- to this, so quickly. Two years ago, ESPN ranked this the worst franchise in hockey, which was saying something at the time -- like being named worst goulash at an all-prison kitchen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 12, 2009Reason to Root for Detroit: Classic Western Finals
Ted Bauer...have a classic Western Finals pitting two Original Six teams against each other. Would be great, classic hockey history fun. And hey, if you ever stumble across this website and think "man, that site is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 12, 2009The Morning According to Us: NHL Drug Testing and the Playoffs (With apologies to the NHLPA)
Paul Kix...of drug tests throughout the last four seasons, testing at the last three Olympics and numerous International hockey competitions."] It's not hard to see why. Hockey has the physicality of football but the manic...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 20, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...always laughing at our perpetual dance with death. Of course, the plot is skewered here, because in hockey, the player would say, "Oh sure. Just put'a butterfly or two on der and I'll...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2009NHL 180
E.J. HradekSean Avery thought he knew playoff hockey; he had a great view of it from the stands during The Wings' 2002 cup run.
Story | Conversation | April 13, 2009March Of The Penguins
Eric AdelsonThe baby Pens are hoping that old-timer Gary Roberts knows the secret to lifting Lord Stanley's Cup. Little do they know he's still trying to figure it out
Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009Mag Writers Roundtable: Size Matters
Jeff Bradley, Ric Bucher, David Fleming and E.J. Hradek...watching the balletic, yet explosive, power of 6'6", 285-pound defensive end Mario Williams. A tall hockey player, a short NBA forward or even a pudgy soccer player isn't nearly as remarkable as...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2009Auction Block: On This Day
Eric AngevineSo many sporting events are in progress right now: The NCAA basketball tournament is down to its final 16 teams, with a couple of weeks to go before w...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 24, 2009Still Grinding After All These Years
Eric AdelsonAnd now, for your reading pleasure, a simple story about a cow named Liz, a boy named Shane and the whole reason we love sports in the first place.
Story | Conversation | March 03, 2009The Duck Dads
Lindsay BerraEvery year, the Anaheim Ducks do a road trip with their fathers. (Read more about it here.) This year, ESPN The Magazine senior writer Lindsay Berra w...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 02, 2009Clip Reel: Vancouver Canucks
Ted BauerWhat is "Clip Reel?" Point of fact: we need to spend more time discussing hockey. For example, the Vancouver Canucks are hot fire right now and could be a sleeper in the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009The Magazine Editor's Blog: Economics Briefing
Gary Belsky, ESPN The Magazine Editor-in-ChiefDwight Howard is fronting The Magazine's latest issue—and I especially love the cover image, which shows the extent to which athletes trust us t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2009Behind the Bets
Chad Millman...he'd leave his house wearing pajamas under a wool coat, with Mitch in tow, to watch hockey games at a local motel. The two of them, a bushy-haired, 220-pound mustached man and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009Man Advantage
E.J. Hradek, ESPN The MagazineNHL power plays are better than ever, but NHL penalty killers are gaining on them.
Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009

