There was a mighty curse on the Blackhawks this year. No, not the one that they got from being from the same city as the Cubs, and not the much-hyped “Hossa Curse” (Marian Hossa has been to the Cup Finals three times in three years on three different teams… and only now has a Cup [...]

A month ago, I posted my explanation of the “Curse of the Shark Tank” [link]. In the comments, Tomi wondered if any other team had a record similar to the Sharks, and that made me wonder as well – were there? Since I had a little time today (and I want to refrain from commenting [...]

I graduated from high school on Thursday. It has yet to hit me that I’m officially a college student. Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup in Game 7 of the Finals, 2-1, today off of a two-goal effort from Max Talbot. Pretty big stuff. Add Grad Night and a trip to Great America in the [...]

10. Penguins are infinitely cooler than octopi (octopuses?). 9. Those NHL commercials from the Finals last year that depict the Penguins winning wouldn’t be biased, just clairvoyant.  8. The Pensblog. 7. Osgood in the Hall of Fame? Seriously? 6. Red Wings fans are annoying enough already. 5. A repeat of the whole Islanders-Oilers thing would [...]