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Thoughts on Olympic Hockey Tournament
First off, what a tournament! The best players in the world on the biggest stage, what else do you expect. A lot of surprises and a lot of nail biting moments. Team USA coming within a bounce of winning the gold medal is about as close as most Blues hockey fans have been to any...
Throwdown Lowdown – Capitals @ Blues 2-13-10
Colton Orr and Cam Janssen got into one non-fight and one fight last night in the Blues’ tilt with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The non-fight was a draw and won’t even count toward the totals and the main event was not graded as of “press time”. So I’ll grade it myself – Orr won, hands...
Mason on Standby
According to Kevin Allen of USA Today (@kausatoday on Twitter), Blues netminder Chris Mason has been tapped as Team Canada’s “standby” Goalie for the Olympics. Apparently some speculation pointed to struggling sophomore Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets, however that doesn’t appear to be the case. The Red Deer, Alberta native is 33 years...
Throwdown Lowdown – Maple Leafs @ Blues 2-12-10
The Detroit Red Wings DID relent and fight in their game against the Blues on Tuesday. Yes, it was the shards of Brad May’s career that fought our own Brad Winchester. It was scored a draw, and rightfully so as no one really landed anything solid. The fight pushes Winchester Cathedral up to 3-1-4 on...
Around the NHL : Peter Budaj Interview
This will be my first “Around the NHL” story on this blog, but I feel its a good one to post. Even though its unrelated to anything Blues hockey, any hockey fan should enjoy this read. Peter Budaj, a 27 year old goaltender born in Banska Bystrica, Slovkia, is the back-up goaltender for the Colorado...
Polak Named to Czech Olympic Squad
Per release from the St. Louis Blues Official Website, Roman Polak has been named to the Roster of his native Czech Republic for the 2010 Olympics. This is a great chance for Roman Polak to grow as a player. He will be representing his country at the highest level of international competition. He is likely...
