Category: Media

Off topic: 2013 Shorty Awards for Hockey recap: A lockout sullied Shorty season

By John Fontana | Feb 26th 2019 | 7 min read |

If you’re on Twitter, you may or may not have heard of the Shorty Awards before. If you’re not on Twitter at all, then this subject and st...

Suffering Mike Milbury and the NHL on NBC Sports Network

By John Fontana | Feb 23rd 2019 | 4 min read |

Radko Gudas, the hard-hitting Czech, has turned heads since his promotion from the Syracuse Crunch last week. Perhaps it’s the beard? Perhaps it...

NBC Sports Network fills a long-empty void for NHL fans as a legitimate alternative to ESPN

By Clark Brooks | Feb 22nd 2019 | 6 min read |

Complaining about hockey’s absence from cable television heavyweight ESPN has become as much a part of being a hockey fan as knowing all the wor...

Was Operation Hat Trick blacked out with thanks to the NHL Lockout?

By John Fontana | Feb 21st 2019 | 3 min read |

Operation Hat Trick was conceived as a fundraiser for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, and was played over the weekend at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic Ci...

2012 Calder Cup Finals games 3 through 7 to air on CBS Sports Network

By John Fontana | Feb 20th 2019 | 1 min read |

As the Norfolk Admirals and Toronto Marlies prepare for game 3 of the 2012 AHL Calder Cup Finals, a dynamic to this series has changed. Oh, it’s...