October 27, 2013

New Article on The Pens Nation

by Andi Perelman Hockey in the News, The PensNation • Tags: 30 for 30, espn, habs, hockey, islanders, isles, john spano, kevin connolly, matt moulson, nhl, ovechkin, sabres, sports, stamkos, thomas vanek

New post on ThePensNation: Stamkos Acts, Canadians Don’t Swear, and Ovi is the Ochocinco of the NHL

October 2, 2013

Recent FiveForBoarding Post on ThePensNation.com

by Andi Perelman Hockey in the News, NHL Fights, The PensNation • Tags: andi perelman, brodeur, bryzgalov, buffalo, canadiens, colton orr, cory schneider, fiveforboarding, flyers, george parros, grabovski, habs, hockey, hybrid icing, nhl, sabres, sports, thepensnation

It is finally October and the NHL season has officially begun. The first games of the 2013-2014 NHL season took place yesterday and hockey news is already creating a buzz. So while I watch the Detroit vs. Buffalo game, I will fill you in if you got a late start on watching hockey (don’t lie – I know I was the only one watching hockey during the Buccos’ playoff game).

Parros vs. Orr: Even if you did not watch one second of the Toronto vs. Montreal game on 10/1/13, you still probably saw the fight between Colton Orr and George Parros. Both players are known enforcers, and the fight ended up getting a bit out of hand when Parros smacked his head off the ice. Ouch. Long story short, Parros was escorted off the ice on a stretcher and is out indefinitely.

The interesting part of this whole fighting/concussion debacle is how media sources are deciding to respond. ESPN wrote an article about how Parros’ concussion reignited the fighting debate, while Sports Illustrated took the completely opposite viewpoint saying that the Parros’ injury would not affect NHL rules at all. The best coverage of the injury and what it does or does not mean for the NHL rulebook came from Hockey Night in Canada (no surprise there). HNIC actually had the argument between analysts. See that video here.

READ MORE OF THIS ARTICLE HERE: http://bit.ly/1g5Fkia

May 6, 2013

Countdown: Three Calder Nominees, Two Teams Fighting, One Lost Tooth

by Andi Perelman Hockey in the News, NHL Awards, NHL Fights, The PensNation • Tags: brandon saad, brendan gallagher, calder, calder memorial trophy, calder trophy, canadiens, espn, florida panthers, habs, hockey, jeremy roenick, jonathan huberdeau, mike milbury, milbury, montreal, new york rangers, nhl, nhl awards, nhl playoffs, nyr, ottawa, pageau, pens, rangers, rick nash, roenick, senators, sens, sports, the pens nation, the pensnation

Before you take a look at my post on The PensNation, I want to add a quick tidbit. In my article I didn’t state my opinion on who should win the Calder Memorial Trophy. Now that I’m on my own blog, I want to formally endorse Jonathan Huberdeau. Huberdeau was phenomenal all season, despite playing on Florida Panthers, the team with the worst record in the NHL. Huberdeau also tied Nail Yakupov in rookie scoring. Pretty impressive considering the talent Yakupov has on his line in Edmonton. I also know that Huberdeau is a great person from working on some of his marketing materials during my time interning at Octagon. Overall, a great choice for the Calder, and he would’ve had my vote.

Without further ado, here is today’s post on The PensNation: http://bit.ly/15lLrfD