Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The calendar has turned to May and, with the dismissal of the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, the field of Stanley Cup contenders has been winnowed down to the final four. We’ve arrived through the first two rounds, seventy games behind us and no more than 21 left ahead of us. We’ve arrived at the conference finals, a battle of north versus south along both coasts of North America, with a shot at Lord Stanley’s Chalice on the... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment
For a man who spent his journeyman playing career riding buses across the netherworlds of minor-league hockey — and saw just fourteen NHL games with the Quebec Nordiques during his dozen years putting on the pads and going out to play defense from Halifax to Salt Lake City — rising to the rarefied heights of the coaching pantheon with two Original Six teams is a rare thing indeed. From his unassuming upbringing in a small community on... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
We’re into the rum rations now, and I’ve got this nagging feeling that I’m coming down with Stanley Cup fever. I’m fiending for yet another crack at the Bruins after Montreal played their cardiac role to perfection in getting all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Flyers. But there’s more to it than just the rivalry at stake.
Every year we get the joy of watching underdogs rise up and hold their own... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on November 11, 2010 · 2 Comments
So I spent the weekend traveling into the land of the Giants. As Dickens said, “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Hell, I’ve taken trips to Vegas that wound up being less eventful than this weekend. It was my first trip ever to San Francisco, coming three weeks on the heels of my first time in the Bay Area when I was confined to the north in San Rafael. My wife was the kickoff speaker at the GreenFestival, a sustainability... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We here at Sports Nickel are gearing up for another exciting NHL season that is just around the corner. Play begins on October 7, so be sure to check back here regularly throughout September as the scribes of Puckhead Nation get new team previews up during the month. Let us know what you think of our preseason coverage — we hope to provide you with as much information as possible so that you too can be ready for the drop of the puck on the... Read More
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