March 14, 2006

Clear day.

Yesterday was Clear Day in the AHL. Clear Day is kind of like a trade deadline. By 3pm, teams have...

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March 09, 2006

A smattering of trade stuff.

First, the belated: Keith Aucoin is the AHL player of the week. Ben Walter was recalled because Sergei Samsonov got...

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March 02, 2006

MMMMMMMMMarch!

I love March. It is my favorite month. Mostly because it is the month that I was born, and we...

Heather | 12:32 AM | 5
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February 22, 2006

Some news, and some more typing out loud.

The Hockey Journal has a interesting piece on Charlie Jacobs here. I did not know that he was the brains...

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February 17, 2006

Up too late: the goaltender edition.

Dearest internets. Hello. How are you doing? I'm sorry I've been so distant lately. I don't really want to get...

Heather | 02:10 AM | 4
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February 08, 2006

Catching up.

Tonight, Providence is at Lowell, Boston is at Pittsburgh, and Manchester is playing San Antonio. To recap the weekend: THURSDAY...

Heather | 10:34 AM | 4
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February 02, 2006

The AHL ASG and Boston vs. the Canadiens.

Canada won the AHL All-Star game, 9-4. This is because I was not there. And before you're all, "Geez, Heather,...

Heather | 01:55 PM | 11
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January 30, 2006

This past weekend.

Hi. My name is Heather, and I am a total hockey addict. I go from day to day, wondering...

Heather | 07:06 PM | 6
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January 25, 2006

More about the radio thing later. Now, news.

Hi there. Maybe you remember me? I have been a little absent, lately. I am sorry. Do you realize that...

Heather | 04:39 PM | 2
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January 12, 2006

Catch-up.

In IE at work and home, I have theahl.com set as my home page. When I opened it this morning...

Heather | 01:56 PM | 6
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December 28, 2005

A giant news briefing.

So, some stuff's happened since we last talked. BOSTON: They beat Toronto at the game I couldn't go to, on...

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December 22, 2005

The holiday break starts... now.

Boston radio station WBCN 104.1 talked to Braddy Boyes this morning. Rather then be exactly on time for work, I...

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December 15, 2005

A ton of information for your brain.

A'ight- the upcoming weekend. Tonight, BOSTON is at Minnesota- the game starts at 8pm- and is at Calgary on Saturday....

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December 02, 2005

Glossing over.

A'ight. Hockey. Let's discuss. Chris McMurtry offers another look at last night's Boston/Ottawa game, from the perspective of a Sens...

Heather | 02:47 PM | 1
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December 01, 2005

Yay for Andy Hilbert!

At least something good is happening somewhere, for someone....

Heather | 08:43 AM | 4
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November 23, 2005

The graviest of all the holidays

I just want y'all to know that I am feeling quite punchy today- too much coffee, too little sleep, and...

Heather | 03:38 PM | 2
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November 17, 2005

Too much coffee is bad for you, I have learned.

DISCLAIMER: I am on my fourth LARGE cup of coffee in the past 24 hours. I cannot get enough of...

Heather | 04:39 PM | 3
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November 08, 2005

I started this 9 hours ago.

Firstly, this kind of fascinates me. I saw the smoke from the crash in my rearview on the way to...

Heather | 10:00 PM | 4
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September 02, 2005

Late-night Friday stuff

Before I head off deep into the heart of Maine for a few days, I leave you this: Phil Pilmar...

Heather | 10:38 PM | 1
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September 01, 2005

Let's talk. (volume two)

Miscellaneous: If you're doing the fantasy hockey thing (we here at SVO are), Sharkspage has a pretty good post with...

Heather | 04:11 PM | 7
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August 07, 2005

Sunday news.

First, for those of you who keep asking about ticket stuff: According to Charlie Jacobs in the front office, pricing...

Heather | 09:29 PM | 2
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August 04, 2005

Transactions.

Good word. Y'all, I head out on vacation for six days, and the NHL gets crazy. So, a quick linkless...

Heather | 01:51 PM | 7
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July 14, 2005

Around the 'net in 30 minutes.

Some things I haven't mentioned: Head Coach Tom Rowe has signed on for another stint with Lowell, Hartford's GM Jim...

Heather | 02:33 PM | 4
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July 11, 2005

The offseason is long.

So, I did not go to the Mount St Charles game yesterday. It is a long, aggravating story involving furniture...

Heather | 01:16 PM | 2
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June 28, 2005

AHL alignment for 2005-2006

First of all, typing "2006" is already freaking me out, because I've barely made peace with the fact it's already...

Heather | 01:23 PM | 12
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June 22, 2005

This is what I hate about the offseason.

All the dang changes to the roster that I spent a whole entire season loving. [insert HUGE, GIANT, WEIGHT-OF-THE-WORLD-RESTS-ON-MY-SHOULDERS sigh...

Heather | 12:15 PM | 12
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June 15, 2005

News and such.

Hey, do any of you like Nick Boynton at all? Did you miss him this past season? Did you know...

Heather | 01:52 PM | 3
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June 08, 2005

Miscellaneous news.

A year ago yesterday, Tampa Bay won the Stanley Cup. The NHL tested some new game concepts in Toronto. I...

Heather | 01:29 PM | 9
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May 06, 2005

News and VERY controlled anticipation for tonight.

LockMonster's head coach Tom Rowe is expected to ink a new contract this summer; Manchester head coach Bruce Boudreau was...

Heather | 01:03 PM | 2
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April 27, 2005

Calder Cup standings; some news.

These are the standings as they fall this morning. There are, however, 5 games tonight, as noted. It's a best-of-seven...

Heather | 09:03 AM | 4
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April 21, 2005

Mmm. Playoffs. Can you smell the excitement?

Tonight, Lowell is in Hartford, starting their playoff run. Tomorrow, Providence is in Manchester. Do I even need to tell...

Heather | 12:48 PM | 4
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April 18, 2005

Feeding the addiction.

Let's talk playoffs for a minute. Namely, they start this week, and namely, how, if I was crazy enough, I...

Heather | 02:21 PM | 3
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April 12, 2005

The playoffs are a'comin'

This upcoming weekend is the final weekend of regular season play in the AHL. (And yes, I am trying to...

Heather | 02:12 PM | 7
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April 08, 2005

The week in review.

The AHL announced their 04-05 All-Rookie team, and Cam Ward was their pick for goaltender. He's really good, y'all. In...

Heather | 01:44 PM | 13
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April 05, 2005

Man o' the Year

The AHL announced the individual team winners of the Man of the Year awards. From the list of these 28...

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March 30, 2005

Odds, ends, and the weekend of mischief.

Calgary is moving their franchise to Omaha. Which, in this girl's opinion, bites. Because I have come to love the...

Heather | 01:08 PM | 8
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March 24, 2005

News? News? What's that, again?

Oh, hi. I suppose you want news and such, eh? Because as we all know, despite my protests otherwise, the...

Heather | 01:06 PM | 5
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March 17, 2005

This is going to be a great weekend.

A few things today, because I am bouncing off the walls, and while it makes for an amusing time hanging...

Heather | 01:13 PM | 6
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February 24, 2005

If I won the lottery...

I would buy myself this for my birthday. Or this. Or this. Or this. Or all of them. --- NOTE:...

Heather | 06:33 PM | 5
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February 17, 2005

AHL All-Star Weekend.

Cost of airfare for two to NH for a weekend in February: $300. Cost of 3 tickets to the game...

Heather | 05:51 PM | 9
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February 07, 2005

Four days. FOUR DAYS!

Lori and Jenni will be here in four days. Their flight arrives Friday morning at 10am. This the most I...

Heather | 01:53 PM | 8
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February 01, 2005

Catching up.

PROVIDENCE: 1/26- lost, 5-4 to Binghamton. [pBruins.com] [projo.com] [boxscore] 1/28- win, 7-5 over Bridgeport. [pBruins.com] [projo.com] [boxscore] 1/29- win, 5-3...

Heather | 01:06 PM | 6
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January 27, 2005

PlanetUSA 2005 roster announced.

The AHL announced the roster for the USA All-Star team. Same song, different verse-- all the boys from Providence, Manchester,...

Heather | 02:11 PM | 1
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AHL announces roster for the 2005 Canadian All-Star Team.

The AHL released the roster for the Canadian All-Star team (comprised only of players born in Canada) for the upcoming...

Heather | 09:29 AM | 4
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January 25, 2005

Tuesday.

All the major news outlets are talking about the reconvening of CBA talks tomorrow. Chris Chelios is hopeful, but he...

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January 24, 2005

Weekend summaries.

Providence lost on Friday (5-4) to Portland at the Dunkin Donuts Center and lost Saturday (2-1) to the Springfield Falcons....

Heather | 03:54 PM | 4
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January 20, 2005

I need more clarity.

The news is awash with articles all saying quoting the same vague press releases, saying it was a good meeting,...

Heather | 12:49 PM | 2
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January 17, 2005

Weekend summaries:

PROVIDENCE Friday 1/14 : WIN (4-0) vs Bridgeport -- this was Providence's 1000th game. They are the 14th franchise to...

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January 10, 2005

Weekend round-up

PROVIDENCE: Friday, 1/7/05 @ Springfield - WIN (4-1) [pbruins.com] [projo.com] Saturday, 1/8/05 @ Portland - LOSS (4-1) [pbruins.com] [projo.com] Sunday,...

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December 30, 2004

Right. News and stuff.

You know that Manchester smoked Utah 6-0 on Tuesday (the Union Leader says that Doull was scratched because UT has...

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December 27, 2004

Weekend round-up

Hockey had a better weekend then I did: I repainted my living room (yay!), painted myself in the process (boo!),...

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December 23, 2004

Thursday stuff.

The NHL Board of Govenors is meeting Jan 14th (that's Nick Boynton's birthday, for those of you playing along with...

Heather | 02:48 PM | 6
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December 21, 2004

News digest.

It's a quiet week (well, news-wise), particularly because of the impending holidays. However, some things you might find interesting: The...

Heather | 02:35 PM | 11
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December 20, 2004

Weekend recap.

PROVIDENCE: Wednesday-- WIN (3-2) [ projo ] Friday-- WIN (3-2) [ pBruins.com ] [ projo ] Saturday-- SOL (3-2) [...

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December 17, 2004

Friday's stuff.

THN.com has a list of hockey's unwritten code. ESPN has an abridged history of the NHL and the NHLPA and...

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A day late, but never a dollar short. Nickels, yes; dollars, no.

PROVIDENCE: Providence won their game Wednesday. (They are doing really well now that there's a state between us...) Projo had...

Heather | 10:04 AM | 4
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December 13, 2004

Blogging! from! my! own! place!

See, I waited today to update from home, because I! have! a! working! phone! line! Yay for me. However, what...

Heather | 10:16 PM | 10
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December 09, 2004

So many links! So many things to mention!

Pantera guitarist Darrell Abbott slain. When I was younger, I loved Pantera. I loved them with the same enthusiasm for...

Heather | 04:34 PM | 6
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December 07, 2004

Tuesday stuff.

Just to clear up some confusion I seem to have inadvertantly started-- the Tip a Bruin thing is where the...

Heather | 04:18 PM | 3
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December 06, 2004

Weekend recap.

PROVIDENCE Notebook: Patrice will be missed when he goes off to play in the World Juniors. Friday: LOSS (3-2) [...

Heather | 04:20 PM | 17
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December 03, 2004

Friday stuff.

The IceCats are going to honor the fallen firefighters from the devastating mill fires. That's kind of sobering, and because...

Heather | 03:21 PM | 4
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December 01, 2004

Providence gets ANOTHER goalie, injured Monarchs to possibly return.

First, this. Jenni sent me the link earlier. Y'all know that if I wasn't moving, I would drive to Detroit,...

Heather | 04:03 PM | 5
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November 29, 2004

Getting caught up.

The loveliness that is a fast internet connection will never be lost on me. I love being able to load...

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November 23, 2004

A lot of links and stuff.

Oh, where to start, where to start... There seemed to be bunches of odds and ends this weekend. First, we'll...

Heather | 11:14 PM | 6
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November 16, 2004

Tuesday.

Y'all, the day after tomorrow, I leave for CANADA. I am crazy excited. So excited that it just dawned on...

Heather | 01:57 PM | 5
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November 15, 2004

Weekend round-up.

PROVIDENCE Game summaries: Friday: win Saturday: loss Sunday: win Notes: -- Slugging it out at The Dunk. So. Mad. That....

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November 10, 2004

News, links and more. Or something like that.

First, thank you for the kind comments below and the e-mails and instant messages, because it really did make my...

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November 08, 2004

All-Star tickets.

The AHL All-Star Game tickets went onsale about 8 minutes ago. Do you have yours? --- I want to take...

Heather | 12:08 PM | 14
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November 02, 2004

AHL recap and lockout stuff.

I am back from my unofficial auntie leave. I was off Friday and yesterday because I can drive and people...

Heather | 02:15 PM | 9
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October 26, 2004

Lowell, Manchester, Providence.

If you were to ask me right now, what I miss most because of the lockout, I'd have to say...

Heather | 10:27 AM | 6
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October 25, 2004

Local AHL weekend round-up; more lockout poo.

FRIDAY: Lowell lost to Providence, and Heidi emailed me to tell me how much I should have been there, and...

Heather | 10:17 AM |
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October 22, 2004

News and such.

-- pBruins vs. Lowell Lock Monsters tonight at 7:05pm in Providence. -- Blah blah blah blah, Red Sox. Falcons change...

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October 21, 2004

AHL recap. Kinda.

I love similarities between numbers, and check this. Last night, Lowell played Portland at the Tsongas, and Manchester played Utah...

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October 20, 2004

Gobs and gobs o