March 10, 2006

Providence 4, Lowell 1

So. The game tonight. It was... how do you say... REALLY PHYSICAL. OH MY GOD WITH THE PHYSICAL. Jess, Rachel,...

Heather | 11:29 PM | 1
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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...

Heather | 01:29 PM | 5
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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 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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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 27, 2006

Small, random, mostly-transactional things this morning. (Subtitled: I forgot to post this last night)

Ben Walter's been returned to Providence. And I know it's probably a bit of a bummer for Ben, but I...

Heather | 08:51 AM | 0
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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 21, 2006

I love Smokey Bones Ice-Cold Draft Milk.

As if my reasons to love Lowell could be any fewer (read: Keith Aucoin, David Gove), this season, Lowell/Carolina traded...

Heather | 01:18 PM | 6
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January 19, 2006

Quickly--

Last night, Manchester won over Hartford, 6-3, and Lowell beat Portland in a shoot-out, 5-4. Tonight, Boston is in Philly....

Heather | 02:24 PM | 3
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January 16, 2006

News.

BOSTON: Tim Thomas got the start and Patrice Bergeron scored the OT goal that put Boston ahead of Anaheim, 4-3...

Heather | 10:34 PM | 0
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Four for fries.

I went 2-2-0 on my hockey weekend. Not bad. Could be better, but it could be worse. THURSDAY: Boston vs....

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January 15, 2006

Providence 2, Lowell 1 (overtime.)

Recap later. For now: Picture taken by Jessica Ortiz. Ignore the fact thatI look like crap because I was totally...

Heather | 02:07 AM | 12
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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...

Heather | 01:56 PM | 1
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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...

Heather | 04:40 PM | 3
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December 17, 2005

Saturday scores and some info I forgot yesterday.

Providence was at Binghamton today, and lost, 4-3. Zdenek Blatny had 2 goals and Eric Healey had the other. Tim...

Heather | 10:39 PM | 5
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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....

Heather | 04:43 PM | 4
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December 13, 2005

This took me so long to finish this post, you'd think I was a procrastinator or something.

I started this yesterday, but I ran out of time. Mondays are rapidly becoming days of actual productivity, instead of...

Heather | 10:32 PM | 6
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December 09, 2005

Dear Snow: I hate you. Love, Heather.

I do not think I will be able to go to Providence's home game against Lowell tonight (unless they have...

Heather | 01:46 PM | 0
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December 05, 2005

Monday stuff.

Boston lost 5-2 to Vancouver last night. I headed to bed after the 2-goals-in-32-seconds part. Sometimes a girl just has...

Heather | 02:53 PM | 3
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November 26, 2005

News and game summaries.

A'ight, let's talk news. Shoutout to Ashley, who left an instant-messanger message on Wednesday night that Dan LaCouture has re-signed...

Heather | 09:33 PM | 5
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November 21, 2005

Weekend recap.

BOSTON: I am sure you know by now, but we dropped alllllll the games this weekend to bring us to...

Heather | 01:38 PM | 6
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November 20, 2005

Lowell @ Manchester.

Somewhere around 5 pm yesterday, I found myself driving over to the Verizon Wireless Arena to see what they had...

Heather | 12:24 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 13, 2005

The Crazy... it has landed. Save yourselves.

Boston lost 5-2 to the Islanders last night. I bounced between the game and a movie because I'm a bad...

Heather | 10:33 PM | 2
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November 07, 2005

A way belated weekend recap.

Boston beat Pittsburgh on Saturday, and from all accounts, it sounds like I missed a good game. I didn't get...

Heather | 11:03 PM | 8
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October 28, 2005

This weekend...

... In Boston, the Bruins host the NJ Devils on Saturday. 7pm gametime. If you have a ticket and come...

Heather | 02:45 PM | 5
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October 27, 2005

A couple happy things.

For the record, I am currently ignoring this, because I am not ready for him to give up yet. I...

Heather | 01:58 PM | 9
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October 17, 2005

A couple things.

Remember ex-Bruin Lee Goren? He was signed by Vancouver, and he's doing really well with them. There have been several...

Heather | 01:50 PM | 3
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October 13, 2005

Do I even need to say that it's ABOUT TIME?

Bruins sign Nick Boynton. Woo. More later because of that whole "work" thing I've got to do to pay the...

Heather | 10:33 AM | 4
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October 11, 2005

Mostly minor league things.

Providence dismissed goaltender Mike Brown some time in the past week. Their tandem going into the season will be Tim...

Heather | 01:32 PM | 1
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October 05, 2005

myNHL opens tonight, and I'm more caught up with myAHL.

I have been plotting games on my desk calendar at work, and it looks like I'm in the process of...

Heather | 01:42 PM | 1
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September 28, 2005

Extracurriculars.

BOSTON: Welcome Back Bruins Party- Thursday, September 29 from 5:00 p.m. to midnight at Hurricane O'Reilly's. Bruins players will be...

Heather | 02:31 PM | 9
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September 21, 2005

This is the 700th post. (I talk a lot.)

The reviews are in, and they say that camp is an overwhelming success. Five straight days of hockeying, and sadly,...

Heather | 04:49 PM | 7
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August 15, 2005

You can tell all my best news links are at work and not on my home PC.

You know it's Monday when you have to read your own site to know what news you've posted. Suppose the...

Heather | 01:14 PM | 4
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July 14, 2005

Current list of NHL players- signed/restricted FA/unrestricted FA

A list of players by team who are signed (and their salaries- with and without the 24% rollback), who are...

Heather | 06:55 PM | 8
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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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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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May 04, 2005

Hodgepodge.

I'm way jealous that three round-twos start tonight (Chicago/Cincinnati, W-B/Philly, and Manitoba/Rochester), because I want to get to the gettin'...

Heather | 04:39 PM | 4
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April 22, 2005

Hartford/Lowell, Game 1.

Hartford won, 5-2. Lowell'll get it back. Only because I KNOW that the second round will be two MORE teams...

Heather | 08:16 AM | 7
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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 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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March 31, 2005

From the AHL Insider e-mail I just got:

AHL ONLINE CHAT: Today, Lowell Lock Monsters defenseman Mike Commodore will enter the AHL chat room at 2:00 PM ET...

Heather | 11:16 AM |
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March 28, 2005

Mondays are usually the longest days.

A piece on Mike Knuble over on the NHLPA site. I miss him. Yesterday at the family dinner, my uncle...

Heather | 01:22 PM | 11
filed under: l. lock monsters || nhl news

March 09, 2005

Philly @ Lowell.

Ended up at the Lowell/Philly game tonight. (Sans camera; sorry.)Philly won, 2-0. The second goal was an empty netter. Brent...

Heather | 11:56 PM | 1
filed under: l. lock monsters

March 05, 2005

The Open Practice, or, as I like to call it: Lauren's rediscovery of how hockey ROCKS.

A couple nights ago, Jill IMed me and asked if I wanted to go to the practice in Lowell on...

Heather | 10:10 PM |
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Providence @ Lowell.

Oh, where to start, where to start... I got to the Tsongas early. Way early. So early, my tickets at...

Heather | 09:28 PM | 4
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February 24, 2005

Lowell @ Providence: a disjointed telling.

I got to Providence last night about 15 minutes before they opened the gates. I bought a cheap seat because...

Heather | 10:37 PM | 2
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February 23, 2005

Little things.

I'm going to the game in Providence tonight. Hannu's surgery yesterday was successful, and he'll be sidelined for 4-6 weeks....

Heather | 12:53 PM | 3
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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

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...

Heather | 12:35 PM | 3
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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...

Heather | 01:06 PM | 3
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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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January 09, 2005

pBruins @ Lowell

I'm not sure I can do it without getting verklempft on you, but let's talk about the game tonight. But...

Heather | 09:28 PM | 4
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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...

Heather | 02:20 PM | 1
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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!),...

Heather | 02:36 PM | 3
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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) [...

Heather | 04:10 PM | 3
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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...

Heather | 11:02 PM | 2
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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 02, 2004

News.

Projo article on the new goalie moves. Lowell's Krahn was named the top goalie for November. The Lowell Sun has...

Heather | 04:31 PM | 7
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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 27, 2004

Providence @ Lowell

Today, I went to the Providence/Lowell game at the Tsongas Arena. Diana drove up from Springfield and came, too. Today,...

Heather | 11:20 AM | 5
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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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Teddy bears and hockey players

TONIGHT: All Lock Monsters fans are encouraged to join Allan Rourke and Colin Forbes tonight at the Pheasant Lane Mall...

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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 12, 2004

Links and crazy.

Forbes Nets Game Winner in Shootout. Lowell had a 2pm matinee game vs Portland yesterday. I was going to go...

Heather | 05:04 PM | 3
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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 07, 2004

Mmmminor leagues! Part 2.

So today I woke up way late and went to the Lowell/Albany game. Waking up late has nothing to do...

Heather | 09:51 PM | 6
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November 03, 2004

Some more player appearances.

PROVIDENCE: Bruin forward Carl Corazzini will be at the annual Trudeau Center breakfast on Tuesday, November 9. This event is...

Heather | 05:12 PM | 1
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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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