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YouTube’s Latest Sensation and a Coaching ProtÚgÚ
Posted: 4th October 2009 by Dustin Pollack in NHL
In 2006 the hockey world was introduced to Brendan Peters, otherwise known as ôMini Kipper,ö an 11-year-old boy who lives in Calgary and became famous from copying anything and everything Calgary Flames goaltender Mikka Kiprusoff did. (Click here to check out ôMini Kipper.ö)
But recently the world has been introduced to a new sports impersonator, Josh Sacco.
Sacco has become the latest YouTube sensation with his impersonation Kurt RussellÆs version of Herb ...
Pulling the Plug On Toskala This Early Would Be Wrong Move For Leafs
Posted: 2nd October 2009 by Dustin Pollack in NHL
Let me start by giving Toronto Maple Leaf fans a little flashback. Two years ago, Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price was a rookie and was given the reigns of the Canadiens after general manager Bob Gainey traded starter goalie Cristobal Huet to the Washington Capitals.Few questioned the move of trading Huet because Price was seen as the next golden boy in goal for the Canadiens. In fact, an article posted ...
Ok Leaf fans donÆt exit the screen just yet, here me out first.
Like most other Maple Leaf fans from about 2004-2008, I wanted to pull my hair out at almost every transaction former GM, John Ferguson Jr. made.
Andrew Raycroft, Jason Allison, Jeff OÆNeill, Eric Lindros, Brian Leetch, as well as many others were players picked up by Ferguson, were basically disasters or were signs of plain bad managing.
Raycroft was ...
Theo Fleury’s Comeback Flame Blown Out in Calgary
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Dustin Pollack in NHL
Reports out of Calgary earlier this afternoon are saying that the Flames have released Theoren Fleury after the 41-year-old tried to crack the team's regular season lineup in training camp.
After his performance in camp, in which he scored in a shootout and added four points in four games, some felt that Fleury might have a shot at the Flames lineup.
However, clearly his performance in the preseason wasn't enough to impress ...
Aaron Hill’s Extra-Innings RBI Helps Blue Jays Win, Brings Spark to Dull Season
Posted: 23rd September 2009 by Dustin Pollack in MLB
It's amazing how in sports, no matter how bad a team's situation and statistics are, someone's talent can spark during a game and alleviate all the negativity for just a few moments.For the Toronto Blue Jays, that negativity has been toward their entire 2009 season—and last night, that someone's talent was that of second baseman Aaron Hill.
In a win against the division rival Baltimore Orioles, Hill doubled in the bottom ...
It was only one year ago that New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, went down with a torn ACL and MCL in the Patriots opener against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The injury cost him the entire 2008-2009 season and had the Patriots miss the playoffs for the first time in six seasons.
Tonight, on the 40th anniversary of Monday Night Football and the 50th anniversary of the New England Patriots, the spotlight ...
I remember it vividly. I was in my sixth grade gym class when our gym teacher got a phone call. We were young, so hearing a phone ring in the middle of class was unusual and the class broke into laughter as we listened to the teachers ring tone go off.He walked back into the gym after being on the phone for a little over a minute with a distraught ...