My fellow Terrier hockey fan Joe, the king of game recaps and super awesome blogmaster from Let’s Go Terriers, has posted his Senor Night piece, Chris Higgins, The Quiet Sparkplug. Awesome analysis and video, Joe! I encourage you to check it out.
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Despite choosing my graduate school choice on solely two qualifications – it being in Boston and having a Division I hockey team – it took me until January 8, 2005 to actually attend my first Boston University hockey game. My graduate internship in the Student Activities Office had me working late most nights there was a hockey game going on, so I had to wait till a game during winter break to attend.
I dragged my then-roommate to the game, an exhibition against the USA Under-18 Team. My roommate was perplexed. “We’re not even going to see them play against another college?” I hadn’t been able to get tickets at the first game ever at Agganis – a sell out the week before – and this was the only game I knew for certain I could attend, so I told her that I had to take whatever I could get. I just wanted to get to a game.
So we settled into the sparkling new confines of the Agganis Arena, our seats right behind the BU zone and then-backup goalie Karson Gillespie, and set to watch what we both figured would be a blow out of these 17 and 18 year olds against this reportedly dominant college team.
I couldn’t keep my mouth shut about this Club Scarlet controversy, so I wrote a piece on the HLOG about it. A piece that will probably get me blacklisted by angry female hockey bloggers. Oh well – as someone who essentially markets events and initiatives towards 18-23 year olds for a living, I feel for people who are just trying to get their events and products out there. Someone had to defend them.
As I’m about to be published on KuklasKorner’s On The Forecheck blog regarding BU Terrier and future Nashville Predator Colin Wilson, I thought I would post a special welcome to those of you checking out my site after reading that piece. Thanks for taking a chance on me.
A little bit about me: I write primarily about college hockey, professional hockey, and lacrosse. I have recoccuring series on NCAA compliance (Better Know a Compliance Rule), my teenage addiction to the sport of figure skating (Revisiting My Teenage Geeky Figure Skating Lovin’ Self) and an interview series (Five Questions with…)
Here are some recent blog pieces that might be of interest to you, the educated hockey fan that you are (yes, I’m sucking up to you. I have no shame.)
First off, here’s a piece I wrote about Colin Wilson being drafted last summer, and the eligibility rules that allowed him to be drafted by the Predators but still play college hockey.
Better Know a Compliance Rule #2: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Other hockey related pieces of particular note:
The 2009 …On Being a Sports Girl Unofficial Beanpot All-Tournament Team
My Live Tweeting of Night One and Night Two of the Beanpot
At that Rate, I’m Surprised They Didn’t Give the Arena Away
If You Want the Bills and Sabres So Much, Why Don’t You Take All of Us?
The Everyone’s Favorite Goalie Watch: Dany Gets Benched, Curry Gets Chance
More Last Name Fun and Lerg Love from the Icebreaker
As the Forechecker mentioned, I also write for the HLOG – Hockey’s Ladies of Greatness – and these two pieces I wrote for them you might particularly enjoy.
Dear Hockey East, Thanks for the Goalies. Love, The NHL
And what gained me the invite to guest post was my interview with the College Hockey Blog (reposted on my own):
Did I Answer Questions About the Beanpot? Did I Ever.
If you like what you read, please feel free to drop me a line at sportsgirlkat@gmail.com or add me to your RSS reader. Thanks again!
I have two recent pieces on the HLOG and the Examiner that I especially am fond of.
First off, on the HLOG, I chronicled how my fantasy hockey season took a turn for the weird when I had two of my top players stricken with mono. (The Mono Award)
Secondly, I was able to get NLL All-Star and Boston Blazer “Dangerous” Dan Dawson to answer some quick questions about his fourth All-Star team selection this week for the Examiner. I think one of the highlights of doing this interview was the discovery that Dawson spells words the Canadian way, just like I do. I was way too excited about that. (Blazer Dan Dawson makes his fourth NLL All-Star Game; Cosmo, Belisle named reserve)