The Press Box Wifi Password is ‘redwings1926′

May 15th, 2009, 1 Comment »

During last night’s game seven between Detroit and Anaheim, I was amused to see this sign posted on the wall behind a bored team official:

Red Wings Press Box Wifi Password

Obviously it’s no great security risk, but I just thought it was funny that they accidentally broadcast the password to several million TV viewers.

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Some Random NHL Predictions

September 25th, 2008, 4 Comments »

Because I’ve been thinking about this weekend’s hockey pool, and the forthcoming season. Heck, I even caved and ordered cable so I could watch some Canucks games at home.

  • The Red Wings will repeat as Stanley Cup winners, beating out the Habs in the finals.
  • Sidney Crosby and Evgeny Malkin will finish one-two in the scoring race, but a lack of healthy defencemen will prevent Pittsburgh from reaching the finals.
  • Los Angeles and the New York Islanders will battle it out for worst in the league (and thus the best shot at drafting phenom John Tavares). I’m giving it to the Kings (despite Barry Melrose’s presence in Tampa Bay).
  • Mats Sundin will bide his time until December and sign with a team that promises to make a playoff run. That won’t be the Canucks because…
  • The Canucks won’t score enough goals to make the playoffs.
  • The Sedin brothers will give up hockey and become Mormons. Doesn’t this photo scream “we’re wearing temple garments under our golf shirts”?

    • I guess those are all pretty safe bets. What are your predictions?

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The Diversity of the NHL Draft

June 3rd, 2008, 1 Comment »

Jeffrey recently created this nifty chart, based on Wikipedia data, showing the nationalities of drafted NHL players over the past 40 years or so:

It’s interesting to note the increase in American-born players around 1999. I wonder what happened during that period? Also, I was struck by the declining number of players from Russia. Their development system has gone downhill since the end of the Cold War. Additionally, I gather that Russian players can live pretty high on the hog if they stay home.

Speaking of hockey, how about last night’s game? I’m cheering for the Penguins. There is, of course, a sense of inevitability about the Red Wings’ victory, but it’s nice to see the series go longer. Detroit is such a dominating team–I’m impressed that Pittsburgh has managed to eke out two victories.

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