My Violent Femmes team jersey is a hit at Climate Pledge 🤣 Ran into another family from Orange County here for a Kraken/Torrent back to back and handed me a friendship bracelet
Started a Bad Religion cover band with some beer league buddies, and we had our first show over the weekend. So much fun! Highly recommend having some goofball fun for your health.
New post: Why these teams won't make a deadline blockbuster -- but should.
- The Oilers get a new goalie
- The Central goes crazy
- The Sabres load up
- The Canucks move on from Pettersson
- ... and more
www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...
Yessssss
My new dialed-in bass rig setup for Sorry Baby & Rad Religion (BR cover band):
-2006 Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling (the ride or die) w/ Regular Slinky Cobalt strings
-Mesa Subway D-800+ Head
-Mark Bass Energy 4x10 cab
And for Sorry Baby, the Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver pedal. 👶🌩️
So I know that Doom: The Dark Ages is a prequel to to 2016 game and Doom Enternal, do I quite understand why it's medieval-themed? No. But am I having a good time killing demons with a chainsaw shield and riding a dragon? YOU BET
Went back to school for a weekend to help Boise State's women's hockey team in net vs Loyola Marymount and USC. So much fun with this group, and cool to jump in and see women's college hockey programs in development.
This weekend's sidequest is subbing in for Boise State's women's team while they are in town.
A two-panel Little Bubbie Child comic. Top panel is the little bubbie child asking, "Dad, hwat was it like a livin' in the 90s?" Bottom panel is dad responding, "Sometimes you'd open a can a peanuts and they'd come snakes outta there."
Some photos from the Vegas Women's Hockey Classic over the weekend.
Offspring Night at Honda Center, aka "Chip Night".
Andrei Vasilevskiy: Future crazy cat man?
My story on the affable side of one of hockey’s most imposing figures.
The Big Cat’s love for felines ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...
If you didn’t see my interview with TSN’s Claire Hanna tonight about my upcoming book Black Aces, watch it here!
Black Aces is available everywhere as of tomorrow! It’s a book on Black hockey players and people and I hope everyone enjoys it!
www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/20...
For the first time ever I played against a goalie smaller than me. 🤣
And she ruled. It was full-sized epic goalie matchup
Let me tell you about our friend Jamie Sniderhan. The KHS Women's League in Anaheim wouldn't be where it is now without him. And we're all going to miss him. ❤️🏒
Goalie Breakdown: Brandon Bussi
I’m really excited about these types of videos. If you like it, subscribe to The Athletic’s Hockey YouTube channel, where there will be many more to come 🔗⤵️
youtu.be/CbJmHzhA414
DEMON BIRD COMPELS YOU
I don't mean the finest for the Ducks. The finest of any goalie in the NHL this season.
Holy Dostwall.
Whaddya know. 3-0 in these games. Like we all expected, of course.
Waiting for the B12 shot to kick in like
The streak/ statuegate had to end somehow
🤣🤣🤣
Those Weenie Roast weekends when KROQ shared a hotel with a furry convention were spectacular 🤣
After the show, you'd find everyone back at the hotel bar, and those years it was beautiful chaos with radio peeps, band peeps, and yes, tons of costumes
Could you imagine someone realizing they are going to THREE Ducks games next week?
THESE Ducks.🤣
“I don’t think anybody’s pretty happy about a narrative being spread like that. It’s OK for people to critique our on-ice performance. But when it gets into family, it’s pretty f—ing bulls—. It’s embarrassing that it got to the point that it did.“
@theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
