nostalgia Stories - The Copper & Blue
Where It All Began: How I Became an Islanders Fan, Part 2
In this installment we check in with the master of FIGs and power tablature, ICanSeeForIslesAndIsles, who has graciously written up his story. For the second week in a row it's another reformed Short Island Smurf fan. Considering that there was a 10-year difference between the birth of the Mets and...
Where It All Began: How I Became an Islanders Fan, Part 1
Where did it all begin? It's a simple question with a multitude of answers for Islander fans. During the team's 40th Anniversary, it's time to do some exploration into that simple premise. So beginning on U.S. Thanksgiving, we're going to start looking into how some of the writers at LHH became...
Rambling About Hockey Video Games
It's been a long 10 years. (Warning: this post will basically be me complaining about how I suck at modern NHL video games and how much fun I had with one ten years ago. If you have anything more important to do, like alphabetizing your book collection or checking the batteries in your smoke...
Check out my Junk
In today's post I take a look at the random Sharks merchandise and junk I have around my room or that I found while cleaning out my closet. Sharks' All-Star Game Puck This is a puck commemorating the 94-95 All Star Game that was held in the San Jose Arena. This is the game where Owen Nolan,...
Sharks Waitday: Childish Things
One time when I was in school I got my hands on a really old science book in the library. It was geared towards kids and featured a lot of random factoids on every page, and I think it was from the 30s or 40s. I remember turning to the page about sharks and being fascinated by what I found. From...
It's Hard to Write When Nothing's Happening
There are so many things that stand out from the Finals run in 2006. Individual players in individual moments.Fernando Pisani, of course, came out of nowhere to become a cult hero, and the biggest goal of his fourteen was that overtime, shorthanded game winner. I still remember that feeling in the...
Bad Assumptions and Lazy Journalism
I think Allan Muir is an excellent sportswriter. I've even said so. But in his latest column, he makes a lazy mistake that has been made by plenty of his colleagues and continues to be made often:And this was no fluke, not like the Oilers of 2006. From the beginning of the season to the frantic...
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