https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFOCcHDjQYY An article was published yesterday, concerning the best “drinkers” in Thoughts From The Bench. Yet one name was left off this all-encompassing list. Johnny Violence. As a former Junior Hockey Player and D1 Athlete, I resent this. In fact, I plan to make Derirk Whitten Rue the Day he left off Johnny V. ForContinueContinue reading “A Disturbance in the Force”
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Violent Predictions
(yawn) It has been far to long my friends. . . Who is ready to hear some crazy predictions that probably are not going to come true, but are going to create great conversations? Well, you won’t get that here, but here are my thoughts on what is to come next year in sports. BiffContinueContinue reading “Violent Predictions”
NHL Conference Finals Predictions
The NHL Conference Finals start tonight as a Bunch of Jerks head to Beantown… Wait… Aren’t the jerks already in Boston? On paper these are total miss matches. The Bruins and Sharks are two of the best teams in the NHL this year and for the past decade. They are all star esc teams loadedContinueContinue reading “NHL Conference Finals Predictions”
The NHL Wants A Narrative
Last night the San Jose Sharks defeated the Colorado Avalanche in game seven to advance to the Western Conference Final. The game in itself had a lot of small narratives. The return of Joe Pavelski, and him scoring in the first period. The moment caused the Shark Tank to erupt and set the tone forContinueContinue reading “The NHL Wants A Narrative”
The NHL Ruins Another Series with Officiating
Last night in Boston, Massachusetts the NHL got it wrong… again. When at the end of the second period Boston’s Charlie McAvoy took a deliberate run at Columbus’s Josh Anderson. The contact McAvoy made was strictly to the head. His path to the player was completely devoid of anything resembling a defensive play. He wasContinueContinue reading “The NHL Ruins Another Series with Officiating”
Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2
Welcome to the second round of the NHL Playoffs. To give you a recap I went three out of four in the East picking the Islander, Bruins, and Canes. I went one for four in the West with the Blues as the only team to advance. So all and all not bad. So let’s breakContinueContinue reading “Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2”
A Pair of Sevens
Last night the NHL was holding a pair of sevens. The Toronto Maple Leafs vs the Boston Bruins and the Vegas Golden Knights vs the San Jose Sharks. THis is what the NHL hopes for. Two game seven featuring four marquee franchises. The results were less than what they had hoped for. The Leafs andContinueContinue reading “A Pair of Sevens”
NHL End Game
When the playoffs matchups were finally set everyone circled the Tampa Bay and Columbus series as a possible sweep. By the same token they looked at the Pittsburgh Penguins as a candidate to swipe the New York Islanders. However no one guessed they would be sweeps by the “underdog” teams. So how did this happen?ContinueContinue reading “NHL End Game”
Playoff Predictions for the West
The Regular season is over and only sixteen teams remain in the hunt for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Welcome everyone I am your hockey know it all Johnny Violence, and this is what you have all been waiting for. The NHL playoffs kick of Wednesday night and with the drop of the puck begins a gruelingContinueContinue reading “Playoff Predictions for the West”
Playoff Predictions for the East
The Regular season is over and only sixteen teams remain in the hunt for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Welcome everyone I am your hockey know it all Johnny Violence, and this is what you have all been waiting for. The NHL playoffs kick of Wednesday night and with the drop of the puck begins a gruelingContinueContinue reading “Playoff Predictions for the East”
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