Eddie

Eddie

I love hockey. I love writing about hockey. I have an extensive background in and around hockey. I played the game going on 21 years and have been officiating the last 13. You'll see me write and give fair honest opinions on controversial plays, rules questions and other realms of hockey such as college hockey.

McCarty and Lemieux Get Together Again

Yesterday in Detroit, memories of one of great moments in Detroit sports history were rehashed when Darren McCarty and Claude Lemieux sat next to each other at an autograph signing. For those who don’t remember, it was 14 years ago…

Panthers Announcer Makes Calls Entertaining

Thursday was Major League Baseball’s Opening Day. One of the opening day games was between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium. Former Detroit Tiger (and personal favorite of mine) Curtis Granderson hit a home run…

Hockey World Blog NHL Power Rankings: Week 23

 There are several good games on tap in the NHL this week. Detroit hosted Washington last week, and teams that will visit Joe Louis Arena this week include Pittsburgh tonight, Vancouver Wednesday night, and Toronto Saturday night. One of the…

The Kid Hits The Ice

While you were sleeping this morning, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby took the ice for the first time since suffering a concussion back in January. He practiced with the Penguins at 7:30 a.m. during the teams morning skate prior to…

Hockey World Blog NHL Power Rankings: Week 22

 The big story in the hockey world was Tuesday night’s game between Montreal and Boston when Zdeno Chara hit Max Pacioretty. I have seen the hit several hundred times and have heard/read hundreds of sports talk radio personalities, callers, writers,…