Geno Wins Dapper Dan.

Congratulations to 23 year old Pittsburgh Penguin's center Evgeni "Geno" Malkin for winning Pittsburgh's highest sports award, Dapper Dan.

Guess who was also present for the big night? popYEAH!'s name inspiration, Max Talbot. Always around for the spotlight that one.

You know how endearing I find broken english. This takes the cake. So adorable. 

-CE

Hockey's Finest: Olympiads.

Le sigh. If only this were on sale in the United States. Unfortunately, we don't care about hockey, or well...the winter Olympics at all really. So this is a strictly Canada only version of this SI.

For the record though- USA all the way. I'm rooting for my boy Brooks Orpik.

That jersey looks snazzy, non? Love the choice of blue as the dominant color. Red is so...garish. Sorry Russia.

Sergei Gonchar. It's going to be hard for me to root against him. Evgeni Malkin, eh. He doesn't need my cheers.

Doesn't Sid look good in his jersey though? Some weird and hideous thought is telling me that he got a fake tan for the occasion of this photo shoot, but I'm going to blame too much "Jersey Shore" and ignore it.

Question, and probably something only I would notice, but why do the US's and Russia's jersey's have scoop necks, and Canada's a V? Do Canadian's have thicker necks? Is it some sort of strategy?

We'll see I suppose. Fancy costumes won't win this battle. 

If you want to check out the preliminary line ups, check here.
-CE
Photos courtesy of NHL.

Pens and Pins.

So cool, and such a good cause. "Pens and Pins" is an event held every year to benefit the Make A Wish Foundation, organized by the Penguins wives.

Billy Guerin's mustache? Hilarious. Also, the Boston hat is a nice touch.

Also, it's funny to see how bad Malkin is at bowling. My favorite quote from Mike Rupp, calling him, "a guy whose probably never seen a bowling ball before...I

That's how he plays. It's hilarious. Also...Max? Sa-woooooon. When he admits he's not that good at bowling? AAAAAAGGGHH. Love Max. So much. Le sigh.
-CE

Sid and Geno Sitting On a Couch...

There are going to be a couple hockey posts today because...I feel like it. Haha I'm just in that kind of mood today. Plus I need a little cheering up after the boys lost to Phoenix last night.

This is the video I have been waiting for since the Playoffs. Sid and Geno, sitting on a couch, commenting. This interview was aired on "Hockey Night in Canada" not too long ago.Watching this was such a roller coaster. Gonchar's hit from Ovechkin, which Geno and Sid still think was dirty, and certainly looks that way, all the way to Sid lifting the cup. Le sigh.

Few things:
So cute how Geno just has his arm around Sid. Just a cute, small thing. Also doesn't Sidney look adorable in black? I'll answer that- yes. And Geno on his fight with Zetterberg, so funny. "I say 'lets go fight' but he say 'no'". Guess that didn't stop him.


I was practically giggling through this interview. There is something wrong with me. I took a sip of my Diet Coke at the beginning and my hand was shaking, which normally doesn't happen until around DC numero 3. I need help.
-CE

Sucker for a Man in a Suit.

Media day for the NBA - some light practice for the photogs and some of the new members give interview. "I'm so excited to be here." "We're really going to turn it around this year." "We've got awesome fans, can't wait to start the season."

My favorite part? Men in suits. I love it. It's also why I watch the Drafts. Men in suits - a weakness. And, as Court mentioned, we went to private school - so I don't mean that white oxford and messy tie. Gross. I mean grown men in tailored suits. Um. Just look.
-TM

YUM. Love my hockey men in suits. Can't help it. When ND's hockey team was really good we had to wait for hours in the entrance to the rink so we could score great seats, and we were there so early that the players had to walk over us to get in. So funny. But they were wearing suits and I almost died. Good thing I was already sitting on the floor because I almost passed out. 
-CE
Photo Source - NHL, Shaq, LeBron

Malkin and Jordan Go to the White House.

So flipping funny. Check out the first few seconds where Geno (Malkin) and Jordan are waving at the camera, so goofy. Then of course, Brooks Orpik, aka Free Candy looks so FREAKED. But that's just his normal face. Then Bill Guerin and Sergei Gonchar look so excited. I love them, they are so adorable.

Geno is taking pictures and texting the whole time, and you can see him and Jordan laughing in the background...and then he's texting, hears his name and pops up, like "Yes! I am here. Malkin is present." So funny. Barack has no idea what's going on. Dan Bylsma is cringing on the inside.

Best part is Barack Obama totally just roasting Sidney. Like BOOM, Roasted. Well that's Barack O-Baller for you.

The first video is the footage of the event, and the last one is an interview with Sid and Bill Guerin (love Billy Guerin) afterwards. 
-CE

The Piece.

He was once Scuds, or Scudsy. Now because of one slip up, he is "The Piece". Oh man, that is priceless.

He had an awesome... no, a nearly impossibly great game in Game 6 of the Detroit series, where he literally got down on his knees, into goalie position to stop three last ditch efforts by the Red Wings while Marc-Andre was off chasing a butterfly or something. Maybe he saw something shiny. Oh, I'm kidding. I love Marc- Andre, and Lord knows my mother would trade me in a second for him. Literally. You can see it in her eyes when she laughs at an interview, and I think she's even mused it aloud when she thought I wasn't paying attention.

But I digress. So Rob Scuderi had this awesome game, and in the interview afterwards, he said, "I am just THE piece of a puzzle." What he meant to say, of course, is that he is A piece of the puzzle. I'm sure he'll never live it down. Not if Jordan Staal has anything to do with it. Our first blog was on that video, I've reattached it below, in order to celebrate some could be great news.

Rob Scuderi became a free agent this year. Everyone was pretty much accepting the fact that he was going to be on his merry way because, basically, with so much talent on the team...they can't afford to pay him near what he could get somewhere else.This is where God sent me hope, brought me back from the funk Evgeni Malkin put me in. I thought... all was lost. That all those pro sports star stereotypes were creeping into hockey and sucking the lifeblood out of it. That's right- lifeblood. But then dear, dear Rob, or The Piece, as he is now called, gave me hope. Saved the day in a huge and unexpected way, like he did in that fateful game 6.

These are quotes from an interview with Ron Cook:
"I've never been the type to just chase the money," he said. "I've seen too many guys go for the highest contract and end up in a bad situation and be completely upset for three or four years. I don't want that happening to me. It's no fun going somewhere and losing, especially after you've been spoiled playing here. That would be just miserable."

How cool is he? Definitely deserving of his awesome nickname. Luvs.

"We'll see what happens," Scuderi said. "I told Ray (Shero, Pittsburghs GM) in our exit meeting that I'd give Pitt the last shot. I'll take him the offer I'm most comfortable with and say, 'How close can we get?'

Just like that my faith is restored in hockey. A closed door led me to an open window. Why did I ever doubt?

...yech. I just remembered why. Thank God for Scuds. The Piece. Whatever. The important part of the video is around the 40 second mark. Enjoy.
-CE

Tale As Old As Time.

Ordinary boy becomes sports star. Girls with orange skin and light blond hair start circling. Sports star boy becomes blinded by their hair, while simultaneously disoriented by their cloying perfume. Boy will now see his millions wash away on weekly-nay- daily beauty regimens, "cute" cars, and lots and lots of alcohol. It's the skank energy drink.

When I started watching hockey, I believed that it was different. I believed that the hoochie lovin', bling wearing stereotype wouldn't reach. Sadly, it is alive in well in one of my favorite players, Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin. Geno, M-V-P.

It just goes to show- broken English may sound sweet, but don't trust it under any circumstances. He could be having a hard time expressing his love of dogs (or blogs :D ) OR he could be trying to tell you how much he likes...I don't know, throwing parties on his yacht for "ladies". Something gross like that. Lesson learned the hard way: treat broken english the way you would an injured dog in your backyard. Proceed with caution, it could be a sweet puppy, or you might get rabies. Or whatever else disease this Russian trollep is toating around.

Seriously, did she get attacked by a shark, or dressed in the dark? Because that is not the way any bathing suit should be worn. Ever. I'm not even disappointed anymore. Just grossed out. Hope he doesn't give any fast- spreading hoe disease to Sid.

-CE