So, it's final. We have our 26th captain.
Ryan Callahan.
What a great choice made by the Rangers organization. He's a 'home-grown' player, not one we traded for or signed. It speaks thousands for the talent that the Rangers have. Richards has called both Callahan and Staal (the other A) 'warriors'.
It's going to be a great season.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
New Captain...
As the announcement looms closer, I can only predict that Callahan will be given the C. After his play last year, it only seems fitting.
The A's are harder to predict. We know Torts doesn't like rotating the A's for home and away. I'm thinking Staal and Gaborik. Possibly Dubinsky.
Too bad goaltenders can't wear the C or the A...
Thoughts?
The A's are harder to predict. We know Torts doesn't like rotating the A's for home and away. I'm thinking Staal and Gaborik. Possibly Dubinsky.
Too bad goaltenders can't wear the C or the A...
Thoughts?
Sunday, September 11, 2011
September 11, 2001. A Day the World Stood Still.
As I watched my twitterfeed this morning, I was flooded with tweets on how many people remembered EXACTLY what they were doing that day. I was one of those people. I remember it vividly.
I was working at Champion Glass as an office manager. We had gone to the deli next door to get our normal breakfast order for the office and the road guys. We had just came back to the office when we realized we had forgotten one of the coffees. I offered to go over and retrieve the coffee.
I walked into the deli at 8:48am, 2 minutes after the first plane hit. They had a TV up in the corner of the deli. Everyone stood there and watched in horror. I didn't realize what happened until I stood there for a moment listening to the commentary. At this point I had forgotten about the coffee. I stood there in awe for what felt like forever. In reality it was a mere 15 minutes later. At 9:03 we watched in horror as the second plane hit the other tower. At this time, my boss had come over with another co-worker to see what happened to me. We didn't have a TV on in the office, so they did not know what was going on. They stood next to me as we all watched 09/11 unfold before our eyes.
My dad was a NY firefighter and one of the office girls had an uncle who worked in one of the towers. None of us felt like being there. It was eery as we also were right down the road from an airport, MacArthur, and it was deadly quiet. Police cars racing up the road to the airport. I remember that my boss made us cancel all of our appointments for the day. I remember most of our vendors were pissed that we would not be installing windshields or delivering glass that day. My boss didn't care, it all seemed trivial compared to what was going on. He let us all go home, where I sat on the couch with my then boyfriend (now husband), his sister, my young nephew and my brother in law. We all stared at the TV. The day took forever. The images forever engraved in our minds. Something that we will never forget. Something we will always remember.
Ask me what I did this morning, I probably could not give you a detailed account for my actions. Ask me what I was doing on the 11th day of September in 2001, I can recall most every thing I did or felt that day with such vivid detail.
I was working at Champion Glass as an office manager. We had gone to the deli next door to get our normal breakfast order for the office and the road guys. We had just came back to the office when we realized we had forgotten one of the coffees. I offered to go over and retrieve the coffee.
I walked into the deli at 8:48am, 2 minutes after the first plane hit. They had a TV up in the corner of the deli. Everyone stood there and watched in horror. I didn't realize what happened until I stood there for a moment listening to the commentary. At this point I had forgotten about the coffee. I stood there in awe for what felt like forever. In reality it was a mere 15 minutes later. At 9:03 we watched in horror as the second plane hit the other tower. At this time, my boss had come over with another co-worker to see what happened to me. We didn't have a TV on in the office, so they did not know what was going on. They stood next to me as we all watched 09/11 unfold before our eyes.
My dad was a NY firefighter and one of the office girls had an uncle who worked in one of the towers. None of us felt like being there. It was eery as we also were right down the road from an airport, MacArthur, and it was deadly quiet. Police cars racing up the road to the airport. I remember that my boss made us cancel all of our appointments for the day. I remember most of our vendors were pissed that we would not be installing windshields or delivering glass that day. My boss didn't care, it all seemed trivial compared to what was going on. He let us all go home, where I sat on the couch with my then boyfriend (now husband), his sister, my young nephew and my brother in law. We all stared at the TV. The day took forever. The images forever engraved in our minds. Something that we will never forget. Something we will always remember.
Ask me what I did this morning, I probably could not give you a detailed account for my actions. Ask me what I was doing on the 11th day of September in 2001, I can recall most every thing I did or felt that day with such vivid detail.
Traverse City - Game 1
I've never been one to watch the NHL Prospect Tourney, but this year I decided to see what it was all about... So yesterday I sat down and watched the Rangers v Blues.
I only got to watch the first period, but was very pleased with the heart and talent of the NY Rangers prospects. It's exciting to see the young talent that will hopefully grace our Blueshirts in the seasons to come.
Tim Erixon, with a goal and an assist, was to me one of the better players on the ice. I'm excited to see how Ryan Bourque and Christian Thomas play in the next few games.
I only got to watch the first period, but was very pleased with the heart and talent of the NY Rangers prospects. It's exciting to see the young talent that will hopefully grace our Blueshirts in the seasons to come.
Tim Erixon, with a goal and an assist, was to me one of the better players on the ice. I'm excited to see how Ryan Bourque and Christian Thomas play in the next few games.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
On a Lighter Note...
Let's watch Brad Richards chat with Boomer & Carton for a hot minute.
Listen here
Just fantastic. This is why Rangers fans should be proud. About Richards, not Carton.
Listen here
Just fantastic. This is why Rangers fans should be proud. About Richards, not Carton.
This off season is one to forget...
Photo courtesy of FoxNEWS
As if the hockey world hasn't been struck with enough tragedy this off season, we face another devastating loss. A Russian jet carrying members of the KHL's Locomotiv team crashed, killing all but one on board. Galimov, the lone survivor, was found with 80% of his body covered in burns.
@dchesnokov Dmitry ChesnokovNeurologists are now saying Galimov (the player-survivor) is unlikely to survive his injuries even after the surgery. Docs keep fighting
Many former NHL'ers as well as many younger players were on board. Pavol Demitra, Ruslan Salei and Josef Vasicek were all listed on the Locomotiv roster. The Locomotiv head coach, Brad McCrimmon was a former Flyers and Rangers defenseman.
I'm watching my Twitter feed (follow me on twitter @chelleyschoe) fill with updates, confirmations and people and player reactions. It's surreal.
@SteveMontador Steve Montador
Prayers to all on board and their families. Tragic day “@CBCNews: Russian plane carrying KHL hockey team crashes bit.ly/qhBefu”
@bruno_gervais27 Bruno Gervais
Thought and prayers to an old teamate and friend Josef vasicek, an amazing teamate!
It really is a sad day in hockey today.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
The Off-Season: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
This off season has been filled with news, both good, bad and ugly.
The Good:
Free Agent Signings and Trades!
July is always an exciting time, for fans anyways. Watching where the top free agents will be lured to is about as exciting as riding a roller coaster without a seatbelt. White knuckles.
Being a NY Rangers fan, I was excited to see the team bring two FA's to the team; Mike Rupp and Brad Richards. Both bring several seasons of experience and depth to the team, also adding an excess of centers to the team. Should be interesting.
JML to Toronto. This is old news, I know, but still a painful one to say. Just about as painful as watching Komisarek go to Toronto.
Christian Ehrhoff going from Vancouver to the Islanders to Buffalo in the span of 2 days.
Ales Kotalik going back to the Sabres.
The Bad:
May 13, 2011: We all were witness to the internet chatter of the death of a great 'enforcer', a great teammate, Derek "Boogeyman" Boogaard. Standing 6'7" and 265lb, it's hard to imagine someone of that stature being vulnerable. But he is. We all are. His death was ruled as accidental, resulting from a deadly mix of alcohol and oxycodone. His family agreed to donate his brain to The Sports Legacy Institute.
August 15, 2011: Rick Rypien. Known for his grittiness on the ice, and also known for his antics of grabbing at a fan while being escorted off the ice. Again, it's hard to imagine someone that 'tough' being vulnerable. After his untimely death, it was then discovered, at least to the public, that he had been battling depression.
and the most recent, August 31, 2011: Wade Belak. Ending his career with the Nashville Predators, he was not known for his scoring presence on the ice. In his 549 NHL games he had 8 goals. 1263 Penalty minutes. He, like Rypien, was also battling depression.
What does this say about the NHL? Are they paying more attention to the physical health of their players moreso than the mental health? I browse the staffing on NHL teams, splattered with coaches, trainers, physicians, medical consultants, cardiologists, dentists... Does any team staff a psychiatrists or psychologists? Would doing so help to identify problems before resulting in more sad headlines? Maybe this is something the NHLPA and NHL should look into.
And The Ugly
I debated on this one between two options... The first was the moving of the Atlanta Thrashers moving to Winnipeg. This is mainly because I am a huge Mark Stuart fan and just moved to Atlanta. But then I was browsing the internet today and found something even worse, making me proud that I have never ever been an Islanders fan.
This cracks me up. With all the uncertainty of the Islanders, why in the world would one ever get a logo tattooed? For the record, I do have tattoos, so I'm not anti-tattoo. Even though I'm a die hard Rangers fan, I don't think I could ever get the logo tattooed on me. Much less get a tattoo at a home game. But when you're a team struggling to fill the 'Mausoleum' I'd be offering tattoos too.
The Good:
Free Agent Signings and Trades!
July is always an exciting time, for fans anyways. Watching where the top free agents will be lured to is about as exciting as riding a roller coaster without a seatbelt. White knuckles.
Being a NY Rangers fan, I was excited to see the team bring two FA's to the team; Mike Rupp and Brad Richards. Both bring several seasons of experience and depth to the team, also adding an excess of centers to the team. Should be interesting.
JML to Toronto. This is old news, I know, but still a painful one to say. Just about as painful as watching Komisarek go to Toronto.
Christian Ehrhoff going from Vancouver to the Islanders to Buffalo in the span of 2 days.
Ales Kotalik going back to the Sabres.
The Bad:
May 13, 2011: We all were witness to the internet chatter of the death of a great 'enforcer', a great teammate, Derek "Boogeyman" Boogaard. Standing 6'7" and 265lb, it's hard to imagine someone of that stature being vulnerable. But he is. We all are. His death was ruled as accidental, resulting from a deadly mix of alcohol and oxycodone. His family agreed to donate his brain to The Sports Legacy Institute.
August 15, 2011: Rick Rypien. Known for his grittiness on the ice, and also known for his antics of grabbing at a fan while being escorted off the ice. Again, it's hard to imagine someone that 'tough' being vulnerable. After his untimely death, it was then discovered, at least to the public, that he had been battling depression.
and the most recent, August 31, 2011: Wade Belak. Ending his career with the Nashville Predators, he was not known for his scoring presence on the ice. In his 549 NHL games he had 8 goals. 1263 Penalty minutes. He, like Rypien, was also battling depression.
What does this say about the NHL? Are they paying more attention to the physical health of their players moreso than the mental health? I browse the staffing on NHL teams, splattered with coaches, trainers, physicians, medical consultants, cardiologists, dentists... Does any team staff a psychiatrists or psychologists? Would doing so help to identify problems before resulting in more sad headlines? Maybe this is something the NHLPA and NHL should look into.
And The Ugly
I debated on this one between two options... The first was the moving of the Atlanta Thrashers moving to Winnipeg. This is mainly because I am a huge Mark Stuart fan and just moved to Atlanta. But then I was browsing the internet today and found something even worse, making me proud that I have never ever been an Islanders fan.
This cracks me up. With all the uncertainty of the Islanders, why in the world would one ever get a logo tattooed? For the record, I do have tattoos, so I'm not anti-tattoo. Even though I'm a die hard Rangers fan, I don't think I could ever get the logo tattooed on me. Much less get a tattoo at a home game. But when you're a team struggling to fill the 'Mausoleum' I'd be offering tattoos too.
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