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Monday, July 28, 2008

New name and Third Jersey News

I've got some interesting stuff today. First off, the name change/tweak. I felt that Ben Talks Hockey was too unoriginal so I changed it to include my nickname instead.

Anyway, as most of you know, several teams in the league will be introducing alternate uniforms this year and now we know what many of them will look like. Chris from Icethetics has been able to locate a list of the teams that will have third jerseys and a short discription of what they will look like. Here's a link http://icethetics.blogspot.com/2008/07/all-18-third-jerseys-described.html.

Be sure to check out the rest of his blog too. This guy has quite the phenomenon going. Some of the artwork and the ideas he gets for the blog are nothing short of spectacular.

Anyway thats all for now, next up will be a look back at the offseason and who the winners and losers were this past summer.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Regular Features for 08-09

I announced earlier in the summer that I would be adding some regular features to the blog for the upcoming season. I finally decided on a few and I made up a list. I'm still going to post random stuff sometimes but I felt that this thing really needed some structure and I think these features will make it much better.

1. Changing The Game. this will be a once a week feature about the history of the game. each week I'll post a hockey story from some point in hockey history that, in any way, changed the game.

2. Jersey Gallery. The Hockey News discarded their "Jersey Hound" feature and I'm bringing it back. Each week I'll post a picture of a jersey from any point in history and basically just analyze it.

3. Players of the Week. Obviously this is another weekly feature that pretty much speaks for itself. each week I'll post (in my opinion) the top forward, top defenseman, and top goalie of the week.

4. Player Profiles. This monthly feature will be dedicated to the less-recognized players in the league. It will include their stats, personal info, and a small write up. this is another one I'm really looking forward to doing.

So thats it. These features will all start up around October 1st (of course the season-related ones like players of the week will start when the season starts). hope you guys enjoy this.

Sunday, July 6, 2008

New Faces in New Places

Well it's been a while since my last post. Now that the free agent frenzy has calmed down a little, i have some pictures of some of the players who have signed with new clubs. This will also serve as a sneak peek at EA Sports' NHL 09. Enjoy.