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| Name: | Mike Nowak |
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| Homepage URL: | http://the-inbetween.com |
| Location: | Toronto |
| Member since: | February 01, 2002 |
| Last visit: | December 06, 2008 |
mkn has posted 45 links and 563 comments to SportsFilter and 26 links and 279 comments to the Locker Room.
4th place: Sportsfilter OlymPicksClint Malarchuk accidentally shoots self in the chin with a rifle: Best for having his throat slashed by a skate, he is recovering in hospital despite refusing help from paramedics. This man must be unbreakable.
posted by mkn to hockey at 04:29 PM on October 10 - 4 comments
Iconic ace Darvish pushes Japan’s boundaries:
posted by mkn to baseball at 12:42 PM on March 25 - 2 comments
Legendary Canadian sportscaster Don Wittman dies.: A sports broadcasting renaissance man that covered any and every sport around, from NHL hockey on HNIC and international hockey to the Grey Cup to curling, but he will forever be known as the voice of Canadian olympic track gold.
posted by mkn to culture at 05:33 PM on January 19 - 6 comments
Ice Hockey gets its own Champions League: : the Victoria Cup. Beginning 2008, the IIHF plans on hosting an annual exhibition series between the top three European teams and an NHL franchise. A likely alternative to that quiet but old topic: NHL European expansion
posted by mkn to hockey at 08:30 PM on May 08 - 12 comments
Wendel Clark is Barry Melrose's cousin : according to Wikipedia's "List of Family Relations in NHL". There's also the List of second generation Major League Baseball players and many other random lists of sportspeople.
posted by mkn to other at 01:53 PM on March 01 - 8 comments
Cito Gaston with the Jays. Cliff Fletcher with the Leafs. Did I travel back to 1993?
posted by mkn at 11:24 PM on June 20
It was a good win. Made up for the disappointment at the Euros right after the race.
posted by mkn at 05:55 PM on June 08
ehhh. At least I picked the winner.
posted by mkn at 10:15 AM on June 07
I say just stick with the classic CBC Sports intro and leave it at that. I'd rather have that than an open contest for people to submit their shit -- knowing HNIC's love affair with super-rural Canada, you're going to get nothing but shitty wannabe rockbands from places like Wawa or Moosomin, Saskatchewan.
posted by mkn at 12:18 AM on June 07
There wouldn't be so much flopping around if the refs actually called offensive fouls. Which they rarely do. Especially with marquee players, which is total bullshit. I dunno. I've watched a lot of playoff games this season and a bunch of games down the regular season stretch and the thing that most bugs me about the NBA is the totally inconsistent refereeing.
posted by mkn at 01:34 AM on May 31
So, like, if no one for Pittsburgh scores a goal do we all get one point?
posted by mkn at 10:49 PM on May 26
Oh nice. I jumped up into contention for a medal. Doubt I can win this with that point disadvantage, but here goes: DET in SEVEN Datsyuk and Malkin Osgood for MVP (Though it's a tough one. I'd say Osgood would win it if the series lasts no longer than 5. Otherwise, who knows. A similar case can be made for Fleury -- who'd have ever imagined that?) Is Franzen expected to be back for Game 1? One more prediction: this is going to be a great series, even if the potential for a 4,5 game blow out is there.
posted by mkn at 01:35 PM on May 20
It's like that in the NHL. It's 4 on 4 followed by shoot-out... until you hit the playoffs where the games really matter and it's "play to win". Period. Of course, historically with the IIHF they never did the full intermission and full OT period anyway... just 10 minutes and a shootout. Whatever. I'd rather the game be settled in a weird 4-3 powerplay than a shootout. Great game though.
posted by mkn at 12:19 AM on May 20
Interesting. I was not aware of this. It seems like every month there's a different film festival in Toronto (there's a photography film festival going on now, as part of Contact. In and Out Gay and Lesbian film is soon. Hot Docs is just over. etc)
posted by mkn at 11:41 PM on May 15
And here's the (not up to date) Confidence Pool leaderboard, since it's been bumped off the front page.
posted by mkn at 09:05 PM on May 05
Detroit in 5 Zetterberg, Morrow Pittsburgh in 7 Hossa, Briere (though I'm tempted to go with Umberger, but I think that was just a total fluke)
posted by mkn at 09:02 PM on May 05
Yes. This has happened a few times. They start the third with whatever time was left. Blow the whistle when it's done and then start the proper third from centre ice. It's basically at the ref's discretion.
posted by mkn at 01:35 AM on May 05
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/nhl_star_called_up_to_big_leagues
posted by mkn at 10:18 PM on April 28
Very sloppy indeed
Six day suspension for making a crude comment about his ex.
Meanwhile, boarding somebody head first and causing them to be injured for months? That's three.
Way to prioritize, NHL!