An Opinion on Women’s Hockey in the Olympics
Congratulations to the Canadian women for winning their third hockey olympic gold medal in a row. Congratulations also to the team from the USA – they lost this time, but they’ve won the last two World Championships. They are the yin to Canada’s yang, the other half of one of the best rivalries in sport. [...]
Revenge Delayed, But Not Denied
This is a guest post from Eric McErlain, long-time hockey blogger who hails from the Washington, DC area. Eric gives us some perspective from the land of the Capitals, who sit on top of the NHL standings. You can follow Eric on Twitter. For most outsiders considering the history of the Washington Capitals, there only [...]
Has Brodeur Lost His Olympic Starting Job?
Canada lost 5-3 yesterday to the USA. We shouldn’t be surprised – the US has been the better team in the tournament so far, despite Canada’s incredibly deep roster. Canada played well, but Ryan Miller was simply a much better goalie than Martin Brodeur. In his two starts in the 2010 Olympics Brodeur has not been [...]
Game Winning Goal Contest for Feb 21, 2010
The Olympics have so far featured a lot of great hockey. Three amazing games on tap today. Pick the game winning goal scorer for both the USA / Canada and Sweden / Finland games for a chance at a pot of 200 butters!
The Washington Capitals at the Winter Olympics
This is a guest post from Eric McErlain, long-time hockey blogger who hails from the Washington, DC area. I’m hoping Eric can give us some perspective from the land of the Capitals, who sit on top of the NHL standings. You can follow Eric on Twitter. The creator of SportsButter, Ben Nevile, was kind enough [...]
Charity Sidney Crosby Team Canada Jersey Auction
DEAR CANADA, SportsButter regular Misty Thaler has generously donated a gorgeous Sidney Crosby jersey for auction with ALL PROCEEDS TO HELP UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS PLAY HOCKEY. We’ll start the auction today and run it all week. Put your bids in the blog or Facebook comments. I’ll throw out the first bid: $250!
NHL Game Winning Goal Game for Friday, Feb 4, 2010
Yesterday Bern Ettinger and Matthew Elias both correctly guessed that Spezza and Latendresse would score the game winning goals. Nice work! Post a message on the SportsButter facebook wall to collect your share of the butters, guys. Today’s games: Toronto/New Jersey and Flames/Panthers. Will Kovalchuk factor into the first game? Guess both game winning goal [...]
NHL Game Winning Goal Game for Thursday, Feb 4, 2010
Wow – SEVEN people successfully guessed that Alfredsson and Stajan would score yesterday’s game winning goals. Nicely done! Drop a note on the SportsButter Facebook wall to collect your delicious butters. Tonight’s games: Vancouver/Ottawa and Edmonton/Minnesota. 100 butters on the line. Good luck!
NHL Game Winning Goal Game for Wednesday, Feb 3, 2010
After a brief hiatus, we return tomorrow with the Game Winning Goal game. On the line are 130 butters. Predict the game winning goal scorers in the Ottawa/Buffalo and Carolina/Calgary games for a shot at the pot!
