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When Does Hockey Season Start Again? Part VI: Just a Couple of Months to Go!

As Ken Armer wrote in his July 9 article "Ken's Top NHL Writers All-Star Team," hockey fans and writers alike are scrambling for things to write about. I am no different. I have searched sites, blogs, articles, etc...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 1,330 reads 5 comments
So, When Does Hockey Season Start Again? Part V: Detroit's Pre-Season Preview

Hey, look! It's a light at the end of a tunnel for hockey fans! The 2008 Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings have just posted their pre-season schedule for 2008. It's just what we've been waiting for! Time to defend the Cup again, boys...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 1,011 reads 0 comments
So, When Does Hockey Season Start Again? Part IV: So, You Want to Play Hockey?

Basketball: $15.00. Court to play on: FREE! Baseball and gloves: $30.00. Field to play on: FREE! Soccer ball: $20.00. Find a patch of grass: FREE! Football: $18.00. Field (again): FREE! And you want to play what...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 1,131 reads 0 comments
Detroit Red Wings: We Got Him! Marian Hossa Hits Hockeytown

Marian Hossa now has a reason to raise his hands in victory. He has just signed with the 2008 Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings. “Obviously, we’re thrilled,” said Ken Holland, Detroit's general manager...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 871 reads 2 comments
Ladies & Gentlemen: Presenting The New Home Of The Tulsa Oilers and Others!

Not since the 1980 US vs. USSR Olympic game or the 2008 Stanley Cup finals between the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins, has there been this much excitement in one city...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 238 reads 0 comments
af2 Arena Football: Tulsa's Talons Drop The Ball To The Amarillo Dusters, 48-33

An interception on the Tulsa Talon's first drive by Amarillo Duster's DB Terick Thomas, last night, might have been a foreshadowing of what was to come. The Dusters handed the Talons only their second loss of the 2008 af2, Arena Football, season...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 1,491 reads 0 comments
So, When Does Hockey Season Start Again? Part III: The Men of Summer (Winter)!

“He plays to play. He skates to skate. He don’t make a million bucks a year!! He loves the game of hockey!! He loves it.” –Bailey Pruitt, Mystery, Alaska (1999)...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 441 reads 0 comments
af2 Arena Football: Tulsa's Talons Outlast The Rio Grande Valley Dorados, 58-52!

The Tulsa Talons continue to roll in the af2, Arena Football's Minor League. This time they outlasted the Rio Grande Valley Dorados, 58-52, even after a 49 point second half surge by the Dorados...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 397 reads 0 comments
It's the Hockey Hall of Fame for Detroit Red Winger, Igor Larionov!

Through eight seasons in Detroit (1995-00 & 2000-03), Larionov won three Stanley Cup championships. “I was doing my morning routine, my work out,” Igor Larionov said...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 1,030 reads 2 comments
Arena Football 2: Do The Tulsa Talons Have What It Takes To Win Again?

They are 10-1 overall this season and 5-0 in their division. They are the defending ArenaCup Champions. They won 16 straight games over the last two seasons before losing a few weeks ago to the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 614 reads 1 comments
Post 2008 NHL Playoffs: The Trophies Have Been Given...Almost!

OK, so I was wrong (you know, once I thought I was wrong but I was mistaken). I thought I was done writing about hockey for the summer but look, now they have the awards show...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 569 reads 0 comments
So, When Does Hockey Season Start Again? Part II: Lights, Camera, Action!

In my last article, I asked a question: Now that hockey season is over, what are we to do to bide our time until the men on skates take to the ice once again? Well, I have always loved movies, ...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 688 reads 3 comments
2008 Stanley Cup: So, When Does Hockey Season Start Again?

Somebody has to win, and somebody has to lose. That's the whole idea of competition. You win some, you lose some. The Detroit Red Wings, 2008 Stanley Cup Champions. The Pittsburgh Penguins, second place "winners...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 1,079 reads 2 comments
2008 Stanley Cup: Detroit Snatches Defeat From The Clutches Of Victory!

:-( Oh, it's just too sad to recap. With the Detroit Red Wings leading 3-2 in the third and less than a minute to go, Maxime Talbot of ...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 392 reads 3 comments
Detroit Red Wings Fans: Are They Everywhere?

A few weeks ago, I was driving back from seeing my daughter sing at a state competition. She has one of the most beautiful voices, and she has won almost every singing competition she has entered...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 729 reads 3 comments
2008 Stanley Cup: No Surprise, Detroit Shuts Out Pittsburgh, 4-0, In Game 1

Surprise, surprise, surprise! Sounds kind of like Gomer Pyle. The Detroit Red Wings took Game 1, 4-0, over the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night, and took a 1-0 series lead in the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 1,114 reads 3 comments
2008 NHL Playoffs: Would the Real Detroit Red Wings Please Stand Up?

"In the crease!?!" "What the !#@%& are you talking about!?!" "Look at the replay!" Those exact words could be heard all across Hockeytown, and no one can blame the fans for saying it...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 1,040 reads 5 comments
2008 NHL Playoffs: Datsyuk's Hat-Trick Leads Detroit To 3-0 Series Lead

Congrats to the Russian. He did something Monday night that he had never accomplished before in his career: He scored a hat-trick...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 775 reads 3 comments
2008 NHL Playoffs: Bring Out The Brooms, Boys, Detroit Sweeps Colorado!

I just couldn't...........I just couldn't...........I just couldn't!First, I just couldn't stay away from the TV on Thursday night...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 974 reads 5 comments
2008 NHL Playoffs: It's So Hard For Me To Say I'm Sorry

28 April 2008 My Dear San Jose Sweetie,I feel so bad for you. I just can't imagine it. And on top of all this, how can I be so up while you are so down...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 668 reads 8 comments
2008 NHL Playoffs:Osgood And Detroit Defeat Budaj And The Avs

I told you in my last article........................We've got............................. HIGHLIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Details coming soon! Eh, C'mon it's Saturday ...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 515 reads 1 comments
2008 NHL Playoffs:Detroit Survives Round 2 Game One

Was the rink tilted to the left during the Detroit Red Wing/Colorado Avalanche game or what? Five out of the seven goals that were scored were on the left side of my TV screen. A left, a left, a left, right, left...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 1,096 reads 1 comments
2008 NHL Playoffs: Getting Pumped-Up For Round 2 Of Lord Stanley!

Genesis, the beginning of all things. That's what the Bible calls its first book and that's where we are at today, Genesis.No NHL team has won anything and no one has lost anything. We start, again, from scratch...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 706 reads 0 comments
2008 NHL Playoffs: What A Night!

A WARNING TO ADULTS: Please, send the children out of the room before you read this article. Thank You. They’re gone? Great! Boy, I’ve got to tell you about last night. The most incredible thing happened to me...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 1,142 reads 0 comments
2008 NHL Playoffs: Off to Round Two for the Detroit Red Wings

Good day, ladies and gentlemen and all the ships at sea. FlashThe Detroit Red Wings have advanced to Round Two of the Stanley Cup playoffs shutting out the Nashville Predators 3-0 in game six and winning the series four games to two...

Written by The Captain -Brian Kates about about 1 year ago 1,728 reads 3 comments

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The Captain -Brian Kates Article Archive

When Does Hockey Season Start Again? Part VI: Just a Couple of Months to Go!

So, When Does Hockey Season Start Again? Part V: Detroit's Pre-Season Preview

So, When Does Hockey Season Start Again? Part IV: So, You Want to Play Hockey?

Detroit Red Wings: We Got Him! Marian Hossa Hits Hockeytown

Ladies & Gentlemen: Presenting The New Home Of The Tulsa Oilers and Others!

af2 Arena Football: Tulsa's Talons Drop The Ball To The Amarillo Dusters, 48-33

So, When Does Hockey Season Start Again? Part III: The Men of Summer (Winter)!

af2 Arena Football: Tulsa's Talons Outlast The Rio Grande Valley Dorados, 58-52!

It's the Hockey Hall of Fame for Detroit Red Winger, Igor Larionov!

Arena Football 2: Do The Tulsa Talons Have What It Takes To Win Again?

Post 2008 NHL Playoffs: The Trophies Have Been Given...Almost!

So, When Does Hockey Season Start Again? Part II: Lights, Camera, Action!

2008 Stanley Cup: So, When Does Hockey Season Start Again?

2008 Stanley Cup: Detroit Snatches Defeat From The Clutches Of Victory!

Detroit Red Wings Fans: Are They Everywhere?

2008 Stanley Cup: No Surprise, Detroit Shuts Out Pittsburgh, 4-0, In Game 1

2008 NHL Playoffs: Would the Real Detroit Red Wings Please Stand Up?

2008 NHL Playoffs: Datsyuk's Hat-Trick Leads Detroit To 3-0 Series Lead

2008 NHL Playoffs: Bring Out The Brooms, Boys, Detroit Sweeps Colorado!

2008 NHL Playoffs: It's So Hard For Me To Say I'm Sorry

2008 NHL Playoffs:Osgood And Detroit Defeat Budaj And The Avs

2008 NHL Playoffs:Detroit Survives Round 2 Game One

2008 NHL Playoffs: Getting Pumped-Up For Round 2 Of Lord Stanley!

2008 NHL Playoffs: What A Night!

2008 NHL Playoffs: Off to Round Two for the Detroit Red Wings

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