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B/R Will Never Be Official, Unless We Change Our Ways

I am not even going to preface this article, I'm just going right into it. OK, well, that was technically a preface...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 1,811 reads 325 comments
Why Sidney Crosby Still Has a Lot To Learn To Be Considered “Great”

“The Next One” has finally won his Stanley Cup and, at just 21 years old, is the youngest captain in NHL history to do so...

Written by Alan Bass about 3 months ago 1,052 reads 101 comments
Flyers-Flames: Who Has The Best Top Three Defense Corps?

There is no question that the two teams with the best top-three defensive corps in the NHL are the Calgary Flames and the Philadelphia Flyers...

Written by Alan Bass about 3 months ago 2,067 reads 92 comments
NHL: Bleacher Report Monthly Awards, November 2008

It's that time again! Welcome to the BR NHL section awards. This is a monthly event where you, the Bleacher Creatures, can vote for different categories every month...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 582 reads 69 comments
NHL: Bleacher Report Monthly Awards, December 2008

It's that time again! Welcome to the BR NHL section awards. This is a monthly event where you, the Bleacher Creatures, can vote for different categories every month...

Written by Alan Bass about 11 months ago 282 reads 58 comments
Top Twenty Worst Hockey Cliches

20. That is not a penalty you want to take. Uh, no...I believe he did want to take the penalty, because it’s a lot of fun to be down a man in the NHL. 19. We need to take it one shift at a time...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 1,772 reads 49 comments
Bleacher Report Announces Contest!

Bleacher Report has just announced that there will be a contest, running from September 2 until December 9, 2008. The exact information can be found here...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 635 reads 47 comments
Resurfacing The Ice: NHL Exposed For All-Star Voting Fraud

Fraud- noun, deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage...

Written by Alan Bass about 11 months ago 930 reads 40 comments
Ten NHL Players Sure To Be Less Than Impressive in '08-'09

Every season in the NHL, there are always a great number of players who become that “diamond in the rough;” that player who becomes known as the seventh round draft pick who could ...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 4,259 reads 38 comments
Press Box: My (Hopefully Not) Once in a Lifetime Experience

Many of you may recall an article that I wrote a couple months ago regarding the Flyers rejecting my request for a press pass...

Written by Alan Bass about 11 months ago 234 reads 35 comments
Sarah Palin Enjoys Banging on The Boards and Grinding in The Corners

Last night at the opening game for the Philadelphia Flyers, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin was invited to drop the puck for the opening ceremonies...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 1,964 reads 34 comments
NHL: Bleacher Report Monthly Award Winners, November 2008

Many of you have voted, and for that I am thankful. Just for the record, I will be announcing the winner, and the honorable mention—second place, unless there is no real second-place ...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 424 reads 33 comments
NHL: Bleacher Report Monthly Award Winners, December 2008

The votes are in! Here are the winners of the monthly NHL Bleacher Report Awards for December, 2008! Just so everyone knows, there will be some rules put in place for next month’s BR ...

Written by Alan Bass about 11 months ago 198 reads 31 comments
What a Disappointment: 2008-09 NHL No-Shows

What is a disappointment? Some may say that it is a player who does not perform to his full potential. Others may claim that it is a player who does not help his team enough Dallas Stars’ roster is a disappointment? Well, yes...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 1,616 reads 31 comments
NHL: Are They Ruining The League For The Young Guys?

Watch this video before reading the article: Quite a character. Stefan Legein. One of the Mississauga/Niagara IceDogs’ star forwards...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 848 reads 31 comments
ESPY's: My Winning Picks

This year’s 2008 ESPY awards are going to be very exciting. The nominees have recently been released, and I have already researched my picks and completed my voting for this year’s annual awards...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 1,675 reads 31 comments
Eklund: Silencing The Beast

Everyone has heard of Eklund, right? Unfortunately, that answer is yes. Whether your opinion of him is positive or negative, one thing remains: he has no idea what he is talking about...

Written by Alan Bass about 4 months ago 964 reads 30 comments
The Bleacher Report Monthly NHL Awards, January 2009

It's that time again! Welcome to the BR NHL section awards. This is a monthly event where you, the Bleacher Creatures, can vote for different categories every month...

Written by Alan Bass about 10 months ago 292 reads 30 comments
NHL Midseason Power Rankings

Here is the Alan Bass NHL power rankings for the mid-point of the 2008-2009 NHL campaign! 1. Detroit Red Wings (29-7-5, 63 points) No matter how many points San Jose or Boston have, the Wings ...

Written by Alan Bass about 10 months ago 1,830 reads 30 comments
NHL: Monthly Bleacher Report Awards, September 2008

Welcome to the first monthly BR NHL section awards. I want to make this a monthly event, where you, the Bleacher Creatures can vote for different categories every month...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 646 reads 30 comments
Only A True Hockey Fan...

If there is one thing that I hate, it is when someone claims that they are a true hockey fan, but really aren’t. A person who cheers only when their team scores is not a true hockey fan...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 1,324 reads 28 comments
He Said What? The Most Unoriginal Team Names in Pro Sports

I recently published an article with my top ten list of the best team names in professional sports. I was looking through some names, and it gave me an idea for a sequel to that: the most unoriginal team names in professional sports...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 853 reads 28 comments
Green Day Writes Song in Honor of NHL

It was announced today that because the members of Green Day are such huge hockey fans, they will be re-writing one of their hit songs to send a message to Kevin Lowe and Brian Burke to just shut up already...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 458 reads 28 comments
Philadelphia Flyers' Goaltending: 2009-10 Season Preview

The Basics Goaltenders: Ray Emery, Brian Boucher Key Departures: Martin Biron, Antero Niittymaki Key Acquisitions: Ray Emery, Brian Boucher Up-and-Coming: Johan Backlund Everybody get on the bandwagon! In 2006-07, Ray Emery was 33-16-6 with a 2...

Written by Alan Bass about 3 months ago 553 reads 27 comments
Open Mic: Philadelphia Flyers' All-Time Lineup

Just a quick note before you read this article and yell that there are certain players missing: I did not include players who did not play in Philly too long, such as Paul Coffey, Peter Forsberg, etc...

Written by Alan Bass about about 1 year ago 633 reads 27 comments

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Alan Bass Article Archive

B/R Will Never Be Official, Unless We Change Our Ways

Why Sidney Crosby Still Has a Lot To Learn To Be Considered “Great”

Flyers-Flames: Who Has The Best Top Three Defense Corps?

NHL: Bleacher Report Monthly Awards, November 2008

NHL: Bleacher Report Monthly Awards, December 2008

Top Twenty Worst Hockey Cliches

Bleacher Report Announces Contest!

Resurfacing The Ice: NHL Exposed For All-Star Voting Fraud

Ten NHL Players Sure To Be Less Than Impressive in '08-'09

Press Box: My (Hopefully Not) Once in a Lifetime Experience

Sarah Palin Enjoys Banging on The Boards and Grinding in The Corners

NHL: Bleacher Report Monthly Award Winners, November 2008

NHL: Bleacher Report Monthly Award Winners, December 2008

What a Disappointment: 2008-09 NHL No-Shows

NHL: Are They Ruining The League For The Young Guys?

ESPY's: My Winning Picks

Eklund: Silencing The Beast

The Bleacher Report Monthly NHL Awards, January 2009

NHL Midseason Power Rankings

NHL: Monthly Bleacher Report Awards, September 2008

Only A True Hockey Fan...

He Said What? The Most Unoriginal Team Names in Pro Sports

Green Day Writes Song in Honor of NHL

Philadelphia Flyers' Goaltending: 2009-10 Season Preview

Open Mic: Philadelphia Flyers' All-Time Lineup

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