About

My name is Isaac Smith, born in Chicago, raised in Michigan. I'm an all-around Detroit sports fan, but my favorite sport is hockey and for that reason I write mostly about the Detroit Red Wings. A close second to hockey is my love of Michigan Wolverines football, so I occasionally write about the Michigan Wolverines.

Removing the "homer goggles" before writing is crucial in writing educated, well-rounded pieces. It also allows me to avoid sounding biased in my writing.

I'm always up for a good sports debate, especially if it is to do with the NHL or College football.

In the Fall of 2012 I will be a fourth-year student at Carleton University, in Ottawa, Ontario. I'm studying law with a minor in business.

I try to post all of my articles via my twitter: @isaacesmith91.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Henrik Zetterberg, Nick Lidstrom, Pavel Datsyuk, Chris Osgood

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Detroit Red Wings, Michigan Wolverines

  • Favorite Coaches

    Scotty Bowman, Mike Babcock, Bo Schembechler, Lloyd Carr

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Watching the Wings beat the Carolina Hurricanes in Triple Overtime in the 2002 stanley cup finals

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Detroit vs. Colorado in 2002 Western conference finals

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    most Europeans on a Stanley Cup winning team (Detroit Red Wings 2008)

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    who cares

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big Ten

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  • Jonathan Reid posted 1 day ago

    Jonathan Reid

    Countdown to 100K reads for Ottawa Beta is on: 30 days to go, let's do it homie :P

  • THE Buck Nasty posted 3 days ago

    THE Buck Nasty

    Wow... lidstroms calling it career. Shocking to say the least. Welcome to detroit ryan suter

  • Jonathan Reid posted 10 days ago

    Jonathan Reid

    Let's Git 'Er Duuun.

  • Jonathan Reid posted 10 days ago

    Jonathan Reid

    So by the end of the month it looks like EY Beta will combine for over 70,000 NHL reads on Bleacher Report. Beast mode.

  • Unsportsmanlike conduct posted 16 days ago

    Unsportsmanlike conduct

    Your welcome Isaac anytime.

  • Unsportsmanlike conduct posted 17 days ago

    Unsportsmanlike conduct

    The 1993 Canadiens came the closest to sweeping all 16 games with a record of 16-4
    in the NHL playoffs current format.

  • Jared Newman posted 19 days ago

    Jared Newman

    Sure thing! Any time. It'll be interesting to see if Ryan Suter head to Detroit or where he ends up!

  • THE Buck Nasty posted 31 days ago

    THE Buck Nasty

    Ha thanks. I saw that picture years agoe and was recently reminded of it and knew i had to make it my profile pic. Any picture with a naked messier, a bottle of red stripe, and gary coleman is good shit in my book

  • Laura Funk posted 33 days ago

    Laura Funk

    No problem Isaac!

  • Josh Wilkinson posted 48 days ago

    Josh Wilkinson

    Yeah I agree, if he could get a little bit more muscle in his legs, he could contend for the fastest in the league, but for as small as he is, he is a hell of a player. Now I'm not positive, but he's only a 2nd year player right? Oh and we thought these refs would be better in Detroit, this game might be fair if the wings weren't constantly in the box............. I have never seen this many penalties by Detroit in a 3 game span, not that I can remember anyways.

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