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Patrick Thoresen's Groin Thanks Officials for Putting Away the Whistle

"It's always a great day when you don't have to have one of your testicles removed"—Jay Onrait.I guess you could say that Patrick Thoresen is having a good day then...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,075 reads 6 comments
Workin' Overtime: 2008 Conn Smythe Winner Could Surprise

So the NHL Playoffs are upon us, and with that comes the speculation: Who's going to win the Cup, where will the big surprises or the big upsets come from, which series will surprise and ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 375 reads 0 comments
NHL Winter Classic: What Winter Means to Me

Hot chocolate, snow banks, newfound kindling, fighting through a blizzard across a choppy pond, bringing shovels to the rink, and remembering what winter means in the first place.That's what the NHL Winter Classic was all about...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 830 reads 2 comments
Patriots-Giants: On the Road to Glendale

Can you imagine the New York Giants with Philip Rivers at the helm, taking on the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau? What about Eli Manning, trying to lead his San Diego Chargers past the New England ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 806 reads 1 comments
Bargain-Bin Blue Jays: What to Expect from Gustavo Chacin

Have you ever gone to your local movie store and checked out what's on sale?As you stroll down the aisle you'll eventually come to the section where they've got deals like 2/$20 or 2/$35 or something like that...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,178 reads 2 comments
Rummaging Through Rob Ramage's Suit

Rather than appealing, Rob Ramage should just count his blessings. After all, of the three people involved in the crash on December 15th, 2007, he's the only one that could possibly return to a normal life following his jail sentence...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,880 reads 4 comments
Buffalo Budget Woes: Sabres Hurt by the Salary Cap

Jean-Pierre Dumont is a hockey trailblazer. Yesterday Dumont signed a 4-year, $16-million extension with the Nashville Predators—hardly anything resembling the lore of Lewis and Clark right? Why don't you ask the Buffalo Sabres that question...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 788 reads 4 comments
Super Bowl XLII: Media Day on Bleacher Report

Well, it's almost over. In two days, Super Bowl XLR (er...XLII) will begin, and we'll finally know which team prevails...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 1,420 reads 3 comments
The NHL Hall of Fame: Where Dino Ciccarelli Should Be

My mother doesn’t watch hockey. If my father and I are watching it on the TV, she’ll go upstairs and watch reruns of Ellen Degeneres. Reruns.She will admit to knowing one hockey player though: Dino Ciccarelli...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 year ago 2,614 reads 7 comments
Takin' a T/O with BT: Anton Stralman's Success Against the Numbers Game

Simply put: Numbers games suck. Granted, "suck" isn’t the most gracious word to use for that, but it fits doesn’t it? The word "suck" is ugly and harsh—exactly what numbers games are...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 2 days ago 64 reads 0 comments
Takin' a T/O with BT: Junior Seau and the Sports Jobs You Never Knew About

When you’re young and you look out onto a sports field, or look up to your favorite athletes, you know what you want to be; who you want to be; where you want to be. Out there. With them. Playing the game you love...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 9 days ago 111 reads 0 comments
Who'll Line Up Beside the Toronto Maple Leafs' Kessel in Future?

When the season started off with a slump for the Toronto Maple Leafs, LeafsNation fell into a panic.All of a sudden they were last in the league, the only team without a regulation win, and without a first round draft pick this year or next...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 10 days ago 403 reads 2 comments
Takin' a T/O with BT—Bill Belichick and the Patriots Will See Another Day

It's amazing the amount of time it takes to change something, isn't it? One play. One pass. A matter of seconds. A handful of yards...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 11 days ago 167 reads 1 comments
Bleacher Report's NHL Awards at the One-Quarter Mark

From the moment a season starts, people wonder where everyone will be at the end. Who'll be the break-out star? Whose going to be answering questions about retirement? Is anyone going to be ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 17 days ago 2,080 reads 2 comments
Staying Up with the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies

In honor of one of the greatest Hockey Hall of Fame classes ever, we’re going to be accomplishing one of the greatest running diaries ever. Or not...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 18 days ago 119 reads 0 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: A Suspension To Follow the OHL and David Branch

As word was passed down from the Ontario Hockey League's offices yesterday that Michael Liambas' OHL career had, for all intents and purposes, ended thanks to a dangerous hit on the Kitchener ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 22 days ago 50 reads 9 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: 10 Bright Spots for the Toronto Maple Leafs

In Theoren Fleury's book Playing with Fire , Fleury goes on record saying that he would've liked playing in Toronto, except for one thing. The media. According to Theo, and this is very apt, the media always keys on a low-point for the team...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 25 days ago 405 reads 2 comments
BT's 31 Scariest Sports Things and Thoughts for Halloween

For every holiday, people develop their own traditions. Granted, Halloween isn’t exactly a holiday, but it’s a day to relax and get re-acquainted with friends—whether you’re dressed up like Barack Obama or not...

Written by Bryan Thiel about 28 days ago 135 reads 2 comments
Taking a T/O With BT—The Toronto Maple Leafs Long Ride on the Losing Side

Most times we'd start with something profound. Perhaps a quote, or a line weighed down by cliches, alliteration, or metaphors. How about this: It's about [expletive ] time...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 136 reads 2 comments
Takin' a T/O with BT: 10 Injury-Plagued Teams around the NHL

Injuries are like babies: The minute they happen, everybody thinks theirs is special. That is until the doctor comes in, snips the cord, spanks it on the bottom, and leaves...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 310 reads 7 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT—Phil Kessel Isn't the Leafs' Solution to Everything

Whenever a team stumbles out of the gate, the popular thing to do is to pick on them. Granted, there have been a lot of people poking fun at the Leafs, including their own fans , but it's hard ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 268 reads 5 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: The Toronto Maple Leafs Need More Gary Than Goonery

There have been a lot of things said over the past few weeks: The Leafs don’t have enough offense to compete, the goaltending simply isn’t there to carry them, and wondering when are all these pieces going to mesh...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 283 reads 16 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT—Back-End Blues for the Toronto Maple Leafs' Defense

Last year, I started to distance myself from Don Cherry.Not in any specific way, but (Before this became the “it” article to write) I started to feel as if we were on two very different wavelengths—which ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 228 reads 5 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: Early Season NHL Woes Are Nothing to Fret About

Fortunately for me, James Duthie and myself are thinking along the same lines. Unfortunately, he's a lot cooler than me. Each and every year, fans everywhere anticipate the NHL season...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 55 reads 1 comments
Takin' a T/O With BT: Toskala and Gustavsson—Pedaling the Bike Together?

Without disagreement, differences, or discrepancies, life would be pretty boring.Everyone would get along, there’d be no differing opinions, and politics would have no playing field—leaving ...

Written by Bryan Thiel about about 1 month ago 236 reads 0 comments

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Bryan Thiel Article Archive

Patrick Thoresen's Groin Thanks Officials for Putting Away the Whistle

Workin' Overtime: 2008 Conn Smythe Winner Could Surprise

NHL Winter Classic: What Winter Means to Me

Patriots-Giants: On the Road to Glendale

Bargain-Bin Blue Jays: What to Expect from Gustavo Chacin

Rummaging Through Rob Ramage's Suit

Buffalo Budget Woes: Sabres Hurt by the Salary Cap

Super Bowl XLII: Media Day on Bleacher Report

The NHL Hall of Fame: Where Dino Ciccarelli Should Be

Takin' a T/O with BT: Anton Stralman's Success Against the Numbers Game

Takin' a T/O with BT: Junior Seau and the Sports Jobs You Never Knew About

Who'll Line Up Beside the Toronto Maple Leafs' Kessel in Future?

Takin' a T/O with BT—Bill Belichick and the Patriots Will See Another Day

Bleacher Report's NHL Awards at the One-Quarter Mark

Staying Up with the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies

Takin' a T/O With BT: A Suspension To Follow the OHL and David Branch

Takin' a T/O With BT: 10 Bright Spots for the Toronto Maple Leafs

BT's 31 Scariest Sports Things and Thoughts for Halloween

Taking a T/O With BT—The Toronto Maple Leafs Long Ride on the Losing Side

Takin' a T/O with BT: 10 Injury-Plagued Teams around the NHL

Takin' a T/O With BT—Phil Kessel Isn't the Leafs' Solution to Everything

Takin' a T/O With BT: The Toronto Maple Leafs Need More Gary Than Goonery

Takin' a T/O With BT—Back-End Blues for the Toronto Maple Leafs' Defense

Takin' a T/O With BT: Early Season NHL Woes Are Nothing to Fret About

Takin' a T/O With BT: Toskala and Gustavsson—Pedaling the Bike Together?

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