NHL Awards 2011

I'm going to do a sorta Live Blog of the NHL Awards..

Jay Mohr is kind of annoying. I already knew this.

How hot is Ryan Kesler? Yeah.

And who is this guy they keep showing who looks like Luc Robitaille? Is it Luc?
<3 him.

And what is up with TimThoms's Mustache?

Oh hai Mess.. I should hate you but I just can't.

And how are Kes and Daniel Sedin chillin behind all the Bruins? That must suck.

How do the girls walk in those shoes?

Nick Lidstrom still has it. :) Why does it sound like they keep calling him Li(N)dstrom? GET it straight!

YAY Dierks Bentley! Love me some Dierks, and I love that he is such a hockey fan! :)

Cris Angel has the ugliest hair!

YAY for Kes winning the Selke! Speaking of ridiculous hair.. what exactly is going on with him? lol And is the microphone low enough? That's kind of awkward.

Oh my... how thin is Getzi's hair? Yeesh. Love Ryan v. Ryan.. that is some hilarious stuff! Love the hulahoop...

Jeff Skinner is cute. The Luc look-alike guy was in his row..

They are seriously having a ceremonial reveal of the NHL12 cover? HAHAHAHAHAHA

Awww.. I wanted Stevie Y to win the GM award, just to see him. I miss Stevie- he was so great! I am actually re-reading his biography right now. And Jay just called him "why"zerman. The Y sounds like an I! Izerman!!! YOU're killing me dude! And stop being so rude about the Oilers.. yeesh

Oh it IS Luc! Geesh he is one good lookin dude. Always has been.

Aww good I'm glad Ian Laperriere got the Masterton Award. I always liked him. I remember Darren Pang said once "He's a real stirrer-upper, he'll get in your kitchen." Even if he's an icky flyer he's pretty sweet. And his wife is totally un-skanky looking.

OH WOW- he got called out on twitter about Stevie and then talked about it.. wow. You suck dude. EVERYBODY knows how to say Steve Y's name.. DUH!!!!

COOL- the Army guys rappelled down from the ceiling? ROCK ON! Yeah, you people better stand up!! HOOAH!

Hey hey Vanek bringing in Favorite goal #2.. good job! Eberle's was pretty sick though.

VERY cool Bauer commercial. :) My skates are (14 year old but still awesome) Bauer's too.. I match Kane, Toews and Stamkos! (and plenty of other NHLers LOL)

LAMEst Herb Brooks impression EVER!

The "real housewives" chicks are skankier than anything.. how GROSS can you be?

Pavel Datsyuk wasn't on the Lady Byng list? WHAT the what?

Do your homework skankies- it's SanLouiee not Saint Louis. Double GROSS. Poor Marty is going a little grey there.. still looks pretty swank though!

The Pawn Stars clip was pretty funny. Only Chara and the Mustache to represent the Cup? I get that they are the ones who are up for awards.. but didn't they bring a random friend at least, a la Sharpie from last year? Hmm..

Oh please do not show Ryan Kesler during the Bruins victory speech! It was bad enough to watch him crying after game 7.. don't need to see it here too! :(

Umm how weird are these far east movement dudes? Give me Snoop any day!

As soon as they give out the Vezina I can be done. I think it's gonna be Thomas.. his stats were off the hoook- and the winner is..... Timmy. I'm okay with it. I don't like him per se, but I don't hate him and his numbers were INSANE so he totally earned it. Sorry Lulu..


I already saw the end (they re-aired it right away) so I know CoreyPerry won the Hart. That's cool, he's pretty studly.

C'est tout. Another NHL Awards has come and gone. Goodness I'm getting old. I remember quite a few of these. Prob my favorite was back in 1997 when they did fake hockey commercials such as "hockey hair club for men", "bubble hockey- goalie v. goalie" and I can't remember the other one. It was brilliant though.

OOOH I love it

So this idea came up years ago, whilst watching the BBC miniseries Pride and Predjudice with my sister and friend... the girl who plays Jane looks like Jeremy Roenick. And once such an idea gets in your head, it is hard to remove. I can't watch the movie the same way. But don't take my word for it- see for yourself. I proudly present this week's Separated at Birth:



Susannah Harper

AND



Jeremy Roenick.

Separated at Birth? You be the judge.

I amuse myself too much.

baseball is on tv. Its not as good as hockey. But really, what is?

Whatev.

Time for some fun analysis

Have I mentioned lately that I love Google Analytics? It's hilarious. Let's check out my keyword searches:

"dion phaneuf has an annoying voice"
- I particularly enjoy this one since I have never heard mr. Phaneuf speak, much less commented on the fact. He does have creepy eyes, which I think I mentioned a few posts back but I fail to see the connection. It makes me LOL though.

then it gets interesting. There are 2 recurring themes, Derek Roy and Travis Rycroft.
We have:

Derek Roys Girlfriend
Derek Roy AND girlfriend
Derek Roy girlfriend- x2
Derek Roy's Girlfriend - x3

my goodness, someone is curious. This one almost makes sense, seeing as I discuss Derek Roy so very often, and have actually used the phrase "derek roy's girlfriend" before in jest. But still, that's a lot of searches about the same topic. I am pleased to see that the one with the most searches is the one that is grammatically correct at least. ;)

then we come to Mr. Rycroft:

Travis Rycroft Girlfriend
Travis Rycroft Pictures
Travis Rycroft 2008
"Travis Rycroft"
Travis Rycroft- x3

For a guy who doesn't play for the Sabres, he's sure attracted a lot of attention. And since I only mentioned his name once, in passing, it's even more surprising. Although I can see why ppl want pics of Rykes, he's a very attractive man-

Exhibit A:


Exhibit B: (he's the one on the right, obviously)


But.. while I did work for the Utah Grizzlies for a year when he was there, that was 2 years ago and I have barely spoken to him since then. I don't know anything about his girlfriend, though he didn't have one when I knew him, and though I do have some other pics of him, I've never mentioned it before in my blog. ;) But again, I could talk about Travis all day long. He's a great guy and a decent hockey player. He's very hard-working on the ice, and that counts for a lot more than just points. ANd did I mention he's gorgeous? Cuz he is probably one of the most attractive people I have ever known. Ever. But he's not an asshole. He is a genuinely good person. He was probably one of the most attentive listeners, especially among hockey players, that I have ever encountered. I interviewed him for the radio (one of my many jobs, and the most fun of them all, when I was with the Grizz) and his interview was far and away the best one I had. And he was randomly touchy-feely, in a non-creepy way. He's just come in and put his arm around me and ask me to fax something, or situations like that. and I can't say that I minded too much.. ;)

Anyway there it is. I could go on about him, but I'll spare you. For now. ;) In case any of my random Utah visitors sees this- say hi to him for me, eh? ;)

I think that's enough for now. a nice trip down memory lane.

Wheeee!

Boston got 1 pt tonight, Philadelphia got NONE. Take that Bucky Gleason! That article wins the assholery award of the day. What a jerk! Have a little faith, a little hope, will ya? Bite me dude.

speaking of the word "dude" I had a funny moment today at Taco bell. I happened to be sharing the restaurant with the memebers of the 16 and Under California Wave hockey team who are in town for the USA hockey National Tournament. They were acting like typical teenagers, goofing off and all (though seriously, who lets their team eat taco bell before a game?-- side note, they won the game, 4-2 so I guess it worked out)
Anyway, I think that every other word I heard was "dude". This is pretty normal for teenagers, but seemed to be a bit on the extreme side, which made me laugh, because after all, doesn't everyone in California say "dude" all the time? LOL It's like this guy who played for the Utah Grizzlies when I worked for them- Travis Rycroft. He was from somehere in British Columbia, and he had that stereotypical Canadian thing going on, he really did say "eh" about once a sentence. It was hilarious. And then he'd say things like, "Bet you didn't know I was Canadian, eh?"

Maybe I'm just easily amused. It's possible.

Non-hockey related but important news: Anyone like the band Collective Soul? If you don't, you should, but that's not the point. The point is that they are plaing in Rochester, at Water Street music hall on April 15 and I plan on going. I think I can even get some free tickets (my brother-in-law owns the building next door to the hall, so he gets hookups for stuff like that) but I don't have anyone to go with! (My concert buddy is my sister who is currently in Iraq with the Army.. blah!) Soooo, do any of you lovely readers want to go? Just a thought.. Let me know if you're interested and I'll see if we can work something out. They are an incredible band to see live, I highly recommend them.

Oh and it's Wednesday again, so here is Separated at Birth #2:

Adam Mair and Jack Nicholson (the Joker)


It's something about that smile.. "Loooooove that Joker".

There ya have it folks. I need some sleep, I've got to leave here early tomorrow for work. The Sabres live to torment the good citizens of WNY for another day, at least tomorrow's game is in their control. LET'S GO BUFFALO!

And don't forget about that Collective Soul thing. You can email me if you want to.. peace out yall.