I met Jon Cooper 22 years ago, and he was not a hockey coach. Since then he’s won seven championships in six leagues (at least), including the best league in the world. Unreal.
Bruce has impressed me with his intelligence from his first media avail here in Vegas - I've learned a ton about the sport from listening to him. His starting lineup for Game 5 was next-level brilliance.
Digesting all the coverage, the texts, the tweets, the emails from 24 hours ago. Overwhelming doesn't begin to describe it. I want to stop time and enjoy it, but also can't wait for Saturday's celebration.
An
@ashalivise
appreciation post: from working a camera in the 2019 parade to hosting it on TV this year. The
@GoldenKnights
and our fans are so lucky to have her!
Got to do some speechwriting today. To be given at the White House.
So I’m basically a White House speechwriter. Like Rob Lowe in the West Wing in my own way.
Potential of Lundqvist to the Caps reminds me in a way of adding Fedorov in 2008. I haven't been around many (any?) people who had the presence of Feds - was like a rock star entered the room.
NHL defencemen might represent one of the only positions in pro sports where the athletes have been getting smaller over the last decade.
@mirtle
on the rise of the under-6-foot D-man:
Still waiting on that
@NCAAIceHockey
championship game promo in today's NHL game.
By contrast, they promoted WBB 20x a game to hockey fans during the NCAA hockey tournament.
I'm in favor of canceling WJC, not because of Covid but because Canada apparently has so much talent that Kent Johnson and Carter Savoie don't warrant invites
Today's fascinating research: of the 28 Manitobans who played NCAA Div I men's hockey this season, 25% were named Tyler. Two were named Tyler Anderson.
As 2/2/22 ends out West, a note that
#2
Zach Whitecloud - without a 2-pt game in his career before this season - has 2 2-goal games and a 2-assist game this year
#VegasBorn
Let’s play two tomorrow.
@BrianJMcCormack
will call VGK vs ANA at noon, then AHL Henderson at Ontario at 7 pm. Two games, two leagues, two states. Happy New Year!
@richarddeitsch
NEWS: Pac-12 agrees to part ways with commissioner Larry Scott. Conference CEOs just finished meeting tonight. National search for new commissioner will begin immediately.
I want to offer a big and sincere
#ThankYourSID
to all those who do so much to support and promote college hockey — cheers to you (once you finally get to leave the press box!)
To date, only one NCAA Tournament has not had one of BC, BU, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota or Wisconsin. Possible depending on today's games. (1969: Denver, Cornell, Harvard, MTU)
Working alongside
@GrantWahl
’s brilliance, compassion, humor and work ethic as sports editors of the Daily Princetonian was positively life-changing. His friendship meant even more. Devastated. Love to
@celinegounder
and his family.