John Gushue . . . Dot Dot Dot

Samsung's ad about hockey is pretty toothless

A clever ad creative to sell the Samsung Galaxy, and produced in Toronto. (You thought San Jose?) Credits listed here. 

Buddy

I'm a rational, composed adult, but whenever I see Buddy the Puffin - and I should probably add the qualifying remark "at the hockey rink" there - I feel compelled to yell out, "Buddddddyyyyyy!!" 

It just happens. 

Last night, Nick and I took in the IceCaps game at Mile One. A fun evening, and we definitely liked having the revived mascot pay a visit to our neck of the stadium. 

 

 

In lieu of coal ...

Ouch. 

Martha will not be amused to see me post this ... but it made me laugh. 

From someecards. 

 

One blimp and two Zambonis

From last night's IceCaps game, a bit of the action between the first and second periods. The blimp that floats around Mile One was competing for attention with the Zamboni tag team.  :) 

Inside the DHL

The DHL is the Doyle Hockey League ... as in Republic of Doyle. Zach Goudie checks out how the cast and crew (and, yes, ringers) play on the ice while the show is in production.

How many NHL teams can you name in five minutes?

This Mental Floss trivia quiz will give your mind a bit of a workout, unless you're a hockey savant. I got all but five, which isn't bad ... even though I'm kicking myself for missing the St. Louis Blues!