For several years now the CBC has aired a program called “Hockeyville” which sets out to find the most passionate hockey town in Canada. The five finalists for this years contest have recently been named, a list which much to their angst did not include the city of Compton, California. Although the Hockeyville contest is strictly [...]
Entries from March 2010
March 25, 2010
Coyote Mania in Phoenix
One of the surprise stories this NHL season has been the success of the Phoenix Coyotes franchise. The team currently sits a mere two points out of first place in the super-competitive Western Conference. What’s been the key to their success? Well, this Distinct Kicking Motion exclusive reveals the motivational strategies employed by head coach [...]
March 23, 2010
Detroit Red Wings More Than Happy To Get In Through The Back Door
The Detroit Red Wings, who for the first time in many years find themselves in a battle just to get into the playoffs, feel that the route they are taking may be a blessing in disguise. “We like where we are at right now,” said head coach Mike Babcock. “Being in 8th place might cause [...]
March 21, 2010
Edmonton Oilers Refuse to Believe In That Whole ‘Mathematically Eliminated Thing’
Even though it is literally impossible for them to do so, the Edmonton Oilers continue to hold out hope that they can still get into this year’s NHL playoffs. Despite being 32 points behind the 8th place Detroit Red Wings with just 11 games remaining, a total that even if the Oilers managed to win all [...]
March 16, 2010
Alex Ovechkin: Woohoo Now I Can Watch March Madness
Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin was surprisingly in good spirits after learning about the two game suspension that the NHL had handed down on him as a result of his check on Brian Campbell of the Chicago Blackhawks. After Ovechkin learned of the suspension he became giddy and wiped his brow as if to signal a [...]
March 10, 2010
Breaking News: Chris Chelios Called Up
Shockwaves were felt throughout the National Hockey League today as the Atlanta Thrashers have called up 48-year old defenceman Chris Chelios in an effort to secure a playoff spot. Chelios has spent the season playing in the AHL and Tuesday nights in the retiree pick-up game at an arena near his Chicago residence. Despite his [...]
March 10, 2010
Boston Bruins Decide Not To Play In Honour Of Marc Savard
When Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins was carried off on a stretcher after being knocked unconcious by Matt Cooke in Sunday night’s game between the Bruins and Penguins, many expected the Bruins would be inspired to play the rest of the season in honour of their star player. Fans and media alike expected the Bruins to come [...]
March 4, 2010
Jay Onrait’s TradeCentre Blog 2010: A Retrospective
We at Distinct Kicking Motion are unabashedly fans of TSN’s Jay Onrait (and, to a lesser extent proportionate to his height, Dan O’Toole). Yesterday, Jay completed his fifth annual TradeCentre blog, delighting his readers with more content and responses than ever before. It truly was a 10 hour virtuoso performance. As I did last year, [...]
March 4, 2010
Q and A With Alexander Semin
It was tough Olympic tournament for the Russian national hockey team that ended with a disappointing loss in the quarterfinals. After being considered heavy favourites for gold, the mighty Russians never even got the chance to play for a medal and left a hockey crazed country in turmoil. Alex Semin, one of the top guns [...]
March 3, 2010
Tradecentre = Onrait
As today is the NHL’s trade deadline, Jay Onrait is live blogging all day from his home on tsn.ca. Last year, I followed his summary of the events quite closely. The following day, I posted a recap of some of Jay’s best one-liners and comments from his Tradecentre blog. The post was quite popular, so [...]
March 1, 2010
What The Non-Olympians Did During The Break
Not every player in the NHL was lucky enough to play in the Olympics, and were able to enjoy a nice two week break before resuming their season this week. Here is what a few of the Non-Olympians did to pass the time. Jeff Carter, Philadelphia Flyers: Sat by the phone all hours of the [...]
