One of my favorite things about the NHL is that their goalie masks are painted by artists. I loved Patrick Roy’s old mask when he was playing, and it’s really neat seeing all of the artwork from the different NHL goalies. I really like the Mike Smith’s (Dallas Stars), and Evgeni Nabokov (San Jose Sharks)….
I came across an interesting story today in the Star Tribune, that talks about the Minnesota Vikings’ plan to boost their preseason ticket sales. This year, for their single-game ticket sales, if you want to buy tickets to their home games against their biggest rivals (the Bears and Packers), you can only do so with…
Today is John Elway’s 47th birthday, it’s hard to believe that the Broncos are going into their 9th season without John Elway at the helm. Because I didn’t start going to games until I was in college, I never had the chance to go see Elway play in person, but I have great memories nonetheless….
I came across an article through the ESPN Hashmarks blog (a great NFL blog by the way) about a column that appears in the Denver Post by Woody Paige. What page suggests is that Elway comes back in training camp, not to throw on the #7 jersey, but rather just to serve as a mentoring presence…
You have to love seeing the dawn of football season on the horizon. I’m especially excited about my Broncos, who have made a lot of great off-season moves. Training camps are about a month away, and at this point each team is filled with optimism about their chances. Unfortunately optimism can only go so far,…