Puck Rookie

"The poet Al Purdy famously described hockey as a combination of ballet and murder. The murder part..."

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:55:25 -0400

“The poet Al Purdy famously described hockey as a combination of ballet and murder. The murder part is pretty obvious considering hockey’s hazardous reputation, but so is the ballet to anyone who’s watched Alex Ovechkin pirouette off a solid 6’8″ sheet of Zdeno Chara or John Tortorella jeté across the bench to yell obscenities at Peter DeBoer.”

- Read the full post:
http://puckrookie.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/graduation-ballet-murder/

Puck Rookie has a blog!

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:59:19 -0400

Hurrah! Puck Rookie is now available in both Tumblr and Wordpress format. Umm, OK, but what is Puck Rookie, you ask? Glad you asked:

Just another thirty-something, five-foot-nothing aspiring novelist in New York City with no history of organized sports who decided, after watching the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 2010, to learn how to play ice hockey. It took me another year to take my first skating lesson, and after spending a year learning how to not fall down, I recently enrolled in my first “hockey prep” class, where I do nothing but fall down. Class is me and a bunch of six foot tall dudes. Yes, I’m that petite woman on the subway with a nose ring, heavy book, and a hockey stick. Puck Rookie is my record of the fun, foolishness, and occasional frustrations of learning how to play the best sport ever — one bruise at a time.

I’ve got the first two posts up which you can read, here and here. Please stop by and check it out, and if you like what you’ve read, pass it along. Because you can never waste enough time online reading about hockey and spying on the foolish adventures of others.

askablackhawk: Just so everyone’s on the same page, here’s...

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:40:22 -0400

askablackhawk:

Just so everyone’s on the same page, here’s Hossa with his Inspector Gadget Arms. Because I’m not stopping.

lennygilmore: Andrew Shaw and Brandon Bollig. Lenny Gilmore ©

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:23:13 -0400

lennygilmore:

Andrew Shaw and Brandon Bollig. Lenny Gilmore ©

REVEALED: Jonathan Toews Concussion Timetable!

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:39:00 -0400

Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks has now missed twenty consecutive games due to a concussion. With the playoffs just around the corner, the question of when Toews will return to the lineup has become even more pressing. Coach Joel Quenneville has been cagey about the captain’s return, telling fans and reporters that Toews is taking his recovery day-by-day and that “there’s no timetable.”

We here at Puck Rookie are happy to report that after some intrepid journalism ~~and several shots of Malört~~, we have gotten our hands on the official document that outlines, day by day, Jonathan Toews’ secret recovery plan.

Armed with this information, Blackhawks fans can fearlessly look forward to the playoffs and take comfort in the words of Stan Bowman (speaking last year of Marian Hossa): “He’s on schedule, but there’s no timetable.” And if you missed Sam Fels of Second City Hockey’s fantastic post on the Toews-Crosby text messages, it’s here.

Dave Bolland brings the “EMO” to...

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:14:50 -0400

Dave Bolland brings the “EMO” to “LEMONHEADS.”

Ashley Mandel over at Runs on Duncan gives us a preview of what...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:37:55 -0400

Ashley Mandel over at Runs on Duncan gives us a preview of what to expect from tonight’s Blackhawks-Canucks game.

Monster Under The Bed

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:25:26 -0400

Monster Under The Bed