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Closet Morneau
April 22, 2008 by
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Type 'new russian jersey' into eBay and you get a Bon Jovi CDFor my first post about the mysterious Brushback jersey closet, you'd probably expect me to pick out one of the Russian jerseys to talk about, or any of the Wolf Pack/Rangers jerseys, but I'm not. Just to...
Oleg Saprykin close to signing with Salavat Yulayev
March 14, 2008 by
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Oleg SaprykinHaving rejected the Ottawa Senators' $1.064 million qualifying offer, Oleg Saprykin is close to signing with Salavat Yulayev of the Russian Super League, according to a quote from Saprykin's father that was posted by Soviet Sport earlier today.Said father Dimitri...
Enter The Talisman
February 25, 2008 by
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From a long, long line of bearded nipple-headed freaksThe Russian Super League team Dynamo Moscow is holding a vote among its fans to select the next team talisman (a sort of mascot-type thingy, apparently), with the above heroic-looking gladiator dude being one of the candidates....
Swiss Lit
February 19, 2008 by
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Avoiding pink elephants, Darius Kasparaitis getshassled by pink balloons insteadWith the opening of NHL training camps still a month away, the NY Rangers' Darius Kasparaitis and Artem Anisimov have been training with Swiss team Thurgau, according to the team's web site, as...
Down Here With The Rest of Us
February 11, 2008 by
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Social Distortion back in the old daysSaturday night was spent hanging out in Poughkeepsie, New York, a town that time forgot, and so did everyone else, apparently. The only reason I was there was to see Social Distortion at a club called The Chance with G12, who's a big Social...
Top Five Songs, All-Time
February 10, 2008 by
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D-Lee of Red and Black Hockey has tagged me into putting up a "Five Favorite Songs" post. As Dave already points out in his own post (as well as listing a couple of gems, "God Only Knows" and "I Am The Cosmos"), taking every great song I've ever liked...
Gettin' It Up With Physics
February 05, 2008 by
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M.O.T.O.'s Paul Caporino (r) and Laurence Museum Of DeathBesides the fact that Paul Caporino (M.O.T.O.) has been making brilliant little power-pop home recordings for more than a couple of decades now, besides the fact that I almost pressed a M.O.T.O. record once (the title of...
Ovechkin, Malkin might play in Russian pre-season tournament
February 04, 2008 by
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Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin at the 2007 WC in MayAccording to a report posted yesterday by the Russian site Sports Daily, Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, and Sergei Gonchar may chose to play together for SKA-St. Petersburg at a pre-season tournament in Russia next month...
J Skidmark
January 30, 2008 by
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This is it, folks: the oft-mentioned, but heretofore unseen, Jamie Lundmark-signed Wolf Pack souvenir Zamboni.How much do you think this baby's worth on the open market? $10? $100? $1 million??To be honest, I couldn't even begin to think of parting with such a precious artifact.
Tverdovsky Digs Ufa
January 28, 2008 by
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Oleg Tverdovsky. Maybe he's building a house?Salavat Yulayev Ufa team president Nikolai Kurapov told Sport Express earlier today that defenseman Oleg Tverdovsky has signed a contract with the team and will probably begin playing for Salavat Yulayev at an upcoming pre-season tournament...
Red Wings' Markov negotiating with Salavat Yulayev
January 26, 2008 by
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Danny MarkovHaving reportedly spurned a $2.5 million offer from the Detroit Red Wings, free agent defenseman Danny Markov is said to be weighing a hefty contract offer from Salavat Yulayev of the Russian Super League, according to the Russian site Sports Daily.Salavat Yulayev's...
Pikkarainen Goes To Finland
January 25, 2008 by
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Hannu Pick-your-anusHannu Pikkarainen has returned to HIFK Helsinki, the Finnish team he's spent most of his pro career with (thanks to Pack Attack for the tip).The question now is, how with the Wolf Pack replace this huge hole in their defense?
Jamie Lundmark signs with Dynamo Moscow
January 25, 2008 by
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Jamie LundmarkLink to announcement on Dynamo web site.This is not a joke, though I almost wish it was.Meanwhile, whomever guessed Jeff O'Neill should stay away from the dogtrack...UPDATE 7:40pm -G12's next jersey purchaseThrough an incredible set of circumstances, I've...
The Ten Highest-Paid Russian Super League Players
January 25, 2008 by
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Alexei Morozov, Ak BarsSport Daily recently posted an unofficial list of the top player salaries in the Russian Super League, including some interesting details along the way.Kazan's top forward line of Morozov, Zinovjev, and Zaripov grabs the first three spots on the list, of...
Bobcat Tailgate
January 07, 2008 by
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Two Cow GarageFolks who're looking around for the next Replacements can keep on looking, but Columbus, OH's Two Cow Garage could already be the next Buckpets, though I'd be surprised if anyone's looking around for the next Buckpets. On the other hand, if hoarse-shouted...
I'm a ***! I'm a ***! I quit the blog!
October 11, 2007 by
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Originally posted Aug. 17, 2007I'm bumping this back up to the top again. I ended up posting a couple of frivolous posts after this one, but then I got sick of looking at them.For a number of reasons, most of them about as small and pissy as you could imagine, I've decided...
this will be a ten well spent
September 23, 2007 by
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Photos from the Wolf Pack Blue-White scrimmage, 9/22/07Matt Zaba: This kid could be goodAlex Bourret: Watching the tide roll awayMitch Fritz: Who let the dog in?
Fedor Fedorov on pace to score 162 goals
September 05, 2007 by
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Fedor Fedorov (81) scoring one of his three goals against OmskWhen the news is this good, there's no way I can keep the blog shut down.Fedor Fedorov made a sucessful return to the Russian Super League yesterday, scoring all three of his team's goals in Dynamo Moscow's 3...
Flashbulb Nation
September 02, 2007 by
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Clay Buchholz' no-hitter at Fenway Park last night? Amazingly enough, I was there.I've been close to seeing a no-hitter in person two times before, both in the minors: Mike Bertolli's late-season bid for the Waterbury Spirit against Elmira or somebody on a cold night in...
Fedor Fedorov not Russian enough for some people
August 16, 2007 by
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There's been barely enough interesting Fedor Fedorov news lately-- except, that is, for a recent interview posted by sports.ru that in its introduction chides Fedor for not behaving Russian enough.Complaining that Fedorov only gave brief and generic answers, "like an American...
On The Outs
August 13, 2007 by
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Frankie O'Malley, The Safes (Photos: Brushback)Sometimes a band isn't much more than the sum of their influences, and while The Safes tread dangerously close to that point, I'm willing to give them a pass on it for now. I'm thinking the titles they pick out for their...
Khimik Adds Ekman
August 12, 2007 by
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Nils EkmanRussian Super League team Khimik Mytische announced today that they have signed Swedish forward Nils Ekman to a one-year deal. Ekman has already joined the team's training camp in Switzerland, skating with the team yesterday.Ekman, twice a 20-goal scorer for the San Jose...
Alexei Lookin' Sexy
August 08, 2007 by
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Alexei CherepanovWith the Russian Super League pre-season in full swing (opening date for the regular season is September 4th), I figured I'd post a few photos from some of the training camp activities so far.That's not Alexei Cherepanov at the senior prom in the above photo...
Stanislav Chistov Russian-Bound?
August 01, 2007 by
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Stanislav ChistovEarlier today, Sport Express posted an item reporting that Boston Bruins forward Stanislav Chistov has all but signed with Salavat Yulayev Ufa.The report says that, pending Chistov passing his physical, it is possible that the Russian Super League team will have Chistov...
Fear The Dynamo
July 29, 2007 by
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To offset the shock of Dynamo's recent signing of world-class sissy Jamie Lundmark, which is enough to make anyone disavow themselves from anything Dynamo-related through the near future, I've decided to trot out mine and Mrs. Brushback's collection of Dynamo (pronounced...
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