The ever creative HM Queen Rania launched a new initiative to reach out to the unsung heroes of the nation. People who work hard, to make a difference. People who strive to better the conditions of the society around them, despite the hardship. Despite the impossibility of the task, they never falte...

Daniel Briere is getting over his groin adhesions; for this guy, the problems are just starting. Oh, the life of Daniel “Danny” Briere – it’s just one injury after another these days, isn’t it? If you’re a fantasy manager, you were stoked to see Briere finally bac...

So here's a story that will interest only a handful of hockey geeks out there, but I'm going to talk about it anyway. It's about consummate shit-stirrer Steve Downie. Downie's hockey career has been littered with on-ice incidents that lead to lengthy suspensions, dating back to this junior hockey le...

With the trade deadline looming, no team wants to get burned the way the Oilers did when they overpaid for 19 games of Sergei Samsonov’s service in 2006. The trade deadline (it’s Wednesday, so mark your calendar) can be great for fantasy teams, since sometimes a player just needs a chang...

It was terrifically interesting for me to learn of the latest outrage associated with Verizon Center's ice this past weekend, as Hershey's Giant Center, where I was watching hockey, hosted some manner of wrestling event there most of Saturday, and the changeover to hockey wasn't completed until 3 ho...

If I were to make a List of 100 Objectives to accomplish in my life, like Mr. Leonsis has, skating at Hersheypark Arena would be on that list. And as of Sunday, February 8, 2009, I could cross that task off my list. Public skating at the Arena is often available on Saturday and Sunday afternoons fro...

For me, there is something hockey-soul-redemptive about visiting the American League on a winter weekend for a slate of games. It's like going on a retreat for puck. Back a bit to the basics. A couple of years back I followed the Hershey Bears on a long weekend swing through New England, and while t...

The Hershey Bears have recalled Russian wrecking ball Viktor Dovgan from the South Carlolina Stingrays. The 2005 7th-round pick is getting another shot at the AHL thanks to the Washington Capitals' injury-necessitated Bears' roster raiding. Dovgan has 5 points (1-4) and 16 PIM in 11 games with the R...