Online ordering information coming soon!
Also...We will have a two book set special coming soon too!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Lisa's Blog Break Excuse...NEW BOOK on the HORIZON!!!
Yes, its true. After many delays, the much anticipated follow up to my first book, Hockey and High Heels - a Different Kind of Hockey Book is on a collision course with a date circled on my calendar (the date will be in October, just in time for the 2010/11 NHL season).
And because of that, I have been and will continue to devote my time to the production of what I feel will be another ground breaking hockey book.
There will be minimal posting here this summer, but I will keep you all informed on book two developments as they occur.
Please have a happy, safe summer - now go outside and PLAY!!!!
xxoo,
Lisa O.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Jay Mohr to Host NHL Awards and other NHL Tidbits
Wow...where have I been? Occasionally I have to ask myself that question after momentary lapses in posting. So to sum things up quickly...
Congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the Stanley Cup, and to the Philadelphia Flyers for trying so hard. Honorable mention goes to the Nashville Predators and the Vancouver Canucks for being knocked out of the playoffs by the eventual Windy City Champions (the San Jose Sharks, ah...not so much).
Now let's quickly remember the other playoff teams...Los Angeles Kings, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators, New Jersey Devils...woohoo everybody, woohoo.
Speaking of the Canadiens, the Montreal Gazette is reporting as of next season, the city will be billing the Canadiens for extra costs incurred by the city during the post season (translation: all that stuff related to rioting fans) Montreal Gazette
There are hockey movies, hockey songs, hockey poems and hockey plays. Now there will be a hockey musical, and it will debut during the Toronto International Film Festival this fall. Score: A Hockey Musical stars Noah Reid (a Toronto film actor, life long Leafs fan...quell surprise there) and features Olivia Newton John, Marc Jordan, Nelly Furtado, Stephen McHattie and Hawksley Workman. Barenaked Ladies contribute to the film's soundtrack (quelle suprise there...again) Hollywood North
Everyone knows the hockey season isn't officially over until we collectively groan and/or pick apart every little detail of the NHL Awards Show the following day so let's get started on that groaning and dissecting now...
Actor/ comedian Jay Mohr will be hosting The NHL Awards in Las Vegas Wednesday June 23rd. Sometimes I find Jay to be quite funny. I hope this non hockey fan has enough acting chops to act like a fan of the game during the telecast. For more potential groaning material...click NHL AWARDS.
World Hockey Summit - sounds serious, eh? Yes, this August a world hockey summit will take place in the Centre of the Universe (Toronto). The Summit leadership team includes Daniel Alfredsson, Steve Yzerman, Hayley Wickenheiser, and Brian Burke. Sponsored by Molson (because hockey and beer go so well together) the summit gathering will take on issues involving women's hockey, international competitions, player safety and skill development. Date: August 23-26th, 2010.World Hockey Summit .
Friday, May 14, 2010
An Absolutely Smokin' Hot NHL Playoff Collectible!!
hockey inspired pipe carving. All carvings by Andrew of Salt Spring Island
In keeping with the hockey art photo theme I have going on this playoffs...
Just stick it in this pipe and smoke it! Being an Island Girl at heart (no, not New York Islanders - I grew up on an island surrounded by other islands on the South Coast of British Columbia) I have always been a fan of beautiful and quirky Salt Spring Island, and the various delights found there. I mean isn't the Chevres (soft goat cheese) from Salt Spring Island Cheese Company absolutely divine?
Well the above wood pipe resembling the most revered trophy in all of pro sports is another delight to behold. Smoke or no smoke, it would be a sweet hockey collectible to add to your collection
Hand made on beautiful Salt Spring Island, BC , this pipe is made of pure Canadian Maple just in time for the playoffs! Perfect one of a kind gift for a hockey fan!
Click here to buy the ultimate hockey fan smoking device and 21 other creations.
The unique pipe collection also includes an Olympic inspired Torch pipe...
The Dude Abides...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Pens/ Habs Game Seven:There’s No Crying in Hockey
Pens Lose Game 7
Montreal wins series
However, there is room for a tear or two for the old Arena. Somehow this loss bookends Mellon Arena’s many years. The Pens lost the first game played there and now have lost the last ever. Lots of memories over those many years. I’ll always remember going to games with my Dad, my Mom, my brothers, my sister, my daughter, my son, my son-in-law, and with all my friends, especially Karen and Pat, and all the fun we always had, win or lose. I will treasure those memories of watching #66 work his magic, #68 and his flowing locks, and of course enjoying the current crop of Penguins.
As this wacky playoff season goes on, the number eight seed advances in the east. Pittsburgh starts their offseason after powerhouse teams like New Jersey, Washington and Buffalo started theirs. Odd turn of events all the way around.
But let’s hand it to Montreal and especially to Halak. He’s proved now that he’s the real deal stopping the best players on Washington and Pittsburgh. P.K. Subban will be fun to watch for years to come and we know how good Hal Gill can be, but we prefer seeing him do what he does when he’s on our team. I agree with the announcers who said Pittsburgh didn’t lose, Montreal won. Very true as they played a team game and did what they had to do all the way through the series. How many times did I jump off the couch, thinking Crosby, Malkin, Staal, Gonchar, etc. had scored a “sure” goal, only to watch Halak gobble up the puck?
Losing possession of the Stanley Cup is hard, but makes us appreciate how lucky we were to have it for one season. The Pens will come back strong next year in their new home and will want to start with a win and a winning season – maybe another Stanley Cup season?
This may sound strange, but I am jumping on the Montreal bandwagon. I am, as Lisa will attest, a proponent of having as many Canadian teams in the playoffs as possible. After all, it’s their game, so they should be participating. Since they are the only team from Canada left, I will now be their fan. I can’t root for Boston or Philly (that would be impossible, not to mention sacrilegious), so if I want an eastern team to win the Cup, it may as well be the one that knocked out my team from the tournament. Congrats, Montreal!
And in the west – no Pens fan wants to watch Marion Hossa hoist the Cup, so we’ll be pulling for the Sharks.
The boys had a great year and gave us many more exciting memories. Watching Sid fight until the final game for the scoring championship was one. Now they can get some rest and be back in the fall, on a really fresh sheet of ice, ready to rock us again!
Thanks, Pens, it was a great run!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Canucks vs. Blackhawks Game Six: Canucks Eliminated, Lisa says "Go SHARKS!"
Blue Canuck by Lisa Ovens
To help ease the pain of watching my home team, the Vancouver Canucks lose game six, 5-1, I cleaned my bathroom. And I phoned my brother. But I didn’t reach for a cup cake, so, uh, that’s a good thing.
Same day (May 11th) same game (game six) same team doing the eliminating (Blackhawks) Geez, who writes these scripts? For some reason, and I haven’t put my finger on it yet, but after this year’s “Annual Blackhawks eliminate Canucks Event” I don’t feel as bad as I did last year. And judging by the looks and comments from the post game Canucks, it didn’t seem to hurt them as much as it did last year.
To sum it up quickly right here, right now in no particular order: yes, we missed a player like Willie Mitchell, we blew it in games three and four on the composure front, people played hurt, Luongo tried and looked great at times, and then stunk it up on others, the Blackhawks are a good team, Byfuglien ran over Edler who doesn't return to play, the one goal we got from O'Brien was sweet, all hale Sami Salo for playing after the testicle injury from game five, why couldn’t we win at home where lots and lots of winning occurred all year, oh how this sucks, especially for the fans in the stands who cheered even when it was 5-1, but I believed, and who says you have to ever stop believing.
In the West it’s a no brainer, I ‘m jumpin’ on the San Jose Shark bandwagon in the Western Conference Final. As I pointed out in a recent column, the San Jose Sharks and the Vancouver Canucks were the last two competitors in the Semi Finals that haven’t won a Stanley Cup. Let's see the Sharks get closer to the promised land. Like I’m going to cheer for the Blackhawks- not!
My mother passed away before the beginning of the regular season, and I made it through my first Canuck season without her as my game buddy. I know wherever she is, she’ll be a little sad that the boys came up short again. And then she’ll say let’s look forward to next season.
And I shall :o) because I am crazy. You have to be a little crazy to follow this team.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Game Seven, Smoke Monster and Bobbleheads
Pens Lose Game 6 in Montreal
series tied 3-3
Things were looking up. Hal Gill couldn’t play, Spacek hadn’t played in awhile. The Pens were up by a game in the series – just needed that one more win in Montreal.
Turned out to be easier said than done. The crowd, which more and more reminds me of the smoke monster on Lost, upped their decibal level (which I didn’t think was possible) and it wound its way around the Bell Centre creating so much cachophony that we could barely hear the announcers.
Cammelleri got the scoring started quickly in the first and brought the fans an encore in the second, scoring his second of the night. Sid finally broke through with a goal and Letang rang up another power play goal.
At just about the time we thought Spacek would fold, he scored instead to end the second period. The third featured two power plays for Montreal and one for the Pens but neither team was able to connect. Lapierre scored a nice goal putting Montreal up 4-2, but the Pens never go easily.
Guerin scored to make it 4-3 with a couple of minutes left, but although the Pens gave it the old college try, they couldn’t get another puck past Halak to tie it up.
Lisa talked about how she hoped the Canucks used up all their bad luck. Tonight was a similar deal for the Pens, as they hit three, ding, dong, ding, three posts in one period! A quick whistle in the first caused a goal by Geno to be called back and all our bounces tonight were bad ones.
Sooooo, back to Pittsburgh for a Game Seven! Such drama – who would have expected it in the second round? But Pittsburgh fans can be loud too, especially in a huge game like this one will be. They remember the celebrations last year, they remember walking down the streets after these big wins honking car horns and screaming, Let’s Go, Pens! They remember that sunny parade day as Sid hoisted the Cup for everyone to see. And so does the team. Game Sevens are fun, nerve-wracking, but fun! We can do it!
Let’s Go, Pens!
Random thoughts
• The other Eastern semi- final is just as crazy. After Boston went up 3-0, they now let the Flyers creep back into the series and it now stands at 3-2. Boucher, the Flyer goalie, went out in this game. We’ll have to see if he can come back for the next game.
• The beardless Canucks pulled out a big win at United Center on Sunday but will need to do the same on Tuesday, but like the Pens, they will be back at home to do it.
• This afternoon on NHL Live, E. J. Hradek was talking to Joe Thornton’s bobblehead. The whole thing was hysterical as E. J. shook “Joe” to make it look like he was answering his questions. Maybe I’m just easily amused, but I was laughing out loud!
• Wow, at the World Championships in Germany, they are playing hockey in soccer stadiums that hold 77,000. Team USA isn’t doing too well, but we’ll have to see how it goes.
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