Author Archive for samober
I am a journalism student at THE Ohio State University. I broadcast Ohio State sports on Scarlet and Gray Sports Radio (ohiostatesports.net). Born and raised in SE Michigan.
Ryan Kesler: Ohio State’s Best Goes For The Stanley Cup
Sixteen months ago Ryan Kesler played in the biggest game of his life. The previous two weeks had been somewhat of a coming out party for the Livonia, Mich. native. The star of the hometown hockey team was now the new face of Canada’s toughest Olympic competition. Wednesday night Kesler will play the biggest [...]
There Is Crying In Hockey
There is nothing else like it. Everyone has memories of it. Most of the time it ends in disappointment. Other times with kisses. It always ends in tears. It is the Stanley Cup playoffs. For over a century teams, fans, and cities have traveled this emotional roller coaster. For people who question the importance of sports, I [...]
It’s Still A Great Game
On Monday night David Perron of the St. Louis Blues tweeted a link to a Canadian Tire commercial featuring a little boy getting a new pair of skates and going for his first skate with his Dad. The commercial was very well done and got me thinking about all the good things in hockey, and [...]
A Mock Draft And Some Thoughts
The 2010 NHL Draft takes place this Friday night in Los Angeles. The draft has always been as much about the trades that take place on the draft floor as the players who are actually selected. That is not to say the players selected will not make a bigger impact in the long term. The [...]
Where Do The Red Wings Go From Here?
Its been more than a week since the Detroit Red Wings were eliminated from the playoffs by the San Jose Sharks. It is now time to look back at why the Wings lost and where they should go from here. The Red Wings showed this year that if they play at their best they are [...]
Wings Game 1 Comeback Falls Short
This may come as a surprise, but I was impressed with the Red Wings in Game 1. Now before you all go and start accusing me of just looking at the game through my giant Red Wing colored glasses here me out. After Detroit went down three nothing in a very quick faction I was [...]
Round 2: Detroit vs San Jose Predictions and More!
Well that was fun. The first round of the playoffs had everything that you could asked for. Let’s just hope that round two can deliver the same. I would like to personally thank the Montreal Canadiens for eliminating the Washington Capitals and avoiding an Eastern Conference Final of Sid vs. Ovie. I am sick of [...]
Game 7 Need I Say More
Game 7 There are few words that are more beautiful in the English language. Unless of course it is your team who is playing in it, then Game 7 is just stressful. So if you are not a fan of the Detroit Red Wings or the Phoenix Coyotes enjoy Game 7 Tuesday night because it [...]
Wings Can End It Today
For the first time in this series it feels like the Red Wings are the better team. The stars are stepping up and the goaltending has been solid. Now the Red Wings just need to end this series this afternoon at Joe Louis Arena. The worst thing that the Wings will want to do is [...]
5 Reasons Why The Wings Need To Win Tonight
Here are five reasons why it is important that the Wings win tonight: 1. The Wings want to end this series Sunday in Detroit and not have to travel back out west for a Game 7. There are still three rounds left and if the Wings advance they want to be as rested as possible. [...]
Let’s Party Like It’s 1998!
Let’s go back to a simpler time … 1998. Unemployment was at 4.5%, the cost of a stamp was a mere 32 cents, America was trying to figure out what the definition of ‘is’ is, and the Detroit Red Wings were looking to defend their first Stanley Cup Championship in 42 years. The Wings opened [...]
Wings 1 Yotes 1: To The Motor City We Go
Game 2 proved why the Detroit Red Wings are still a threat to win the Stanley Cup. The Wings showed they can score goals and they can score goals in bunches if their top players are firing on all cylinders. There were a number of times where the Red Wings could have given up or [...]
Tonight: Detroit at Phoenix Game 2
Game one in Phoenix did not go the way that I thought. I expected Detroit to come out firing, excited to be in the playoffs after all that they had been through this year. Instead it was the Coyotes who came all fired up, and who can blame them? They had a full house that [...]
Red Wings Quest Begins In Desert
In October no one thought that the Red Wings would be playing game one of the Playoffs in the Arizona desert. In late January there were people who thought the Red Wings would not make the playoffs. But here we are the playoffs have been set and it’s the Phoenix Coyotes and the Detroit Red [...]
The NHL Should Pull Rank In Sochi
There is no doubt in my mind that the NHL should continue to participate in the Olympics in Sochi and beyond. Yes, I know it shuts down the league for two weeks but owners are still getting 41 home games just at a different time of the year and they are still getting the same [...]
Olympic Day 5 Live Hockey Blog
Hello Everybody! The good Lord has given me a SNOW DAY today so I can stay home and watch Olympic hockey all day. (Hey who am I to question God’s will.) I decided that while I was watching I would grace you with my thoughts. So here is a (semi) Live blog of day 5 of the Vancouver [...]
Thank You, Cujo!
Curtis Joseph was my favorite NHL player, even though I have no memory of the first third of his career. I think that when every kid first gets into hockey the first thing they notice is the goalie. They are always on the ice, easy to recognize, and have great mask designs. And no one [...]
2012 Winter Classic to Change Dates?
I love the Winter Classic. There is just something about outdoor hockey that is 10 times better then the indoor version. Going into this year’s game I was kind of expecting a letdown after last year. The old baseball stadium thing had been done before and I really had no rooting interest in the game, [...]
Ranking The 9 Red Wings Teams From The Past Decade
1. 2001-2002: 116 points, 1st place in Central Division, 1st place in the Western Conference, Stanley Cup Champions -This team was full of Hall of Famers and was perhaps the best NHL team ever assembled. With addition of the Salary Cap it is likely that we will not see a team this good again. 2. [...]
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS: Red Wings Mad Libs Edition
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you took a classic holiday poem and decided to play Mad Libs with it by inserting things from your favorite hockey team? Well, I did and let’s just say that I’m kind of sorry. But I’ll share with you what I came up with anyway, [...]
