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.
Detroit Red Wings All-Decade Team
This past decade has been very good to the Detroit Red Wings. With three Western Conference Championships and two Stanley Cups since we all filled our underground bunkers with Chef Boyardee and waited for the world to explode rang in the year 2000. With all the great Red Wings teams you would think that this [...]
A Quick Note About Shootouts
Tonight I got to watch the longest shootout in Versus history! The 11 round funfest between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Chicago Blackhawks ended when the Blackhawks were finally able to put one by Steve Mason. Neither team could score a goal to save their life and it was a display of the shootout [...]
You Win Gary
Dear Gary, That is it, we’re waving the white flag, we give up, you win. It has been well known for years now that you and your friends at the NHL offices in New York don’t care for our favorite hockey team, the Detroit Red Wings. First, you stick Detroit in the Western Conference so [...]
Central Thoughts
Mid-November can mean a lot of things. For starters Thanksgiving is only a week away, the weather is getting cooler (or not it was 64 today in Columbus, cue Al in 3, 2, 1 …) Christmas music is on the radio (WNIC and WMGC in Detroit; WLZT in Columbus), and it’s the quarter point of [...]
What Really Matters
Tonight I am going to go see my first NHL game this season in person as my Detroit Red Wings come to my adopted home of Columbus, Ohio to face the Blue Jackets. But that is not what is really important today. Today is Veterans Day, Remembrance Day or Armistice Day depending on where you live [...]
The Miracle Wings
“We’re going to have to fight just to make the playoffs and it’s going to be a grind … To get home-ice advantage would be a miracle. A miracle.” – Jimmy Devellano Yes, you read that right that is what Detroit Red Wings Senior Vice-President Jimmy Devellano recently said about his hockey team according to [...]
Detroit 2020 = New Wings’ Arena?
Joe Louis Arena has been home to the Detroit Red Wings since 1979. Not only has the Joe been the home of the Wings but it has hosted the 1980 NHL All-Star Game, three Frozen Fours, Detroit Pistons, Shock, and Drive games, the 1980 Republican National Convention, WWE/WWF wrestling, concerts, college hockey and basketball, and [...]
Wings Bounce Back
Now that’s more like it. After a shaky, or at least shaky start by Detroit Red Wings standard (if we were the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-3 record would be cause for a parade down Yonge St. ), the Red Wings beat a good young Los Angeles Kings teams 5-2 last night. Eight months ago [...]
Your 2009-10 Detroit Red Wings
First off, all now seems right with the world as the NHL is back and I am enjoying the Leafs and Habs on Hockey Night in Canada (Am I the only one who wonders what Don Cherry’s summer clothing line looks like?). Now for opening thoughts on the 2009 – 2010 Detroit Red Wings. First [...]
Giving Some Praise To The NHL
It seems like hockey fans love nothing better then to criticize the NHL and the decisions that are made by the people running it. I don’t know exactly why this is, but I suspect that it has something to do with the fact that hockey fans are among the most passionate in sports and have strong ideas about what is best [...]
Why Todd Bertuzzi is Good for the Red Wings
When the Red Wings signed Todd Bertuzzi to a one year contract last summer there were a lot of Red Wings fans who did not like the signing. Others went along with it just because they trust Ken Holland. A fan base’s trust is great for any General Manager to have because it allows the [...]
Red Wings Top 10
I have always loved top ten lists, they are quick and easy to read, which I like. So for my first blog I thought I would do a Red Wings top ten. Today’s topic is … The ten games that I am looking most forward to this season. 10. September 16 Flyers at Red Wings [...]
