Auspuck Podcast! Episode #1

Hello all,

I'm very excited to bring you the first (hopefully not the last) edition of the Auspuck podcast.

In this episode we talk about the AIHL finals, news from the NHL, NHL 11 and whole lot of other stuff. The podcast will be available via iTunes eventually (I'm waiting on a silly confirmation). But please take the time to either download it from there or directly below. Right click on the link below and open the page in a new browser, it will take you to our media domain but you can just download it from there and stick it on any mp3 player. I look forward to hearing everyone's feedback!

(I will give the iTunes link as soon as it is available)


http://www.mediafire.com/?ia1ni2u2ellzcsd

FTS for Monday... Oh yeah and *sigh* well done Melbourne

Stick tap to the Melbourne Ice.

Do I really have to write anything more than that? I guess it's cool that they've finally won something and the people in Melbourne need all they can get to cheer about. I'm wondering if the Ice took a flyer on the Storm? Maybe we should get some federal police guy to see if all of their non-import players are legit? Hahaha.



So yes, it's the start of another long boring week. With only forty-something days to go until your favourite NHL team hits the ice, it's time to start getting excited!

Some really interesting articles to read about today... so on to the links! You'll find them after the jump!

AIHL Finals eh?? WTF! - FTS For today.

Hello all,

Firstly I should congratulate the Ice and the Adrenaline for making it through to tonight's grand final. I'm not completely convinced that the best teams in the "A" are playing in the final but meh, good luck to them nonetheless. I suppose there will be no "Ezzy Ezzy Ezz, Oi Oi Oi" chants in the final... thank god!

I would love to hear some comments about people who attended the Newcastle Adelaide game... It must be one of the wackiest AIHL finals game in history. I've pretty much assumed from what I've heard already that Sydney were dominated by Melbourne and were lucky to only get away with a 2 - 1 loss.

Anyhow, I'll give a wrap up once I get some sources to get back to me... On to todays links! Find 'em after the jump!

FTS for a Thirsty Thursday!!

Thirsty... as in I'm sure that there are about 60 hockey players in Australia right now who can't wait to drink from the Goodall Cup.

Still quite a bit going on in the NHL. Wow, check out the links below for the NBC schedule of games to be shown nationally across America. Favouratism much? Anyhew, happy reading everyone.

Links after the jump!

AIHL Final Predictions!!

As suggested by a loyal reader (thanks!), here is your post to discuss all your predictions and issues concerning this weekends games.

Unfortunately I don't have tickets to attend but I am glad that Melbourne has sold out. It should make for a fantastic finals weekend. It's also nice to see it not being held in Newcastle for a change. I guess the finals will be held in Melbourne for the next few years at least. Not that there is anything wrong with Newcastle, it was the premier rink in Australia.

The finals series is:
North Stars V Adrenaline
Ice V Bears

Winner of each game plays in the finals.

To put my neck on the line, I'm going to say the Adelaide gets tromped by Newcastle and the Bears eek by Melbourne. Who knows who wins the final between those two teams. Maybe a 3 - 2 or 2 - 1 win to the Bears.

Let me know your predictions people!! Comments below and play nice (or don't... either way).

FTS!!! It's Been so long!!!

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for being away for so long. But I'm back! Wooh, AIHL Finals this weekend! Good luck to all the teams involved. 43 days till the NHL season! Training and rookie camps will start soon. So can't wait! So Kovalchuk is still a free agent, no one cares about Lee Stepniak, Bill Guerin - Paul Kariya - Antii Niemi still can't get NHL jobs. Ha... suckers. Carey PrLOLice isn't signed. Same goes for Marc Staal. But the guy with my favourite NHL name, Patrick Hornqvist, was signed by Nashville for 3 years, $9M-ish today.

Anyhow, so long since I've given you any links that there is an absolute boatload today. Reading all these links is sure to give you 400 babies! (IF YOU DON'T KNOW 400 BABIES - Check out my youtube links this week.)

Links after the jump!!

AARRGGGHHH!! Tech Difficulties (sort of...) :P

Hi Everyone!

Sorry no updates in a while. I'm out of the country for a little while but will be back after the 24th! Look out for more updates then!

Please consider emailing me if you would like to blog on this site in my absence.

auspuck@gmail.com

Weekend Round-up, FTS and thoughts.

Hi All,

Welcome to some more Monday musings. Wow, 11 players from the Dogs Adelaide game were sent off. I wonder if that is some kind of AIHL record? Old-time hockey I guess. Still, I guess if your an Ice Dog you have to try and save some face after get shellacked 10 - 4. The Blue Tongues couldn't get any much needed points and dropped both games against the Ice. Their current 2 - 7 - 0 - 0  run has completely dropped them out of a finals contention spot. If they win both games against Newcastle and the Bears lose all their remaining (3) games, I will eat my hat.

More topics and links after the jump!

Relax and chill, it's Friday's FTS!

 Haha... Enough said!

Todays links are after the jump. Featuring insight on the "real" Ovechkin, the best website for fantasy hockey news, Antti Niemi is still a free man and the evil evil trapezoid!

TFTS - Get Linked!

Wow there's so much going on in the NHL I don't even know where to start. Okay, so that might have been a bit of an exaggeration. Still some interesting stories are popping up now and again. It's a good thing I trawl the internet so you don't have to!

I'm continuing with my fighting theme all week. SHORYUKEN! I used to hate that when it was used against me as a counter-move to my jumping strong kick.

One thing I will say is that it is very likely the final four in the AIHL will be locked up this weekend. The Blue Tongues have a crucial two game series against the Ice this weekend. If they lose both, they can kiss their playoff hopes goodbye. The Ice also have something riding on the games, they want to lock up their  playoff position and gain home team advantage in the semi-finals. At worst, avoid playing Newcastle in the semi.

The bears and adrenaline game should be a doosie as well.

Links after the jump. Enjoy!

Humping the FTS!

Happy hump day everyone!

So I'm just cruising through my week. I'm on permanent Kaberle watch - so as soon as he is traded I will let you know. Follow me on twitter if you aren't already.


P.S. I know Twitter isn't big in Australia. But it's worth joining just to read the tweets from NHL players, managers, reporters and fans.

Links after the jump!

Should fighting be allowed in the AIHL?

I came across some feedback from recent games that has me in two minds. Firstly, I love everything about hockey. I love the grace and finesse of the game, the speed, stick-handling, shooting and skating. I also love the power of the sport. The checking, grinding, emotion and fighting. All of those elements combined make this the greatest sport in the world. Of course, the AIHL doesn't preach that all of these elements should be involved in the games that can be seen in Australia. So to me, something is missing when I watch these games.

Tuesday FTS!

Hi All,
I am always hoping to get the links up before lunch time so you can enjoy them on your break. Quite a bit going on in the hockey world today. Dominos are starting to fall around the NHL and teams are getting in on the action.
Links after the jump!

Weekend Round-Up

Just a quick update everyone. Results of this weekends games were:

North Stars 8 - Blue Tongues 3
Ice Dogs 2 - Bears 5
Knights 5 - Adrenaline 7
Knights 0 - Ice 5
North Stars 3 - Blue Tongues 1

Wow the Blue Tongues really needed to take at least one of the games from the North Stars. They have four games remaining with two of them against the North Stars again. Actually, it's four games over two weekends for the Tongues. I don't like their chances of making the finals from here on in. They need teams to lose now and no one ever wants to be in that position. I think the Bears can take two or three wins from their remaining games and really lock up a finals spot. Maybe even get to 3rd on the table. Everything else is status quo moving forward, nothing else can really happen around the league. Yawn!

Current Standings:
                                                                        GP         Points

Newcastle North Stars	20						45
Melbourne Ice	19						38
Adelaide Adrenaline	21						35
Sydney Bears	20						33
Gold Coast Blue Tongues	20						30
Canberra Knights	20						17
Sydney Ice Dogs	20						12

FTS Today - In audio style y'all!

Hi Everyone,

A slight change of pace today. I suppose those who are starved of hockey talk would rather listing to it in audio form every now and again. As it is the off-season in the NHL, most podcast bloggers are hanging up their microphones for the summer. Anyhow, there are still some loyal people out there pumping out podcasts that are worth checking out... Links after the jump!

FTS for a Sunday!

I watched the Bears, Ice Dogs game today. Was an okay game... lol, it was funny to see James Esson shit all over himself on the ice. Worst Skating Goalie ever! Anyhew, on to some Sunday night links for your reading amusement. Posts about NHL 11 and other AIHL topics will be out this week. Links after the jump!!