My Hockey Blog

Butch, 29 This is my hockey and rugby side blog.

[snakecmpbl]

there are three things you can watch forever: fire, water, and of course

[sheepshot]

[f15hface]

If Emma Maltais is in fact signing with Montreal after Eldridge has been announced and we’re keeping Roque I fear that I will no longer be able to criticise the greed of expansion teams. Upsetting thoughts but a price worth paying.

[we-rule-the-kingdom-inside]

omg megan keller ally

[superhaenyra]

[bananapuckroach]

I’m ngl I’ve completely lost track at this point of where everyone is, I’m just gonna be clueless until the regular season starts and start relearning the teams then lol

[bananapuckroach]

It’s a whole year later and half my team has been lost at sea, and I have no idea what the fuck is going on

[snowtamale]

from the San Jose Sharks instagram (June 26, 2025)

[amandathielelover]

Fleetmin correctly identified this photo of Amanda Thiele as one of the best Fleet photos of the 2025-26 season

[jo-ooo]

my proposal to (re-)name the pwhl teams after whimsical birds:

vancouver goldeneyes (ducks are very whimsical, they can stay)

seattle seagulls (credit goes to @easyaro)

boston puffins

montreal motmots

ottawa loons

toronto toucans

new york bee-eaters

minnesota woodpeckers

san jose flamingoes

las vegas lories

detroit tinamous

hamilton hornbills

honorable mentions (maybe future teams?):

pheasants

grouse

chickadees

quails

somehow both very little and a lot of thought went into this. In terms of associating teams with birds i mostly went by sound and vibe, but to be fair i know almost nothing about the birds i picked or the team locations, i am but a bored european

If you have suggestions of whimsy bird team names of your own please feel free to share!!

[montrealvictoire]

controversial take but i don’t want maltais on our team

[montrealvictoire]

ok so for anyone who wants an explanation

mostly it’s just that i don’t like her vibes. i don’t think she fits with the culture of the victoire.

also also gets sent to the bin way too much. which is already a problem with the victoire.

if she’s going to play on the victoire i think she has to be fourth string, not because of a low skill level but because i think she’s in the same boat as season 2 dubois where she is good if they’re stuck halfway through a line change that she can potentially play with the first and third string players and keep the rhythm and pace up.

i don’t think she’s a first or second string player for our team, whereas in toronto she definitely does fit that role. we are a team that’s full of leaders already. we don’t need another person who is trying to lead, it will mess with our dynamic as a team. which to be fair is already messed up with the expansion and trades and new signings but ALSO. i feel like most of the people we’ve gotten so far have fit our vibes and skill and playing level well.

again. this is just my personal opinion based on watching her play this past season, and at the olympics. maybe she’ll prove me wrong and i’ll end up eating my words. if you feel differently that’s fine! i just personally think that she’s meh.

[pwhl-mybeloved]

[calimckay17]

"It's All Coming Back to Me Now" video from the wedding of Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey.

[pwhl-mybeloved]

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[cheapqueen17]

Frankel and Mules // We Go Way Back by Noah Kahan

[prorneth-eus]

the hatred a woman can have for one singular sports journalist

[voorprxt]

"Free agency is gonna drive me crazy but at least my goalie is having fun living life"

My fucking goalie:

[swarnpert]

[dykeslovehockey]

BREAKING the tsongas center has been traded to the montreal victoire, the boston fleet are now running feral around the streets of lowell massachusetts