ALL THE HOCKEY. (Also, Omgcheckplease!) This blog is a fucking mess lmao, started out as the Pens and the Stars mostly, and honorary Isles fan (blame Rei) though I keep an eye on any team that winds up with one of my boys(speaking of, I apparently love the Arizona Coyotes now. so. There's that.) And ended up just a hot fucking mess. I may be in hell, but at least I'm having fun! If you like Patrick Kane or the Blackhawks, please find the back button, you won't find a friend in me. (this is a side blog, so all likes/follows will come from: @ glorybetothegirlthatgoesback where I ramble about fandom and rape culture and intersectional feminism)
lots of love to gay hockey romance, but the way interest in hockey has become synonymous with interest in heated rivalry in the mainstream makes me want to scream. women were hockey fans before heated rivalry!! women can be hockey fans without any emotional investment in hockey romance novels!! there are women who play hockey!!
In The Room S12E01
In this episode Kris and Geno resign with the penguins, Sid goes to the NHL media tour and training camp and pre-season get off to a great start.
never in my life have i ever felt more enamored by him than from the way he says "jee-sus, fuck's sakes, wait until you see that replay. hit my stick, right here!" god what a guy. pucks literally fling themselves at him
imagine being drafted by a hockey team and learning your fellow rookie is this outgoing happy go lucky boy who draws smiley faces on his gloves for games to remember that it's all fun so you start drawing on your gloves too and then you play together for nine years and all your milestones and records are intertwined with this boy to the point that people call him your superpower and you are friends and have secrets and special handshakes and warm up rituals that people love to see and after nine years the one time you're made to play against each other in a silly competition you both go out with hearts drawn on your gloves and then he leaves your team because it all got bad and serious and ugly and your first game back without him on your team you draw a smiley face on the ice
Fleury Will Play Parts of the Exhibition Game on Saturday, September 27
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to a professional tryout contract, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas.
Fleury, 40, will join the Penguins for practice at 12:00 PM on Friday, September 26, before suiting up to play in parts of Pittsburgh’s exhibition game against Columbus on Saturday, September 27 at 7:00 PM at PPG Paints Arena.
“The entire Penguins organization is honored to welcome Marc-Andre Fleury back to the ice in Pittsburgh,” said Dubas. “This past year everyone witnessed how beloved and respected Marc is in the game of hockey, but the adoration goes beyond his accolades and career. Marc means so much to our team, our fans and the City of Pittsburgh because of the person he is and the example he set. The Penguins feel he and his family are most-deserving of this opportunity to celebrate this full-circle moment back where it all started in front of the black and gold faithful.”
from taylor: To be clear: Fleury is retiring, this isn't him actually trying out for the team. But rather than signing a ceremonial one-day contract, the tryout contract will allow him to actually be on the ice with the team and play in a game one last time.
capisuzuki on twitter: letang saying in an interview that sometimes sid will come up to him before games and say a number and every time the guy with that number will score????? 😭😭😭😭😭