Pucks and Puns

pun /pən/ Noun A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

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Women’s Hockey Valentines Part II, for even more of your professional hockey lovers (ICYMI: Part I)

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Women’s Hockey Valentines, for your professional hockey lovers

But wait, there’s more! WHV, Part II

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now that’s a jersey fowl.

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NHL Crystal Ball predictions for the new season

SI.com's picks for playoff teams, Stanley Cup winner, breakout players, award winners and more.

as of posting time, still no ‘your an idiot’ comments, so i’ve got that going for me.

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it’s been a while, and sometimes i have to remind myself that i can.

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Pucky the Whale dances in gifs you never knew you needed

Pucky the Whale proves that a mascot doesn’t need to have a team to break it down like a preteen at a middle school dance. 

He twerks. He does the sprinkler. He gets dowwwwwn.

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Advanced Stats for Beer League Hockey

Written by advanced beer league statistician.

Nailed it.

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What it's like to be a blogger when all the bloggers are getting paid.

To say it was an interesting summer to be a hockey blogger is an understatement.

I interviewed the wonderful and handsome Steve Dangle to get some perspective on what it was like to be a blogger during the Summer of Fancy Stats - the man has some great perspective, and lots to say.

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2014-15 Central Division Previews

Here's my look at hockey's deepest division for the upcoming season:

Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators Winnipeg Jets St. Louis Blues

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Sidney Crosby in Pittsburgh Penguins third jersey, 2014 (all angles)

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find something bad to say about these unis, i dare you.

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Charting Progress

the other day, this conversation happened:

@NHLBlinn Needs fancy stats to get noticed. What is a pun's Groan Factor (GF)? Is there a delayed reaction till understanding (DRTU)?

— Jonathan Gardner (@homeiceadvtge)

August 19, 2014

i love the idea of finally bringing advanced stats to the pun game - it's long overdue and will help me to find the hold in my punnery so that i may continue to bring everyone my a-game.

here's a few more idea for counting my pun-worth:

Humor Average on Puns in Play (HAPIP)

Puns per Headline (PPH)

Puns per Headine Relative (PPH+)

Punwick

Puns Above Replacement (PAR)

Time per Face Palm (TFP)

Words Saved per Pun (WSP2)

Pun Efficiency Rating (PER - words saved per pun divided by total words)

Quality of Compuntition (QualComPun)

Puns per 60 minutes (PSM)

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can't believe it took me this long to do this.

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It's been a while, but my pun headline game is as strong as ever, kids.

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#RejectedHeadlines: BERTH MARK, GOING RAY-T, RISE OF COBB-RA, COBB-LE STONED!

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Is this is the best 'Letter to the Editor' ever? This is the best 'Letter to the Editor' ever.

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#RejectedHeadlines: GARDN EXHIBITION, GARDN VARIETY, GARDN PARTY, GARDIAN ANGEL