April 6, 2009 by Micah Warren
This is great. I don’t know why I am a fan of Sean Avery. Yes, he is, by most counts, a dick. But I just don’t think this is that bad. Funny? Yes. Would I be pissed if he did it to me? Yes.
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April 1, 2009 by Micah Warren
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed former second-overall pick James Van Riemsdyk. They wanted to sign the left winger last year but he opted for another season at the University of New Hampshire.
His season came to an abrupt end when Boston University laid the smack down on them in the NCAA Tourney. Ok, BU [...]
April 1, 2009 by Micah Warren
Our Twitter buddy Chris Iafolla posted a neat item today regarding April Fool’s Day. Most everyone does the “Donovan McNabb gets traded to Detroit Lions for Calvin Johnson” type crap. But he wrote up some things that should be jokes, but aren’t. Here is his list. And if you are a [...]
March 2, 2009 by Perry
Former forward for the Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Downie decided to slash a referee in the shin last night during an AHL game.
According to Hershey broadcaster John Walton:
“The two teams came to center ice for the face-off, and Downie stepped into the face-off circle. Linesman (Mike) Hamilton prepared to drop the puck. [...]
March 2, 2009 by Micah Warren
This guy is great. Randy Moller is the radio play-by-play man for the Florida Panthers. The Florida Panthers are a hockey team in case you didn’t know. This guy is fun to listen to and they probably have them working there to entice people to listen to hockey games. People in [...]
February 26, 2009 by Micah Warren
Florida GM Jacques Martin was traveling recently as his Florida Panthers take on the Rangers and Devils. The Flyers are one of “many” clubs that Martin has spoken to about defenseman Jay Bouwmeester.
“I’ve spoken with [Flyers GM] Paul [Holmgren] and I’ve spoken with most other general managers in the league,” Martin said, [...]
February 24, 2009 by Micah Warren
This is worth watching.
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February 24, 2009 by Perry
Philadelphia center Daniel Briere is eyeing to return this Friday night when the Flyers host the Montreal Canadians of Canada.
Briere has missed 33 games this year with groin injuries. In the nine games Daniel has played in this season, he registered five goals and four assists. If you do the math, that’s averaging a point [...]
February 23, 2009 by Micah Warren
On Monday, the New York Rangers fired head coach Tom Renney after the team went in the tank as of late.
They got off to a hot 10-2-1 start, but have been awful lately and can’t seem to score. They have lost 10 out of their last 12 games.
GM Glen Sather has not [...]
February 17, 2009 by Micah Warren
Scientific American magazine has a great article on how to avoid choking under pressure.
There are quite a few athletes that might want to read that article, so pass it around if you are friends with some of them. And I’m not talking about Donovan McNabb because I think his “choking” is much [...]
February 4, 2009 by Micah Warren
Hello to all the new readers we’ve had the past few days. We hope we were sufficiently obnoxious/helpful/annoying/informative during that time. We’re here to serve you, the reader.
We’re working hard in the OTR newsroom to collect relevant sports information that you may or may not care about. Or flat-out don’t care about, [...]
February 3, 2009 by Micah Warren
Just fyi to all the remedials (remedial is actually an adjective. But since I went to a real school, I can make up my own rules. So for this, remedial is a noun and remedials is the plural version) who went to Northeastern and work for Blast, you might want to make a note that [...]
February 3, 2009 by Micah Warren
Bob Costas has officially left HBO for MLB’s fledgling network that is aptly titled, MLB Network.
The move will not affect his relationship with NBC, where he has worked since 1980.
“No, we don’t have a problem,” NBC spokesman Brian Walker said.
Costas hosted the first-ever program on MLB Network, while HBO demanded cable exclusivity.
“Bob [...]
February 3, 2009 by Micah Warren
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Shane O’Brien doesn’t like the fact that he’s been a healthy scratch lately, despite the fact that sitting up in a booth during a game drastically reduces the risk of injury.
“I am a player,” O’Brien said. “I don’t want to be just considered a fighter.”
O’Brien came over in a trade [...]
February 3, 2009 by Perry
Before tonight’s game against the Atlanta Thrashers the New York Rangers will retire Adam Graves’ jersey high atop the rafters at Madison Square Garden.
OTR loves hockey news and this is top-notch stuff.
PHOTO CAPTION: Jim McMahon also wore the number nine. The top of the nine is seen here.
Graves played 17 years in the NHL with [...]
January 21, 2009 by Micah Warren
Boston University defenseman Matt Gilroy was named Hockey East Pure Hockey Defensive Player of the Week honors after he netted a goal in each of BU’s wins over the weekend. One of those wins was a 5-2 domination of limp-wristed No. 12 Boston College.
And just for reference, because I know a lot of you [...]
January 21, 2009 by Micah Warren
The New York Islander have decided to shut goalie Rick DiPietro down for the season.
Elliott Hershman, the Islanders team orthopedist (We know you know who he is, but we had to say it anyway), said the decision was based on continued swelling in his surgically repaired left knee.
When asked if the injury could be career [...]
In what could have been the most intriguing story line of the NFL weekend, former Philadelphia Eagle Stephen Spach will not play in this Sunday’s game due to a torn knee ligament.
Stephen (pronounced ‘Steven’) is the starting tight end for the Arizona Cardinals. He caught three balls for 34 yards against the Carolina Panthers this [...]
January 7, 2009 by Perry
In the first ever Fantasy Turd League, the Saluky Turds have scored the first ever points. Saluky Turd Jarkko Ruutu has been suspended for two games without pay, which will cost him $37,707 for an incident where he bit Buffalo Sabres Andrew Peters. The force of Ruutu’s bite ripped Peters’ glove off, broke the skin [...]
January 7, 2009 by Micah Warren
OTR is aware of the biting incident that has earned Ottawa Senator Jarkko Ruutu a meeting with the league. This may result in points for the Saluky Turds. OTR’s FTL committee is currently looking into the situation.
January 4, 2009 by Perry
New Orleans Hornets big man Tyson Chandler was suspended one game for striking an opponent at Portland on Friday night. Chandler elbowed Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla in the neck, Joel then struck Chandler in the chest, and then Chandler retaliated. Przybilla was fined $7,500 for the incident.
Here at OTR we like to update our [...]
January 3, 2009 by Micah Warren
No, not THAT Perry, Corey Perry of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, the team with the dumbest name in sports history. Apparently, Perry thought it was appropriate to elbow the Flyers’ Claude Giroux and is now being told to stay home without pay for four games.
This is our lame attempt at adding hockey [...]
December 20, 2008 by Micah Warren
What can you say about Sidney Crosby? What a man. We saw this on The700Level.com and it’s great. Crosby fights as the third man in. He fights with his gloves on. And he punches in the junk. He is an amazing player, but Jesus clown-humping Christ what a nancy.
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With Christmas only five days away, OTR has done the shopping for you. We have found 10 of the best gift ideas that could easily be shipped to your house before that special day. No need to thank us, this is our gift to you!
Hurry up and ‘Buy It Now.’ It’s a signed index card [...]
December 19, 2008 by Micah Warren
Sources close to OTR have told OTR that OTR will be no more. It’s just not the same anymore and it wouldn’t fair to our loyal readers to continue to just go through the motions. We did have a great run though. We broke the Asante Samuel signing. We were the [...]
December 3, 2008 by Micah Warren
The NHL has suspended Dallas Stars instigator Sean Avery for his comments regarding Elisha Cuthbert.
Avery has been summoned to a hearing regarding the matter, but as of right now, the suspension is indefinite.
“More than anything, he’s let his teammates down,” said Dallas co-general manager Brett Hull.
“I completely support the league’s decision to suspend Sean Avery,” [...]
December 2, 2008 by Micah Warren
Sean Avery has a not-so-subtle comment for Dion Phaneuf, who is dating former Avery girlfriend Elisha Cuthbert.
“I am really happy to be back in Calgary, I love Canada,” Avery told TSN on Tuesday. “I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in [...]
November 25, 2008 by Micah Warren
You know you aren’t doing crap at work right now, so you might as well watch the Top 10 hockey bloopers from 2007-2008:
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November 25, 2008 by Micah Warren
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Ryan O’Byrne didn’t do so hot on this delayed penalty call against the Islanders.
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November 19, 2008 by Perry
This past Sunday in an Italian league soccer match-up between Catania and Torino, three players from the Catania team dropped their shorts. This is the newest, creative strategy that is used to block the goaltender’s vision of the ball. Nothing better than to confuse the keeper with a pair of balls in order to block his site of the soccer ball.
And [...]
