tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35416862024-03-23T14:07:51.636-04:00Confessions of a Hockey FanaticThis is an internet journal to give my opinion on anything regarding "the coolest game on Earth" from the NHL to the Stanley Cup and it's playoffs, from International hockey, to my thoughts about my hometown team Pittsburgh Penguins, to talking about match-ups I've made from playing EA Sports NHL Playstation and to my personal anecdotes working in and with the game that I love... HOCKEY!!HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.comBlogger1257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-3962221734070788742020-07-01T14:03:00.000-04:002020-07-01T14:03:13.036-04:00Canada Day 2020
Canada Day 2020 from the Twitch.tv broadcast
HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-73546708310951089672020-05-28T21:03:00.003-04:002020-07-01T14:18:11.194-04:00Livestreaming From Twitch.TvHockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-25686525781206430322019-12-07T12:00:00.000-05:002019-12-13T00:40:32.944-05:00Project for Awesmoe 2019 -
Once again, it's the time of year where everyone tries to be extra awesome in this month. You never know exactly who's watching! [Santa?]
So for this year, I've gone and talked about the project for awesome 2019 video as the Chace Numata Scholarship. It was started as a return back to the Erie community for the outpouring of respect from the fans, teammates and alumni.
In November of 2019, HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-55247147816641040362019-10-30T22:30:00.000-04:002019-10-31T00:29:07.744-04:00Confessions of a Hockey Fanatic Breast Cancer Awareness All-Star Game 2019HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-66321830515153858502019-09-11T23:00:00.000-04:002020-07-01T14:20:22.243-04:00Game of the Week - New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals (9/11 Anniversary Game)It's once again on that somber memorial of all the people lost on 9-11 that I decide to continue simulating the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals NHL video game. I'll switch off on which team I use to control in the player 1 category and hope for the best. I've tried to get as many great goals in with some exciting highlights as best I can. It's a supplement to the "Game of the Week" HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-9441109742660766202019-04-09T16:36:00.000-04:002019-04-12T19:36:14.356-04:00National Hockey League Playoffs 2019 - Well, it's that time of year again where we whittle down the remaining playoff teams to we get one night were hockey fans relentlessly boo Commissioner Bettman and envy the captain awarded the Stanley Cup.
Last year, I stopped doing the playoff beard, it resulted in the hometown team and 2x defending Stanley Cup winners losing in the second round. Sure enough, I think I need to do it again this HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-78829767169559301492018-12-25T00:00:00.000-05:002019-01-21T11:43:05.579-05:00Merry Christmas 2018HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-20566612289503636892018-12-07T05:32:00.000-05:002020-07-01T14:21:58.915-04:00P4a 2018HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-75563931000660473922017-03-01T21:53:00.000-05:002017-03-02T01:10:40.722-05:00Confessions of a Hockey Fanatic Takes on NHL Trade Deadline Day 2017
This year's Trade deadline day started off in the wee hours of Tuesday Feb. 28th with the Canucks starting their sell-off by sending the Jannik Hansen to the San Jose Sharks. It's still pretty taboo among teams and general managers to trade within the division. This will come into play later on in the afternoon.
There were a few trades that happened before the last 24 hours window, I think HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-47381480334470573662017-02-07T23:00:00.000-05:002017-03-07T04:39:53.717-05:00Game of the Week Season 3: Minnesota Wild vs Philadelphia FlyersWell, this week I decided to put two teams that I don't normally use in this week's Game of the Week. They don't meet each other much in the regular season, but the Wild and Flyers seem like a good match up where the Broad St. Bullies may be able to slow down the Wild's momentum in real life? Could a simulated scenario work just the same?
I was intrigued by the way Coach Boudreau would help out HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-20867429662388589172017-01-01T22:01:00.001-05:002017-01-02T02:24:54.784-05:00Toronto Hosts Centennial Classic in Memorable Style
The NHL really knows how to make a big production of a big event and there is nothing bigger than the Outdoor game kicking off the NHL's 100th anniversary season. Of course, the league put the game on in "hockey's Vatican" believing it to be the most traditional site for a game like this to celebrate the history of the league. Starting off on a delay, the league post-poned the time so that the HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-22608731392027604982016-12-25T11:00:00.000-05:002016-12-25T11:00:02.733-05:00Merry Christmas 2016In 2016, I had to overcome a larger role of my private family life as well as continued searching for more personal income. But my continued perseverance towards the Confessions of a Hockey Fanatic blog remain undaunted.So, this year, in light of my continued struggles, I've decided to go minimalist towards my Christmas decorations. But while I do this, I hope you're all enjoying the holiday HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-83191462634324869472016-11-24T10:00:00.000-05:002016-11-24T10:00:11.947-05:00Thanksgiving (American) Tournament Tradition
In the short holiday time that the kids get a break from school, those who choose to pursue their hockey goals and
stuff.....HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-22065600375174841072016-09-11T11:00:00.000-04:002016-09-11T11:00:17.964-04:00Game of the Week - Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers 9/11 Memorial GameIt's been 15 years since that horrible day in September when the modern world saw the horror of an unprovoked attack changing all our lives forever. 9/11 is a day of continued mourning, but as the years go by, we are strengthening our national resolve to forge ahead to higher peaks of human fortitude.
Once again, the Confessions of a Hockey Fanatic continues it's tradition of playing out a HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-32854468124031665432016-09-06T23:00:00.000-04:002016-09-11T04:50:20.448-04:00Game of the Week - USA Hockey vs. Hockey Canada + Bonus ShootoutAs the old hockey season finally comes to a close, so too Confessions of a Hockey Fanatic turns the page on NHL 16 as the featured game simulator. I can't wait for NHL 17 to come out and have yet another Midnight Release Party of NHL 17 via Twitch.tv and later uploaded to Youtube.
I wanted to feature Canada and USA in this last Game of the Week. I think it's an interesting story developing HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-18321190044591354722016-08-31T22:30:00.000-04:002016-09-07T04:14:30.389-04:00Game of the Week - Hershey Bears vs Manitoba MooseThings are starting to really trend southwards for HockeyKnight vs the PS4's CPU. Eventually, I will get a win over it - but I need to learn some better defensive tactics. As you can tell in this series, I'm constantly getting scored on. Maybe NHL 17 will be better for me. But as the series comes to a close with the NHL 16 game, I wanted to choose two teams that I haven't used yet online.
The HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-81104571487574681562016-08-12T23:00:00.000-04:002016-08-18T14:40:30.491-04:00Game of the Week - Team Great Britain vs Team FranceI don't know if I should acknowledge the international competition going on right now this week in South America in a tie-in to this week's "Game of the week". The IOC is pretty strict on people siphoning off their brand. So, this is not such a thinly veiled attempt at aligning this week's game to reflect a certain International flavor.I chose to go with Great Britain this time around believing HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-71074331502025654022016-07-20T20:00:00.000-04:002016-08-10T04:00:21.516-04:00Game of the Week - HC Vítkovice Steel vs HC Kometa BrnoWell, since I was hoping to get this series some traction, I tried a little more diversity in the team selection. I noticed that I haven't used any of the teams in the Euro leagues, so here goes two of the random teams in the Czech Extraliga.
I chose HC Vítkovice Steel vs HC Kometa Brno as I was also looking forward to the upcoming Slovak Day in Kennywood. Will my choice in team succeed or fail?HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-54189227639168882132016-07-18T14:00:00.000-04:002016-08-18T14:56:43.005-04:00Amanda Kessel Drinks From Stanley Cup - And We're Okay With It.
Credit: The Score
It's an unwritten rule of honor (or "code") that only those NHL players who actually WIN the Stanley Cup may lift it over their heads or drink beverages from it. I was previously made aware of the "rule" when the Stanley Cup had made it's way through my local area in 2009. But Amanda Kessel's time with the Stanley Cup accompanied her brother Phil, also included a sip from theHockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-18311548784335422472016-06-30T22:00:00.000-04:002016-07-01T00:48:42.098-04:00Game of the Week - "Shark Week" 2016It's that time of year where in the summer months, people relax on the beach, or stay at home and watch some hockey!
Shark Week is very popular in the American culture. Of course, I had to tie in a game with EA Sports' NHL 16 recently. Here is the results of that game! Instead of giving myself the obvious favorites to win, I handicapped myself with the intent to give a challenge.
The Cologne HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-2334618809332313072016-06-22T20:00:00.000-04:002016-08-18T14:20:21.729-04:00Hockey Fanatic Awards 2016The Confessions of a Hockey Fanatic invented it's own Awards system on the hopes that it could be seen as an alternative to the NHL Awards since they always seem to get things wrong. The NHL Awards Show were on tonight with comedian Will Arnett as the host this time around. It was certainly yet another safe choice for the NHL productions as they tried to stay far away from negative social media HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-17833841028688964432016-05-13T13:00:00.000-04:002016-05-13T13:00:32.765-04:002016 Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions - Round 3
I don't know if the Penguins are considered to be as a "shocking upset", but they did seem to upset a lot of Capitals fans and mainstream media personalities as well. It's amazing what the Penguins have been doing, because it's been without their top two stars. Crosby is 3g and 7a for 10p in 11 games played. Malkin is 3g and 6a for 9p in 10 games played. This is not going to get either of theseHockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-90866561554539745772016-05-10T23:15:00.000-04:002016-05-12T00:49:46.031-04:00Coaching Carousel Creates Caustic Canadians Cantankerous Cacophony It didn't take very long for the Ottawa Senators and the Minnesota Wild to find replacements to their underachieving former coaching staffs. But there is a few glaring things that the mainstream media isn't quite talking about (or find enough reason to bring up) is that these two coaches hired within days of one another are retreads from other NHL teams. And then there are the Montreal Canadians HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-57148856375015673282016-05-02T13:00:00.000-04:002016-05-04T02:29:38.281-04:00To Err Is Human, To Forgive is Divine...
There was no further need to accelerate the vitriolic hate that permeates the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals rivalry. In this series, a new chapter to the Pens/Caps rivalry is written with many players switching teams. Capitals with 4 former Penguins while Pittsburgh has one key ex-Capital.
During game two, a face familiar to both teams had thrust himself into the national HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3541686.post-1645687851474743402016-04-28T10:00:00.000-04:002016-05-03T03:01:12.169-04:002016 Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions - Round 2
Thank you, St. Louis Blues, for ruining my Stanley Cup predictions bracket for the second year in a row! Last year, I'd thought that it was finally going to be the Blues' year to get over the playoff hump and contend for further play. I'd even advised others on the Blues potential with the confidence of selecting them in my playoff brackets. They "screwed" me. This year, I was determined not HockeyKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554602049763238040noreply@blogger.com0