The History Of Comics; No Joking Matter
When a person says, “That was comical!” what comes to mind? Well, this phrase most likely came from when comics were all funny. Comics are a large part of popular culture here in America, but comics, in the form we know them today, are fairly new. Perhaps even more ironic is the fact that comics […]
After UConn Struggles In Game One, Huskies Rebound For Big Win
In a series where at least one win was necessary, the Huskies split a series with the Holy Cross Crusaders. In game one, the Huskies defense was very good as usual, but their offense struggled. Holy Cross scored late in the first to take a 1-0 lead into the first intermission. In the second, the […]
After A Shutout Win, Let That Cowbell Ring!
In what was another do-or-die weekend for UConn hockey, the Huskies played Bentley. UConn was in third and only one point behind Bentley in second, so they needed at least one win, just to stay close. On Friday, UConn hosted Bentley, and my parents, sister and I went to the game. The crowd was pretty […]
25 Games Down, 9 Games To Go…
In UConn’s last season in the AHA, before they move to Hockey East and the XL Center, the head coach changed from Marshall and Berard to Mike Cavanaugh. It was very disappointing that they changed coaches, but it happened. UConn started their season at No. 18 Minnesota State, but was swept in the series, with […]
An Inspirational Team For An Ispirational Season
The 2012-2013 season was the best season by far in a long time for UConn hockey, but also a very trying season as well. only five games into the season, UConn hadn’t won a single game, but their head coach, Bruce Marshall, who had been so for 25 seasons, took a medical leave of absence. […]
Snow Blowing Fun
On Saturday morning, I woke up to see two feet of snow on the ground ( and the extra six inches floating through the air). It was taller then my pond, and had filled up the chicken run ( which has a roof over it), to prove the extent of the wind’s power of the […]
UConn Vs. Penn State; A First Meeting
On December 4th and 5th, 2013, UConn hosted Penn State, for their first ever meeting. It was also Penn State’s first year in Division I. In the first game, Matt Grogan was UConn’s starting goaltender. Only 28 seconds into the two team’s first meeting, Jordan Sims recorded his fourth of the year, from a pass […]
20th Annual UConn Hockey Classic Recap
On December 29th and 30th, 2012, UConn hosted the 20th annual UConn Hockey Classic. In the first game, No 18 Minnesota State played Brown college. Minnesota State scored a goal late in the first and half-way through the third period to build a 2-0 lead. Brown then scored a shorthanded goal with seven minutes left, […]
UConn Vs. Army; Huskies can’t afford to lose
On Friday night, December 7th, 2012, my dad and I went to see UConn play the Army Black Knights, in their final game before the holiday break. UConn had to at least get a point, because teams were closing the gap behind them in the standings. Early in the first period Army was out skating […]
UConn Hockey Weekend Recap: UConn Vs. Air Force
Storrs, Conn- During Thanksgiving weekend UConn took on the defending Atlantic Hockey champions Air Force. The second game was scheduled to be played at the XL center. On Friday afternoon, UConn played Air Force in the first game of the series. In the first period, Air Force outshot UConn 13-10, but the period ended at […]