"Scrooge" Gary Bettman's autobiography

Currently last on NY Time's must read list.

A short read, left me wanting less.

&

"Donald Fehr wears Panties"

Just a random collection of Fehr pictures in women's panties. Most big-box stores are selling this item on sale for 57% off. On black friday you can get it for 52% off.

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Points only keeper League, weekly head to head, 2RW, 2LW, 2C, 4D, 1 G , (goalies 2pts for W +3 for SO)



LW: Gaborik, Landeskog, Burrows

C: Seguin, Skinner, Berglund, Nyquist, Lombardi

RW: Eberle, Oshie, Doan, Silfverberg

D: Doughty, Carlson, Ekman-Larsson, Carle

G: Price , Schneider, Nabokov

A must read- Future Greats and Heartbreaks by Gare Joyce-

" “One of this continent’s master craftsmen of sporting prose” (Sports Illustrated) and three-time National Magazine Award-winner Gare Joyce goes undercover to learn the secrets of NHL scouts.

Veteran sports writer Gare Joyce realizes a long-held secret ambition as he spends a full season embedded as a hockey scout. Joyce’s year on the hockey beat is a steep learning curve for him; NHL scouts spend each season gathering information on players fighting it out to break into the world of professional hockey. They watch hundreds of games, speak to scores of players, parents, team-mates and other scouts, amassing profiles on all the top contenders. It’s a form of risk assessment–is this young hopeful deserving of a multi-million dollar contract?–and it can be a tough and thankless task. Scouts are ground into the game, picking up nuances of play that even the most committed fan would miss, but they are looking at more than just how well a kid can play. And come the final draft, only a tiny percentage of their full year’s work might matter.

Examining the amount of information gathered on the under-eighteen hopefuls, the scrutiny to which they are subjected, and the differences between the rigour of American and Canadian junior teams, Joyce opens a window on the life and methods of an NHL scout and penetrates the mysterious world of scouting as no one has before. "

Released in 2007, it takes a look at many 2006 draftees. You'll recognize the names of many future NHLer's, and get a real insight into some for example Phil Kessel as Joyce gets to sit in on the pre-draft team interviews.

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Excelsior~ Ever Higher

Why do we Park in Driveways and Drive in Parkways?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Boxing rings are square.
Why do we put SUITS in a Garment bag and GARMENTS in a Suitcase?
If women wear a pair of glasses, a pair of shoes, a pair of pants and a pair of ear-rings, why don't they wear a pair of bras?

BAZINGA!

I've hear that "A Season In Time" by Todd Denault is a good read. It's based on looking back 20 years later at the 1992-93 NHL season.

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League Champion 2006, 2007, 2008
12 Team, 8 keeper H2H League
Skater Stats(4C,4LW,4RW,4D): G,A,+/-,PIM,PPP,SHP,GWG,FOW
Goalie Stats(2G): W,GA,SV,SO

C: Crosby, Toews, Getzlaf, Berglund
LW: Parise, Hall, Duchene, Tanguay
RW: Malkin, Wheeler, C. Stewart, Stempniak
D: Doughty, Green, Phaneuf
G: Luongo, Schneider, Ward



PSN ID: wminogue

McCown's Law: 100 Greatest Hockey Agruments.

http://www.amazon.ca/McCowns-Law-Gre.../dp/0385664656

Bob McCown is a popular radio host in Toronto. I think it came out around 2007 or so but it's still a very interesting read, even if you disagree with some of his points. He touches on every topic and always thoroughly backs up his reasoning.

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12 team H2H Keeper
G,A,PP,PIM,SOG
W,GAA,SV%,SO
C:Giroux,Zberg,Marleau,Kadri
LW:Ovi,Neal,Pach,Benn
RW:Perry,MSL,Wheeler
D:Yandle,Subban,Edler,OEL
G: Lundqvist,Miller,MAF

12 Team H2H
R,2b,3b,HR,RBI,AVG,SB,BB,K,E
W,L,SV,HLD,K,ERA,WHIP
C:Buck
1B:Santana
2B:Kipnis
3B:Zimmer
SS:Tulo
LF:Marte
CF:McCutch
RF:Pence
Util:Ozuna
SP:Cain,Moore,Latos,Kennedy,Ryu,Guthrie
RP:Henderson,Rivera,League,Gregerson,Herrera
DL:Hart,Anderson,Bailey

i remember a great one when i was a grade schooler. "mice at center ice"
if you want one for a child.

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10 team Keeper Roto League
4C-4LW-4RW-6D-2G-5bench-unlimited farm.

C= crosby,m.koivu,malkin,zajak,grabovski,j.jokinen,
LW= ovechkin,nash,s.gagner,dubinsky
RW= downie,hemsky,callahan,voracek,perry,mueller
D= green,doughty,phaneuf,wisniewski,girardi,karlsson
G= rask,lundqvist,ward,price

FARM=kreider,grachev,petrov,enroth,kuznetsov,ennis ,rundblad,bjugstad,radulov,montoya, adam,t.erixon,cowan,s.elliot,j.faulk,cormier,petro v,orlov,stone,eakin,grigorenko,silfverberg,brodin, atkinson

--G,A,P,PPP,SHP,GWG,PIMS,+/-,SOG,hits,FOW,blocks-Wins,GAA,SV%,saves,SO

I read Tough Guy: My Life on the Edge, by Bob Probert and Kirstie McLellan Day a few months back.

I thought it was excellent, couldn't put it down.

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Check and see if your library has a copy of "Behind the Moves", interviews with every Stanley Cup winning GM and references to how they built their teams. It's a huge book, and the price tag is $100 to buy.

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12 team H2H Keeper (weekly)
(12-man active roster: 2C/2RW/2LW/4D/2G/6BN)
(G,A,+/-,PIM,SHP,SOG / W,GAA,SV%,SO)

Hard Luck Hosers (1st year expansion)

C: Kopitar, Carter
RW: Backes, Doan
LW: Benn, Couture
D: Subban, Goligoski, Doughty, Ekman-Larsson
G: Niemi, Bobrovsky

BN: Wheeler, Yakupov, van Reimsdyk, Plekanec, Carlson, Ward[IR]

keepers in bold

Don't think anyone has posted this.

Phil Esposito Auto-Biography : Thunder and Lightning

One of the funniest, realest, most down-to-earth books ever read. Phil really lets you INTO his life. From the time he saw Andre the Giants dick or his failed marriages to gettin' it on in a treehouse when he was a youngin'

I'll vouch for this book all damn day. You know what I'm going to read it again, I read it the first time when I was like 15 LOL, probably would understand certain parts better now.

A few off of my shelf, hope these haven't been mentioned already:

Eric Lindros: Fire on Ice (blah)
Robinson For The Defence
Captains , Nine Great Toronto Maple Leafs
Midnight Hockey (one of my favourites)

I think my other books have been mentioned.

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12 team keeper league. 8 keepers/team.
Skater Pts: goal = 2, assist =1, +/-, PIM = .5
Goalie Pts: win = 5, SO = 3, Sv = .1, GA = -.9

FORWARDS:
C. Giroux, I. Kovalchuk, E. Malkin, D. Clarkson, D. Perron, J. Pominville, J. Tootoo, R. Mason, R. Nash, J. Iginla, S. Gagner, R. O'Reilly, T. Bozak
DEFENSE:
C. Letang, Mike Green, A. Edler, N. Kronwall, D. Engelland, K. Yandle, B. Dillon, P. Martin
GOALIES:
R. Miller, J. Quick J. Hiller, C. Nilstorp

Theo Fleury's book is supposed to be quite good.

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Ultimate Dynasty League
16 Team Dynasty League H2H: G, A, P, PPP, SHP, +/-, PIM, SOG, W, L, GAA, SvPct, SHO

C: Stamkos, Getzlaf, Carter
LW: Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Brown
RW: Iginla, Pavelski, Horton
D: Byfuglien, J.Johnson, Goligoski, Hedman, Hamonic
U: Mueller
G: Schneider, Hiller,
B: E. Johnson, S.Kostitsyn, Neil, Biron, Giguere
IR:
Prospect: Nail Yakupov, Tangradi

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UHL Dynasty St. Louis Blues
...a bad team trying to rebuild...