Down to Bizness

Seriously. Let’s talk about this past week in college hockey. Hockey East hockey. The surprises, the disappointments, the expected and the cluster puck that was the league going into playoffs. Going into the last weekend of the regular season, there were so many different potential outcomes, no one could have predicted what was going to happen. The only assured thing was that BC and UNH would finish one-two, but that was even up in the air. But, as it went, teams battled it out and ultimately it was decided. That leads me to surprise #1. NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES ELIMINATED By one point, the Huskies were booted from the tournament and after quite the season comeback. But as things always go in Hockey East, it wasn’t just a clean and painless exit. No way. Northeastern was cut out not just by losing their game and Vermont winning theirs, but because Vermont managed to come out with a tie (not a win), giving them the one point they needed to move on. That’s just the way things happen in Hocke...

Ahhh, yes. The ever important first post to a new blog. Break out the champagne and the noise makers, because this is truly a day for the history books. No, but seriously. To give you all a little bit of background information (nevermind the section to the right that says "About Me." Forget about it, this is more important). I'm 23 years old and have a passion for sports. Oh, I'm supposed to write more? Well I reckon you'll learn about me as the days, weeks, months and years go by, so no point in wasting space now! (Maybe you will want to look at that About Me section after all...) Oh and thanks to Tim Rosenthal over at Rosie's Hockey for helping me with the new blog name. Catchy, no? Anyway, you ready? Let's get Down to Bizness. CHEERS AND JEERS OF THE OLYMPICS Overall these Olympics were pretty grand. I found myself watching everything from the nordic combined, to curling and of course, the creme de la creme, hockey. But not all was fine and dandy. Let ...