Crosby Picture of the Week

It was slim pickin's with pictures to choose for this week. I liked this one because it was the only one that was slightly different than the others (and anything I've seen recently); PLUS you get a nice view of Crosby's cute little padded hockey behind!!

Eastern Conference Eye Candy: Eric Staal (Carolina Hurricanes)

This week's EC Eye Candy is the oldest brother in the Staal family, Eric. Right now, he's on fire for the Carolina Hurricanes scoring 4 goals, 2 assists (6 points total) with a +4 in his last game against Tampa Bay - hot, hot, HOT!!

HOCKEY FACTOR:

• born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
• plays center, shoots left
• three younger brothers (Marc, Jordan, Jared) also play professional hockey
  
• named to CCHA First All-Star Team in 2002 and 2003
• drafted in the 1st round by Caroline in 2003 (2nd overall)
• top-rated North American skater in the NHL’s Central Scouting Registry for the 2003 Entry Draft
• played in 2004 NHL Young Stars game
  
• prior to missing one game due to injury on March 19, 2004, he had played in 254 consecutive regular-season games for Carolina
• nominated for the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2006 (NHL's MVP)
• won the Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006
• played in the NHL All-Star game in 2007 and 2008 (was the MVP in 2008)
  
• involved with Canada in international competition three times (a reserve for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy, a member of the gold-medal-winning Canadian team at the 2007 IIHF World Championships and a member of the silver-medal-winning team at the 2008 IIHF World Championships)

HOTNESS FACTOR:

What isn't hot about Eric Staal??!!! He's 6'4 and weighs 205 pounds, so he's one of those big, solid hockey players!! He's the alternate captain of the Carolina Hurricanes AND he's married - August 3, 2007 to wife Tonya (which I think is totally sexy -- it's the commitment thing, I think!)!! Speaking of which, I'm sure you all remember that he was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after his bachelor party in July 2007 (along with brother Jordan) -- BAD BOYS!!! He even looks hot in his mug shot!!

A few of his "favorites" are [food] Chinese, [place to visit] British Virgin Islands, [movie] The Dark Knight, [TV show] Lost, [video game] Call of Duty, [hockey team] Toronto, and [restaurant] The Cheesecake Factory (yummy!).

Eric wears the #12 because it was his dad's number. His most prize-possession is his Stanley Cup ring and, aside from hockey, Eric is pretty good at beach volleyball (he looks like a "beach bum" type, doesn't he?!).

His most memorable goal? the one he scored with three seconds left in Game 2 of the 2006 Conference Semifinals against New Jersey.

Kena Discusses Dallas Stars' Missing Piece

Kena just wrote a really good post about the captain of the Dallas Stars, Brenden Morrow (for HER blog). It's no secret that Kena LOVES Morrow, but she believes shes not the only one missing him. I agree with her that the team is starting to need his motivation and it's now becoming somewhat apparent.

To read the post, visit Kena's blog - Girls Are Real Sports Fans Too!!

BILL GUERIN
Pittsburgh Penguins

FULL NAME: William Robert Guerin
NICKNAME: Billy Bob
BIRTHPLACE: Worchester, Massachusetts
COLLEGE: Boston College (2 years)
POSITION: Forward (Right Wing)

DRAFTED: 5th overall by the NJ Devils in 1989
TRADED: to Edmonton on January 4, 1998; Boston on November 15, 2000; San Jose on February 27, 2007; Pittsburgh on March 4, 2009
SIGNED: as a free agent by Dallas on July 3, 2002; St. Louis on July 3, 2006; NY Islander on July 5, 2007

HOTTIE [CAREER] HIGHLIGHTS:
won the Stanley Cup in 1995 with the NJ Devils; won the gold medal playing in the World Cup of Hockey; named to NHL Second All-Star Team in 2002; represented the US in the 2002 Winter Olympics (won silver medal) - represented the US in a total of three Olympics; played in NHL All-Star Game in 2001 (also named MVP), 2003, 2004, 2007; served as the NY Islanders Captain since 2007

Season Highlights (2008-2009)

• recorded his 800th career point on March 5th with the Penguins (making him the 14th US-born player to do so)
• led the Islanders with 16 goals and 181 shots
• scored his 400th NHL goal on December 26th vs. Toronto becoming the eighth American-born player and 79th NHL player to reach 400 career goals

Other Hottie FACTORS:
He's had at least one fight in each season (and / or post-season) <-- CLICK to see fight card -- since his rookie year 1991-1992; his most recent fight was against Ryan Malone on February 7, 2009 defending a teammate (CLICK HERE TO WATCH)!!

NEW Penguins Wallpaper!!

Check them out!! There's new wallpapers posted on the Penguins webpage for Malkin, Crosby, Fleury, Staal, and Sykora. CLICK HERE to get yours (unless you'd rather avoid staring a hole into your computer!)!! I already have mine up at work and I may have to take it down soon since I can't seem concentrate ...

You tease me with those "bedroom eyes" of yours Geno!!















Why Mr. Crosby, you're looking sexy as always!!















My, my, my Staalsy, you are quite the Adonis on skates!! [OK, Kena -- BREATHE!!]

BAD BOY of Winter: Derek Boogaard (Minnesota Wild)

I'll start this off by saying that I was actually kind of tentative about who to "do" this week for "bad boys." With the trade deadline on Wednesday and all, I was worried that whoever I chose would just be traded by the time this got posted. Well, in typical fashion I procrastinated, so I'm "fishing in a full pond" as it were.

There's actually quite a few tough guys in Minnesota. Boogie is just one of them. He's quite an amazing specimen at 6'8" and 270lbs. (What a big boy you are...)

Once when trying to check another player on the ice during the Wild's 2001/02 prospects camp, Boogaard missed him and crashed into the boards with such force that he went through a pane of glass and over the boards. Boogaard stepped back onto the ice seconds later and a replacement pane was adorned with a drawing of a person [VIDEO HERE, trust me it's hilarious.]

Last but not least, his brother Aaron plays (or did play at least, I was to lazy to look this up) with the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Baby Penguins.

Boogaard's best known for the knockout of fellow enforcer Todd Fedoruk in a fight during a game against the Anaheim Ducks which helped spark debate over increasing the punishment for fighting in the NHL (I know you all know that I for one don't necessarily think this is necessary, as long as it's a fair fight, let it go), During this fight, Boogaard landed a brutal punch to the cheek sending Fedoruk to the ice. As a result, Fedoruk had to undergo surgery to reconstruct his shattered cheek using titanium plates. Fedoruk and Boogaard would later become teammates in Minnesota during the 2007–08 season. This epic fight is posted below for your viewing pleasure.

Malkin Highlight Video

PensTV has a new jumbotron video posted featuring Malkin highlights. Get ready to be mesmerized, ladies!!

SIDENOTE: get a load of those monsterous, manly hands (above photo)!!