What do you think of when I mention Chris Osgood? What is his trademark? Me, I think of the plain red Bauer helmet he’s played with his entire career — no fancy paint job for Ozzie. Of course, Osgood has three Stanley Cup championship rings, including two as a starter with the Red Wings — […]

Cam Ward was pretty good in Game 1 Monday, but Marc-Andre Fleury was better. The former No. 1 overall pick made 23 saves and was named the third star of the game, while Ward made a few spectacular saves but allowed at least one goal that should not have gone in — even if that […]

The funnest thing about this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs for me has been the amount, and magnitude, of fresh star power on display. Look at the goals and points leaders through nearly two rounds of games so far, and you’ll see predominantly names of players 25 years or younger — guys who are good now, […]

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the Penguins-Capitals series so far (what’s not to like about a playoff series involving the top three points leaders from the regular season?) and I have to admit I was watching Wednesday night hoping Pittsburgh would win Game 3. I don’t really care who wins the series, but I want the […]

It’s the first week of May, and we’re already nearly a week into the second round of action of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The ongoing highlight of the conference semifinals, of course, is the first ever playoff matchup between Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the defending Eastern Conference champion Penguins, and Alexander Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals. […]

I wrote about it a few weeks ago, and now it’s official—LeBron James is the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. This shouldn’t come as a huge shock to anyone. Both Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant registered sublime seasons, but LeBron was the league’s best player by no small margin. Unfortunately, this is no promise that the […]

Excuse me while I brag a little: this would be me, holding an authentic Auroch Femur fossil. What is a card company in Carlsbad doing with fossils in the building? As it turns out, our 2008-2009 Champs Hockey set has a very unique promotion going on. Get a rare insert, send it in, and you’ll […]