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How to kill a hockey fan
How to kill a hockey fan
I have to run to meet up for the game tonight, but this absolutely sucks. The Oilers brass, in an effort to give their pressbox the charm of a low-security prison, have not only prevented CiO's Dave from not only liveblogging from that lofty perch (which he seemed willing enough to do when ...
2008-2009 - REGULAR SEASON - SUMMARY - PENALTY KILL %
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Stupidity - Oilers Pull a KGB
deadfellows.blogspot.com — This is the enemy. That's right Oilers' bloggers - the Edmonton Oilers organization think that YOU are a threat to the organization. The Edmonton Oilers are exercising their rights as a private organization. But who have they targeted as their ... (more) Stupidity - Oilers Pull a KGB
Playing Second Division Soccer Will Kill You
Playing Second Division Soccer Will Kill You
sportingnews.com — Coming on the heels of a second division soccer team jumping into a crocodile-infested river, I do believe we have a trend, ladies and gentlemen: second division soccer is not only dangerous, but will kill you. A friend of mine once told me about ... (more) Playing Second Division Soccer Will Kill You
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It continues...
Covered in Oil — ... you to pick up or check out online . And of course, please continue to read the fine work of Mike and Chris. And again, just because I can't say it enough, thanks for reading and caring about this blog, now and in the past. I can only hope that I have the chance to experience something similar again. The blog responses (with a big hat tip to Andy Grabia for tracking most of these down): Hot Oil Battle of Alberta Melrose Rocks The NHL Arena Program Battle of California Cycle like the Sedins On Frozen Blog Cult of Hockey ...

Edmonton Oilers get a blogger beat-down after censorship
Puck Daddy — ... Deadspin Hot Oil Melrose Rocks The Program Battle of California Cycle Like Sedins On Frozen Blog Cult of ...

Sunday's Handy Pocket Guide: Oren Koules is Slowly Turning Into Mark Cuban
Barry Melrose Rocks — ... bloggers. At all. And they're being dicks about it. Due to all of that, a lot of people are getting upset because of how a certain blogger was treated. If you would like to read more on the subject, please check out the following links (grabbed from EMac at FanHouse because I'm lazy). Thank you, have a good day. Neate Sager Battle of Alberta Deadspin The NHL Arena Battle of California On Frozen Blog Sports Snipe The Pens Blog ...

The blog police
james mirtle — If you missed the hullabaloo at Covered in Oil over the weekend, there are certainly quite a few places to check out the discussion . I liked what David Staples from the Edmonton Journal had to say , if only because he does a nice job incorporating the Oilers' perspective on things here: The issue of bloggers being treated as mainstream reporters is not a simple issue for the Oilers, or any mainstream organization, to cope with. For example, there will soon to too many Oilogosphere blogs for the Oilers to issue ...

FYI
The Battle of Alberta — ... October 12, 2008 There's a kind of hush--Covered in Oil Friday, October 17, 2008 It Ends--Covered in Oil Thanks for nothing, Edmonton Oilers organization--Hot Oil The Edmonton Oilers are Afriad of the Power of the Internets--Barry Melrose Rocks This One Hits Hard--NHL Arena Program Two major blows to the hockey blogosphere--Cycle like the Sedins How to kill a hockey fan--Battle of California Caps and Oilers Are More Than a Conference Apart ...

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