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Who’s Your Puck Daddy?
Published 5/19/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... on his own and brought writers into the fold, has provided a bit of a model. “I’m a little bit more in awe of him than I was a month ago,” Wyshynski said. “I feel like I’m going to have a heart-attack trying to keep this thing running. And that’s just from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Paul updates at, you know, two in the morning and shit like that. It’s a little amazing that he can keep the thing humming like he does. much more on PD… Thanks for the kind word Greg and as I have ...

Hockey Blogger Moves Out of Mom's Basement
Published 5/19/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Forechecker) at On the Forecheck
... ", a full-time job that involves a steady stream of postings on all matters NHL. James Mirtle has a nice interview with Whyshynski about his new endeavor, and what it means to both mainstream hockey journalism and the blogosphere as well. Congrats Greg! And while you've moved up to the penthouse, relatively speaking, please be sure to remember those of us remaining here with a backlink now and again. Labels: ...

Wyshynski on NHL integrity
Published 5/19/2008 by Matt Saler at On the Wings
Yahoo’s Puck Daddy, Greg Wyshynski, has a good response to a NY Times Slap Shot piece about the charge that the League fixes games. Also, be sure to read James Mirtle’s interview with Wyshynski. And if you haven’t done so already, I recommend you add Greg’s new blog to your daily reading list.

Mirtle and Wyshynski: Hot blog-on-blog action
Published 5/19/2008 at Puck Daddy
... From the Dept. of Self-Congratulatory Nonsense: I've been getting e-mails all day about the lengthy interview I did with James Mirtle, my old colleague from the great ...

Leaping the Selachimorpha
Published 5/20/2008 by Ryan (noreply@blogger.com) at The Goose's Roost
... What bothers me so much about this post is not that it is uninformed (it is) but that people still read this garbage and think it is the mainstream because The Four Letter tells them it is. I may not know much about the corporate aspect of the blogosphere, but reading Mirtle's interview with Greg Wysnyski really makes me think we are moving in the right direction with things. ...

We'll Do It Live!
Published 5/20/2008 by Pensblog Staff (noreply@blogger.com) at The Pensblog
... no pattern. 66 touched it: Won in the finals Looking throughout the years it means nothing. We were going to show pictures of each team and who has touched it and who hasn't. But no one cares. Lindstrom almost touched the Campbell Conference Trophy. Just saying. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: [Dr. Mirtle] has an absolute must read about hockey blogging, featuring Yahoo's [Puck ...

Ooof, Stars, That'll Leave a Mark [NHL Closer]
Published 5/20/2008 by Will Leitch at Deadspin
... A James Mirtle and Greg Wyshynski discussion about the state of hockey blogging? Its as if I died and went to Saskatoon. [James Mirtle] ...

Bowman Scores, Ward Stays in Beantown, and Yahoo Goes Blogging
Published 5/21/2008 by Bubba at Canes Country
... and it is now listed in the Canes Country blogroll on the left sidebar. Mirtle features an in-depth Q and A here. ...

ESPN's bloody valentine to hockey fight fanatics
Published 5/21/2008 at Puck Daddy
... Like I said to Mirtle the other day: There's a basic disconnect between what hockey fans really enjoy about the NHL and what the mainstream hockey media provides them. Jon Mirasty didn't just crawl out of the swamp; he and his pugilistic opponents have been throwing punches for years on the Web. Thousands of fans have searched them out. Players like Boogaard, ...