This is the true story (true story) of 13-20 hockey bloggers/sports writers who were "picked" (and by "picked" we mean, never once banned or booted) in 2008 to live in the House of Connect and write hockey blogs for the masses:a handful of degenerate hockey fans that made up the hockey blogosphere.
After a temporary parting of the ways, we are back reconnecting here at Hockey Recon to bring you freshest, most insightful and hilarious perspectives from some of the best hockey bloggers to show you what happens when hockey fans stop being polite and start getting real: Real World, Hockey Recon Stylee.
After a temporary parting of the ways, we are back reconnecting here at Hockey Recon to bring you freshest, most insightful and hilarious perspectives from some of the best hockey bloggers to show you what happens when hockey fans stop being polite and start getting real: Real World, Hockey Recon Stylee.
Meet your Hockey Recon Team:
Alicia "44KT" Sprenkle
If loving Chris Pronger in orange and ignoring Kimmo Timmonen's restraining order is wrong and then our fair blogger from Philly doesn't want to be right. The Madonna of the NHL blogosphere, Miss Sprenkle is so beloved and popular at the NHL Fan Page she goes only by "Alicia". We are thrilled to have her bring her knowledge love of all things orange, Philly and cheesy to you regularly!
Cassie "Dagmar27" McClellan
A former defenseman who has seen the error of her ways, Miss Cassie shakes down the thunder in Tampa, knowledgeably and prolifically bringing Bolts news to the world here and here all while finding time to co-host the extraordinarily popular CCPT Hockey Radio Show with Miss Motley Su. Do a little rain dance with us in anticipation of reading Miss Cassie's work here at Recon.
Chris "22" Shafer
Its been prophesied that Mr. Shafer would one day conquer the blogging world, and so far he's knowledgeably and prolifically living up to the promise here, having already conquered half of Canada (the Northern half, including the Yukon territories and one small Inuit village); parts of South America where they still use spears and shrink heads; the recently deserted continents of Antarctic and Australia; a stadium in Atlanta that seats 8,000 on a good night; both the Chinese and Japanese ice hockey leagues where San Jose once held a foothold, and a 1/2 acre plot of land in NJ. We are blessed by the hockey gods to have him joining us here at Recon and have the empty beer cans and whiskey jugs to prove it.CCD3M
Too classy to admit it, CCD3M's claim to blogging fame arose in the spring of 2008, via "Absurd Stereotype Blown Stylee", When she famously and unwittingly duped thousands of NHL fans- (ok hundreds...) into assuming she was a guy, merely by the strength of her prolific insight and knowledgeable analysis of all things Capital. We are thrilled she's back to turn your gender bias on its head and make you a believer! J "JuiceinLA" Shh-leev-ka
Juice talks about herself entirely too much in her prolific, endless, rambling Red Wing biased blogs that are rumored to be fueled entirely by vodka, Perestroika and a deep hatred of headshots and thugs. Accordingly there is no need to elaborate here, you'll suffer soon enough. Judge the level of knowledge for yourself here. Kate "TG" Shefte
Its not often you find a female hockey writer with a unsurpassed knowledge of Carolina Hurricane Hockey and a prolific hatred of all things NASCAR. Its the Recon Team's belief that Miss Kate may well be the only one left in the wild, so when we had the opportunity to snag her for the occasional contribution here, we offered everything we had at our disposal: a bag of E. Staal's used mouthguards, Rob BrindAmore's last rally towel (unwashed) and the stick Pitkanen used to break over Sid's back just before he went on IR. With enticements like these, is it any wonder she came running into the fold?
Pens fan by blood and tradition and a metalhead smelted at birth, Motley Su is as knowledgeable and prolific a sports writer as you'll ever be terrified to meet in a back alley after a Maiden concert. Su's blogs are the perfect blend of tough girl and sweet sass. An avid athletic supporter of the WHL, AHL, OHL, ECHL, she co-hosts one of blogtalkradio's most popular hockey shows and writes regularly at Motley Su SB Nation-From the Rink , CCPT Hockey - Blog and probably a dozen more places we are forgetting. Macksayev
If its the QMHL, AHL and Sabre Hockey you need, Macks Knows It All. She knows more than you, more than your brother, more than Luke Schenn's brother. Macks covers it all, sees it all tells all and there are photos to prove it. Once one of the most prolific and beloved hockey bloggers at the NHL fan site, Miss Macks brings her special brand of sass and verve to Hockey Recon and we are so stoked to have her back, and not just because we know she has ours.
Mike "Mchi" Chiconsky
When it comes to hockey, Mchi is like a prolific lone wolf, although he possesses no wolf-like qualities. However, since he is shunned by all decent people, he can still be considered something lone. A lone opossum perhaps, or a lone mole. Mchi writes about hockey with the wild eyed fervor of someone who has first hand, repeat knowledge of the experience some call "electro-shock therapy". Undeterred by obstacles such as public scorn and indifference, restraining orders, weak typing skills, and a strong allergy to Mace, Mchi will stop at nothing to bring you his slant on the core issues of hockey today. Mchi’s writing style rejects false barriers such as grammar, spelling, knowledge and facts and instead embraces the natural and free flowing style of writing found in Vanilla Ice songs. Mchi is very active in the Witness Protection Plan Fantasy League (congratulations 2009 winner J. Smith!) and has a strong following in the incarcerated community and among anchor babies and resident aliens with a poor grasp of English."Motley" Su Ring
Ola "Wildfire" Alabi
Putting the "Wild" and the "fire" in "Wildfire" Ola Alabi is our most knowledgeable and prolific Minnesota Wild/Detroit Red Wing blogger, and if you ever question these loyalties, I have it on authority that he may in fact make good on the promise to burn your house down. Bringing us his northerly and likely frozen hockey perspective, its no wonder he is mildly obsessed with fire...
LW3H
Referred to as "The Logarithm" in a previous blogging incarnation, LW3H is the most knowledgeable and prolific actuary/hockey statistician to ever directly taunt Glen Sather with a story problem (True Story). A long suffering, slightly jaded, often hilarious fan of the NY Rangers from across the Pond, his blogs here and here will make you laugh, do the math and like it.
Shawn "Avs2119" Turner
Don't call him "'Shawny', he's a Sioux" Shawn Turner is rounding us out by virtue of alphabetization, prompting me to ask: Is there a more knowledgeable and prolific UND and Avalanche DISCIPLE/blogger on earth than Shawn? H-E-D-Hockey Sticks no, brother. Leading the charge across snow covered mountains and plains of all that is Sioux and Abominable, Shawn is bringing us his fresh- not frozen- brand of hockey blogging after a hiatus that rivals Forsberg's "vacation" with the Elitserien.
