Once more - HCI rules! I can't believe it, they play dirty and bad hockey, no defense, without Todd Elik they're simply not there, and yet they win. But hell, who cares? My Mike looses in Sweden, perhaps he'll get kicked out in December and comes to Innsbruck *dream a little dream....* Anyhoo, watched the "Best of" of the Rangers-Sabres-game - kill me Twig, but the Sabres were the better team indeed... Hm... Yay for Vanek, but next time Pöck will show the world that Austria is the true hockey nation (*evil-stupid-half-drunken-laughter*)
Just came back from the stadium, in the last 5 minutes all the people (ALL!) were standing up, clapping their hands and cheering - oh my gosh, did I ever get goosebumps with that (oops? I've read that somewhere... whether it's the correct phrase or not, I'll see, I suppose...)
Next entry you'll see some real knitting contecnt, I swear - I've been knitting one more chemo cap like mad... Yes!!!
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Sabres Rule!!!!
Need I say more?
PS Next time, Twig. Your boys have 3 more chances ... to send me goodies! hee hee
Buffalo Won!
Well well, what can I say? NHL.com doesn't have the game-recap on video yet, but I'm pretty sure that the better team won! Thumbs up, Twig, there'll be a couple more games, and woah, score by Shanahan and assist by Jagr, this must have been a true dream goal!
For me as a pretty neutral NHL-fan (or neutral I try to be) this was an interesting game indeed as our two only Austrians in the NHL met last night - I mean, Austria is certainly not a hockey-country, so having two lads playing in the NHL is certainly something to be proud of for us here. Thomas Pöck (NYR) is still searching for his place in hockey heaven it seems, but Thomas Vanek (Buffalo) has already found it, no? Did he have some time on the ice at all last night? And what about Pöck? Cool indeed, and yay Susan for the Sabres - I would have loved to see the happy dance you did! ;)
For me as a pretty neutral NHL-fan (or neutral I try to be) this was an interesting game indeed as our two only Austrians in the NHL met last night - I mean, Austria is certainly not a hockey-country, so having two lads playing in the NHL is certainly something to be proud of for us here. Thomas Pöck (NYR) is still searching for his place in hockey heaven it seems, but Thomas Vanek (Buffalo) has already found it, no? Did he have some time on the ice at all last night? And what about Pöck? Cool indeed, and yay Susan for the Sabres - I would have loved to see the happy dance you did! ;)
Saturday, October 14, 2006
500th NHL Career Goal
Congrats to Matts Sundin of the Toronto Maple Leafs who scored his 500th career goal. Not only was it his 500th, but it was a short handed goal in overtime against the Calgary Flames. There is one happy Canadian here at Chez Accident.
Our weekend house guest who is a Flyers fan is not happy as they just lost to New Jersey.
Back to my Avalanche who WERE leading the Oilers. Twice. Now it's tied. Good Luck to your team Jill.
Our weekend house guest who is a Flyers fan is not happy as they just lost to New Jersey.
Back to my Avalanche who WERE leading the Oilers. Twice. Now it's tied. Good Luck to your team Jill.
GAAAAAAH
It's second intermission and I just went up and asked my husband for a couple aspirin. He said, "That bad, huh? Have they put Lundqvist in yet?" BTW, my asking for aspirin is akin to asking for a loaded gun -- I'm super allergic to aspirin.
Let's not speak of this game. Ever. NEVER EVER.
Jonesy, email me your mailing address. *sigh*
Let's not speak of this game. Ever. NEVER EVER.
Jonesy, email me your mailing address. *sigh*
Procrastination
My hockey knitting is going slowly and I know why, it's the yarn. Red Heart Super Saver. My knitting group was graciously given a boatload of yarn and I picked the wrong stuff. I imagine all knitters are a very tactile group, so if you have knit with this stuff you know what I'm feeling, a very hard abrasive yarn. Since I don't like the feel, I don't want to pick it up and work with it, but since I started the project I should finish it. I picked it up with very good intentions, its colors remind me of camouflage and when I see what friends knit they usually knit something for little girls so I thought I would do something for a little guy. I'm bound and determined to do this one and then never speak of this yarn again.
This picture was taken earlier this week I am significantly further and was knitting away on it while watching MFB's Leafs loose the game by giving up a three goal lead (yes they should be red faced about that) and lost in the shoot out. I also was working away on it while in the arena waiting for the Penn State Icers season home opener to start last night. The Icers defeated Scranton 4-2 but there were some anxious moments on the way to the win.
Tonight we have on tap Leafs vs Flames on TV and tomorrow afternoon I'm at the arena watching the Icers against Navy. I'll get about an hour of knitting time there before the game.
This picture was taken earlier this week I am significantly further and was knitting away on it while watching MFB's Leafs loose the game by giving up a three goal lead (yes they should be red faced about that) and lost in the shoot out. I also was working away on it while in the arena waiting for the Penn State Icers season home opener to start last night. The Icers defeated Scranton 4-2 but there were some anxious moments on the way to the win.
Tonight we have on tap Leafs vs Flames on TV and tomorrow afternoon I'm at the arena watching the Icers against Navy. I'll get about an hour of knitting time there before the game.
First item done
I finished a scarf destined for Dulaan earlier today (pictures hopefully to come later). It was started before the hockey season began, but it's being counted because it was worked on during hockey games last weekend ;) I'm planning on doing another in the same yarn, as soon as I decide which of the three patterns I have in mind to use *g*
Masters of the Shoot Out!
My oh my. I think I need heart medication. How sweet the victory, especially because it was a "Czech Mate" -- shooting the puck past Mr. Sour Grapes himself, Dominik Hasek. We rule! (hear that Twig? Tonight's the night!)
And ... as Caps to the Capital only lasts until Jan. 7th, I made a chemo cap last night -- a wild and crazy one. My local knitting group meets at the library, and instead of charging us for the meeting room, they just ask that we choose a charity, so we make and replenish a supply of chemo caps for the local hospital. I'm going to do another one tonight, that is, in between the many goals Buffalo will be scoring against the Rangers.
#1!!
I hope I won't go on anyone's nerves here, but I just *have* to share the news: HCI won @ Vienna Capitals last night, and we're now #1 in the standings!!! Woah! Who would have thought? No one would have given a dime on them before the season started, and now they're #1! *Doing the happy dance*
The game was horrible though - what I've seen in these 8 games now is that we have a great and strong offense, though they need way too many chances to actually score, our defense - well, they got as many holes in their lineup as a Swiss cheese, and our goalies, especially the #1 goalie, are rotten bad. But they're all fighters, don't give up for a second, play way more disciplined than at the beginning - and obviously it worked! But there's still a lot of work left...
I followed the NHL-results from the past days - yay for the Sabres and the Canes for winning - and thumbs up to the others, there's many more games to win! ;)
Have a great weekend, ladies!
The game was horrible though - what I've seen in these 8 games now is that we have a great and strong offense, though they need way too many chances to actually score, our defense - well, they got as many holes in their lineup as a Swiss cheese, and our goalies, especially the #1 goalie, are rotten bad. But they're all fighters, don't give up for a second, play way more disciplined than at the beginning - and obviously it worked! But there's still a lot of work left...
I followed the NHL-results from the past days - yay for the Sabres and the Canes for winning - and thumbs up to the others, there's many more games to win! ;)
Have a great weekend, ladies!
Friday, October 13, 2006
First Cap is finito!
Well... I've finished the first chemo cap, my first cap ever ;)
Now I have to do the same one for CM as that's obviously the cap he wanted for ages - fine with me, I had a ball of this yarn left so I already cast on for #2 - and hey, there's a lot more caps to do, I'm getting addicted to them and there's so many gorgeous patterns out there!
In hockey news, I've found a page that translates Swedish into English/German - the results of these translations are really ridiculous, but at least I could read that the guys up there in the north are getting hysterical about Siklenka coming to play for them - one of the guys there who played with him in Austria said something about a "gorgeous, huge guy" (yeah!) who's "very kind and generous" (oy!) and has a "deadly shot"... Hmh, they'll have a lot of fun with him there ;)
Innsbrucks teams' management drives me insane once more these days - Brad Isbister (Ex-Boston Bruins, Ex-Carolina Hurricanes) said he'd love to play here again, he doesn't want to stay in the Canes' Farm Team where he is now and obviously enjoyed his time in Innsbruck so much - but the HCI mumbled something about no money... For heaven's sake, they *have* the money, plus with Izzy alone they'd be sold out till the end of the season, the cash he'd bring would be definitely more than the cash spent on him. Blah. DUH! *Shakes head in total disbelief* *Stops ranting now*
And finally I found a German TV-channel who broadcasts NHL-games in the middle of the night - not regularly unfortunately, but at least I get to see a bit of the great hockey from overseas and could enjoy the last Rangers' game - woah, what a goal by Jagr! I'm not too impressed with the Rangers' goalie though, what do you think about him, Twig?
Hope you're all having a great time - yay for a couple amazing games this weekend!
Now I have to do the same one for CM as that's obviously the cap he wanted for ages - fine with me, I had a ball of this yarn left so I already cast on for #2 - and hey, there's a lot more caps to do, I'm getting addicted to them and there's so many gorgeous patterns out there!
In hockey news, I've found a page that translates Swedish into English/German - the results of these translations are really ridiculous, but at least I could read that the guys up there in the north are getting hysterical about Siklenka coming to play for them - one of the guys there who played with him in Austria said something about a "gorgeous, huge guy" (yeah!) who's "very kind and generous" (oy!) and has a "deadly shot"... Hmh, they'll have a lot of fun with him there ;)
Innsbrucks teams' management drives me insane once more these days - Brad Isbister (Ex-Boston Bruins, Ex-Carolina Hurricanes) said he'd love to play here again, he doesn't want to stay in the Canes' Farm Team where he is now and obviously enjoyed his time in Innsbruck so much - but the HCI mumbled something about no money... For heaven's sake, they *have* the money, plus with Izzy alone they'd be sold out till the end of the season, the cash he'd bring would be definitely more than the cash spent on him. Blah. DUH! *Shakes head in total disbelief* *Stops ranting now*
And finally I found a German TV-channel who broadcasts NHL-games in the middle of the night - not regularly unfortunately, but at least I get to see a bit of the great hockey from overseas and could enjoy the last Rangers' game - woah, what a goal by Jagr! I'm not too impressed with the Rangers' goalie though, what do you think about him, Twig?
Hope you're all having a great time - yay for a couple amazing games this weekend!
Thursday, October 12, 2006
*sigh*
The Rangers lost again tonight. *sigh* BUT we're just saving up all our good playing for Saturday.
How's everyone else doing?
How's everyone else doing?
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Hi There
I just wanted to say "hi" to everyone and join you all in agreeing that I thought I was the only one with a hockey and knitting passion. Who knew there were more of us.
I am a huge hockey fan, all the way back to when I was a little girl and watched the Boston Bruins. Now, while still being a Bruins fan, I am an even bigger college hockey fan. We have season tickets to University of New Hampshire Men's Wildcat Hockey. We have been going to games and following the team since the late 90's, even going out to Anaheim, California for the National Championship. I also like the Minnesota Wild and am a big fan of Alexander Ovechkin. But my favorite hockey is the Midget and High School hockey that my son plays!
His HS coach is a former college player who played in France and I think Switzerland, but for Dipsy Doodle I need to find out exactly what teams he was on.
So, thanks for letting me in and I will get to work on finding the right charity. At the moment, we are making quilts to be auctioned off to raise money for our local school, but I am actively looking for knitting opportunities.
Will keep you posted and Good Luck to everyone's teams, at least for now, it's early in the season!!! :)
I am a huge hockey fan, all the way back to when I was a little girl and watched the Boston Bruins. Now, while still being a Bruins fan, I am an even bigger college hockey fan. We have season tickets to University of New Hampshire Men's Wildcat Hockey. We have been going to games and following the team since the late 90's, even going out to Anaheim, California for the National Championship. I also like the Minnesota Wild and am a big fan of Alexander Ovechkin. But my favorite hockey is the Midget and High School hockey that my son plays!
His HS coach is a former college player who played in France and I think Switzerland, but for Dipsy Doodle I need to find out exactly what teams he was on.
So, thanks for letting me in and I will get to work on finding the right charity. At the moment, we are making quilts to be auctioned off to raise money for our local school, but I am actively looking for knitting opportunities.
Will keep you posted and Good Luck to everyone's teams, at least for now, it's early in the season!!! :)
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Hockey Hiatus
I can't believe I have to wait until Friday to see my team play.
In the meantime, here are two more preemie caps, including one with a sprout, knit during the last two games. (The I cord isn't really that pointy ...)
Learning Swedish? Oy!
Hm... there's probably no chance that anyone of you girls out there can read Swedish? *Sob* After many months of searching for my ultra-fave player, Mike Siklenka - and a couple horrible days where I thought I'd have to become a Chicago Blackhawks-Fan as they tested him - the nuthead signed with a second league Swedish team, duh ;( Probably for the better - a while it seemed that Innsbruck wanted but couldn't afford him (which would have led to quite a disaster with my CM), then in the past days Red Bulls Salzburg wanted to sign him (The enemy! Even more disaster with CM!) - so now he's far far off and can't disturb me, LOL ;)
But argh, I would so enjoy to follow how he's doing up there in the north, why in all the world can't they write their website in english? What a dilemma! No, I refuse to learn Swedish now, I really refuse it!!!!
This week we have 3 games - one tonight as an away game in Graz and then two home games on Friday and Sunday - yay for that, unfortunately no knitting time as I'll be in the stadium! But I'm happily knitting away on my first chemo cap and already printed out, like, 20 patterns that I'd all love to try my hands at - oops ;) Chemo-cap-knitting-mania?
But argh, I would so enjoy to follow how he's doing up there in the north, why in all the world can't they write their website in english? What a dilemma! No, I refuse to learn Swedish now, I really refuse it!!!!
This week we have 3 games - one tonight as an away game in Graz and then two home games on Friday and Sunday - yay for that, unfortunately no knitting time as I'll be in the stadium! But I'm happily knitting away on my first chemo cap and already printed out, like, 20 patterns that I'd all love to try my hands at - oops ;) Chemo-cap-knitting-mania?
Monday, October 09, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving
to all my Canadian family and friends.
Penn State Icers lost on Sunday to Robert Morris in Pittsburgh on Sunday 6-0. Robert Morris is a NCAA team while the Icers are an ACHA leaque. Not surprising that they lost but 6-0? Ouch. MFB's bus trip home with the team was a bit subdued. This next weekend we have a game Friday night and one on Sunday since the Penn State Nittany Lion football team has a home game on Saturday. The Sunday game will be a bit emotional as it is against Navy and there will be ceremonies honoring the armed forces.
The Av's won last night. And looked pretty darn good to me as they came from behind a couple of times to win, and it didn't even go into OT. Right now we are watching the Leafs and my Denver Broncos are about to kickoff for Monday Night Football. The new receiver that was installed on Saturday with Picture in Picture is going to be put to good use this winter!
Remember how I said that MFB (husband, My Favorite Blogger) was a Leafs fan and I an Av's but we generally will cheer on the others team? Well wait for Wednesday October 18 at 7:30 EST. Uh, Dipsy you may hear he and I exchanging "pleasantries" and familial "compliments" all the way in Austria that night. LOL
I'll post a picture of progress on my hat on next post.
Penn State Icers lost on Sunday to Robert Morris in Pittsburgh on Sunday 6-0. Robert Morris is a NCAA team while the Icers are an ACHA leaque. Not surprising that they lost but 6-0? Ouch. MFB's bus trip home with the team was a bit subdued. This next weekend we have a game Friday night and one on Sunday since the Penn State Nittany Lion football team has a home game on Saturday. The Sunday game will be a bit emotional as it is against Navy and there will be ceremonies honoring the armed forces.
The Av's won last night. And looked pretty darn good to me as they came from behind a couple of times to win, and it didn't even go into OT. Right now we are watching the Leafs and my Denver Broncos are about to kickoff for Monday Night Football. The new receiver that was installed on Saturday with Picture in Picture is going to be put to good use this winter!
Remember how I said that MFB (husband, My Favorite Blogger) was a Leafs fan and I an Av's but we generally will cheer on the others team? Well wait for Wednesday October 18 at 7:30 EST. Uh, Dipsy you may hear he and I exchanging "pleasantries" and familial "compliments" all the way in Austria that night. LOL
I'll post a picture of progress on my hat on next post.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
YEAH!!!!
Twig, how was that with that last Rangers game taking 10 years off your life? I can relate to that... I'm still shaking all over... HCI WON!!!! Thanks God for the Canadians - for all of them, but most especially for the ones that are playing for Innsbruck! They scoooored! But: What a killer game, the guys fought for every inch on the ice, never gave up - and got the Red Bulls 6:5 in the OT! Hah!!! Bye bye Bulls!
And to prove that I did something else than biting my finger- and toenails, here you go, this little nothing is the beginning of the first chemo-cap - I thought I'll start off with a darker color that'll suit everything fine and then head onto the more cheerful colors. Basic 3x3 rib, easy and quick work - perfect for hockey evenings ;)
And to prove that I did something else than biting my finger- and toenails, here you go, this little nothing is the beginning of the first chemo-cap - I thought I'll start off with a darker color that'll suit everything fine and then head onto the more cheerful colors. Basic 3x3 rib, easy and quick work - perfect for hockey evenings ;)
Hi All!
Hi everybody! I'm so glad to have found this group! Actually, I found it last night while working on a sweater while watching "Shark Byte". This was right after Caps/'Canes ended and I was waiting for the next round of games last night. I think the hockey and knitting gods were smiling down on me.
So, I support a couple of teams. First and foremost, Cornell hockey. I went to school there, became a hockey fan there, and support them ever since. Cornell's season starts next weekend with an exhibition game. Second, I cheer for the Caps. They're local. After I graduated, I moved down to DC and started watching NHL and followed the Caps. So now, I share in the annual ups and downs. You'd think I'd be a Bruins fan having grown up in the Boston area, but no, I wasn't brought up with it.
The knitting - I've been wanting to do some sort of charity knitting like chemo caps for cancer patients, and am in search of some sort of charity that does just that.
So, I support a couple of teams. First and foremost, Cornell hockey. I went to school there, became a hockey fan there, and support them ever since. Cornell's season starts next weekend with an exhibition game. Second, I cheer for the Caps. They're local. After I graduated, I moved down to DC and started watching NHL and followed the Caps. So now, I share in the annual ups and downs. You'd think I'd be a Bruins fan having grown up in the Boston area, but no, I wasn't brought up with it.
The knitting - I've been wanting to do some sort of charity knitting like chemo caps for cancer patients, and am in search of some sort of charity that does just that.
Found a charity + Tonight's THE game!
I'm happy to announce that I can post here again - I thought I'd never be able to again ;( My dear CM totally crashed our PC yesterday - you perhaps know this thing : "Hey, I'll just have to fix a little thing, 5 mins offline and everything will work out!" Yeah, 5 mins... We lost basically all the data that we hadn't saved - fortunately hardly any of mine as I know my man and had saved almost everything. He lost most, the mail server's still not working and well... But I'm back online, so that's what counts ;)
And: I found a charity over here! The ladies at the chemo department of Innsbruck's hospital sent a very lovely reply to my mail asking them if they're in need of some nice caps - and they are, hallelujah! I have never knit caps before as I don't wear any, so this is going to be a learning experience!
Tonight's the ultimate game in Innsbruck's stadium: Red Bulls Salzburg are coming over - they're #1 in the standings, 2 pts before us and they're the absolute favorites for this year's Cup - they're the most "expensive" team having Red Bull Energy Drink as a sponsor and thus they bought basically everyone that's good over the summer break. But we're close behind them, and if we beat 'em, we're the #1, hah!!!
I'm sick as a dog today and thus not sure if I can drag myself into the stadium - if I do, I'll be either dead or completely healthy again tomorrow - and if I don't go, then I'll watch the game on TV, casting on for my first chemo cap!
I wanted to tell you ladies that I'm still totally excited with our little place on the Internet that Twig did for us here, it's sooo good reading your hockey rants and seeing your great knitting all at once, my heart jumps out with every entry I'm reading! Yay and scoooore!
And: I found a charity over here! The ladies at the chemo department of Innsbruck's hospital sent a very lovely reply to my mail asking them if they're in need of some nice caps - and they are, hallelujah! I have never knit caps before as I don't wear any, so this is going to be a learning experience!
Tonight's the ultimate game in Innsbruck's stadium: Red Bulls Salzburg are coming over - they're #1 in the standings, 2 pts before us and they're the absolute favorites for this year's Cup - they're the most "expensive" team having Red Bull Energy Drink as a sponsor and thus they bought basically everyone that's good over the summer break. But we're close behind them, and if we beat 'em, we're the #1, hah!!!
I'm sick as a dog today and thus not sure if I can drag myself into the stadium - if I do, I'll be either dead or completely healthy again tomorrow - and if I don't go, then I'll watch the game on TV, casting on for my first chemo cap!
I wanted to tell you ladies that I'm still totally excited with our little place on the Internet that Twig did for us here, it's sooo good reading your hockey rants and seeing your great knitting all at once, my heart jumps out with every entry I'm reading! Yay and scoooore!
Yay Habs!
What a good game! Although I'm getting a bit tired of games ending in shootouts, it would be sort of nice if we could win one in regular time or at least in OT! Sorry Drea & Mokey (and any other Leafs' fans), but it sure did feel good to win one, especially after yesterday's loss.
My first Hockey charity knitting project is slowly coming together...
For the Red Scarf Project
My first Hockey charity knitting project is slowly coming together...
For the Red Scarf Project
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