By Jen @ NHL HISTORY GIRL 01/31/2012

As many of you know, I was forced to make one more trip to the ER. This time it was for side effects so severe I that I could barely walk, had major muscle tremors, short-term memory issues, and speech issues. It's called Serotonin Syndrome, and it could...
Read more…

By Jen @ NHL HISTORY GIRL 01/22/2012

2-7% of Americans have Bipolar II disorder. And I'm one of them. It means that some days I feel incredible, with a thousand brilliant writing ideas; one reason why I only slept 4 hours a night, and one reason I chose sobriety. It's why everyone, including...
Read more…

By Jen @ NHL HISTORY GIRL 12/02/2011

One night, the Oilers were up against the Penguins. For whatever reason, Paul Baxter and Gretzky had a grudge going back a little ways. It flared up during this game, as grudges usually do. Finally, Baxter whacked Gretzky, who dropped to the ice like...
Read more…

By Jen @ NHL HISTORY GIRL 11/25/2011

Dave Hanson, famous for his portrayal of Jack Hanson in Slap Shot, wasn't a whole lot different than his on-screen character. Take, for example, the following incident while he was playing for the WHA Birmingham Bulls: Hanson got into a fight, as he ...
Read more…

By Jen @ NHL HISTORY GIRL 11/11/2011

Hobey Baker was the perfect amateur player. He was America's first hockey superstar, admired everywhere he played, and famous for his courteous behaviour both on and off the ice. Hobart Amory Hare Baker was born in Pennsylvania in 1892. While at St. ...
Read more…

By Jen @ NHL HISTORY GIRL 11/07/2011

When Petr Klima walked away from the Czechoslovakian national team in Nussdorf, West Germany on August 18, 1985, he made history as the first Czech player to defect directly to an NHL team. That night he was to meet Detroit Red Wings executive vice-president...
Read more…

By Jen @ NHL HISTORY GIRL 10/20/2011

There are two stories about why Fighting Saints player Gord Gallant punched coach Harry Neale. One is that Neale insisted none of his players had the guts to punch him and Gallant wanted to prove him wrong. The other, and more likely, is that Gallant...
Read more…

By Jen @ NHL HISTORY GIRL 10/07/2011

Gordie Howe. Mr. Hockey. Stanley Cup champion. Father. Gourmet chef? Apparently someone thought so... In 1965, Mr. Hockey's recipe for Canadian Bacon Pot Roast appeared in The All-Star Athletes Cook Book.  The editor of the cookbook assures his ...
Read more…

By Jen @ NHL HISTORY GIRL 10/03/2011

Poor Sergei Fedorov. A month ago, he had walked away from the CSKA team and the only world he had known. Now he was at his first Red Wings training camp with only the most basic English. So it made sense that when he needed something, Fedorov would naturally...
Read more…