Our pal, Joey

You know what they say in Hell's Kitchen, don't you? It's a good day when you get an autograph from a Hall of Famer. Even better...

Nice save

Rather than squirrel this away in the longshot hopes it might become valuable years from now, I believe Philadelphia's Matt Carle put t...

Don't delay

Only hours remain to enter January's Win this Auto contest -- this puck signed by Hall of Famer and Islander hero Denis Potvin . Really...

Let's play nice, shall we?

Can it be true? Chicago-based hounds taking their "turf" -- and the Blackhawks -- a little too seriously? At least that's what...

You won't break a sweat

Now that he's got into a rhythm in his new assignment, Moody, Hound Central 4.0's roving Southeast correspondent, reports that he wa...

So, this is a football

Even though it meant stepping outside our comfort zone, we tackled the biggest show in Tampa Bay this week -- the upcoming Super Bowl XLIII ...

Another platform

As promised, both here in Hockey Bay and in Dallas, here's a sneak peak at my latest article for Beckett publications. This article, in ...

Default mode

I knew days like Tuesday were bound to happen. After years of focusing primarily on pucks, the hounding bag for the Montreal Canadiens was ...

Erasing doubts

Never in a million years, no, make that a gazillion years, would I believe that four of the biggest names from the Montreal Canadiens all ag...

Sometimes, you ask twice

As a rule, I try not to double-dip on a NHL player within the same opportunity. I'll leave that up to the dealers. But, I have no proble...

All Star defensemen

Fresh off of Sunday's All Star Game, Montreal's Mike Komisarek and Andrei Markov got hit pretty hard as they headed over to the St...

It never gets old

I don't what it is, but I get a kick any time an NHL player signs four cards for me. Montreal's Tomas Plekanic was the latest to si...

A slab of humble pie

For as much as I pride myself on recognizing NHL players, I committed a major boo-boo yesterday, confusing the Brothers Kostitsyn when askin...

Yeah, he's that guy

Remember the Montreal Canadiens defenseman who shot the puck into his team's open net, giving the New York Islanders a game-tying goal ...

Wishful thinking

Here's a rumor that was floating around Hockey Bay hounds yesterday: The NFL has to find hotel rooms for the Philadelphia Flyers, in tow...

Time's running out

With only one week left in the month, I'm hoping for a more entries into Hound Central 4.0 Win this Auto contest for January, featuring...

Sunday night homily XIX

On our way over to watch the Sabres-Lighting game this past Wednesday, Colin told me he hoped to get a puck during warm-ups. Instead of want...

Ice time

While someone pulled an extremely early shift at the newspaper this morning, the youngest Goofy Dude in the house got to partake in an on-ic...

Sabres save the day

After oversleeping by an hour yesterday morning, I was afraid that my hounding efforts for the Buffalo Sabres this season would fall far bel...

Nineteen out of 20

I used to pride myself on being able to identify most any signature that Colin got on one of his team sheets. I'm not so sure I'm ab...

Guilty, as charged

Yes, your Honor, I was cherry-picking yesterday with a handful of items for Buffalo's Ryan Miller . I beg for mercy and understanding by...

Too tough a call

I suppose limiting this Buffalo Sabres mini helmet to a sole player would've increased the impact of the piece. Problem was, this lifelo...

Convergence

Here's another instance when knowing a player's pedigree, dumb luck and quick thinking added a pair of pucks from Buffalo's Drew...

Golden Goose

When asking most players for an autograph, I usually include their first names in my request. With Buffalo's Paul Gaustad , I slipped up...

Another win-win situation

I can't say for certain, but I believe showing Buffalo's Jaroslav Spacek cards from four different teams went a long way toward him...

No minor matter

Need more proof that AHL specialty and team sets don't come in handy? These three from Buffalo's Clarke MacArthur , Nathan Paetsch ...

Setting things straight

Fresh after backstopping Team Canada to the 2009 World Junior Championships gold medal and signing his first pro contract, Tampa Bay goalie ...

Seeing Stars

It should come as no surprise that Hound Central 4.0 gets a little ramped up any time a Western Conference team crosses the Mississippi and ...

Thanks, Mikey Mo!

Any hounding adventure with the Dallas Stars would be seen as woefully incomplete if it didn't include an autograph ( or two ) from Mike...