Search Result Fun
Oct 24, 2008 Boring site stuff, NFL, NHL
Like many bloggers, I obsess over my blog stats…who’s reading, where they are from, how they found me, and so on. In doing that, I’ve found some interesting things out:
- The Buffalo area is still quite curious about Nolan Pratt…58 people found there way to my site in the past month searching for him. He’s playing in that KHL you’ve been hearing about, in case you were wondering.
- zeed freems was up there, too. Huh?
There are other things that aren’t big drivers of traffic but nevertheless make you go hmmm:
- “dirtiest hockey” I know why that’s there (I did link to a vid of dirtiest hockey plays) but it still makes me laugh.
- belt fed nerf and similar searches - I still need that for the office.
- mule windows irata - I need to get back to Old Game posts.
- my hot wifes pictures - sorry, she’s mine, perv.
- nifty keen - heh. I do, in fact, sometimes talk (and write) like that.
- saku koivu wife - What is it that makes women (I assume) search all day for hockey players’ marital status?
- yo-mama-ween - I still love that commercial.
Well, there you go. A bit of insight into how people find this site. Of course, I am above the practice of Brady Quinn traffic posts just to inflate my stats. Oops. Well, at least I won’t post the pictures. You are welcome.
Tags: brady quinn, Hockey, koivu, NHL, pratt, Ryan Miller
Bad Officiating - Not Just for the NHL!
May 12, 2008 WC
I got to watch Team USA take on Finland at the World Championships in Halifax, NS, but I kind of wish I didn’t. Team USA was holding on to a 2-0 lead on the back of Robert Esche, despite getting outshot by the Finns. Ville Koistinen shot the puck at the net on a feed from Montreal’s Saku Koivu, and the red light went on. However, it was plain to see that the puck went in under the side of the net. I saw it right away, and the goal went to video review. THEY UPHELD IT. Despite multiple camera angles showing that it should not have been. Everyone knows it:
The IIHF formally acknowledged after the game that Koistinen’s shot had, indeed, entered the side of the net and should not have counted, and the video-goal judge will not be working for the rest of the tournament.
Coach Tortorella was livid, but admitted they didn’t deserve to win, giving up so many chances. It was a very rough game as well, ending with a line brawl, with multiple game misconducts. Fun to watch, but the outcome sucks. Team USA ended up losing 3-2.
edit: Fanhouse reaction, Bfloblog reaction
Tags: esche, Hockey, koistinen, koivu, tortorella, world championships
