Week four of the blog and the jerseys haven’t slowed down. The haters must be livid. If you want in, be sure to DM pictures of your favourite jersey to one of the Bench Life Social accounts every Wednesday night. Jersey of the Week Submissions Fifth PlaceOliver Setzinger I’ll be honest. I couldn’t make heads or tails of this jersey.
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It’s the four year anniversary of the greatest debut in Maple Leafs history. Just a throwback to better days. If you haven’t been paying attention Toronto is having are having a rough time lately. Well a whole year actually. At 2-2-1, turns out the Leafs have been a .500 for longer than you’d expect. The Leafs have won 30
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Early on Friday morning, the Detroit Red Wings have confirmed that the worst kept secret in hockey is indeed coming to fruition. The team will introduce Steve Yzerman as the new general manager in the Motor City during a press conference at 3:00 p.m. ET. Ken Holland, who has been running the ship since 1997, will remain with the organization
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Back to back weeks I’ve posted this blog a day late. Sometimes life gets in the way even when jerseys are at stake. Last week I got caught up in March Madness. This week I had the flu. The Round-Up Roy Halladay Powder Blue Throwback Blue Jays Jersey #LetsGoBlueJays pic.twitter.com/n0AtyH4e9L — Thomas Waind (@twaind4) March 28, 2019 This puppy came
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The Round-Up Pavel Datsyuk 2013-14 Winter Classic Detroit Red Wings Jersey Magic Man pic.twitter.com/DIH4mxMG7y — Raymond Harrison (@MondoHarrison) January 17, 2019 Since the lockout, Crosby has undoubtedly been the best player in the NHL. Ovechkin the best goal-scorer, Joe Thornton the best set-up man and Cal Clutterbuck the most-hitting player. But in my mind, Datsyuk was easily the most fun
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Hello, beautiful Bench-Lifers. I am back again for another look at the biggest NHL storylines from the past week. There was a ton to talk about during the past seven days so let’s jump right in. Blackhawk Down A new day has dawned for the Chicago Blackhawks. On Tuesday morning, in the midst of a five-game losing streak, the team
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Part 4 of 31 in our NHL previews where Ballantyne, Burgess and I rank each NHL team 1 through 31 and give you an outlook on their season. We’re delivering each team’s preview in the order that we collectively power ranked them. This isn’t an exact science, but unlike like Bryzgalov’s musings of the universe, it’s not a humangus big
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This is my second professional interview and article written for the Professional Hockey Players’ Association. Like Ben Harpur, Tom McCollum is a former Guelph Storm because… well to be honest when I submitted a list of potential interview candidates I just fired off former junior players that I was familiar with. Coincidentally Ben and Tom know each other despite never
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