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Yo. Dude that writes the PucKChaser blog, where the hell have you been? You win a “Best of Kansas City” from The Pitch and you disappear. What gives? Job stress and relatively uninspired. I’m involved in some other youth sports … Continue reading

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The difference between KC hockey and soccer fans — it’s all good news for soccer fans — hockey, not so much

I’ve had about a week to think about the closing of EPIC Indoor Sports and the possibility of the facility returning to an ice rink. My initial thought is that the Kansas City hockey community is desperate for good news. … Continue reading

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EPIC Indoor Sports Fails — KC ice community Move on and Rally

Kansas City ice hockey and ice skating community. You are vindicated. EPIC Indoor Sports will close. When the one-year anniversary of the “mechanical failure” comes around on January 13 of 2012, there will be a new owner of the facility. … Continue reading

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PucKChaser named Best of…I’ll tell you what deserves it — Have a Skate with Bob

Well, well, well, this silly blog was named on the The Pitch’s Best of Kansas City list. Pitch.com/Sports & Recreation/Best Dose of Reality/PucKChaser I’m flattered. It’s very cool to get recognized by the Pitch. A snarky blog written by a … Continue reading

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“Patient” KC hockey fans sell out Sprint Center preseason game

Feels like I’ve written this same blog post in year’s past. Here’s the thing about last night’s sold out preseason game at Sprint Center. Where there’s smoke. There’s smoke. (yes, I stole that from NHLinKC blog, but it’s still perfect). … Continue reading

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Lineups for Kings-Pens @ Sprint Center

Thanks to a comment, we have what may be the lineups for tonight’s game @ Sprint Center in Kansas City. Nice to see Jordan Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Dustin Brown and Jack Johnson in the lineup, four of the truly outstanding … Continue reading

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NHL in KC Eve — Critical of KC, then you don’t get it

The NHL game at Sprint Center is in two days. This is a great thing for Kansas City. We get two legitimate contenders for the NHL playoffs to stage a preseason game in our arena. Hopefully, they will bring a … Continue reading

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NHL game at Sprint Center in six days — No Crosby

It doesn’t appear Sidney Crosby will be healthy enough to make the trip to KC and play in the exhibition game at Sprint Center. Crosby is still recovering form post-concussion syndrome. It also doesn’t look like the Kings will have … Continue reading

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Kansas City returns to being an NHL affiliate — AA this time, still good news

The Missouri Mavericks announced today that they will carry an affiliation with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Chicago Wolves are the AAA-affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks. Is this a big deal? Hmmm…not really. Is this … Continue reading

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NHL game at KC’s Sprint Center is just 10 days away — have fun, keep expectations low

The NHL game at Sprint Center is less than two weeks away. Over this two week period, you are going to hear about how up to six NHL teams are either for sale or having financial trouble. This statement is … Continue reading

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