• Skip Cassady Doesn’t Let Anything Hold Him Back

    Skip Cassady Doesn’t Let Anything Hold Him Back0

    He’s been a fighter right since birth, but Skip Cassady hasn’t let much stop him, except maybe a freeway. “I don’t drive on the freeway,” Cassady said.  “Freeways scare the crap out of me.” The Press Democrat: El Molino alum Skip Cassady remains a dedicated Lion A self-proclaimed sports fan, the 51-year old was born

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  • Stu Schwartz Yoda’s The Starting Goalie

    Stu Schwartz Yoda’s The Starting Goalie0

    This last weekend, teams around the NHL did their tributes to the Star Wars movies with Star Wars: The Force Awakens being released.  Heck, it wasn’t just the NHL, it was everywhere.  But Stu Schwartz of the Ottawa Senators had some fun with Craig Anderson’s announcement as the starting goaltender. A little Star Wars tribute

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  • Vanderbilt Chooses Freeman As New P. A. Announcer

    Vanderbilt Chooses Freeman As New P. A. Announcer0

    There are three things people do on Halloween, trick-or-treat, sit at home and distribute candy, or ignore the whole process.  In the case of Kris Freeman, he was celebrating an offer from Vanderbilt University to be their new voice of men’s and women’s basketball. White House Football Blog: WHHS’ Freeman New PA Announcer at Vanderbilt

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  • Podcast with Portland P. A. Dan Folwick

    Podcast with Portland P. A. Dan Folwick0

    We stumbled across this podcast on Pucklandia, a take on the popular Fred Armisen television show, Portlandia.  Both take place in the same Pacific-Northwest city of Portland, Oregon. Pucklandia Podcast: Season 3, Episode 9: longtime PA announcer Dan Folwick Pucklandia talks Winterhawks and the WHL in general, a junior hockey league that’s part of the

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  • What Is A Homer?

    What Is A Homer?0

    Recently, there have been posts online about “being a homer”, but is there a true definition of being a homer? We’re not talking about a four-base hit in baseball, nor the patriarch of The Simpsons, neigh the author of “Iliad” and “Odyssey”.  A search of dictionary.com finds nothing until you get to the slang definitions

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  • Job Opening:  Tufts University Ice Hockey P. A. Announcer

    Job Opening: Tufts University Ice Hockey P. A. Announcer0

    Tufts University, a Division-III school, is looking for a P. A. announcer for its home ice hockey games during the 2015-2016 season.  If you’re versed in ice hockey and can make the home games, then contact Paul Sweeney with Tufts.  The Jumbos are looking for someone to serve as the Public Address Announcer. We’ve had

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