Bidding Adieu to the Year That Was (Part Two)

To finish up our season recap, here's a look at the top stories from the 2nd half of the season. Again, these links are completely and totally unbiased. All of them. Totally. For sure.

If you're looking for Part One, it's right here.

JANUARY 2008

• The Winter Classic was a big hit for hockey. We had some fun live blogging it. (1/1)


• Amp Energy Drinks put out what could be the commercial of the year. Edge Shave Gel = stunned. (1/2)


• Ilya Kovalchuk had his way with the Carolina Hurricanes. (1/3)


• Pamela Anderson got caught kissing a giant fuzzy orca whale. (1/4)


• It's like luge. Except it's easier to sever your hand. (1/9)


• We live blogged a random Sharks game. On that night, our San Jose Bureau was founded. (1/10)


• We went Behind the Mascot with Fin the Orca. (1/11)


• Rick Nash had a sick goal. A few heads exploded. (1/18)


• The day the Leafs FINALLY left JFJ go. (1/22)


• The NHL re-upped it's contract with Versus. Ugh. (1/23)


• FanHouse sent me to the All-Star Game. That was a fun time. The whole press box thing was a little confusing. (1/26)


• Four minutes of my life that I still want back. (1/31)


• LOST: NHL Edition premiered on the interwebs. It's been on indefinite hiatus since. (1/31)

FEBRUAY 2008

• Ouch. (2/1)


• Greg Wyshynski covered while I was in Calgary. That was clearly the high point this site. At least Canada was a lot of fun. (2/10)


• Some scary days for Richard Zednik. (2/11)


• Atlanta likes their mascots scantily clad. (2/14)


• Bryan Murray proved that he was back and better than ever. (2/16)


• Worst. Shot total. Ever. (2/17)


• Mike Comrie finally pulled off that move he had been trying all season. (2/19)


• The Rangers got smoked by the Habs. It was hilarious. (2/20)


• We found out that Sabres fans are not very fond of Sean Avery. No surprise there whatsoever. (2/24)


• The real story of deadline day was James Mirtle. (2/27)
  
• Barry Melrose was informed of our existence. This is the last we have heard about it. (2/29)

MARCH 2008

• Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull were welcomed back to Chicago. (3/8)
• The Caps made Emo Wall cry. We all thought they were eliminated that day. Not exactly how it turned out. (3/9)
• Erin Andrews talked about the greatness that is our friend JR. (3/10)
• The 2008 BMR Census report. (3/12)
• Chris Pronger should have been suspended for the season -- but wasn't. (3/18)
• The highlight of the Islanders' season. (3/18)
• ESPN didn't make it easy to get in touch with Barry Melrose. "Get off our lawn!" (3/21)
• Patrick Roy's son beat the crap out of some guy. (3/24)
• Alex Ovechkin scored a lot of goals. That's two words. A. Lot. (3/24)
• We pimped out Marty Broduer. (3/24)
• Somehow, someway, Woody Paige looked like a genius on this day. Mark it on your calendars. (3/24)
• The Top 10 David Amber Top 10 Columns. (3/31)

APRIL 2008

• There were no fools made on April Fool's Day. (4/1)
• The Senators choked down the stretch. Ah, the memories. (4/2)
• We crowned Barry Melrose Mulleted King of the World. No surprise there. (4/5)
• Trevor Linden is one classy guy. Jarome Iginla, too. (4/6)
• The draft lottery did not go as planned. Mike Bossy was pissed. (4/7)
• Bryan Murray continued his monthly routine of raining on other people's parades. (4/9)
• The Ottawa Sun's Don Brennan embarrassed himself pretty thoroughly, I think. (4/10)
• The Epic Battle for the Universe continued into the playoffs. (4/15)
• Miikka Kiprusoff has himself a stalker. (4/17)
• Boston and Nashville put up pretty good fights. (4/17)
• Marty Brodeur and Sean Avery -- a match made in heaven. (4/19)
• Mr. Feeny, was that you? (4/22)
• There were riots in Montreal. "We made it out of the first round!!! WOO!!!" (4/22)
• Canada attacked. It was frightening. (4/25)
• Barry Melrose's Wiki page got pwnd. (4/25)
• A scary day for Sean Avery. (4/30)

MAY 2008

• Canada's Olympic attire proved to be questionable. (5/1)
• Henrik Zetterberg scored a pretty ridiculous goal. (5/2)
• Is there a Curse of Barry Melrose? (5/4)
• The Stars and Sharks played a really, really long game. (5/4 and 5/5)
• Don Cherry was brought on to do American TV. The world has never been the same. (5/5)
• EA Sports' first round predictions were an exercise in perfection. (5/7)
• Sponsoring Hockey-Reference.com pages were all the rage. (5/7)
• Don Cherry debuted on ESPN wearing a hot pink suit. Instantaneous blindness was pushed to the forefront like never before. (5/10)
• BMR turned one. (5/10)
• Words of wisdom from Brett Hull. You can never really get enough. (5/12)
• We learned that Flyer fans do not enjoy receiving Red Wings fleeces. (5/14)
• The playoff beard awards made a triumphant return. (5/15)
• For a quick, fleeting moment it looked as if we would see Melrose coach Roenick. The world would certainly have ceased to exist, collapsing in on itself in a firey armageddon. (5/17)
• The Red Wings were euthanized following the Preakness. (5/18)
• JR announced that he would return for another year. No text messages this time. (5/21)
• Advertising is an amazing thing. (5/22)
• You previewed the SCFs for me. (5/23)
• We finally saw Melrose and Cherry on the same screen. (5/25)
• Mark Messier's TV debut was underwhelming. (5/28)
• Um. Yeah. Still not completely OK with this, but whatever. (5/29)

JUNE 2008

• Knob Hockey returned, and just in time. (6/2)
• That was one hell of a game. This we do know. (6/3)
• And we'll leave off with the 2008 Stanley Cup Champs, the Detroit Red Wings. (6/4)