Sharks Gameday: Shark Wars: A New Hope

by Megalodon on Nov 20, 2011 8:00 AM EST on Battle of California

Next Game San Jose Sharks @ Colorado Avalanche Sunday, Nov 20, 2011, 5:00 PM PST Pepsi Center Complete Coverage > <!-- END WIDGET --> My countdown of my 82 favorite movies continues with Star Wars: A New Hope. But today is Sunday and I'm really lazy and/or busy. If only we...

Sleektooned Blog Logos 3: Now it's a Trilogy!

by Earl Sleek on Sep 8, 2011 9:20 AM EDT on Battle of California

(Author's note: Yeah, this is "too soon", but I'm offering these distractions anyways. Besides, this batch of logo designs was already drawn and uploaded, and by the time this post publishes, I'll be well on my way to sunny Illinois anyways! See ya, suckers!) So I've developed a bit of a...

Ducks Gameday -- Another Finn to Winn in Minn.

by Earl Sleek on Feb 18, 2011 1:04 PM EST on Battle of California

Anaheim Ducks (32-22-4) at Minnesota Wild (30-22-5), 5 pmAnaheim Calling and Hockey Wilderness -- otherwise known as "Koivu Nation". It seems the 9-man logjam on the Anaheim blueline has found some relief. The Ducks traded Paul Mara to the Montreal Canadiens for a 5th round pick before sending a...

Ducks Gameday -- Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

by Earl Sleek on Oct 21, 2010 11:04 AM EDT on Battle of California

Anaheim Ducks (2-4-1) at Philadelphia Flyers (2-2-1), 4 pmAnaheim Calling and Broad Street Hockey -- you must obey your master. (Author's note: just like last episode, this got out of control quickly -- beware: severe corniness ahead.) Not long from now in an arena far, far away... It is a dark...

Ducks Gameday -- Episode IV: A New Hope

by Earl Sleek on Oct 8, 2010 2:02 PM EDT on Battle of California

Anaheim Ducks (undefeated!) at Detroit Red Wings (winless!), 4:30 pmAnaheim Calling, Winging It In Motown , A2Y, Triple Deke (maybe?) -- it's a digital rivalry. (Author's note: This post quickly became very ambitious and effort-heavy, and it may seem like a summer project. But that's not the case...

Star Wars Gameday -- Episode VI: Return of the Playoffs

by Earl Sleek on Apr 13, 2011 9:55 AM EDT on Battle of California

Game One: (5) Nashville Predators at (4) Anaheim Ducks, 7:30 pmOn The Forecheck and Anaheim Calling -- for a much more down-to-earth look at things! (Author's note: I'm long overdue for the final chapter of my Star Wars rip-off opus; in case you missed them, go back and check out Episodes IV and V...

Ducks Gameday -- Waiving Goodbye to Andrew Ebbett?

by Earl Sleek on Oct 17, 2009 1:02 PM EDT on Battle of California

St. Louis Blues (2-2-1, 5 pts) at Anaheim Ducks (3-2-1, 7 pts), 7 pmThink Blue at St. Louis Game Time, Avian angle at Anaheim Calling. (Note: there isn't any local TV coverage for tonight's game, but NHL Center Ice is still on free preview through Oct. 24. Hooray! No Hayward!) Meanwhile, little...

Florida Panthers are sci-fi fans. Book it.

by Donny Rivette on May 10, 2009 9:17 PM EDT

"No, Oren, I am your father..."

by John Fontana on Dec 15, 2008 3:46 PM EST on Raw Charge

You know, I get a real kick out of the Lightning's alternate duds. No joke, I really like the blue, I really like the sleeves and the hem stripes... The only thing I truly didn't ever like when I saw them was the team nickname across the chest: But still, something's been bugging the crap out...

BoC Gameday—Four games to go, the circle is now complete

by Earl Sleek on Apr 4, 2009 11:22 AM EDT on Battle of California

Anaheim Ducks (bubble) at San Jose Sharks (atop the league)Fear the Fin – where everything’s scarier in April. How much progress can a team really make in nine games? Ten games ago, the Sharks came to Anaheim and Omen’d the Ducks ("Omen’d" = to win 1-0 with the only goal...