Hockey While Asian: Personal reflections

Paul Kariya. Steve Kariya. Richard Park. Devon Setoguchi. Brandon Yip. Andong Song. Vicki Sunohara. Julie Chu. That’s about it isn’t it? All of the Asian hockey players of any consequence who have played at a high level?  Maybe I a missed a couple but you get the point – Asian’s don’t exactly have a storied…

Ovechkin vs. Crosby – A debate in discourse

Alexander Ovechkin versus Sidney Crosby. Sidney Crosby versus Alexander Ovechkin.  The debate itself and the polarization created by both players is a rivalry that any sport would kill for.  They are the marketing world’s perfect storm as far as the NHL is concerned.  As any hockey fan knows, there is a strong dividing line between…