Author: Al Daniel
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A timeline of the best Phil Dunphy plots
Based on his track record with the most authoritative TV academy, Phil Dunphy has been an exceptional figure in the Modern Family saga. For the eighth time in as many seasons, portrayer Ty Burrell is on the ballot at the Emmys for best supporting sitcom actor. While fellow cast regulars and some guest stars have…
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Faith in Sin City
For their inaugural TV broadcast tandem, the Vegas Golden Knights tabbed a play-by-play announcer whose NHL tenure began in the same year of the league’s last two expansion teams. In the 17-season interim since the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets debuted, two full-length American presidencies, plus a few months of two others, have elapsed.…
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10 greatest women’s WCHA freshman seasons
A women’s WCHA freshman has backstopped two of the first 17 national champions in NCAA hockey history. Another 10 have had a hand in a championship-clinching goal, including two on the same play in 2013, 2010 and 2008. In one of those instances, Minnesota-Duluth rookie Jessica Wong scored in triple-overtime. That trend speaks to the…
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Best actor from each Pacific Division city
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a four-part series in which a Pucks and Rec writer will select the top contemporary entertainment citizen of every city in a select NHL division. The eight markets comprising the NHL Pacific Division are this week’s focus. All filmography and award information is courtesy of the Internet…
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In WCHA-RallyMe campaign, aspiration outplays alarm
Upon studious review of the women’s WCHA-RallyMe press release, The Simpsons’ Chief Wiggum’s philosophy comes to mind. In a Season 10 episode, as the fictitious Springfield police force cracks down on supposedly rowdy youngsters, Wiggum splurges on a PSA billboard. When one of his officers expresses misgivings about the cost, the chief responds, “Well, you…
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Good Burger at 20: Stale material, evergreen memories
The authoritative Rotten Tomatoes has never made better use of its name than when it weaved together its verdict on Good Burger. The Paramount movie, which hit theaters 20 years ago Tuesday, catalyzes a stark divide in tastes. There are the unripe kid viewers from the time of its release, and then there are the…
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Best TV/movie actor from each Atlantic Division city
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a four-part series in which a Pucks and Rec writer will select the top contemporary entertainment actor from every city in a select NHL division. The eight markets comprising the NHL Atlantic Division are this week’s focus. All filmography and award information is courtesy of the Internet…
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Bennington tragedy affects sports world too
If you came to this site and clicked on this column at no external suggestion, odds are you are visiting, first and foremost, as a sports fan. As such, you have likely heard the work of Chester Bennington in an athletic setting or context. Bennington, who took his life Thursday at age 41, was the…
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10 best hockey references on HIMYM
This coming Sunday, July 23, is Robin Scherbatsky’s birthday, according to the “Robin 101” episode of How I Met Your Mother. Three years have passed since the CBS sitcom took its curtain call through a back-and-forth two-part finale. If we are to believe the flashforwards, 2017 marks Robin’s first birthday since she voluntarily drifted away from…
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Is the time coming for the AHL to split up?
Zack Fisch, the voice of the AHL’s most time-honored franchise, cannot wait to see new opposing crests in the coming campaign. When he answered an interview with Pucks and Recreation last month, he noted that his Hershey Bears will cross paths with the Grand Rapids Griffins for the first time since 2005-06. It will be…