Category: The Very Best Of

Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a six-part series in which a Pucks and Rec writer will select the top contemporary entertainment alum from each school in a Division I hockey conference. The 11 institutions that will comprise Hockey East in 2017-18 make up this week’s edition. All filmography and award information comes…

Paul Brittain all but did the world a favor by cutting off his Saturday Night Live cast tenure halfway through his sophomore season. Within three months, the show plugged the void by enlisting Kate McKinnon on March 29, 2012. She went onscreen for the first time nine days later, five years ago this weekend. McKinnon wasted little time…

In a never-ending search to make car rides better or work days seem shorter, most people have now turned to podcasts as a way to get the day moving. Podcasts cover a wide range of topics, from sports to TV shows to politics. They get even more specific to teams and particular shows like Lost and Game of…

At the peak of The Simpsons’ entertainment value, Bart proclaimed, “There’s just not enough time” to cover every fascinating narrative surrounding the title family and its hometown. Even so, you cannot blame the writers for trying with that unique “22 Short Films about Springfield” episode. And it is easy to appreciate the sporadic occasions when…

We here at Pucks and Recreation decided to take on a daunting-but-important task: creating rankings of the best hockey video games of all time. Because that covers a lot of ground, we decided to split it up into two posts. Here, Joe St. Germain ranks the five-best non-Electronic Arts games. To see Wes Herrmann’s ranking…

Go into a video game store 15 years ago and there would be a few different hockey games to choose from. Go in one now and all you’ll find is EA Sports’ editions of its NHL games for hockey. Since 2011 when the 2K series offered its’ last edition, EA Sports has had a stranglehold…