Detroit Red Wings Awarded Stanley Cup Under Shroud of Mystery, Apathy

June 5, 2008

Red Wings Win Stanley Cup

(Pittsburgh, PA) - The NHL revealed late Wednesday night that it had selected this year’s Stanley Cup winner: The Detroit Red Wings. The sports world’s best kept secret began leaking when a few conspiracy theorist types claimed they had seen the Red Wings win the Cup live on television. While the NHL denied such ridiculous claims, the League did eventually decide it was best to let the cat out of the bag. Read more

Barry Melrose Tells Family He Works for ESPN, Leaves it at That

May 16, 2008

Barry Melrose Hockey at ESPN

(Bristol, CT) - Barry Melrose is known to hockey fans as ESPN’s voice of the NHL. Barry Melrose is known to everyone else as that slightly creepy guy with greasy hair and an uncomfortable goatee.

It seems that the distinction is true even in Melrose’s inner circle of friends and family. This has been made noticeable because Melrose is too embarrassed to tell his loved ones that he is a hockey analyst. Read more