MMSR 4/22/25 Well that wasn’t how we wanted that game to end. After blocking the initial zone-entry shot, the puck seemed to sit in front of the Colorado Avalanche net for an eternity. “One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three…” in fact, it sat there for SO long, I had enough time to think, “wow, that puck …
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Fading Stars & Shining Knights
MMSR 4/21/25 There are always signs that something is a little different. For example, two defensemen leading the rush for the game-winning goal to seal Game 1 on the road. That was certainly different from the series we saw last year where the Avalanche and the Stars met in the second round of the Western …
Winter Sports Potpourri
Midwest Mountain Sports Report 4/3/25 Hockey Talk:The Colorado Avalanche have a bit of a back door problem. After carrying a 2-0 lead through two and a half periods, the Avs slowly began to squander their momentum to a Calgary Flames team that was outmatched, outclassed and otherwise outskated for much of the game. Fast-forward to …
Four Nations is Here to Save Hockey
Midwest Mountain Sports Report: 2/20/25 The best part is that it came out of nowhere. The National Hockey League already flies under the radar in the United States, passed over by football in the fall and early winter, and looked over in the spring with the start of the baseball season. (There’s still more baseball …
NFL Bowl Season
Midwest Mountain Sports Report 1/10/25 Let’s begin with a look at the playoff matchups in the NFL, as this will be the last time we see half of these teams this season. With Notre Dame besting Penn State in the Orange Bowl, and Texas squaring off against Ohio State tonight in the Cotton Bowl, I …
Playoffs. Locked.
Midwest Mountain Sports Report 1/6/25 Well it only took 9 years, but the Denver Broncos finally found a way to make it back to the NFL playoffs. Ever since Peyton Manning and the 2015 Broncos lifted the Lombardi, they’ve been absent from the post-season. Here’s a quick rundown of Broncos starting QB’s post-Manning: This isn’t …
Georgiev Gets Right
MMSR 12/7/24 We’ve seen this movie before. Alexander Georgiev gives up a shocking number of goals, gets pulled from the game and feels like he’s been demoted to backup. Jump ahead to the next start, and he looks absolutely lights out. Holding on to a 2-0 lead against the struggling Detroit Red Wings is a …
Thank you, NFL
Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is the perfect American holiday; a day to eat too much, and watch sports on TV. It’s Homer Simpson manifested as a whole day. This year I’ve got a little bit of football, with a side of hockey to hold you over. Don’t spend too much time watching bad football unless your …
Time to Prove It
MM Sports Report 10/20/24 We’ve reached two key inflection points for two key Minnesota sports franchises. Today, the Lynx travel to the home court of the New York Liberty with the hope of stealing a championship on their court, a potential fifth title which would make them the franchise with the most wins, one more …
The Sun Rises over Stanley
MMSR 6/25/24 Connor McDavid has done it. He’s joined a short list of elite NHL players to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoffs MVP) without going on to win the Stanley Cup. For the “best player” in the league, that’s a brutal signoff to a disappointing playoff result. He set a playoff record with 34 …
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