Derek Slicis

East Bridgewater’s Joe Lauzon Wins UFC Bout Against Warburton

By Derek Slicis ⋅ June 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

East Bridgewater, Massachusetts native Joe Lauzon made the trip down to Pittsburgh for his bout against England’s Curt Warburton for the UFC Live on Versus event on June 26. It was a trip to remember. After losing his last fight to George Sotiropoulos in November, Lauzon worked on his striking game to mix in with his incredible submission skills. [...]

Burrows Scores 11 Seconds into OT to Give Canucks 3-2 Win; Bruins Down 0-2

By Derek Slicis ⋅ June 5, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Alex Freaking Burrows. The Vancouver Canucks could not have asked for a better night for their little biter in their 3-2 overtime win against the Boston Bruins Saturday night. Burrows was involved in all three of the Canuck goals, tallying up two goals and an assist on Hart Trophy finalist Daniel Sedin’s 9th playoff goal [...]

Bruins-Lightning Game 7: What’s at Stake

By Derek Slicis ⋅ May 27, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

Wednesday night, I found myself bartending at my local pub waiting for the Bruins game to begin. As I began to prep for my shift at seven o’clock, one by one, fan after fan dawning the colors black and gold filed through the doors to witness what could be history in the making. Upon serving customers, I couldn’t help [...]

The Price is Wrong Montreal! Bruins Top Habs to Finally Win a Game 7

By Derek Slicis ⋅ April 28, 2011 ⋅ 7 comments

Game 7. These two words can change millions of lives across the globe. Two teams that carry the hearts of millions of fans on their back, face off against each other and only one can move on. This is what hockey is all about: the do or die moments where one small piece of circular rubber can [...]

2011 New England Patriots Schedule Released

By Derek Slicis ⋅ April 20, 2011 ⋅ One comment

While the 2011 NFL season may not be played because of the ongoing NFL lockout, fans did have something to look forward to last Tuesday. The New England Patriots will open the year down in Miami on the big stage of Monday Night Football on ESPN. While the Dolphins were a mediocre (7-9) last year, [...]

Don’t Give Up on the Bruins Just Yet

By Derek Slicis ⋅ April 20, 2011 ⋅ One comment

It’s painfully obvious that the Bruins didn’t play their best hockey the first two playoff games. Down 2-0 in their opening playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens, things were looking bleak for our Bruins considering the team has never won a playoff series after dropping the first two games (0-26). Most of the fans, who [...]

Bruins Drop Game 1 To Canadiens, 2-0

By Derek Slicis ⋅ April 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With the TD Garden feeling the most electric it had felt in decades before the game, the Bruins let loose a lackluster performance to fall to the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 in their playoff opener Thursday night. Montreal Canadien Brian Gionta had a game of a lifetime by scoring the game’s only two goals, including one [...]

Why I Hate the Montreal Canadiens

By Derek Slicis ⋅ April 14, 2011 ⋅ 36 comments

The regular season is over and our Boston Bruins proved that they can hang with the big boys in the conference, finishing with the #3 seed. Now it’s time for the playoffs, and their first opponent…the Montreal Canadiens. I am a proud American and love my country. I am forever thankful to my forefathers in [...]

Bruins to Pick 9th in 2011 NHL Draft

By Derek Slicis ⋅ April 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With the playoffs about to start, and the focus clearly on the Montreal Canadiens, the Boston Bruins learned that they will pick ninth overall in the 2011 NHL Draft on June 24th. This pick is the last of two first round picksthat the Bruins received by trading Phil Kessel to Toronto in the summer of 2009. With [...]

Bruins Try to Shut Out Cancer at “Cuts for a Cause”

By Derek Slicis ⋅ April 8, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Shawn Thorton and 15 other Bruins took part in the fourth annual “Cuts for a Cause” Thursday at Ned Devines in Boston. Winning bidders were able to shave their favorite Bruin’s head in front of a huge audience. Shawn Thorton, Dennis Seidenberg, Tyler Seguin, Patrice Bergeron, Milan Lucic, Zdeno Chara, Andrew Ference, Chris Kelly, Rich [...]

Bruins Defeat Islanders in Milestone Night

By Derek Slicis ⋅ April 7, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

April 6th may have seemed like any other day but for three Bruins players, it really was a day to remember. Nathon Horton played his 500th career game and Tomas Kaberle played his 900th career game Wednesday night against the Islanders. Not to be outdone, the true NHL workhorse, Mark Recchi, passed Chris Chelios for fourth [...]

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