Beat writer blog rolls updated

Labor Day marks the unofficial start of the hockey season. Major junior starts preseason. NHL players are start trickling into their designated cities to be ready for camp. And I update the WHL and NHL blog rolls. Lots of Twitter handles added. As always, if you have a blog or Twitter to add, please email it to: hockeyramablog AT gmail DOT com.

Intent to Blow

If you're a fan of The Onion and the NHL, you'll love Intent to Blow. While it possibly hit a bit too close to home, as all good humor does, I quite enjoyed today's piece on Rangers fans waiving their team.

H/T to Bourne's Blog.

Beat writer blog rolls updated

As another season descends, I took some time to update the NHL and WHL blog rolls. I've also added the writer's Twitter handle where I know it. If you have a blog or Twitter to add, please email it to: hockeyramablog AT gmail DOT com.

WHL Blogs

As a follow up to NHL Beat Writer Blogs, here's a list of WHL blogs. This time I'm including blogs by a team's radio guy(s) as well. Again, this isn't a reasearch project. I'll add 'em as I come across 'em. If you have a blog to add, please email it to: hockeyramablog AT gmail DOT com.

Last updated: September 4, 2011

BRANDON WHEAT KINGS
Luber's Lounge: Bruce Luebke (@wheatkingsvoice)

CALGARY HITMEN
The Hitmen Informant: Brad Curle (@BCurle_Hitmen)

EDMONTON OIL KINGS

EVERETT SILVERTIPS
Herald: Nick Patterson (@NickHPatterson)

KAMLOOPS BLAZERS
Daily News: Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan)
Keen's Korner: Jon Keen (@JonKeenNLSports)

KELOWNA ROCKETS
Daily Courier: Larry Fisher (@LarryFisher_KDC)
Dub Nation: Doyle Potenteau Regan's Rant: Regan Bartel (@Reganrant)

KOOTENAY ICE
Between the Lines: Jeff Hollick (@JHollick_ICE)
NewsAdvertiser: Jeff Bromley

LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES
Hurriance Watch: Pat Siedlecki

MEDICINE HAT TIGERS
News: Sean Rooney (@seanrooney)

MOOSE JAW WARRIORS
Time Herald: Matthew Gourlie

PORTLAND WINTER HAWKS
After the Whistle: Andy Kemper (@kemperpbp)
Inside the Coliseum: Todd Vrooman (@ToddVrooman)

PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS
Drew's Diatribe: Drew Wilson

PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS
Cougar Town: Dan O'Connor (@DanOConnor_PG)

RED DEER REBELS
The Red Deer Scene: Marlow Weldon (@marlowweldon)

REGINA PATS
Leader-Post: Greg Hardner
Rodpedersen.com: Rod Pedersen (@sportscage)

SASKATOON BLADES
Blades Blog: Les Lazaruk
WHL From Above: Cody Nickolet (@WHLFromAbove)

SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS
In the Corners: Thom Beuning
MyNorthwest.com: Mike Caccioppoli (@TheBirdBrain)

SPOKANE CHIEFS
Spokesman Review: Dave Trimmer (@SRtrim)

SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS
Broncos Blog: Shawn Mullin (@shawnmullin)

TRI-CITY AMERICANS
Tri City Herald: Annie Fowler

VANCOUVER GIANTS
The Province: Steve Ewen (@steveewen)
Sun: Elliott Pap (@elliottpap)
Dan Elliott (@GMenDanElliott)

VICTORIA ROYALS

NHL Beat Writer Blogs

Newspapers are feeling the pinch and there's less column inches to go around. That doesn't mean there's less sports news, just less room to print it in. Blogs are filling in the gap.

Below is a list of beat writers with blogs, which I will continue to update. This is not a research project; I add links as I find them. Please be patient if this page fills in slowly. If you know a blog not listed here that fit's the bill, please email it to: hockeyramablog AT gmail DOT com.

Last updated: September 5, 2011

ANAHEIM DUCKS
Orange County Register: Jeff Miller (@jeffmillerOCR), Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) and Curtis Zupke (@curtiszupke)

BOSTON BRUINS
Globe (@GlobeBruins): Kevin Paul Dupont (@GlobeKPD) & Fluto Shinzawa (@GlobeFluto)
Herald: Steve Conroy & Stephen Harris

BUFFALO SABRES
News: Mike Harrington (@bnharrington) & John Vogl

CALGARY FLAMES
Herald (@HeraldHockey): Scott Cruickshank (@CruickshankCH) & Vicki Hall

CAROLINA HURRICANES
News Observer: Chip Alexander (@ice_chip) & Luke DeCock (@LukeDeCock)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Daily Herald: Tim Sassone (@timsassone)
Sun Times: Adam Jahns (@adamjahns)
News Tribune: Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc)

COLORADO AVALANCHE
Post: Mike Chambers (@MChambersDP), Adrian Dater (@adater) & Terry Frei

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
Dispatch: Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline), Tom Reed (@TReedDispatch) & Michael Arace

DALLAS STARS
Morning News: Mike Heika

DETROIT RED WINGS
Free Press (@freepwings): Helene St. James
Macomb Daily: Chuck Pleiness (@wingsfrontman)
News: Ted Kulfan (@tkulfan)

EDMONTON OILERS
Journal: Jim Matheson (@NHLbyMatty)
Journal: David Staples (@dstaples)

FLORIDA PANTHERS
Herald: George Richards (@onfrozenpond)
Sun-Sentinel: Harvey Fialkov (@hfialkov)

LOS ANGELES KINGS
Daily News (@insidethekings): Rich Hammond & Jill Painter

MINNESOTA WILD
Pioneer Press: John Shipley
Star Tribune: Michael Russo (@Russotrib)

MONTREAL CANADIENS
Gazette: Dave Stubbs (@habsinsideout1), Stu Hackel (@stuhackel) & Kevin Mio

NASHVILLE PREDATORS
Tennessean: Josh Cooper (@joshuacooper)

NEW JERSEY DEVILS
The Record: Tom Gulitti (@TGfireandice)
Star Ledger: Rich Chere (@Ledger_NJDevils)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Newsday: Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday)
Newsday: Katie Strang (@KatieStrangNYI)

NEW YORK RANGERS
Daily News: Pat Leonard (@NYDNRangers)
Journal News (@rangersreport):Rick Carpiniello (@carprick)
Newsday: Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday)
Newsday: Steve Zipay (@stevezipay)
Post: Brett Cyrgalis (@BrettCyrgalis)
Post: Larry Brooks (@NYP_Brooksie)
The Record: Andrew Gross (@AGrossRecord)

OTTAWA SENATORS
Citizen: James Gordon (@SensReporter), Allen Panzeri (@allenpanzeri), Wayne Scanlan (@HockeyScanner) & Ken Warren (@CitizenKWarren)
Sun: Don Brennan (@SunDoniB) & Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Courier Post: Chuck Gormley (@chuckspuckcom)
@dnflyers)
Deleware County Daily Times: Anthony SanFilippo (@AnthonySan37)
Inquirer: Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull)

PHOENIX COYOTES
Arizona Republic: Jim Gintonio (@jimgintonio)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Post-Gazette: Seth Rorabaugh (@emptynetters)
Tribune Review: Rob Rossi (@rossi_on_pens)

ST. LOUIS BLUES
Post-Dispatch: Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford)

SAN JOSE SHARKS
Mercury News: Mark Emmons (@markedwinemmons) & David Pollak

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Times: Damian Cristodero (@LightningTimes)
Tribune: Erik Erlendsson (@erlendssontrib)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Star: Damien Cox (@DamoSpin)
Sun: Dave Fuller
Sun: Lance Hornby (@sunhornby)
Sun: Terry Koshan (@koshtorontosun)

VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Province (@whitetowel): Jason Botchford (@BotchonCanucks), Ben Kuzma (@benkuzma), Jim Jamieson (@JamiesonCanucks) & Erik Rolfson, also
Province (@kurtenblog): Jason Brough & Mike Halford
Sun: Ian Walker (@WalkerBigTalker)

WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Post: Katie Carrera (@kcarrera) & Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikElBashir)

WINNIPEG JETS
Free Press: Ed Tait (@WFPEdTait)