Since we recorded this podcast, the Canucks have followed up their remarkable 20-game undefeated streak by getting shut out twice in four games. Even carrot-top himself, Cory Schneider, lost two in regulation.
Still, our boys are tied for first in the league, and sit atop the Western Conference. Our observations about team chemistry on ice, smarts off the ice, and the horrid waste of time that is Tron: Legacy still stand.
At Pucked in the Head, we believe there’s more to life than just hockey. There’s also hockey music. We’re here to talk about a little Canadian band called Rheostatics.
Intro
Rheostatics
Dave Bidini – Tropic of Hockey
who are the Rheostatics anyway?
The Ballad of Wendell Clark
That’s a wrap
Time For a Change by The Orchid Highway
James Macdonald
Right Wing (Guitar, Stage Left)
182 cm
75 kilos
Shoots left
Not afraid to go hard in the corners
Guitarist for Vancouver-based rock band The Orchid Highway, ‘Jamie’ is a grizzled veteran of many tours across Canada, the US, and the UK. (They took their sticks on tour for the shinny games!) A fan of the game, he began cheering for Swedes back in the WHA Winnipeg Jets days, and was overjoyed when Vancouver drafted the Sedins 2nd and 3rd overall. An opinionated bastard, Jamie always has something to say.
In the first of Pucked in the Head’s Hockey Songs series, we look in depth at the Tragically Hip’s Fifty-mission Cap. Thanks to our musical guest, Jamie Macdonald, guitarist and vocalist from the Orchid Highway.
Intro
Welcome to Jamie Macdonald
Sofa Surfer Girl by the Orchid Highway
The Tragically Hip
Early Hip – New Orleans is Sinking
Fifty-mission Cap
Hockey History 101 – Bill Barilko
A little musical analysis
That’s a wrap
Fifty-mission Cap redux
Thanks for listening
James Macdonald
Right Wing (Guitar, Stage Left)
182 cm
75 kilos
Shoots left
Not afraid to go hard in the corners
Guitarist for Vancouver-based rock band The Orchid Highway, ‘Jamie’ is a grizzled veteran of many tours across Canada, the US, and the UK. (They took their sticks on tour for the shinny games!) A fan of the game, he began cheering for Swedes back in the WHA Winnipeg Jets days, and was overjoyed when Vancouver drafted the Sedins 2nd and 3rd overall. An opinionated bastard, Jamie always has something to say.
After an admitted soft touch on the Markus Naslund episode, we here at Pucked in the Head felt it was time to get back to our cynical roots. Hence, we give you the All-Douche Episode of Pucked in the Head. What better way to celebrate the holidays!
(Opening Theme – Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis; Closing Theme – I Shall Be Released by The Band)
Recorded before the Canucks’ four-game losing skid, episode 17 of Pucked in the Head explores the inane NHL policy of not putting the best players’ names on the All-Star Ballot. Jason brings an inordinate amount of passion to the table, and Chris can’t fathom why anyone could care that much about a charity game. Both drink copious amounts of beer, which is the way it should be. Enjoy!
Intro / theme by the Orchid Highway
The 2011 NHL All-Star Ballot
Colin Campbell is a hobbit.
The All-Star ballot is a joke.
On the blueline…
Chris has a nuanced and elegant argument.
Jason wins the argument the old fashioned way: he earns it.
Pucked in the Head is back with a new logo, the same old attitude, and a scary black and white picture of Jason shirtless. Oh, and if you listen to the very end you’ll hear the very first performance of Jason’s new baby daughter, Milla. (Sorry, the audio files of Chris’s trip to Mexico have been held up at customs.)
Intro / theme by the Orchid Highway
Ode to the Northwest Division
Jason is a pappy!
Our first hockey-related baby gift
Alberta hockey is awful
The Edmonton Oilers suck.
The Calgary Flames suck.
The Minnesota Wild are okay.
The Colorado Avalanche are comme si, comme ca.
The Vancouver Canucks are gonna win the division, dang it.
Sure, it’s two weeks into the regular season; that doesn’t mean we can’t edit and publish our Central Division picks, does it? Hey, we makes some good points, and take buckets of piss out of the creaky, rickety Detroit Red Wings. Oh yeah, and we talk about the dirty rotten stinkin’ Chicago Blackhawks, too. Also, beer girls!
In the 4th of our division preview series, Pucked in the Head makes the cross-continent journey to the considerably less terrible Pacific Division. We apologize if our man-love for Drew Doughty makes you uncomfortable.
Ahh the Southeast Division. Full of wonderful weather and terrible teams. And Washington. Man do they like beating up on failing sun-belt franchises. Anyways, here’s our preview. I hope you like it!
James Macdonald