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Anyone who's a regular reader of Empty Netters knows that Joe Stiger of Army's Pit is a frequent contributor to the goings on here in our little space on the Internet. He's a smart, loyal fan who knows the sport and talks about it in a level-headed manner.
But sometimes, he scares us.
This is one of those times. Joe plotted the most logical course to hit every NHL, AHL and ECHL arena via the road starting in Pittsburgh and sent us the results.
In all seriousness, it's some pretty interesting stuff.
1. NHL - Pittsburgh Penguins - Mellon Arena - Travel 60 Miles to...
2. ECHL - Wheeling Nailers - Wesbanco Arena - Travel 138 Miles to...
3. ECHL - Johnstown Chiefs - War Memorial - Travel 147 Miles to...
4. AHL - Hershey Bears - GIANT Center - Travel 47 Miles to...
5. ECHL - Reading Royals - Sovereign Center - Travel 69 Miles to...
6. NHL - Philadelphia Flyers - Wachovia Center - AND
7. AHL - Philadelphia Phantoms - Wachovia Spectrum - Travel 115 Miles to...
8. AHL - Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins - Wachovia Arena - Travel 80 Miles to...
9. AHL - Binghamton Senators - Broome County War Memorial - Travel 56 Miles to...
10. ECHL - Elmira Jackals - First Arena - Travel 145 Miles to...
11. NHL - Buffalo Sabres - HSBC Arena - Travel 65 Miles to...
12. AHL - Hamilton Bulldogs - Copps Coliseum - Travel 42 Miles to...
13. NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs - Air Canada Centre - Travel 2 Miles to...
14. AHL - Toronto Marlies - Ricoh Coliseum - Travel 166 Miles to...
15. AHL - Rochester Americans - BlueCross Arena - Travel 87 Miles to...
16. AHL - Syracuse Crunch - War Memorial at Oncenter - Travel 146 Miles to...
17. AHL - Albany River Rats - Times Union Center - Travel 270 Miles to...
18. AHL - Portland Pirates - Cumberland Civic Center - Travel 95 Miles to...
19. AHL - Manchester Monarchs - Verizon Arena - Travel 36 Miles to...
20. AHL - Lowell Devils - Paul Tsongas Arena - Travel 30 Miles to...
21. NHL - Boston Bruins - TD Banknorth Garden - Travel 47 Miles to...
22. AHL - Worcester Sharks - DCU Center - Travel 39 Miles to...
23. AHL - Providence Bruins - Dunkin Donuts Center - Travel 85 Miles to...
24. AHL - Springfield Falcons - MassMutual Center - Travel 25 Miles to...
25. AHL - Hartford Wolfpack - Hartford Civic Center - Travel 57 Miles to...
26. AHL - Bridgeport Sound Tigers - Arena @ Harbor Yard - Travel 66 Miles to...
27. NHL - New York Islanders - Nassau Coliseum - Travel 45 Miles to...
28. NHL - New Jersey Devils - Prudential Center - Travel 13 Miles to...
29. NHL - New York Rangers - Madison Square Garden - Travel 67 Miles to...
30. ECHL - Trenton Devils - Sovereign Bank Arena - Travel 172 Miles to...
31. NHL - Washington Capitals - Verizon Center - Travel 193 Miles to...
32. AHL - Norfolk Admirals - The Scope - Travel 190 Miles to...
33. NHL - Carolina Hurricanes - RBC Center - Travel 161 Miles to...
34. ECHL - Charlotte Checkers - Bobcats Arena - Travel 93 Miles to...
35. ECHL - Columbia Inferno - Carolina Coliseum - Travel 78 Miles to...
36. ECHL - August Lynx - Richmond County Center - Travel 175 Miles to...
37. ECHL - South Carolina Stingrays - North Charleston Coliseum - Travel 314 Miles to...
38. NHL - Atlanta Thrashers - Philips Arena - Travel 26 Miles to...
39. ECHL - Gwinnett Gladiators - Gwinnett Center - Travel 479 Miles to...
40. NHL - Tampa Bay Lightning - St. Pete Times Forum - Travel 143 Miles to...
41. ECHL - Florida Everblades - Germain Arena - Travel 111 Miles to...
42. NHL - Florida Panthers - BankAtlantic Center - Travel 656 Miles to...
43. ECHL - Pensacola Ice Pilots - Pensacola Civic Center - Travel 121 Miles to...
44. ECHL - Mississippi Sea Wolves - Gulf Coast Coliseum - Travel 329 Miles to...
45. ECHL - Texas Wildcatters - Ford Arena - Travel 87 Miles to...
46. AHL - Houston Aeros - Toyota Center - Travel 192 Miles to...
47. AHL - San Antonio Rampage - AT&T Center - Travel 271 Miles to...
48. NHL - Dallas Stars - American Airlines Center - Travel 666 Miles to...
49. NHL - Nashville Predators - Sommet Center - Travel 308 Miles to...
50. NHL - St. Louis Blues - Scottrade Center - Travel 350 Miles to...
51. ECHL - Cincinnati Cyclones - US Bank Arena - Travel 61 Miles to...
52. ECHL - Dayton Bombers - Nutter Center - Travel 64 Miles to...
53. NHL - Columbus Blue Jackets - Nationwide Arena - Travel 142 Miles to...
54. AHL - Lake Erie Monsters - Quicken Loans Arena - Travel 168 Miles to...
55. NHL - Detroit Red Wings - Joe Louis Arena - Travel 157 Miles to...
56. AHL - Grand Rapids Griffins - Van Andel Arena - Travel 180 Miles to...
57. NHL - Chicago Blackhawks - United Center - Travel 17 Miles to...
58. AHL - Chicago Wolves - Allstate Arena - Travel 79 Miles to...
59. AHL - Milwaukee Admirals - Bradley Center - Travel 93 Miles to...
60. AHL - Rockford IceHogs - Metro Centre - Travel 138 Miles to...
61. AHL - Peoria Rivermen - Peoria Civic Center - Travel 94 Miles to...
62. AHL - Quad City Flames - i Wireless Center - Travel 362 Miles to...
63. NHL - Minnesota Wild - Xcel Energy Center - Travel 245 Miles to...
64. AHL - Iowa Stars - Des Moines Events Center - Travel 670 Miles to...
65. NHL - Colorado Avalanche - Pepsi Center - Travel 534 Miles to...
66. ECHL - Utah Grizzlies - The E Center - Travel 650 Miles to...
67. ECHL - Phoenix Roadrunners - US Airways Center - Travel 18 Miles to...
68. NHL - Phoenix Coyotes - Jobing.com Arena - Travel 279 Miles to...
69. ECHL - Las Vegas Wranglers - Orleans Arena - Travel 259 Miles to...
70. NHL - Anaheim Ducks - Honda Center - Travel 30 Miles to...
71. NHL - Los Angeles Kings - Staples Center - Travel 114 Miles to...
72. ECHL - Bakersfield Condors - Rabobank Arena - Travel 117 Miles to...
73. ECHL - Fresno Falcons - Save Mart Center - Travel 156 Miles to...
74. NHL - San Jose Sharks - HP Pavilion - Travel 81 Miles to...
75. ECHL - Stockton Thunder - Stockton Arena - Travel 606 Miles to...
76. ECHL - Idaho Steelheads - Qwest Arena - Travel 647 Miles to...
77. ECHL - Victoria Salmon Kings - Save on Foods Mart Centre - Travel 69 Miles to...
78. NHL - Vancouver Canucks - General Motors Place - Travel 606 Miles to...
79. NHL - Calgary Flames - Pengrowth Saddledome - Travel 189 Miles to...
80. NHL - Edmonton Oilers - Rexall Place - Travel 1,944 Miles to...
81. ECHL - Alaska Aces - Sullivan Arena - Travel 2,752 Miles to...
82. AHL - Manitoba Moose - MTS Centre - Travel 1,303 Miles to...
83. NHL - Ottawa Senators - Scotiabank Place - Travel 138 Miles to...
84. NHL - Montreal Canadiens - Bell Centre - then go wherever you want...
Our head hurts after reading that...
THIS IS AWESOME
The Portland Winter Hawks held something called the Teddy Bear Toss recently, which is well... pretty self-explanatory.
We're not quite sure what they do will all those stuffed animals. We assume they go towards some sort of charity or something. Either way, that's the coolest thing we've seen in quite a while.
The crazy thing is that the goal that prompted the deluge was disallowed.
EMPTY NETTER ASSISTS
-Someone get Kris Letang a Nuprin.
-The Steelers need to hire Jordan Staal.
-Don't expect Eddie Johnston to suit up anytime soon.
-The Penguins hung out with some kids from Make-A-Wish.
Atlantic Division
-Flyers forward Scott Hartnell was suspended two games for his hit on Bruins defenseman Andrew Alberts Monday.
-That not enough in our book. We suspect if it was a star player like Sidney Crosby or Jaromir Jagr who was injured Harnell would've been punished more. It shouldn't matter who was injured. Hartnell delivered a cheap shot and should be sitting at least 5-10 games.
-Don't expect Flyers forward Simon Gagne back anytime soon. He's still dealing with a concussion.
-Rangers forward Jaromir Jagr could be a free agent after this season. Hmm...
-The Islanders are having trouble drawing. Only 8,161 souls attended Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to Dallas.
Northeast Division
-Two goals in regulation and one in a shootout by Alexei Kovalev lifted the Canadiens to a 4-3 defeat of the rival Maple Leafs.
-The circus in Toronto continues. The President of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Richard Peddie said hiring John Ferguson, Jr. as general manager might have been a mistake.
Southeast Division
-The Hurricanes activated forward Scott Walker from injured reserve. He had been out of the lineup since a collision with Penguins forward Jarkko Ruutu on Oct. 19.
Central Division
-The Red Wings got two spectacular goals from Pavel Datsyuk and downed the Flames, 5-3.
Pacific Division
-The Kings recalled defenseman Jon Klemm from Manchester of the AHL.
Northwest Division
-Robert Luongo made 26 save and Ryan Kesler scored two goals for the Canucks in a 4-0 shutout of the Ducks. It was the first game for former Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi in Vancouver since he was traded in June 2006.
First Published November 28, 2007 3:51 am
