Post-Soviet visual. After the breakup of the USSR, the Lithuanian basketball team couldn't afford to participate in the 1992 Olympics, so the Grateful Dead funded the team's expenses and sent a box of tie-dyed outfits in Lithuania’s national colours. They went on to win bronze 🎖️

GAME OVER | History made🙌 The Stena Line Belfast Giants win their first ever Champions Hockey League game as they defeat Liberec of Czech Republic on a famous Thursday night in Belfast! Final: Giants 5-4 Liberec #WeAreGiants #ChampionsGoBeyond

This, I would say, is one of the most remarkable results in European club hockey in recent history. Liberec is an every-year contender in the Czech league. Huge result for Belfast Giants and their enthusiastic fanbase.

Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the ice. 24 hours after Belfast Giants' upset of Liberec in Champions Hockey League, the Cardiff Devils beat another Czech club, Mountfield Hradec Kralove, 3-2 in their European opener. Congrats to GM Todd Kelman and his team.

Not that I don't miss wearing the Ice Hockey UK crest, but given how long it has taken me to get one of these...

When I’m finally elected president, this game will be positioned at every public restroom entrance and you will have to medal to take a piss.

We are committed to creating a safe and fair environment for all participants. Learn more about the Declaration of Safety, Fair Play & Respect and watch video examples here → bit.ly/Dec830

72 hours til my first games as a linesman under USA Hockey rules - a pre-season high school tournament in Chicago's western suburbs. Time to crack open a beer & revisit the nuts and bolts...

Mike Marshall made history in 1974 when he led the National League in saves, appearances, and sexual predator vibes.

A little under 24hr til my first games as a linesman under USA Hockey rules, & as expected it's the different puck-drop mechanic that's still causing me problems. But 5 years of muscle memory presenting the puck can be unlearned, given enough practice...I hope.

The Dayshift Recruitment Bristol Pitbulls will be supporting Mind this NIHL season. Full story about this amazing charity and why it is so important to us at bristolpitbulls.co.uk/2019/09/04/pit…. #OneNIHL #NIHL #WeAreUndefeatable

AJ Products UK is proud to announce that we will be the official sponsor of referees in the UK’s Elite Ice Hockey League for the 2019/20 season. 🙌Find out more here: ajproducts.co.uk/blog/aj-produc… Elite Ice Hockey League | #EIHL 🏒

Gump Worsley, knocked out cold by a slapshot. After being treated in the locker room with ice and Budweiser, he pronounced himself fit for the third period.

NIHL FINALS: confirmation of venues for Division 2 Finals weekends in April, part of #NIHLChampionshipSeries bit.ly/33tHPrW #oneNIHL

NIHL North 2 (Laidler) returns to SilverBlades Widnes for the third successive season. NIHL South 2 (Wilkinson) will take place in the iconic Alexandra Palace in London. Both events are on the weekend of April 4/5, 2020.

Ernie is really lucky that Bert never killed him. Because you could tell Bert was specifically contemplating murder about once per episode.

A full weekend of hockey, 7 games including my first ever 4-man (as a linesman). But none of them as fun as this morning's 8am Mite House (U8 div 3 would be rough UK equivalent). They may need a few pointers on where to line up, but that's part of the charm...

Ref Tim Peel busted his ankle during the Blackhawks-Coyotes game last week (and somehow skated off the ice, rather than crumple into a ball of tears like I would have). Jeremy Rutherford caught up with him: theathletic.com/1464918/2019/1…