OTTAWA -- The eyes of the hockey world are upon us this weekend, as Ottawa hosts the annual NHL All-Star Game and the corporate love-in that goes with it.
The best players in the NHL will be showcasing their talents at Scotiabank Place for what will be an underwhelming game but an exciting event.
But, as we get ready for this, have you ever wondered how the All-Star Game got started?
For that story, we have to go back to 1933 and one of the most violent incidents in the history of professional sports.

1) It isn't fun anymore
2) I don’t want my favorite players getting injured.
3) The fans shouldn’t vote for the players.
4) The voting system is flawed.
5) Too many stars are missing the game.
6) The player draft is boring.
7) I was invited to Wayne Gretzky’s birthday party.
8) I’m cleaning out my closets.
9) I’m whitening my teeth.
10) I’m watching the Pro Bowl…

OTTAWA SENATORS AND NHL ALL-STAR EXHIBITIONS,
19 PRIZED HOCKEY TROPHIES, MOLSON CANADIAN HOCKEY HOUSE AND APPEARANCES FROM ALL-STARS PAST & PRESENT AMONG THE TREATS PLANNED FOR FANS AT THE 2012 SCOTIABANK NHL FAN FAIR

NEW YORK (January 24, 2012) – The 2012 Scotiabank NHL Fan Fair, the National Hockey League’s ultimate fan experience, will take over more than 100,000 square feet and three levels of the Ottawa Convention Centre in downtown Ottawa from Thursday, Jan. 26 through Saturday, Jan.

THQ and the WWE have been partners for a long time. Right along aside the best sports video game franchises including the Madden, NHL, and 2K Sports series, the WWE has been delivering a console version of their sports entertainment to avid wrestling fans. Over that time, many wrestlers have come and go, but THQ always delivers a solid gaming experience and a few surprises along the way.WWE 12 includes some new features, classic WWE superstars and more customization than ever before.

Philadelphia – This past weekend the Rangers played the Bruins and then the Bruins played the Flyers as a back-to-back game. The Flyers were also playing a back-to-back game since they had beaten the Devils the night before. Both teams were neither sluggish nor tired. As a matter of fact there were a few tilts and a lot of action.

The Bruins got the first goal when Marc-Andre Bourdon got beat on the wall and then Tyler Seguin made a great pass to Patrice Bergeron who was behind Wayne Simmonds but he didn’t get the stick down just 50 seconds into the first period.

NEW YORK GIANTS (11-7) at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (14-3) (Sunday, FOX, 6:30 PM ET)

The NFC Championship Game marks the eighth postseason meeting between the Giants and 49ers, with San Francisco currently holding a 4-3 edge in the series. New York won the lone Conference Championship meeting between these two clubs, earning a 15-13 victory in San Francisco en route to a Super Bowl XXV title.

AFC Championship Game Baltimore Ravens New England Patriots 3:00 PM ET CBS

In the AFC the Baltimore Ravens will go into Massachusetts to take on the New England Patriots. The key to this game is to outscore Tom Brady and company.

Brady can do things at the QB position that most can only dream about and when he goes no huddle it could really take the Ravens defense out of sync.

In my travels I always come across some interesting hockey stories and players. Many of them I keep tabs on “see” what happens to them in the course of their respective careers. Well I found an ex-Flyers goaltender in the LNAH. What is the LNAH? Check out an old piece we did on the infamous Quebec fighting league.

http://www.sportsology.info/node/10972

Well there was one name Flyers fans recognized. Lefebvre was one of the two or three “scorers” the team employed and he said he wanted to go back to school so this was a way to pay for that.

What was to be a Christmas gift for all pro hoops fans happened on December 25th. Like Santa Claus, the NBA returned to town. But unlike Santa Claus, this Faux NBA was not as gifted and gift-giving as the real NBA.
The lockout produced a truncated, compressed National Basketball Association schedule that at times seems as it was thrown together without any concerns about game quality, player's health, fan's remorse. Perhaps Chicago's Derek Rose says it best: "Every game now seems to be like "a back-to-back game."

Super Bowl commercials have become an art form in this country. They don’t get ignored as much as the average commercial because of the amount of money being spent on them. When a company is spending $3.5 million for a 30-second spot, plus the cost to make the commercial, consumers expect a lot.

One company, Skechers, had Kim Kardashian in their ad campaign last year but this year they went in a different direction, a bad direction. They decided to include a shot of a dog track in Tuscon, AZ. Here is a petition with all of the facts.