So you probably stumbled across this site via Google or someone else’s blog, expecting to find NHL stats or our opinions on the latest hockey headlines…

But instead, you found an article that was either harshly critiquing a team’s logo, or a guide on a certain type of hockey fan, or how one of our writers thinks that Super Mario (the Nintendo character, not the former Pittsburgh Penguin) is a hockey fan.

“What the hell is this?” you were probably wondering. This, my friend, is PowerPlayGoal.com – Hockey from a Different Angle.

When we first launched the site before the start of the 2006-07 NHL season, we decided that we weren’t going to cover the team and player stats and headlines and stuff. Everyone else already has that covered (and are doing a pretty good job of it too, I’d like to add). We wanted to be a bit different, sharing our weird brand of hockey humour with the world in the form of our various articles and occasional comic strips. The website is now in its fifth season of operation.

Our features include harsh and exaggerated critiques of team logos in the form of War On Logos, as well as The Definitive Fan, a satirical guide to the many types of hockey fans that exist out there. We also provide reviews of various hockey products from films to videogames, and there is also our annual The Aftermath series, which takes a brief look at how every team did during the season that just went by.

Two of our three writers are passionate hockey fans from the United Kingdom – a country that, for the most part, is football (soccer) obsessed and doesn’t care much for other sports. Member number three joined us only recently, and he hails from Hockey Land itself, aka Canada.

Kevin Kempton, aka ‘kevkev’

Favourite Team: Dallas Stars
Jersey Number: 22
Position of Choice: RW

Kevin runs the website from the backend, maintaining it and making sure that everything is in working order. As far as content goes, he primarily writes The Definitive Fan and writes reviews of the latest NHL videogames, as well as some old Retro games that have horribly aged… not that they are very good in the first place.

Besides hockey, he also enjoys cinema, playing his PS3 and is studying for a degree in Multimedia Computing.

Steven Reeves, aka ‘wildwing64’

Favourite Team: Anaheim Ducks
Jersey Number: 26
Position of Choice: C

Steven’s main job around here involves designing the website’s logos and other graphics to give the site its identity. In keeping with that theme, he is the main writer of War On Logos and has taken it upon himself to be the site editor, because he’s very picky about grammar and typos and such.

Outside of hockey, Steven is an avid Nintendo gamer, anime fan, and is also studying for a degree in Multimedia Computing.

Glen Cuthbert, aka ‘BigMan’

Favourite Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Jersey Number: 35
Position of Choice: RW

Glen is the rookie on the PowerPlayGoal team, joining in July 2011. He represents the North American part of the team. Right now, he’s looking to generally help out, and is working on a regular The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly topic.

Other than hockey, he enjoys hanging out with friends, video games, and graphic design. He is studying for his Journalism diploma.

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