About Sweetest Hockey On Earth
Welcome to Sweetest Hockey on Earth!
Andrew Gordon's guest-blogging during the 2010 Calder Cup Finals gave RMNB the support it needed to create SHOE.
Russian Machine Never Breaks, better known as RMNB, was started in November of 2009 with the sole purpose of covering the Capitals first Stanley Cup winning-season. Unfortunately, after winning the President’s Trophy in the regular season, the Caps flamed out in seven games against the Montreal Canadiens. Why did you shave your beard, Peter?
At that point, we turned our attention to the Hershey Bears, who had just finished one of the greatest AHL regular seasons of all-time. And in our immature anger towards the Capitals, we temporarily renamed our blog Hershey Russian Machine Never Breaks.
During the playoffs, we picked up a lot of fans from Pennsylvania due to Kyle’s superb coverage of the team. Then things went to the next level when we introduced fan-favorite Andrew Gordon as a guest blogger on RMNB during the Calder Cup Finals. The Bears eventually ending up winning their eleventh Calder Cup Championship in six games and Gordo’s blogging during the series was followed heavily.
After only a year of being live, RMNB has received an outpouring of support, including over 2,000 followers on Twitter and nearly 1,200 followers on Facebook. It became obvious to us that we should and could expand. With Kyle’s great reporting and awesome photography of the Bears during the past year, it also became apparent that we could handle it and do it well.
With that said, we now present to you, Sweetest Hockey On Earth, RMNB’s blog dedicated to the Bears. Our goal is to bring Hershey Bears hockey news to the masses and to cover this team the way it should be. The Hershey Bears are not just a minor league team, they’re the greatest team in AHL history. And they’re also a huge reason why the Capitals are as successful as they are today.
Introducing Our Contributors
Kathryn Hedrick is a graduate of the University of Maryland and pursuing a career in sports promotions. She’s been a hockey fan since she was 16, after her friends convinced her to watch her high school’s team. She became a Capitals and Bears fan a year later after she attended her first live Caps game. When she’s not rooting for her hockey teams, she photographs her life, hangs out with friends, and spends time at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. She spent two seasons as the University of Maryland men’s ice hockey team photographer. She originally wrote for her own Caps hockey blog, Flashy Glove Save. You can also find her on Twitter.
Kyle Mace has covered two Calder Cup finals with the Hershey Bears and has become an expert at elbowing professional photographers out of his way. In his spare time, he plays hockey and is a huge fan of the Baltimore Orioles. Kyle previously wrote for his own Hershey Bears hockey blog, Hershey to D.C. Hockey and was added to the Russian Machine Never Breaks crew in December of 2009 when he documented Boyd Gordon’s injury rehab in Hershey. He also is the coolest kid you’ll ever freakin’ meet in your lifetime. Make sure to follow him on his own personal twitter account @kyle_mace.
Brian Mills is a lifelong resident of Central PA. He started following hockey at a young age, but there was no youth league in his town. Playing hockey had to wait until he was an adult. Currently he plays in a hockey league in Central PA. He is also a season ticket holder for the Hershey Bears, and, in his spare time, he is a volunteer firefighter. More or less during the winter months, his schedule (outside of work) revolves around when the Bears are playing. You can follow Brian’s personal twitter account for Bears, Caps and other general conversation.
We look forward to serving you and we hope we make you proud!
The sign that inspired our blog name.