#NickBonino

[mitchbeck]

HARTFORD WOLF PACK DROP SHOOTOUT TO SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS

By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - Despite Louie Domingue's repeating his season-high 42 saves, the Hartford Wolf Pack lost 1-0 to the Springfield Thunderbirds on Quinnipiac grad Matt Peca's glove-high game-winner. Dylan Garand posted a scoreless 65 minutes against Hershey, making the Pack 2-7 in shutouts this season. The lone Pack shootout goal was by a defenseman, newcomer Adam Clendening wearing jersey #5. In overtime, the Pack displayed a strong PK after Matt Robertson was penalized on a Will Bitten clean breakaway. The Pack had three blocks, and broke-up two plays, and Domingue, was solid on the delayed penalty situation on Robertson, while making a beautiful right pad save on Hugh McGing. He had three strong late OT saves on a stick save on Adam Gaudette, Matt Kessel, and Martin Frk to keep it scoreless. The Pack got a solid bid to win early in OT by Will Cullye. In the third period, Domingue was strong, made early saves on Gaudette, leading scorer Matt Highmore, who was just sent down by the St. Louis Blues, and Mathias Laferriere. McGing and Kessel tested Domingue. Steve Santini had a quality shot with Mikhail Abramov in front waiting for the rebound. Zac Jones followed with a good stick stop on Santini on his next shift. The Pack’s Bobby Trivigno, Ryan Carpenter, and then Libor Hájek tested Springfield goalie Joel Hofer in the last five minute overtime. In the final minute, with 45.7 seconds left, Hofer stopped Abramov. Cullye had a good chance as time expired in regulation. The second period saw Springfield mount some sustained offensive zone pressure. First, Carpenter had two shots five seconds apart in the first three minutes. He was left muttering to himself and six minutes in Cullye tested Hofer. Springfield Frk, Mitchell Hoelscher, and Peca were in on Domingue. Matt Rempe was in front and was pushed away by Griffin Luce (Salisbury School). Dmitri Samurukov had a quality shot at Domingue. Karl Henriksson, made a smart defensive covering the left point as Carpenter had two shorts five seconds apart in the first three minutes, left muttering to himself. Karl Henriksson made a quality defensive play at the left point, preventing any Springfield breakout and keeping the puck in as Hájek pinched in. The first period felt like a training camp period with the Wolf Pack, as they have had seven players traded over the last 72-hours all finding new addresses. Finding chemistry was going to be tough. Not changing was captain Jonny Brodzinski. At 3:40, the Pack had the first quality shot on goal in a scoreless first period. Matt Robertson from the left point. Hofer stopped Rempe on the Springfield doorstep. At 10:03 the Pack tested Hofer with their tenth shot on goal. Both teams had a powerplay chance, and neither registered a shot on goal. Domingue made a save at 12:57 and at 14:23. Newcomer Jake Leschyshyn had a chance with 1:50 to go in the period. Riding a four-game winning streak, and enduring having their lineup changed during the week. the Wolf Pack were ready for an all-important three-games-in-three-days weekend. The first two games are on the road. On Friday, they head twenty minutes up the road back to Springfield and then an hour South to Bridgeport to meet the Islanders on Saturday. Then, they have a Sunday mid-afternoon clash with the Charlotte Checkers at 3 pm at the XL Center. LINES: Cullye-Brodzinski-Pajuniemi Gettinger-Elson-Carpenter Trivigno- Fritz-Jake Leschyshyn DiGiacinto-Henriksson- Rempe Jones-Hájek Emberson-Robertson Scanlin-Adam Clendening Garand SCRATCHES: Joe Lockwood (healthy) Cooper Zech (healthy) Wyatt Kalynuk (unavailable in transit) Anton Blidh (unavailable in transit) Ben Tardif (healthy) Patrick Khordorenko (season-ending shoulder surgery) C.J. Smith (hip area surgery done for the season) NOTES: Bridgeport's top goal scorers Simon Holmstrom and Otto Koivula were recalled by the big Islanders. They returned Arnaud Durandeau, a notorious Pack killer for the past three years. Winger Collin Adams was recalled from Worcester (ECHL). Calgary Wranglers (AHL) recalled ex-Pack defenseman Tyson Helgesen and ex-Sound Tiger Calder Brooks from Rapid City (ECHL). Goalie Jon Gillies (Salisbury School) goes from Tucson to Cleveland. Hamden’s Jonathan Quick was traded twice this week, first from LA to Columbus, and then Blue Jackets moved him the next day to the Vegas Goldne Knights. Quick (AOF), who won two Stanley Cups with Los Angeles has struggled this year. He was pulled in New York despite two of the three goals not being his fault, and his visible annoyance was shown by the 37-year-old exiting on TV. He flew back with the team at the end of a road trip to LA and then was told he was traded to Columbus. Nick Bonino (Farmington/AOF) was traded from the San Jose Sharks to Pittsburgh. Vladislav Namestnikov, the son of ex-Pack Evegeni “John” Namesnikov, now a Maple Leaf scout was traded from San Jose to Winnipeg. Ex-Pack Sammy Blais who was just traded to St. Louis. He signed a contract extension. Ex-Pack goalie J.F. Berube was recalled then sent back to Charlotte by Florida. Adam Erne, (North Branford) was called up from Grand Rapids by Detroit. Pete DiLiberatore (QU) was recently sent to Savannah (ECHL) by Henderson and was dealt by Vegas to Wilkes Barre/Scranton. Fellow former Bobcat Chase Priskie goes from Rochester to San Diego. Kevin O’Neil (UCONN/Yale) was cut loose by Colorado Eagles (AHL) released from his PTO, and heads back to South Carolina (ECHL). The team also had ex-Pack goalie Keith Kinkaid, who just traded and recalled by the Avalanche. Luke Evangelista was recalled from Milwaukee by parent Nashville. Ex-CT Whale Mike Pelech of the Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL) is officially now the second all-time leader in assists in ECHL history, recording three on the road in Savannah, GA, Thursday night. Former UCONN forward Jordan Timmons was dealt from the Reading Royals (ECHL) to the Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL). HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article

[franklong12]

Minnesota Wild postpone games through Tuesday The Minnesota Wild on Wednesday ended up......Read the rest by clicking the link below! https://worldwidetweets.com/minnesota-wild-postpone-games-through-tuesday/?feed_id=1282&_unique_id=601bf504e67fd

[mysecretcheckpleasesideblog]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Check Please! (Webcomic) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Eric Bittle/Jack Zimmermann, Derek "Nursey" Nurse/William "Dex" Poindexter, Larissa "Lardo" Duan/Shitty Knight, Adam "Holster" Birkholtz/Justin "Ransom" Oluransi, Chris "Chowder" Chow/Caitlin Farmer Characters: Basically all of them Additional Tags: Getting Together, Fluff, this is extremely stupid, but i just wanted everyone to be happy, so this happened, chowder is devious af and i love him for it, god bless him he fixes everyone's shit, also disclaimer this was written waaay before the ransom/holster arc in the new manager update, so minor canon divergence Summary:

Chowder suggests they play hide-and-seek. It has interesting consequences.

[cryptenby]

Flushed away au where nursey gets flushed by a lax bro and meets dex

dhffjksdhk LISTEN

this is the funniest fucking ask I’ve ever gotten in my life, but I do not have the balls to do an entire flushed away au. I will, however, regale you with my remake of this song that I did completely by heart to my sweet friend @nickbonino

*clears throat*

“Ice cold William, never did I meet a,

man who was so cruel, I offered him a jewel,

but he left me stuck, stranded on a duck,

what a shitty thing to do, to Nursey

(that’s me)

That’s Derek, Nurse, of Brooklyn.

Poor poor Nursey, flushed with his own plumbing,  Billy can’t you find it in your heart,

tooooo help himmmmmm?

How mean could one bro be?

Ice cold Billy, won’t you be a sweetie to meeeeeeeeee?”

[chrisfranklinchow]

@nickbonino thank you so much charlie, ily and you deserve the world and more!!!! reading your reply made me feel so much happier 💓💓💓💓

[adamlynnch]

Check Please!: fic recs

these are mostly nurseydex heavy but there are some good ones. I’ll tag ships just incase.

*Crossed Wires by lecrivaineanonyme

14k, Oneshot, T (nurseydex)

Will snorts. "You are unreal,” he says, shaking his head. “I’ve had people in here crying because they downloaded a virus that can be removed in two minutes, and here you are with pie-filling in your computer, joking about how at least you didn’t fucking put rice in it.”

Derek grins. “It’s chill,” he replies, scratching the back of his neck. “Why worry? I know you got my back.”

Also known as the one where Nursey is constantly fucking up his laptop and Dex is the lucky Best Buy employee who gets to fix it.

*Mixing It Up by sinspiration

40k, Multi-chapter, M (zimbits)

Eric Bittle, of Bitty's Bakery, is very excited to have been chosen as a contestant for the Food Network Challenge. He's even more excited to find out that he's making a cake for the NHL new-Cup winners, the Falconers.

Jack Zimmerman, of the Falconers, doesn't know anything about cake, and will be the first to tell you that he feels wholly unqualified to judge a cake-making competition. At least Alexei is there to help ease things a little. Honestly, all he's really expecting is to be very awkward on camera for the entire segment, and to eat a lot of cake that's not really in his diet plan.

That's how it starts.

*how to not fall in love with your best friend + other holiday activities by quidhitch

7k, Oneshot, M (holsom)

When Ransom meets Adam Birkholtz for the first time he’s wearing a t-shirt that’s half a size too small for him, jeans that are worn out in the ratty way, and Birkenstocks that look about a thousand years old. His glasses are crooked on his nose and he introduces himself with a loud, booming laugh even though Ransom hasn’t said anything particularly funny. Ransom thinks it’s the kind of laugh that moves mountains, full and round and beautiful.

“Everyone calls me Holster,” Adam says, squeezing Ransom’s hand before he lets it go.

“Cool,” Ransom’s smile back is a reflex, the easiest, most natural response to Holster’s toothy grin. “I’m Ransom.”

“Sick nickname,” Holster tosses an arm around Ransom’s shoulder’s without warning. He is very large and very warm, and his breath smells like cinnamon. “You know what, Ransom? I think we’re gonna be tight.”

*I Know I Am, But What Are You? by sysrae

19k, Multi-chapter, E (nurseydex)

“I need you,” says Dex, “to be my fake date at my family Christmas. Please.” “Cool,” says Nursey, mouth operating on Chill Autopilot while his higher brain functions come to a screeching halt. “I can do that.”

first love, late spring by lehtonen

12k, Oneshot, M (holsom)

“Right.” Ransom still looks serious, but there’s a sinister glint in his eye that Holster gloomily recognises as contemplation. “What’s in it for us?”

Holster whips his head round to stare at him so fast his neck twinges in three different places. “Nothing is in it for us,” he hisses sotto voce, “or did you not hear the part where we’d be dating?”

handful of crazy stars by alwaysayes

2k, Oneshot, T (nurseydex)

your name is derek nurse and your world is on fire and will is your sun and your moon and stars and your entire virgo supercluster and you know that you are his too. your name is derek nurse and for the first time in your life you may have something other than hockey to keep you going because he makes you strong and you make him strong and together you are inescapable and magical and radiant and everything in the world that you will ever need because you have each other.

*The Huntsman and the Bard by rhysiana

9k, Oneshot, T (nurseydex)

Derek Nurse has cut it extremely fine on finding a cover story location for their New England travel magazine's fall issue, but he the pumpkin farm he just came across looks almost too good to be real. If only he can get the taciturn owner to agree to an interview...

Dex has no interest in an interview, or any kind of publicity. He's just trying to live a normal, mundane life, far, far away from the politics of the Faerie Court and his mother. But this journalist is proving oddly persuasive...

In which things go right, and then they go very, very wrong. Faerie queens do not like to be denied.

All I Ask by nickbonino

1k, Oneshot, T (holsom)

Ransom had been at March’s for a little under two hours, one last afternoon together before Ransom went to kiss the ice goodbye that evening, when he got the call. Bitty sounded almost frantic but was clearly trying hard to hide it.

“Ransom, I think you should come home. I don’t know what’s going on but I think you should be here.” Bitty’s voice rose as he spoke and Ransom heard what sounded like him banging on a door.

“Bits, I’m sorry dude but I’m kinda busy. Can’t you just sort whatever it is?” He tried to sound as apologetic as possible but Bitty was having none of it.

“Holster won’t open his door, Rans! I can hear him cr-. Just come home,” Bitty ordered, with a note of finality Ransom wasn’t prepared to argue with.

“Yeah, yeah okay. I’ll be there in five,” he sighed and hung up.

*and we dance like angels do by benvolio

7k, Oneshot, T

"Bitty is a literal angel. Not just the whole angelic metaphor concerning how his blond hair probably forms a wispy halo around him when the light hits him from behind or anything. Real deal angel."

Inspired by tumblr user cardamom 

all this war just to win by lehtonen

8k, Oneshot, E (nurseydex)

“You want me to shut up?” Dex takes a step back, triumphant, his eyes flashing. “Make me.”

Or: Dex and Nursey hook up, but they're still a mess.

*if we bite (the pain is sweet) by shellybelle

57k, Multi-chapter, E (nurseydex)

After two and a half semesters at Samwell, Dex has gotten used to people handling their stress in weird ways. Bitty bakes up a storm, Lardo is constantly covered in what Dex really, really hopes is paint, Ransom turns into a curled-up ball of anxiety on the nearest flat surface. He gets it: people are just weird here.

That doesn’t mean he doesn’t choke on his Red Bull when Nursey sighs, “God, I’m so tense right now. I just really need to suck a dick, y’know?”

(Or: five times Dex and Nursey really don’t quite know what they’re doing, and one time they’ve really, really figured it out.)

dots and dashes. by katarama

1k, Oneshot, T (nurseydex)

It took him a longest to warm up to Nursey, to feel comfortable with much more contact than a fistbump after a celly. There were the incessant “chill”s that grated on Dex’s nerves more than they should’ve. There was also the voice in the back of Dex’s head to be careful, because once everyone found out he liked boys, there was no helping the fact that things with Nursey would get weird.

Now, they’ve come far enough that he’s sitting on the grass with Nursey’s head in his lap by the pond, the sun finally warm enough in May to have melted all the ice and snow.

Cheiloproclitic by akadiene

1k, Oneshot, T (zimbits)

Cheiloproclitic - Being attracted to someones lips.

Jack really likes kissing.

all that you've conquered by whimsicalimages

10k, Oneshot, T (nurseydex)

“Drunk Nursey doesn’t write checks that sober Nursey can’t cash,” Nursey tells him very seriously.

Or: William J. Poindexter’s sister is getting married, which means, among other things, that he has to learn how to dance.

Close by tiptoe39

23k, Multi-chapter, E (zimbits)

They’ve been together for a month and a half. Now they need to learn how to be close.

A Madison/Fourth of July fic

[mattcullen]

asexualdex --> nickbonino

it’s finally happened, i’ve become an official hockey blog no one is surprised

[shanfoster32]

@predsident @predsfoundation @predsnhl @subbanator @rjosi90 @ryanellis_4 @watson_austin92 @mania1155 @nickbonino and the entire franchise, thank you for a great season. First class organization from top to bottom. Excellence is hard to achieve, but there’s honor in the pursuit. Hold your heads high, enjoy the off-season, and come back ready to pursue excellence again. Love you all greatly!!! #Smashville #Preds #AMENDitToEndit #RealMenRespectWomen #AMENDTogether @amend_together @ywcanashville #NHLPlayoffs https://www.instagram.com/p/BwmSlF1FT6WvcRy3WX-9fUoVmKwLdHdbvNtdVE0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xw2urimdh79i

[vigilanteshit]

NickBonino: Great series. Excited to keep playing. Maze is pumped about her play date with the hottest Penguin in town @jakenbake20 @Shop412 #GoPens

[dumouwin]

riss babe i have a virus and i'm sad and ill will u please write some nurseydex? maybe those dumb boys celebrating their first wedding anniversary bc i'm getting those feels 💗💗 (-charlie🎃 ily)

@nickbonino awwww charlie u poor thing get well soon bb!!!!

Derek wakes up like always, with his leg hooked over Will’s and his hand resting on Will’s chest. Will’s already up, and his hand that isn’t trapped under Derek’s torso is tracing slow circles over Derek’s back.

“Morning, lover,” Derek croaks out, voice still thick with sleep. The air in their room is cold and it makes him shiver, skin freezing where the blanket doesn’t cover him. He pulls the covers a little tighter aroung himself and snuggles up to Will’s side.

“Happy anniversary,” Will whispers, pulling Derek into his arms and leaning down to kiss his forehead.

“How have we been married for a year?” Derek wonders. “Still feels like we’re in the honeymoon stage,” he grins, snaking his hand between Will’s back and the bed to grope at his ass a little.

“Still feels like we’re in college and I can hardly stand not touching you,” Will counters, scooting down on the bed a little to press soft kisses to Derek’s neck.

“Always one-upping me, Poindexter,” Derek huffs.

“It’s been Nurse for a year now, Derek, I would think you’d be used to it by now,” Will teases right back, adding a little nip to Derek’s collarbone.

“I’ve got forever to get used to it, Mr. Nurse.” He’s aiming for a chirpy tone, but he knows he lands somewhere closer to sappy and completely and totally in love.

Will just laughs at him, switching back to peppering kisses across Derek’s shoulder.

“Hey,” Derek says, waiting until Will looks up to finish, “it’s been a good year, yeah?”

“Sweetheart,” Will whispers - and god, he’s still that twenty-year-old that Derek fell in love with, sweet and tender and so, so loving. “It’s been the best year of my life. Hands down.”

“Love you, Dex,” Derek smiles, because even if his last name is Nurse now, he’ll always be Nursey’s Dex.

my writing | prompt me | kofi | cash.me

[cryptenby]

2017.

everyone has been doing these end of the year posts and i figured i would join in.

so. New Year’s day for me actually marked the anniversary of a break up from a relationship i was in for nearly five years. that being said, 2017 was a big year of learning how to be on my own, figuring out where i fit in, and finding my joy.

and it was really fucking hard. turns out when someone is controlling most of everything you don’t realize how difficult it is to do things alone. anyway.

i moved a couple of times, had a few falling outs, mended some relationships, lost even more. I found some of the most wonderful people who have spent the past year loving me, validating me, helping me grow and learn and filling in gaps i didn’t know i had. this blog/fandom has been integral to my growth and joy, i got my love of writing back, i made friends (one of whom became my roommate wtf), i started talking to people just out of the blue, something that’s always been so hard for me. I told people i loved them because i can now give my love freely and openly, whether i’ve known you for a minute or a lifetime, and i found so much peace in that.

i figured out my sexuality (again. i’m bi lmao) i had a Gender Discovery™️ (girl adjacent? jury is still out lads) and i started loving the fuck out of my body.

all in all, 2017 was so so difficult. politically, personally, in every way imaginable, honestly. but it was good in a lot of ways too and i’m so happy for that. i’m so glad it’s over, but i’m so so glad it happened. and i feel like i can’t finish this off without tagging some people absolutely crucial to my happiness this year, friends and creators alike:

@hoenursey @dexydex @angelicfruitcake @georgiapeche @epickegster @bearcatpanda @duanlarissa @nanlicia @keagster @falqons @abominableobriens @smokeplanet @ngoziu @dizzy-redhead @thecamocrusader @nickbonino @pwney @geniusorinsanity @notafuckisgiven

and i’m sure there are countless more. thank you all so much for being in my life and thank you to my followers for being around and encouraging me to keep writing. may 2018 kick 2017’s ass!

[buddyrabrahams]

Sidney Crosby throws strike on first pitch at Pirates game

Sidney Crosby threw out the first pitch before Tuesday’s Pirates-Rockies game, and he proved that he has some talent in baseball too.

The Penguins captain decided to make his ceremonial first pitch from the rubber and threw a strike:

.@Penguins star Sidney Crosby showing a good feel for that strike zone. https://t.co/hMJGRBXxVd http://pic.twitter.com/V215Q82SEC

— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) June 13, 2017

Crosby apparently proved his Penguins teammates wrong with his pitch:

Sources in the clubhouse tell me Crosby is throwing from the rubber, and a lot (all) of his teammates don't think he can throw a strike

— Nick Bonino (@NickBonino) June 13, 2017

They must have missed the time a handful of years back when Crosby took batting practice at PNC Park in Pittsburgh and crushed a home run:

The man clearly has some natural ability as a multi-sport athlete.

from Larry Brown Sports http://ift.tt/2rYzT1K

[mattcullen]

Hey will you still be posting Check Please stuff? I don't want to be rude and I think you're awesome, but sports just aren't really my thing, so if you won't be posting Check Please stuff I'll probably unfollow. If you have a main blog I'll follow that though!

hi! dw that’s not rude, hockey is defo not everyone’s cup of tea i get that. i will definitely still be posting check please, that’s still my jam of jams i promise. the url change was mainly a result of being proud of having the nickbonino url but my blog will remain how it has been for a while, 50% check please, 50% hockey (tho atm with the pens winning, the expansion draft and the draft draft it has been v hockey lately i’m sorry about that, it’ll die down in a few days)

ive realised that ive got a lot of non hockey followers so i’m going to start tagging all my hockey posts with ‘rh’ (for real hockey) so if u wanna keep following me but also want to avoid the hockey you can blacklist that tag if it helps. but honestly, i won’t be offended if you unfollow (also my main is hanissurprised) 💞

[junker-town]

The Penguins’ HBK line finally met the real Heart Break Kid, Shawn Michaels!

Long live the HBK line!

Even though the Penguins have forsaken the HBK Line, the trio of Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino, and Phil Kessel lives on. In fact, the three players met the original Heart Break Kid, Shawn Michaels himself, for the first time on Monday.

Michaels and the HBK line were in attendance for the shearing of former Pittsburgh Steelers player Brett Keisel’s beard as a fundraiser for the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Two HBKs. Two Pittsburgh beards. One big fundraiser for @ChildrensPgh! We're ready to shear @bkeisel99's beard! http://pic.twitter.com/m2x4cYnfx8

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) February 14, 2017

#ShearDaBeard http://pic.twitter.com/1sFjOan6CS

— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) February 14, 2017

#ShearedDaBeard http://pic.twitter.com/JupTrb8tNC

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) February 14, 2017

The trio even signed an original HBK jersey, which was available at the event.

This authentic, one of a kind #HBK jersey signed by @CarlHagelin @NickBonino and @PKessel81 is AWESOME! Available only at #ShearDaBeard http://pic.twitter.com/O9MDGhLy4t

— Brett Keisel (@bkeisel99) February 7, 2017

A great meeting for an even greater cause. Now, if only the Penguins would put Hagelin, Bonino, and Kessel on a line once more.