Showing posts with label NHL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NHL. Show all posts

Monday, May 6, 2013

NHL.com can't get the NHL right

The screen capture above is what the final Eastern Conference standings looked like according to NHL.com ("Stanley Cup Playoff matchups set as season ends" on NHL.com on April 28, 2013). By clicking the full standings link at the bottom,

readers can discover the true final standings. Sorry, Lightning. Sorry, Flyers.

Friday, May 27, 2011

An NHL miss

The player mentioned is Chris Higgins of the Vancouver Canucks. From the NHL.com homepage on May 15, 2011. See the hit by clicking here.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Ohhhhh, what a feeling!

What a rush! "You the feeling"? I get the feeling that the word get is missing from between you and the. From "Selke would be nice, but Kesler's chasing Stanley" on NHL.com on April 27, 2011. The error is in the first sentence of an article written by a "Senior Writer" and the error is still there four days after the article was published. Click the image to enlarge it.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Are you surprised?

There's a misspelling currently on display on the NHL.com homepage. There are two Rs in a correctly spelled surprised.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Model writing

On February 25, 2011, my friend Jason spotted another error on the NHL.com homepage. He shared it on the Detected Errors Facebook page with this commentary:
It doesn't take a headshot expert to see the NHL's web editors have brain injuries. Jesus, people, there are spell checks and dictionaries on every computer! This is your job, for crying out loud!
Thanks, Jason!

Monday, February 21, 2011

Top headline: Who's is wrong

Jason, a good friend of mine, captured this from the NHL.com homepage yesterday and shared it on the Detected Errors Facebook page with this commentary:
The NHL, despite its billions, can't hire a web editor who knows the difference between who's and whose. Way to go, NHL. Way. To. Go.
Thanks, Jason!