August 11th, 2010... I had a great time challenging the fans, but little Carson was all business! Check out the video above as I just had to give up, this kid was too good!

August 9th, 2010... Do you think you can beat me in NHL2K11? The RV is leaving Chicago and the next stop  is Detroit! Come check us out tomorrow (Tuesday, August 10th) at the Best Buy at Westland Mall, from 11am-2pm, where you’ll get a chance to demo the game before it hits stores and meet me, Ryan Kesler, and Marty Turco!

And what a fun weekend it was! Michigan's alumni weekend, so it was great to see all the former teammates and catch up on things. Plus, it's always special to play at Yost and wear the block M.

July 7th, 2010... Hey everyone! I've kept pretty busy after the season with the World Championships along with promoting NHL2K11. The video above is the ad I shot with my Olympic teammate Ryan Kesler in Santa Monica to promote the RV tour. We had a blast doing it. Kesler's a great guy and I loved playing with him in the Olympics. It was fun to poke jabs at each other throughout the shoot, especially with the UM/OSU rivalry.

Do you want to play NHL2K11 before the game even comes out? Check out the schedule of when the tour will be in your area, and mark down August 10-11 in your calendars. That's when the RV will be coming to Detroit and since Ryan and I are both Michigan boys, you'll have a chance to challenge us! I'll post more details about when and where we'll exactly be soon, but make sure you save the date!

Other than the NHL2K11 stuff, I've been busy going to school at U of M. Summer school is fun because I get to see guys from the NFL, NBA, and NHL in my classes. It's always fun to catch up and share stories with each other. As a huge Michigan football fan, I love talking to Steve Breaston, Mario Manningham, Mike Hart, Braylon Edwards, Chad Henne, and other guys that are still training here during the summer. And of course the current Michigan football team should be considerably better this year with more experience. They are physically stronger and have had time to adjust and learn Rich Rodriguez's system. It's a really exciting time in Ann Arbor, the team should surprise the experts and go Bowling this season! Expectations are high and they should be - it's the University of Michigan!

Speaking of Michigan, the alumni hockey game is coming up so it will be fun to see some of the guys like Moss, Nystrom, Hunwick, Porter, Kolarik, and Mitera, and hopefully we can get Cammy, Cogs, Komo, and Turco to play this year. It seems like only yesterday that I was playing with them and it's great to see that we have all been pretty successful playing the game we love. The golf outing portion of the weekend is a blast. I don't know if we should really call it golf, but it's fun nevertheless! Go Blue!

It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine and not just the university, but the state! The Tigers are in first place and I love going to the games, especially since Comerica is such a great park. Hopefully the Lions can change things around. They have a great young QB in Matt Stafford and Ndamukong Suh is really creating a buzz with the fans.

And then of course in Hockeytown there are the Red Wings. Wow, I hope Mike Modano ends up playing for them. He's a great guy and it would be an amazing way for him to finish his career - in his hometown in front of family and friends, but it would be bad for me and every other team in the NHL. Modano would make the Wings stronger - trust me, he still has it.