A couple of posts ago, I dug up a memory on Roger Doucet, the Habs Anthem singer. On the same night this memory popped to the surface, we also dug up that famous nasally voice that used to announce the goals and penalties at Leaf games and of course, notify one and all thrice …
Author: Rich Crowley
Blue Wins Again
As athletes are fond of say after a hard fought victory, "We battled hard out there tonight." And so it was with Blue last night. We were down a couple of times but managed to tie it mid way through the final period and then Colonel nailed a beauty with a couple of minutes to …
January
January is the time of year that even when playing hockey inside at an arena, it is so cold that your feet get almost as cold as they do when playing outside. I've noticed over the past few games that by the end of the game, the toes on my right foot, which had a …
Late Guys, Early Guys
On any team, there are always those who like to get to the game early, and those who like to get to the game late. The bane of many a minor hockey coach is the kid who you never knew was coming until they showed up and who didn't normally show up until sometime …
Roger Doucet
One of the things I've always loved about the anthems sung at hockey games is how the crowd and players all break into action before the last verse is complete. The players on the ice start to move and the fans start to cheer, clap, scream etc. It's game-on baby now that the anthem has …
Puckette
Several years ago, when the Crowley backyard rink was the centre of family action in the winter months, my youngest flipped a stick upside-down and attempted to control the puck with the end of the stick instead of the blade. She was imitating a neighbourhood friend who played ringette, but given our rink was always …
Being .500 isn’t bad for a blue team, is it?
Blue lost again tonight. Ugly, ugly, UGLY. Blue's captain and this trusty blog writer played defense (or more accurately I should say I filled in for an injured defenceman) and that made for some interesting defensive zone moments for us. I've played D about six times since I was eight years old so it's …
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Big League
Big League, a great hockey song by Tom Cochrane, is a sad one if you listen to the lyrics. A young player's life cut short by a drunk driver and based on a true story. The word have always resonated with me because I have always loved playing hockey outside. Hearing the ice crack, the …
Down Goes Blue
Blue took it on the chin last night so the undefeated half-season dream died early. No excuses, just a bad night.
Gretz
215 points in one season. 92 goals in one season (but he wasn't really a goal scorer). 50 goals in 39 games. 4 Stanley Cups. I know it was a different era and the goalies wore driveway hockey equipment but seriously, they wore the same stuff in the 70's and no one put up those …
Rink Tales 