I received word today that a childhood friend and teammate passed away this past Thursday. His name was John Cowling. The news has saddened me terribly. Although I had not seen him in 20+ years, nor kept in touch with him, I know that he was a very good man. It is funny how there is …
Category: Cars and Trucks
Rants
A great rant took place in the dressing room last night in Elmira. Something about a poorly dressed guy driving a mazda at excessive speed who blew by one of our defencemen as he left work for the day in his own wheels. Like any good d-man, our guy then scrambled to catch up to …
Getting to the Rink
In the late 70's / early 80's, I can remember fall days like this one where the St. Pete's hockey tryouts would begin after school. We couldn't wait to get school over with and get over to the Kinsmen arena where the tryouts were held and where we had the bulk of our practices and …
Car!
As I drove down the street yesterday, I approached two boys and a girl playing ball hockey on the street a few houses down. They had a net and one was playing goalie and the other two shooting. I could read their lips as they called "Car!" Ah, one of the great battle cries of …
Rink Tales 