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Withdrawal

On December 18, 2012December 22, 2012 By Rich CrowleyIn Fear, WOHLLeave a comment

Yikes, with the W shut down for next three weeks for Christmas, I woke up with the cold sweats and shakes this morning.  Three weeks without hockey?  Three weeks!?  Gotta make a rink in the backyard or the church basement or the neighbour's driveway or a school gymnasium.   This is crazy.

The Scariest Hockey Players Ever

On October 31, 2012November 2, 2012 By Rich CrowleyIn FearLeave a comment

In the spirit of things that scare us and give us nightmares, here's my list in no particular order: Some guy I played house league against in Peterborough in my late teens who last name was Terien.   Right up there when one thinks of insane.  From the time the puck dropped, he was looking …

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