I'm old enough to remember when Gordon Lightfoot wasn't old. He's one of those Canadian songwriters that some love, some hate. My father in the former category, my father-in-law in the latter. Lightfoot once wrote a song called "Did She Mention My Name" where he lyrically wonders about a love from days gone by. …
Category: Girls
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 …
Puck Bunnies – Only in Canada You Say?
Rock stars have "groupies" and rodeo studs have their "buckle bunnies" but did you know that the term "Puck Bunny" is officially recorded in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary? Who knew?
Back When Girls Didn’t Play Much
Many years ago, one of my older sisters, who at the time had a son playing house-league, professed to me that she realized while watching him how fun hockey was. It made her realize how sad it was that in her younger days, there were no leagues for girls. I felt quite bad at …
Rink Tales 