Is there anything sweeter in sport than a comeback victory? Nope, didn't think so. The Blue team clawed back from 3-0 down at the end of the first tonight for a 4-3 win. Who says Monday's are the worst day of the week?
Category: oldtimers
Bud
A sad day for hockey in Peterborough yesterday when Bud McDougall, a local with deep roots in the hockey and lacrosse community, passed away. I have been best friends with his middle son Dan since I was in my early teens and good friends with Mike and Paul his other two sons. All were hockey …
Lou Angotti, Dennis Kearns and the Kansas City Scouts
After our WOHL game tonite, Mike Paola asked if anyone remembered the name Lou Angotti. Given the age of the guys in the room, most did. I immediately remembered him as a Minnesota North Star (a team he never played for) while most of the others nailed him correctly as a Black Hawk for …
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For Old-Timer Hockey Players, It’s As Fun As It Ever Was
Great feature article in today's KW Record on old-timer hockey. A couple of guys in their 70's and 80's are quoted about what the game is like at their age. From their perspective, and one shared by most guys I play with, is that it still as much fun (if not more) than it …
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Skipping Hockey
There is a low point in the life of an old-timer hockey player and that low point is reached when a player is too tired to go to their game on any given evening. It may have been a long day at work or a crappy sleep the night prior but whatever the reason, when …
Thanksgiving Hockey Monday
Ever since I began playing in the Woolwich league, we have played hockey on Monday nights. This means that we play on the night of Thanksgiving Mondays. This means there are a bunch of old guys, most of whom love food, who have eaten too much at several meals over the course of three days …
Scott Niedermayer Hasn’t Won The Golden Boot
The Stanley Cup, the Memorial Cup, the World Junior Championship, The Olympics.....and the Golden Boot. That is an impressive list of hockey trophies to be sure, and their order of listing does not imply anything with respect to relative importance. Some famous gents have had the good fortune of being a part of teams …
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“EEEEWWWWW!”
This was the reaction my daughter got recently from a bunch of her girlfriends when she chipped in with her version of her most embarrassing moment ever. Not sure sure of the venue where this collective of young female wisdom dished up such stories but my daughter assured me her's got as strong a …
Thoughts prior to Christmas Tourney ’11 (and scouting video)
The W's Christmas tournament happens this Monday night. Anticipation is high that the old barn will be packed to the rafters with rabid fans who just appreciate hockey played the old school way. No helmets, sears catalog shinpads, goalies without masks, wooden sticks with no curve and players on opposite teams who just don't like …
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So…What Was The Final Score?
The Blue team played tonite in Elmira. Classic Monday-nighter. End to end action, lots of goals, a big hit between two of our guys. We played the red team. What a game. At the end...it was classic oldtimer hockey...we couldn't agree on the score. With 30 seconds to go, we couldn't decide whether to pull …
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