When I was a kid, indoor rinks were nasty cold places in the heart of winter. I guess they still are but I'm old enough now to enjoy throwing stories to my kids about how it was colder and snowier back in the day. For parents and other spectators who didn't benefit from the physical …
Category: arenas
Warm Rink, Cold Rink
I visited my dad this weekend and there is always some wonderful old hockey stories offered up during such visits. This time was no exception. He told me about the old Keene arena that had wooden boards and on winter nights where they had games that drew decent crowds, the inside of the arena would …
Not All Benches Are Created Equal
For anyone of my generation who has been fortunate enough to play into their old-timer years, the passing of these years has almost always offered the chance to play in umpteen rinks of every possible description in umpteen different places. In small towns, big cities, rich private schools, universities and colleges, fairgrounds and even …
Two Old Rinks
One of the damndest rinks I ever played in was a barn in Havelock. We played a high school game there one afternoon after school and it honestly felt like it was about as wide as the dressing room we got dressed in. Obviously, it was bigger than that but I do remember …
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 …
Jock Harty Arena
I spent this past weekend in Kingston (thus, no posts for three days so I'm in catch-up mode) and it was a wonderful homecoming weekend at Queen's. It was great to connect with some old friends and wander the campus, take in the Gaels beat-down on Western etc. etc. On the downside, it is a …
“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 …
Rink Tales 