I went out for a quick walk down the street tonight to drop a letter into the mailbox. A few houses away, on a gorgeous late spring evening, where the leaves were fully out and the temperature was bordering on hot, I spotted a young boy, about as tall as a Corey-Crawford goalie pad hacking …
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Warm Rooms
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 …
Mothers, don’t let your babies grow up to be hockey players
The stage was set and the play was something familiar for this part of the world: Saturday night hockey. It was late in the third game of the round robin of my son's house league midget tournament this weekend in London and with the good guys leading 3-2 with a minute to go, the game …
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