I didn't play on teams that did much travelling until I was in high school. However, I remember those days well and it never fails to bring a smile, if not to my face, then at least within my mind, remembering the good times spent travelling with not just friends, but hockey-playing friends. Peterborough to …
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Oooh, A Penguin / Duck / Leaf!
Which is the more flacid logo / mascot for a hockey team - a penguin a duck or a leaf?
Why Do Some Root For The Leafs?
Ok, I admit, I find myself rooting for the Leafs. Not often, not blue-maple-leaf tatoo's on my chest but I do find myself wanting them to win when I'm watching them on TV. I'm not a true fan because I actually take some perverse pleasure in them losing, consistently, painfully, year-after-year, decade-after-decade. But I grew …
OFSSA Champions (Not)
32 years ago today, the 1980-81 St. Petes's team, of which I was a part, headed off to OFSSA in North Bay on a yellow school bus. It was a solid team sporting a 38-3-2 won lost record and was the second seed in the eight team tournament. We had played and beaten the first …
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 …
The California Golden Seals
Remember them? Go way back Rusty, waaayyyyy back. They came into the league with the 1967 expansion. They were an NHL franchise that didn't last. The west coast wasn't ready for a team without some star power and Gretzky didn't head to LA until 20 years later. One of the great memories I …
The Orange Team Winter 2010 – A Team for the Ages
Perhaps the last part of the title of this post should read "...- A Team of Old-Agers" given the way we played last night. But I digress. This isn't about last night's game, with it's massive comeback derailed just short of a tie in the dying seconds. This is about the Orange team, a great …
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