Do you remember those suckers? Ski boots with blades. They were all the rage for awhile and were used by many pros. Never had a set myself. But Jean Beliveau did.
Backyard Rink No More
Cold day here today in KW. Rain is coming down and bringing leaves with it. For years, when my kids were younger, it was around this time of the fall that I'd start getting things ready to build the backyard rink for the upcoming winter. For several years when I first built it, I just …
The Brooklyn Islanders
I'll admit it - I'm a former Islander fan who gave up on his team along time ago. As a kid, and several years before they ran off four straight cup wins, I was a big fan of the Islanders. In the years following those cups, when Pat Flatley was captain (a player I actually …
Bobby Orr, Guy LaFleur and Dumping It In
After our WOHL game tonight, the discussion somehow got to whether Orr or LaFleur ever dumped the puck in during the NHL days. There wasn't much discussion but one passionate opinion (from a teammate who does not drive, nor will he ever drive, a Mazda) suggested that not only did they never dump it in …
The Perfect Pass
What is the perfect pass? Is it better to give one than to receive one? Is it a flashy play that stands out and sets up a wild goal or an elegant dish from the edge of trouble that gets one out of a tight spot? Is a bullet that hits your mate in full …
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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Was That A New Stick?
Several years ago, around the time when composite sticks were starting to replace wooden sticks for the recreational player, one of the guys I played with in the local Hi Tech league bought one of these. In the dressing room before the game, I believe he mentioned to a few people he had bought one. …
Greats Who Never Won The Cup
I got thinking the other day about some of the great pros I watched as a kid who never won it all. Jean Ratelle comes to mind. I remember him being so good in those late 70's series against the Habs and the Bruins coming so close. Gilbert Perreault is another. Him and his French …
It Really Has Been That Long
What do the Habs have that the Leaf's don't? Colour pictures of their last Stanley Cup!
Obama, Romney, the Hanson Brothers and the NHL Lockout
Ok, this post has a title that has to be one of the better ones I've written. And it's all grounded in real life proving that truth is stranger than fiction. I'm not a big TV watcher but ended up in front of the tele tonite around the time the presidential debate was to …
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