While I love the game, it doesn't much bother me that there is an NHL lockout. I may miss it in April / May time-frame if the entire season is lost but it's just the nature of the big $ sports entertainment business to have these kinds of disputes from time to time. Now …
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 …
Last night of summer season
Summer hockey ends tonite. Winter hockey started last Friday. That's good scheduling as gaps of time with no hockey are a drag.
Looking on the bright side
Duncan Keith, the Black Hawks defenceman, lost several teeth in a conference final playoff game a few years back. When asked about it, his response was "My teeth weren't that good to begin with, so hopefully I can get some better ones."
Playing Hockey Cards – Leaners and Life
In my last post, I wrote about the art of playing with hockey cards as a kid. I covered only one game - closest-to-the-wall. In this post, I cover leaners. Leaners was a slight derivation from closest-to-the-wall. Two or more guys would fire cards at a wall from 5-10 feet away and try and …
Playing Hockey Cards – Closest to the Wall Wins
When I was a kid growing up in the 'borough, it was a very popular pastime to "play hockey cards" before school, at recess, during lunch and after school. These cards were the ones that featured our favourite NHL'ers of the day. They came in packs of 10 or 20 I think, with a piece …
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“Hail Cesare!”
Yes, the fans used to actually chant that when Cesare Maniago, the Minnesota North Stars main man in the cage in their early years was on his game. Is there a greater name than Cesare Maniago? I think not. I remember this goalie from the 70's mostly because of his elegant name and a little …
One Last Shift
It's rarely a good thing to be on the bench at the buzzer signaling the end of game or ice time. There have been times where I was thankful for it but these instances have been few and far between. One of these exceptions includes those games where it was so chippy that you just …
Hot Day For Hockey
Today was the first week of fall-winter Friday afternoon hockey at Albert. Very hot day for hockey indeed. Lots of skating and since this was an hour and a half, we were all quite happy to see it end at 4:50.
Hockey Stuff Going On
Here's how hockey has played a role in this very average day in my life so far this morning...as of 11:22 AM: Got up, let the dog out and rather than walk him, (which he has become allergic to this summer), I spent ten minutes shooting two rubber balls back and forth across the back …
Rink Tales 