Next year's pilgrimage to hockey's mecca takes place on the April 13th weekend. While not exactly in the league of an action-thriller trailer, the vid below of this past April's road trip home will hopefully help the recruiting drive. Is that limo bus a great way to travel or what?
Sid
The Kid Came Back. Long live Sid. I'm old enough to have watched Orr, I grew up on a steady diet of Gretzky highlight reels and I know the Islanders are a weak team. But is it possible Sid is the best player to have ever played the game?
For Oldtimers, What Goes First: Foot Speed, Stickhandling Ability or Simple Math and Memory?
Once upon a time in the "W", There skated a team whose sweaters were blue, But when their wins totalled four, They could keep score no more, _____ _____ ____ __ ____ ___ ___!
So…What Was The Final Score?
The Blue team played tonite in Elmira. Classic Monday-nighter. End to end action, lots of goals, a big hit between two of our guys. We played the red team. What a game. At the end...it was classic oldtimer hockey...we couldn't agree on the score. With 30 seconds to go, we couldn't decide whether to pull …
Things I’ve Liked About Hockey
The sound made when a puck rings off the iron. Unmistakeable, distinct, slightly different for each shot depending on how hard it was shot, how direct it hits, etc. Music to my ears. Seriously, who doesn't like this sound? Feeling worn out after the game. Beats jogging any day. Beats exercise in almost any form. …
Concussion Treatments Then and Now
Lots in the press lately about concussions and the scourge they are in the game today. I couldn't agree more. Having said that, I doubt there is any way to eliminate them from the game short of removing contact and fighting. Even then there would be the odd accident as there is in my old …
Sometimes It’s Too Hot For Hockey, Even in Canada
Last Thursday night, I headed out to RIM for my weekly Thursday night shinny game, exactly one week after having to bail on that week's hour of fun because of a broken skate blade. On this night, with freshly runners newly installed and ready to go, I drove out on what was the hottest night …
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Shinny Armageddon III
I really thought I had things covered off nice and complete when describing the worst hockey feelings in the world in Shinny Armageddon and Shinny Armageddon II. However, I now have a new one that ranks right up there. Last night, badly needing my hockey fix as the weekend began to appear on the …
It Wasn’t About the Hockey
The icing on the cake came with the last round of jager shooters. You see, after two nights of parking our sorry behinds at Hurley's on Crescent street for several hours, it was last call but the final order for jager shooters was one that could not be filled - Hurley's had run out of …
Montreal Take 2
Oliver Wendell Holmes, who to the best of my knowledge never played hockey, once said something along these lines: "Men don't quit playing because they get old, they get old because they quit playing." On that note, a bunch of hockey playing buddies and myself who are not quite willing to get old just yet …
Rink Tales 