I remember reading an article in the Toronto Star one time in the 1970's about Sheldon Kannegiesser and it joked that he was the biggest name in hockey. ( I guess that was before we had the influx of players from Europe and Russia). I laughed when I saw an article in this week's Kitchener …
Mylecs and toothpicks
Do you remember those plastic Mylec blades we used when we were kids? They were the big, thick, heavy plastic things you screwed on to to the shaft of a busted stick for driveway or road hockey. I can remember using them from time to time because they lasted forever and saved hockey parents a …
A Clean Sheet of Ice
With a new season now underway, a few fellow old-timer hockey players and I were reaching way back to our first games, first goals, etc. and we got thinking we should write some of these old stories down. And with that, rinktales was born. So if you feel like hanging out with some old duffers …
Rink Tales 