One more day 'til the new season begins. After a such a long break (going on 12 days now) without hockey, I can't wait.
Love of Hockey, Love of a Women
I'm old enough to remember when Gordon Lightfoot wasn't old. He's one of those Canadian songwriters that some love, some hate. My father in the former category, my father-in-law in the latter. Lightfoot once wrote a song called "Did She Mention My Name" where he lyrically wonders about a love from days gone by. …
The Paradox of Wheels
My son needled me the other day about my hockey bag having wheels, quoting some young buck hockey philosopher / trash talker, "If your bag has wheels, it's a sure sign you don't". Hmmm...well played.
What Price Hockey?
I don't recall how old I was but it was sometime during my elementary school days at St. Anne's in Peterborough. The parish church was right across the parking lot out front of the school so we were pretty closely aligned with the parish recruitment activities. There were no altar girls back in those …
Talking Hockey Over Cherry Cheesecake
My wife and I got together with some old high school friends last night for dinner in Courtice, just east of the 'Shwa. Great to see everyone again and to talk hockey with some old school buddies. We talked about our St. Pete's high's recent OFSSA hockey win and reminisced about days gone by …
Iggy and Sid and the Legacy of Butch Goring
The trade deadline has been a media frenzy for years. The Iginla trade was a big a deal as I can remember in the past few years. I love the deal. The Pens have added a class act and a great player without giving up a player from this year's roster. Clearly, they are …
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An Empty Thursday Night
This happens every year around this time. Winter season is over, spring / summer season not yet started. Not much to do on a Thursday night. Read a book? Go for a run? Ya right.
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 …
To The Victor (Orange) Go The Spoils
A nice piece for Team Orange's trophy cabinets. To think, with a different bounce or two in the first game, that this could have been a white puck. Next year baby, next year....
The Symposium
Ah, the annual Monday after. After the end of the WOHL season that is, and the Monday after is when the annual symposium is held at the Central in Elmira. The WOHL band will play, the chicken wings will be trotted out, former stars like Lloyd will be present in the shadows, having passed with …
Rink Tales 