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Old Sticks Never Die

On August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 By Rich CrowleyIn Dogs, PhilosophyLeave a comment

Let's get a little philosophical today. What is it that compels some of us hockey acolytes to keep old sticks after their playing days are done? Is there a parallel in how one puts a thoroughbred out to pasture to live out their years? Are they like old books read long ago, or vinyl records …

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Mylecs and toothpicks

On September 23, 2009November 28, 2009 By Rich CrowleyIn Uncategorized3 Comments

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 …

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