Category Archives: NHL’ers
Scott Niedermayer Hasn’t Won The Golden Boot
The Stanley Cup, the Memorial Cup, the World Junior Championship, The Olympics…..and the Golden Boot. That is an impressive list of hockey trophies to be sure, and their order of listing does not imply anything with respect to relative importance. … Continue reading
Leaf Coach Criteria
I had to chuckle at Brian Burke’s comment in an interview I saw yesterday on why Dallas Eakins wasn’t considered the big job. Burke said “Eakins has never coached a playoff game in the AHL”. After 5+ years of … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Filed under Comebacks, Great Players, joy, NHL'ers
Spring is Here and the Leafs Aren’t
This will be a short post. I’ll start by acknowledging I’m not a Leaf fan and it’s easy to criticize them. Lots of pro sport teams aren’t very good over long periods of time. However, some are and I don’t … Continue reading
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Great Players – Mike Bossy
Growing up, I was a big New York Islanders fan. I don’t remember exactly what drew me to them instead of the Leafs or Habs, which were probably the favourites of 8 out of 10 kids back then. Nor do … Continue reading
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Collapsing Boxes and Smoked Meat Sandwiches
It started out as an idea we talked about a year or so back in the dressing room after a pickup game. This idea was to attend a tournament out of town. Make a weekend of it. Perhaps even a … Continue reading
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Time Warp
I was out walking the dog in the neighourhood this morning and came across two young boys playing hockey in their driveway. I actually heard them before I saw them. It was that distinct sound that occurs when a hockey … Continue reading
Filed under Driveway hockey, memories, NHL'ers
The Biggest Name in Hockey
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 … Continue reading
