Hockey podcasts
Over the years, there have been many instances in hockey arenas in which a player or two has required a few stitches. It can happen quickly. A puck can deflect, a stick can come up, and sometimes tempers can flare. A couple of stitches can even be a badge of honour in the right circumstances. … Read more
As the Easter weekend approaches, it always calls to mind the decades of the 1980s and 1990s for me. Back in those days, it seemed that every Easter, I was packing up and going out of town to play in a hockey tournament. They were usually in Ontario or in the province of Quebec. I … Read more
Spring is a time when a man’s fancy turns to something. Maybe sometimes, a man would be better served to have done nothing. Every year near the end of March, one might see the remembrance of a certain event that occurred in an arena in Philadelphia. It was not the anniversary of some profound accomplishment, … Read more
Canada’s population is quickly approaching 38 million people, and if social media is any indication in recent days, there are about 30 million Canadians who either know Walter Gretzky or have met him and have a story or a picture with him. Yes, I exaggerate, but I do so in the spirit of appreciation for … Read more
We all know that Willie O’Ree was the first black player in the National Hockey League. O’Ree was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1935 and began playing with the Quebec Aces of the Quebec Hockey League in the 1956-57 season. The next year, when injuries hit the Boston Bruins, O’Ree was called up to … Read more