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The Guys Pulling The Strings
I recently read, or at least the parts they sent me, a terrific book called Behind The Moves, put together by Jason Farris, and I have to say, diving into the world of NHL general managers can be a...
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Things On A Sunday Afternoon
As I wait impatiently for the Grammy Awards to start, I’ve decided to show a few pictures because….well, just because. Hope you don’t mind. And is it true the Grammys people have set aside a few...
View ArticleHey Hab Haters, We’re Good People
There’s a reason why the world is so chock full of Habs haters. And it’s not even all about the team. It’s also about us, of course. In way too many hockey fans’ minds we’ve been smug and spoiled and...
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Coco And Roadrunner’s Hockey School
My friend Jerry Chan in San Jose wrote me awhile back that he had worked at a hockey school in Montreal run by Jacques Lemaire and Yvan Cournoyer, in the 1970′s, and today he sent this: “I won a Habs...
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Trivia At Its Finest
Denis Brel, visiting from Russia, told me today that the name Gretzky in Russian translates to ”walnut.” Wayne Walnut
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Bruins Lose!
The Bruins fell to the Caps in Washington by a score of 2-1, the series is now tied at two games apiece, and for me this is good news, although I don’t feel the slightest bit of affection for...
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Roy, Robinson, Gretzky, Messier – In Ottawa
On Friday, September 19, 1986, the Montreal Canadiens played an exhibition game against the Edmonton Oilers at the Ottawa Civic Centre. I lived in Ottawa at the time but sometimes, as was the case...
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Player Pics
Back when the earth was flat and dinosaurs roamed about in foul moods, the Toronto Star Weekly (and other sister newspapers around the country) would once a week feature lovely full size photos of NHL...
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Rocket’s 500th
Thanks a lot to Beatnik for sending the video below. It was Glenn Hall in nets for the Hawks who was the victim on the night the Rocket notched his 500th regular season goal, which was the first time...
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Good Wood
Ron Green in Orillia sends along an interesting story from TheStar.com – Hockey Is In Tom Scanlan’s Bones – about a fellow who bought game-used sticks once owned by the 42 players who scored at least...
View ArticleHabs Rally But Lose
Montreal can beat a lot of teams. Just not the New York Islanders. And thus ends the lovely eleven-game point streak. The Canadiens had clawed back from a 3-1 deficit to even the score, and then it all...
View ArticleThe Card That Belonged To Gretzky
The T206 Honus Wagner cigarette card, bought in 1991 by Wayne Gretzky and L.A. Kings owner Bruce McNall for $451,000. Over the years it’s been resold several times, and the last buyer paid almost three...
View ArticleJim Ralph Found Another Way
I remember Jim Ralph when he was a goalie for the Ottawa 67′s in the 1970′s. He was never a great backstopper, and his career didn’t amount to much, just bouncing around the minors for a decade after...
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Leafs And Pigs Fly
If I was a better man, I’d feel sorry for Leafs fans. Unfortunately, I’m a terrible person. This email came today. The Leafs win the Cup every year. Their fans must be so spoiled. Hi Dennis, As you’re...
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Slight Tweaking Of 20 Years Ago
“CUP COMES HOME” blared the headline in 1993 and little did we know that the Cup just a year later was going to run away from home and stay away. Stanley come home. We miss you. Enough’s enough. I...
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50 Or More; And That Curved Stick
Up until this December 1964 Hockey Pictorial question was posed, just three players had ever scored 50 goals in a season – Maurice Richard in 1944-45, Bernie Geoffrion in 1960-61, and Bobby Hull...
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Mr. Goalie
He came to Powell River in 1997 when the Allan Cup was on, and I asked him if I could buy him breakfast the next day. He said sure, we did, we talked hockey, and then I gave him a tour of the area in...
View ArticleFight Thoughts
I’ve wondered off and on over the years about how I really feel about fighting, and I’m asking myself again with all the buzz about the George Parros incident. It seems I’ve always leaned towards...
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Brandy’s Newest
My friend Brandy Saturley, a world class artist living in Victoria, has sent me her new Gretzky piece, along with info on her upcoming show in Edmonton. So if you’re in the Edmonton area on Dec. 5th,...
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