From the monthly archives:

September 2009

I’ve Never Even Been to Reno

September 25, 2009

The NHL season is coming round the bend like the train Johnny Cash sings about in Folsom Prison Blues. I feel like the summer has been my prison, and I am finally free to watch the greatest game on earth. It’s almost here, and per usual, I am as giddy as a little girl.
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RIP Fred Cusick

September 19, 2009

Everywhere I turn, there is another story how an inordinate number of celebrities have died in 2009. Some heavy hitters have come down for their last breakfast this year, but no death has saddened me more than the passing of Bruins Broadcasting Legend Fred Cusick.
I remember Fred and Johnny (Pierson) but I grew up [...]

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5 Second Rule

September 7, 2009

With the opening of NHL training camp less than a week away, I wanted to talk a little bit about fighting and its place in hockey. Below you will find what the NHL deems to be a “good” fight, and a “bad” fight. Meaning, one is spur of the moment, and one is “staged”. I [...]

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