Cool story out of Baghdad about the street hockey gear that the NHL donated to the troops last month. Upon receipt of the equipment, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Maddock teamed up with Army Sergeant Joel Kirk to put…
Sidney Crosby’s ‘Sticks’ Gatorade Commercial
If we’re rolling with the hockey purist television ads, we might as well go back to the vault for this 2006 Gatorade/Sidney Crosby gem. My tardiness is forgivable, since (a) this ad played exclusively in Canada and (b) this blog…
Canada’s Street Hockey Struggles
The most recent issue of The Sporting News had a great 8-page spread titled “30 Reasons Why Hockey Matters to Canada.” In it, they wax nostalgic about the country’s hockey gold medals, the passion the nation has for the game, and the…
Street Hockey Festival Comes To NH’s Lake Region
Before this past year, if you were an over-22 hockey player in New Hampshire looking for a tournament to play in, your choices were limited. There were a handful of indoor men’s ice hockey tournaments in the region, but you…
Backyard-Hockey Profiles: Bob DeGemmis
Backyard-Hockey Profiles is a series that looks to shed light on the people who embody the true spirit of the game and the pure joy that comes from sharing it with others. If you would like to nominate someone to…
