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 together an inter-branch street hockey tournament. Despite the 120-plus-degree daytime highs that Iraq sometimes sees, [...]
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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 didn’t exist in 2006. Whether you love The Kid or hate him, this is a [...] 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 stories and characters that have intertwined with the country’s history for the last 100 years. [...] 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 were in for some driving if you wanted to take part in a pond or [...] 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 be profiled, please contact me. It’s springtime in much of the United States, and with [...] |
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