What are the chances for a kid growing up in California of playing in the National Hockey League? And he grows up to be just five feet, six inches tall, on top of that? Not many California-bred players are in the NHL, and not many as short as 5 feet, 6 inches. But Rocco Grimaldi, […]
On April 6, 2018, the lives of 29 families were changed forever when a semi trailer truck T-boned a passenger bus carrying 29 members of the Humboldt Bronco hockey team. It was later determined that the truck driver had inadvertently gone through a stop sign and collided with the bus. Sixteen people were killed and […]
Alex Pietrangelo knows what its like to be on the roller coaster of life in more ways than one can imagine. Pietrangelo is the captain of the St. Louis Blues hockey team. On January 3rd, the Blues sat in last place, behind the the other 30 NHL teams. A short 5 months later, the St. […]
Mike “Doc” Emrick is the lead announcer on NBC for the national telecasts of its NHL games. He just won a remarkable sixth straight Emmy Award for outstanding Play-by-Play sports announcing. This achievement is made even more remarkable, because in 2011, Doc became the the first hockey announcer to win this Award. Now he has […]
Jermaine Loewen made history in the 2018 NHL Draft when he became the first Jamaican-born player to be taken by an NHL team in the draft. The 20-year old winger went 199th overall to the Dallas Stars in June, after playing four seasons in the Western Hockey League. He is a long-shot to play in […]
One of my favorite hockey players over the last 20 years has been Jarome Iginla. Even though he has been a thorn in the side of my favorite team, the Detroit Red Wings, I have admired the combination of skill and toughness that Iginla has displayed over his long and illustrious career in the National […]
Even though my favorite team, the Detroit Red Wings, didn’t even make the Stanley Cup Playoffs, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the playoffs this year. The Cinderella story of the first-year Las Vegas Golden Knights making it all the way to the Finals was a great achievement. Many of the games were close and exciting, right […]
One of my favorite Detroit Red Wings’ hockey players is Luke Glendening. I like how he plays the game. Even though he is not the most talented member of the Red Wings, he gets everything out of his natural ability. He is a gritty player. He has always faced challenges in his hockey career. Overcoming […]
I have loved hockey all my life. As a 7-year old boy, I remember watching Hockey Night in Canada on CBC TV every Saturday night. It was a real ritual in our household. The TV would go on at 5 pm and the countdown to the Toronto Maple Leaf game began. By game time, I […]