Missing hockey, and not making any memories

At dinner in Philadelphia last night, I kept glancing up at one of the big screen TVs showing a rebroadcast of the festivities that surrounded the 2012 NHL Winter Classic. The station was showing a long run of introductions of former players from the teams that would play the “real” game that day in Philly, […]

The Habs have it

[picapp align=”right” wrap=”true” link=”term=Montreal&iid=8774278″ src=”3/7/4/9/Montreal_Canadiens_Win_6b81.JPG?adImageId=12837698&imageId=8774278″ width=”234″ height=”187″ /] Why are these men smiling? They’re fans of the Montreal Canadiens, who defeated the Pitsburgh Penguins 5-2 tonight to advance to the Eastern Conference finals in the NHL playoffs. The Habs will play either Philadelphia or Boston, who play tomorrow night. I haven’t paid much attention to […]

The NHL Winter Classic starts the new year right

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=hockey&iid=7443635″ src=”0/7/7/f/Fans_enter_for_ac78.JPG?adImageId=8759859&imageId=7443635″ width=”380″ height=”250″ /] I missed the game, and that’s a shame. The Bruins beat the Flyers 2-1 in the third annual NHL Winter Classic today at Fenway Park in Boston. It’s difficult to find photos of ballcaps at hockey games, at least among the players. I offer the above photo […]