Those TSN Guys Sure Can Be Kidders Sometimes.
This came out in the Edmonton Journal, written by John MacKinnon, and it’s quite amazing. Somehow, some place, the TSN gang must have got together and dropped some acid. MacKinnon’s story is entitled…...
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The Mystery Of The Programs, Dammit.
This has absolutely nothing to do with the Stanley Cup finals taking place right now, but I decided to post this because, well….. I decided to, dammit. In 1974, when the best from the renegade World...
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Habbing Hot Fun In The Summer
Early 1960′s article in Hockey Pictorial, asking members of the Montreal Canadiens how they planned on spending their summer. Terry Harper was going on a western tour for Molsons and the Canadiens,...
View ArticleLess Smiles, More Unpleasantness Please
The fantasy draft is over, the skills competition has wrapped up, we just have to get through what passes for a game, and All-Star weekend will draw to a close. My prediction for today’s game? Hmm. I’d...
View ArticleHabs Roll Along
What a terrific bonus it is when the backup comes in for the ailing starter and wins both games, the second being a nice fat shutout. And what a bonus it is, after a young spark plug goes down with an...
View ArticleA Night At The Station
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone. On this day you’re an Irishman no matter what your roots are, and that’s a good thing. Except for the hangover you might have tomorrow morning. I’ve talked many...
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1974 Team Cyrillic
The picture below was sent to me from a friend in Leningrad in the mid-1980s. Team Canada 1974, stars from the rival WHA, taking on Kharlamov, Mikhailov, and Tretiak two years after the big one....
View ArticleRocket And Nordiques On View
Very interesting documentary titled “Just Another Job”, showing the WHA’s Quebec Nordiques leading up to and during their first-ever game of the 1972-73 campaign, which was also the league’s first...
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