Between the World Junior hockey championships hosted in my home province and coaching two completely hockey-crazy boys – along with a few other things – hockey has been on my mind a lot lately. That’s why a recent column by Joe O’Connor prompted me to write the letter below, that was today published in the National [...] Read more »
Hockey is more than a game
Writing about anything more personal than my take on new technology isn’t something I’m real comfortable with. I tend to avoid anything more personal than bragging about my kids – or complaining about them, as the case may be. But something touched my life last summer that stuck with me, changed my perspective, and inspired [...] Read more »
Body checking study misses the mark.
A new survey has reopened an old hockey debate about whether young kids should be able to bodycheck. CBC ran quite a thorough report on the University of Calgary study, which found that kids are three times as likely to be injured or suffer a concussion if they play with body contact. The study was [...] Read more »
I know the Red Wings are favourites, but isn’t this at least a little premature??
Spotted on NHL.com today (June 10, 2009) two days BEFORE the final game is played. Oops. Read more »
An Ode to Hatred (or, Why I Still Can’t Stand the Flames).
I found the conclusion of the Flames game last night to be unusually satisfying. I was watching the game with my son, who has taken a shine to the Flames because of family we have in Calgary that we all care about a great deal. Though it pains me greatly, he actually identifies himself as [...] Read more »
