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Here's a one-of-a-kind piece of hockey memorabilia that doesn't hit the auction block every day: Ken Morrow's game-worn jersey from the "Miracle on Ice" game at the 1980 Olympics. From the Classic Auctions press release: Classic Auctions is honored to offer the Ken Morrow Collection, which also features the U.S. Olympic...
It started during the teenage years. Anticipation coupled with excitement created a roller-coaster effect. Up, up, up, went the emotions. Down, down, down, they came. My first ride was in 1992. All-Star Game? Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull and Steve Yzerman, together on the same line? Imagine a beautiful tic-tac-toe passing clinic....
Two weeks ago I wrote a column about the worst team to cheer for in the NHL, and apparently things have gotten worse for one of the franchises on the list. Things have hit rock bottom in Columbus, where the Blue Jackets still have the worst record in the league...
You wouldn’t have been out of bounds if you had wondered, after the first half of the National Hockey League season, if Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula was going to ask for a refund. After all, $189 million isn’t supposed to buy you last place in the NHL’s Eastern Conference....
PORTLAND, Maine – Back in the day, Brad Church, coach of the Portland Junior Pirates, had himself a pretty good professional career. A coupla games in the NHL (with Washington), a lengthy tour of the minors, following which he began his coaching path. He had enough of a career to have...
The unofficially crowned "Sportsman of the 20th Century" once said that "integration is wrong. We don't want to live with the white man; that's all." Muhammad Ali also said, on the topic of interracial marriage, "No intelligent black man or black woman in his or her right black mind wants...
One of the National Hockey League’s worst-kept secrets is the teams and location for the next Winter Classic (A faceoff between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor). However, no set plans have been reported for the 2014 showdown and beyond. Therefore, I...
There are little things that annoy me such as bad driving habits, people who are frequently late, and the fact that there isn’t a Taco Bell in the town that I live in. And then there are things that really “grind my gears,” to quote Peter Griffin. One of those things...
The NHL is made up of a wide variety of franchises. Some have numerous Stanley Cup titles and legendary players. Others have had decent histories, but haven’t quite achieved the glories of some of their competitors. Finally, there are teams so bad that they haven’t amounted to anything at...
The old-school hockey player is an endangered species. He still lurks around the rink, delivering a bone-jarring hit every now and then, but he's wary and gun-shy as the threat of extinction looms each shift. He's looking over his shoulder, hoping his checking victim is OK, hoping the referee's...