Recently I wrote about Ray “Scotty” Morris, a photographer a few years back for the San Francisco Examiner, who took a photo of his then-girlfriend Vicki Ross at the old Cow Palace, with several San Francisco Seals from the professional Western Hockey League spraying snow on the poor lass. It was a photo judged by [...]

Last year I was in contact with a fellow named Gyle Konotopetz, who at one time was a terrific and ultra-creative sports columnist with the Calgary Herald before moving to the states, and now, I think, is up in Victoria. Gyle had done a piece in the Herald about Danny Gallivan, and when I wrote [...]

The Poles, for whatever reason, just haven’t been able to up their game and become a hockey powerhouse. I don’t know why – it can get cold and snowy in those parts during winter so skating and shooting should be a given. You would think, anyway. But there just doesn’t seem to be much going on in the [...]

A nice glimpse of a future Canadiens star, Brendan Gallagher, doing his thing with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League. Gallagher was one of the last cuts at Habs training camp last fall, and just may crack the lineup next fall. He’s a beauty, as Don Cherry would say. Thanks to Darth for sending this [...]

I can’t wait for tonight’s Canada-Russia battle. It’s payback time for the Canadians and they have the team to do it. I was going through some old photos and found my friend Gary Lupul (below), who passed away in 2007 at just 48 years old, and who played in the 1979 World Juniors, when it was [...]

Bill Hunter deserves to to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame. In fact, Hunter, who passed away on December 16, 2002 at the age of 82, should have been enshrined years ago. To say that Wild Bill shouldn’t be in the hallowed hall is a little like saying Lord Stanley, Conn Smythe, or Frank [...]

From the Tri-City Herald, the voice of Kennewick, Paco, and Richland Washington. Carey Price played for the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League from 2002 to 2007, and he was back for a golf tournament. Price, Canadiens working on new deal By Annie Fowler, Herald staff writer RICHLAND — Carey Price was chatting up [...]

Talk about doing it the hard way. Sleepwalk through most of the game, fall behind 4-1, then storm back in the third period and shock everyone in the building by coming alive and winning the darn thing 5-4 by scoring four goals in seven plus minutes at the end of the game.   I was hoping for [...]

   A year ago today, July 17, 2007, Gary Lupul passed away. He was 48 years old. Gary Lupul was an ex-Vancouver Canuck, a proud Powell Riverite, a friend to people from all walks of live, and a great friend of mine. He was a scout for the Canucks when he died, and his beat [...]