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Author archives: Ross Bonander

Ross Bonander is a freelance health writer and quotations editor. His work includes Hockey Talk, a collection of memorable hockey quotes and So So In Centerfield, an unusual collection of baseball quotes. He writes extensively for the Lymphoma Information Network.

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Revised Concussion Guidelines Not Endorsed by the NHL

For the first time in over 15 years, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has issued a revision to their standard guidelines for sports-related concussions. Despite endorsement by the National Football League Players Association, they are not endorsed by North American pro hockey organizations. The previous guidelines included a grading system as well as a ...

The Brief Revival of the Kick Save

I am opposed to the oversized goalie. I think he’s ruining the game. I fear the day NHL scouts begin scouring remote nations for hockey’s answer to the late great Manute Bol. When goalies drop into the so-called hybrid butterfly every time a puck is shot their way, another hockey angel loses its wings. So ...

The AHL and Me: Coming to Terms with an Indifferent League

As one of the American Hockey League’s more successful recent franchises appears ready to leave town, and as we approach the NHL trade deadline, I find myself questioning my status as an AHL fan. It’s a familiar theme for me. In fact, more than once. Being a minor league sports fan … it’s as though ...

Book Review: Ballad of the Whiskey Robber

Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein (2005, New York: Back Bay Books. Paperback. Pp. 352. $13.99. ISBN-10 0-316-01073-1)   Julian Rubinstein’s Ballad of the Whiskey Robber tells the true story of Attila Ambrus, a man with a taste for ...

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