I will begin by saying you will be reading two stories. It will be up to you to decide which you prefer. So here goes nothing. Story 1: It was time to head to Market Square to grab a bite to eat. I’ve heard time and time again that Primanti Brothers is where you want ...
Dropping the Gloves: Inside the Fiercely Combative World of Professional Hockey. By Barry Melrose, with Roger Vaughan. (2012, Toronto: Fenn/M&S. Hardcover. Pp. 240. $27.99 US / $29.99 CAN. ISBN 978-0-7710-5694-9.) By now I am sure you have seen the Internet meme – a photo of Morgan Freeman with a sentence along the lines of ...
For once, finally, during this whole god-awful mess, it seems as if the senseless and embarrassing work stoppage is coming to an end. We can say this because for the first time, words like “very pleased”, “positive” and “encouraging” have been used to describe the labor negotiations. And, if the buzz from alleged ...
In 1993 the NHL was a very different place. For starters, consider that the last time the Los Angeles Kings advanced to the third round of the playoffs, they were playing the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Campbell Conference Finals. They were lead by Head Coach Barry Melrose, who a year earlier had piloted the ...
It would seem as if the start of the 2009-2010 season is not a great time to be a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Things are not exactly clicking as well as supporters would have hoped. As it stands, the Leafs are winless. They have mustered but a single point–one that could have translated ...
5 For Writing is THW’s daily sporadic cornucopia of hockey related headlines. If you have a link that you think should be here feel free to fill out the form at the bottom of the page and we’ll be sure to have a look. Sean Avery punches Simeon Varlamov; commentary and trash talk ensues. Dominik ...
