Thomas protest is as American as it gets Steve Kendall | January 25, 2012 “I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People. This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level.…
10 Ways To Make Hockey Better in 2012 Steve Kendall | January 2, 2012 Hand out real suspensions/Get players to respect one another: Concussions continue to plague the NHL…
Hockey’s Top Five of 2011 Steve Kendall | December 29, 2011 (Part 2 of a two-part series) On Tuesday, we examined five events that saddened the hockey world. Today, we will look at the five best moments of 2011. Thankfully for…
Hockey’s Five Mournful Moments of 2011 Steve Kendall | December 27, 2011 As 2011 comes to a close, it provides a time for hockey fans to reflect. In the first of a two-part series, The Hockey Writers’ Steve Kendall will examine the…
Book Review: Adam Proteau’s Fighting the Good Fight Shoud be Mandatory Reading Steve Kendall | December 16, 2011 Factual evidence, persuasive arguments, and straight-forward ideas have forced me to rethink what hockey actually is versus what it should/could be.
Lucic hit another in line of cheap shots; deserves suspension Steve Kendall | November 13, 2011 There has been a lot of discussion regarding Milan Lucic’s open-ice check of Ryan Miller during Saturday night’s Buffalo-Boston game, won by the Bruins, 6-2. In my opinion, anyone who…
Could Flyers-Lightning Fiasco be the Beginning of the End for the Trap? Steve Kendall | November 10, 2011 The Philadelphia Flyers’ decision to not move the puck up ice once the Tampa Bay Lightning were set up in their 1-3-1 trap during Wednesday night’s game was not the…
The Bruins Need a Shake-Up: Trade Lucic Steve Kendall | October 28, 2011 The world of sports is definitely a place where the “what have you done for me lately” mentality exists. Case in point: the Boston Bruins may have won the Stanley…
Shanahan Sets Right Tone With Lengthy Suspensions Steve Kendall | September 27, 2011 During his playing days, Brendan Shanahan was a no nonsense player. He came to work, did his job, and expected others to do the same. He was as tough as…
Burrows not such a bad guy … Steve Kendall | September 24, 2011 (This originally appeared on my website, causewaycrowd.com. I have since left that site and wanted more exposure for this piece, so here it is!) After last year’s postseason, one of…
Things learned from the Boston-Montreal series Steve Kendall | April 28, 2011 Boston outlasted Montreal and finally broke through with a Game 7 win under the leadership of Claude Julien, Zdeno Chara and Peter Chiarelli. The series was exciting with players on…
Sizing up the postseason Steve Kendall | March 8, 2011 With the season coming to a rapid close, it’s a good time to take a look at each team and examine where each stands heading into the home stretch: Eastern…
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