Wayne Whittaker
Wayne Whittaker has been a Boston Bruins Correspondent for TheHockeyWriters.com since 2010. As a Berklee College of Music graduate, and Massachusetts native, Whittaker has been around Boston, the Bruins, and the game of hockey his entire life. His work has also been featured in Sports Illustrated, Huffington Post, CBSSports.com, and Yahoo.com.
Author's Posts
Home-Ice Advantage Very Real in Boston
June 19th, 2013 By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent The crowd is roaring, the spotlights flashing, the goal horn is blaring, and the repetitive thump of a tired but familiar techno song serenades you to the bench. Congratulations, your team has just been scored on by the Boston Bruins in TD Garden. Home ice advantage is no myth. In...
Stanley Cup: Boston Escapes Chicago With Series Tied
June 16th, 2013 By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent It's often said that visiting teams must "weather the storm" for the first 10 minutes of a hockey game. By then, play should settle down as emotions subside. On Saturday night, it turned out to be a 20 minute storm that was thrust upon the Boston Bruins by a dominant Chicago Blackhawks...
Boston Bruins: Believe One More Time
June 10th, 2013 By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent I have a pretty clear memory of walking out of the TD Banknorth Garden on April 7, 2007. A completely unremarkable game had just taken place (a 6-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators), and another Boston Bruins season had come to a disappointing close. I distinctly remember one particularly...
Boston Bruins' Success Is No Accident
May 23rd, 2013 By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent While the New York Rangers fans and media speculate over the future of head coach John Tortorella and superstar roster player healthy scratch Brad Richards, the Boston Bruins are quietly preparing themselves for the final blow. Much has been made of the elusive fourth win in a...
Boston Bruins: Top 10 Most Memorable Playoff OT Goals
May 18th, 2013 By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent In recent years, Bruins fans may have grown accustomed to playoff overtime games. Thursday night's Game One victory over the New York Rangers was just the latest in a memorable string of post-season overtime victories for the Boston Bruins franchise. With Game Two approaching, now...
What Happens if Boston Loses Game 7?
May 13th, 2013 By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent Since the clock struck 0:00 on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, the Boston Bruins roster has been more or less cemented. The core group of players have remained in their familiar depth chart slots, with Boston management apparently believing "they have won before, they will win...