Tag Archives: hockey

Fans can’t stay away in NHL’s return

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Rolf Sturm

In a season that looked seriously like no NHL games would be played, it was with a measure of relief to see the return of hockey to arenas and screens. Despite all the threats and hullaballoo over protests and payback … Continue reading →

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A return to Tuesdays on ice

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Rolf Sturm

Last Tuesday was a good day. The kind of day that makes you realize why you still play this damn game in spite of all the reasons you can find not to. To back up a bit, I used to … Continue reading →

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Preview: Goon – A not so funny film about a hockey stereotype

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Rolf Sturm

For all the attention, passion and discussion devoted to hockey in this country, there haven’t been very many good movies made about the sport. Call me a snob but there just aren’t any Field of Dreams or Bull Durhams in … Continue reading →

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Taking one for the team and not @#$%! happy about it

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Rolf Sturm

So there I was skating backwards like a son of a gun in a brisk game of shinny with some young turks at my local outdoor rink and…bam! Faster than a Pierre McGuire shampoo and cut, I caught the brunt of … Continue reading →

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Can’t wait for the ‘real’ hockey season to start

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Rolf Sturm

November is kind of a ‘tweener month for for me. It’s the time between finishing your kids’ leftover Halloween candy and stores getting decked out in their Christmas regalia, no matter that the holidays are still two months away. Pity … Continue reading →

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