"There’s More Than One Shade of Hockey Player"
Monday August 28, 2006
A gathering in Nova Scotia last weekend marked a modest but important development in hockey's recorded history:
Bill Riley was only the third black man to play in the NHL but ... Read More
Charges Against Frost: The Latest Twist in Hockey's Most Deplorable Story
Tuesday August 22, 2006
When I posted my round-up of hockey miscreants, I never suspected that within 24 hours a new candidate would emerge for the title of biggest scumbag in hockey history:
David Frost, ... Read More
Hal, the Eagle, and Hockey's Most Notorious Miscreants
Monday August 21, 2006
Everyone knows the parlor game that asks which historical personalities we would invite to our ideal dinner party. How come nobody ever asks about the people you would least want ... Read More
Malkin in La-La Land
Thursday August 17, 2006
Evgeni Malkin has apparently surfaced in Los Angeles, after what his agent calls "a stressful couple of weeks." Team Malkin is trying its best to paint their guy as a ... Read More
Malkin Remains Underground
Wednesday August 16, 2006
From a secured bunker somewhere in North America, Evgeni Malkin has apparently cut ties with the Motherland, according to TSN.ca:
Mettallurg Magnitogorsk coach Dave King told the FAN 590 in Toronto ... Read More
Malkin Flees: "This is Pure Sports Terrorism"
Sunday August 13, 2006
It's like the Cold War all over again, complete with adventure, intrigue, daring escapes and furious Russian bureaucrats.
Evgeni Malkin, believed by all to be the best player outside the NHL, ... Read More
Requiem for a Cheapskate
Thursday August 10, 2006
Like the band that can never match its brilliant debut album, Harry Sinden never equaled the triumphs of his early years.
He arrived in Boston in 1966, along with an 18-year-old ... Read More
Court Confirms the Freedom of the Fantasy Game
Wednesday August 9, 2006
It's a baseball story, but one with significant implications fantasy junkies of every sport:
On Tuesday, fantasy players everywhere scored a huge (though likely temporary) victory when U.S. District Court Judge ... Read More
"They're Gambling Like Crazy"
Sunday August 6, 2006
"Gambling is everywhere. I've met a lot of (NHL) players and they gamble on everything. They're gambling like crazy."
That quote from a former mafia man is several years old. But ... Read More
The Cop Makes a Deal, the Jock Takes the Fall
Thursday August 3, 2006
It looks like Rick Tocchet is the primary target of "Operation Slap Shot:"
A former New Jersey state trooper pleaded guilty Thursday to helping run a gambling ring and will assist ... Read More
Updating the Hockey Scandals
Tuesday August 1, 2006
There's no reason why the cycling world should have all the fun. Hockey has a few scandals of its own. Anybody remember this story?
Nearly six months have passed since (Phoenix ... Read More