Junior Hockey Delivers the Goods

 It’s an undeniably great scene. Early in Season 2 of the generally exceptional Disney+ drama The Bear, pain-in-the-ass semi-main character Richie Jerimovich sits in the basement of the tumbling down, soon to be demolished and renovated restaurant he and ‘cousin’ Carmy Berzatto run, lamenting the state of his life. Richie

Stick around long enough and you might make some friends

 With NHL play in total lockdown for the foreseeable future, we’re dipping into the junior ranks once again this week. Last session, as you might recall, I pasted together a list of my all-time favourite coaches and broadcasters and writers that I’ve come across in the 25-plus years in which

Dan Snyder: He lived life the right way

 In just a few weeks, he would have been turning 42. The greatest kid who I ever had the pleasure of covering during my career as a junior hockey writer. Gone. Not forgotten. Not ever. We’re taking a swerve away from our usual Ottawa Senator-centric weekly glance to take a