As we swing into another Thursday Thoughts, a quick comment on last week's post. A couple people asked me what the title "Talking heads miss the forest for the trees" had to do with what I wrote because they couldn't make the connection. Well, that's because there wasn't one. It was an editing mistake. I... Continue Reading →
Thursday Thoughts: Tom Wilson’s antics have no place in hockey
Before we jump into this week's Thursday Thoughts I need to add a quick personal note...I was saddened to learn of the passing of Stephen Ardito last week. Many people won't know the name, but if you were in the Worcester Sharks Booster Club in the early years and took bus trips to road games,... Continue Reading →
Many former Worcester pro players sit near the top of their leagues’ statistics
With all the pro leagues that said they'll be playing this season apparently having started, we can take our first look at how some former Worcester pros are doing. Unfortunately, it's not going to take long to look. For the North American pro leagues at the ECHL level or higher any player in their league’s... Continue Reading →
Joe Pavelski becomes NHL career goal leader among former Worcester pro players
Saturday night former Worcester Sharks forward Joe Pavelski scored his 380th career NHL goal, making him the former Worcester pro hockey player with the most NHL goals. He passes Claude Lemieux's 379 on that list. Pavelski already owns the record for most goals in the NHL for players after their last recall from Worcester. The... Continue Reading →
Thursday Thoughts: He isn’t coming here, and he came from here
Welcome to another Thursday Thoughts, and the one big thought I had this week was I might miss my self-imposed deadline to write this column because I spent too much time reading article after article on how *insert free agent's name here* would be a good fit for the local teams or how *insert the... Continue Reading →
February in Worcester hockey history
Over on the 210Sports Facebook page I've been posting daily updates for each day in Worcester hockey history. In case people missed some, I'll gather them at the end of each month here on the blog. 1 1997 - The Worcetser IceCats Booster Club named Jamie Rivers Player of the Month for December. 1998 -... Continue Reading →