Welcome to another edition of Thursday Thoughts, and while I wanted to start this week off on something positive the Worcester Red Sox have gone and done something so silly that there is no way I can sit back and say nothing. I get that with the new Polar Park there’s going to be a... Continue Reading →
The Shenanigans of April Fool’s and Good Friday
Darryl and Nick throw the script away (mostly) and talk about a ton of stuff, including Nick coaching Quaboag football, the guys getting ready for golf season, baseball opening day, the Bristol mud race, then they touch upon a bunch of other sports topics, and add on the usual shenanigans. New feature: everyone is invited... Continue Reading →
Former central Massachusetts college hockey players in the pros
I was asked early this morning if I had a list of former college hockey players who had played for a central Massachusetts school and were now playing at the pro level. As amazing as it sounds, I didn't, so I spent some time putting one together. And since I bothered to put a list... Continue Reading →
Thursday Thoughts: Women’s sports taking center stage
It's another Thursday Thoughts, and I'd remiss if I didn't start this week's post off with a big congratulations to the Boston Pride for their second Isobel Cup win as champions of the National Women's Hockey League. They are the first team to win the NWHL playoff championship twice. Many people have asked me over... Continue Reading →
March in Worcester hockey
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 1996 - The Ottawa Senators acquired a 1996 eighth-round pick (Erich Goldmann) from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange... Continue Reading →
Thursday Thoughts: Another walk in the swamp that is social media
It's time once again for Thursday Thoughts, and if folks hadn't noticed 210Sports has increased the size of the staff 100%, going from one writer to two. After years of us joking about it, Matt Medoff has officially joined the site. The original plan was for Matty to write a couple times a month about... Continue Reading →