Writing Worth Reading
Writing Worth Reading
Dryden brings a bit of historical perspective to the debate over violence and blindside hits in the NHL. Players of the sixties were by no means soft, but there was "some basic humanity, some basic belief in the essence of a game"
What sustains violence in the NHL? Maybe commercial factors. But "the real culprit is the clan ethic that came into hockey at its birth. Since the clan ethic is part of what makes hockey appealing, it's a hard thing to lose"
Evan Kaufmann is a Minnesota-born pro hockey player. Many of his ancestors were murdered in the Holocaust. Now he lives in Germany. What's more, he's become one of the very few Jews to play in a post-war German national team
Sixteen years after it abandoned North America's coldest city—and its smallest market—for sunnier, sexier climes, the NHL has returned, giving loyal fans of the reincarnated Jets, and every Canadian, something to cheer about
On Russian-led Kontinental Hockey League, rival to North America's NHL. Backed by Putin. As you can guess from the headline, it's a pretty hostile account with plenty of examples of, er, unprofessional behaviour
Former Stanley Cup champion, Hall of Fame player explains what (ice) hockey means to Canadians. Says it's possible to keep the fight but ditch the fighting. That's where the spirit of hockey lies. In competitiveness, not headshots
June 2011, Vancouver. Local NHL team, the Canucks, have just lost the deciding seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals. A city erupts into riots. Amid the chaos, a photographer captures a spontaneous moment of intimacy
"We look back on those people 50 years ago who defended tobacco and asbestos and think, How could they be so stupid?" Hockey's governors cannot wait for unambiguous scientific evidence. They must act now
Hockey star is again suffering "concussion-like symptoms". "So the NHL’s fleeting feel-good story of the first half of the season has now ground to a halt and you have to wonder if it will transform into a recurring nightmare"
"When the Philadelphia Flyers go to Tampa later this month to play the Lightning, they'll revisit the scene of what has become regarded as the strangest NHL game played this season—and one of the strangest hockey games of all time"
Hockey pro discusses whether leagues should oblige players to wear visors. They protect your eyes. But they're cumbersome, limit peripheral vision. Besides, the more protection you give players, the more recklessly they play
One of last season's NHL high-flyers, the Washington Capitals are slumping. The coach has been fired, the star player, Alex Ovechkin, appears not to be firing on all cylinders. What's going on?
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