|
Columns
|
|
Written by Justin Bourne
|
|
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 17:10 |
 You would think I had a leg up on avoiding the star-struck feeling that comes when a young hockey player starts competing against the names he grew up watching. After all, I grew up in NHL dressing rooms, where our family friends had some pretty recognizable last names.
But oddly, it still got me.
It's one thing to know NHL s ... |
|
|
Columns
|
|
Written by Justin Bourne
|
|
Friday, August 27, 2010 16:01 |
|
At the start of the 2008-2009 hockey season, I was in training camp with the Hershey Bears, going over my media guide – not the "media guide" the media get. This was the "guide to the media." The advice I received in Hershey was as straightforward and simple as any other team's. Everywhere you played (a couple year ... |
|
Columns
|
|
Written by Justin Bourne
|
|
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 16:12 |
|
One writer who's probably a great guy, usually writes well, and writes for a great place, wrote something mind-blowingly stupid this week. It happens. He suggested that, in the wake of the non-trade of Tomas Kaberle, the defenseman should just move up front and center Phil Kessel and crew. Nnnnno. No, he ... |
|
|
Columns
|
|
Written by Justin Bourne
|
|
Thursday, August 12, 2010 14:21 |
|
I grew up in an odd situation, what with my Dad being on an NHL team. Because of that, I was around the NHL a lot, got to know his friends and become comfortable in that environment. To this day, when I see guys like Bryan Trottier, Bobby Nystrom or Pat Lafontaine, I feel fully comfortable with them, can joke around with them and can j ... |
|
Columns
|
|
Written by Justin Bourne
|
|
Monday, June 28, 2010 17:06 |
|
For most serious NHL fans, Friday's draft provided them with the hope – whether real or not – that their team's picks mark a turning point for their franchise.
Draft day is all about the upside. It's a happy day, the wrong time to bring up to many of the things that are "bracket worthy." You know, stuff like:< ... |
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next > End >>
|
