We celebrated Ryan’s birthday this weekend with a wonderful gathering of family and friends. He was socially engaged, guiding all the kids — and even some of the adults — in games of backyard hockey. He got lots of sports gifts. His San Jose Sharks-themed room got even more Sharks-ier with a new team comforter. […]
Read more "A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Clues"Yesterday was the day. Time to pay off “the bet.” Ryan was targeting July 4 for weeks — dating back to when I was on the road for the Stanley Cup Final. My pay-off for losing our epic street-hockey series was to serve as the color analyst (to Ryan’s play-by-play) for a Hockey Guys game. […]
Read more "Satisfying ‘The Bet’"The NHL Draft was held yesterday at the Prudential Center in Newark. I was working at the event, but as Devils season-ticket holders, we were able to get tickets so the rest of the family could attend. Why go to the NHL Draft, you might be wondering? And you would have a legitimate question. Sports […]
Read more "Among His People"I’m at TD Garden in Boston today, site of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks. I’m here for work, which means I’m apart from my wife and children. I’m not complaining. I am incredibly lucky to have a job in a field that I love that provides […]
Read more "The One Who Isn’t Here"Possibility. It is, perhaps, the thing I love most about sports. Each season, each game, each period, each shift, each shot — they’re all loaded with possibility. And in every season, when every team but one fails to win a championship, you learn to treasure possibility. It’s the thing that keeps sports fans coming back, […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 