Coming off a successful and safe postseason in the bubble cities of Toronto and Edmonton, the National Hockey League can be excused for being ambitious about starting what would be the 2020-21 season. It all seems so odd given that … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lou Lafrado
Glory On Ice, A Vampire Hockey Story
As a kid, I was an avid reader, maybe voracious is a better adjective. I would read anything and everything. Along the way I developed a fondness for illustrations and drawings and eventually illustrated books. That was more an outgrowth … Continue reading
Enough
The past several months have been a lifetime for all of us. A confluence of events and catastrophes have conspired to cause societal upheavals and rip open scars that have never healed. As the #COVID19 began closing sport down in … Continue reading
Rouge Bouquet
In a wood they call the Rouge Bouquet There is a new-made grave to-day, Built by never a spade nor pick Yet covered with earth ten metres thick. There lie many fighting men, Dead in their youthful prime, Never to … Continue reading
This is why we can’t have nice things
Friday was a busy day off the ice in the hockey world. The Washington Capitals terminated the contract of forward, Brendan Leipsic, following vulgar comments made on Instagram about wives and girlfriends of players and hockey personnel. On the same … Continue reading
Vulgar comments and hollow apologies
This week, as the NHL agonizes over decisions to reopen or close the books on the 2019-20 season, two players decided to explore their misogynistic sides with a vulgar discussion on Instagram. Washington Capitals forward Brendan Leipsic and Florida Panthers … Continue reading
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