CERRY HILL, NJ – If this question were to be asked on the TV show Jeopardy, the correct answer would be, “Who is Maria Mountain?”. OK, if you say so…Maria Mountain…I believe you…but just who is she? She’s … Continue reading
Category Archives: Pops Ryan
“,,,And The Meek Shall Inherit The Ice.”
BERLIN, NJ – The blessed discover their passion when life is still young. Some sit at a piano – and they just know. Others may hear their calling from a box of crayons and a clean sheet of … Continue reading
One game, two hours, 10 years of preparation
BERLIN, NJ – At the mention of college hockey, do you tend to conjure up thoughts of programs like BU and BC, or images of those mighty teams from the midwest? Would it make you think of all the … Continue reading
The Iron Man of golden heart
BERLIN, NJ – For many of us, this week marks the end of another season. It comes, as it so frequently does, with insufficient warning and without enough compassion. The starting point of the hockey ritual has similarity in … Continue reading
Fort Dupont Arena – The future of hockey, the maturing of America
BERLIN, NJ – Anyone who has spent some of their free time in youth hockey can easily describe the ritualistic minutes spent prior to an approaching game. The scene is always the same. Anywhere in this country, on … Continue reading
For whom the whistle blows
BERLIN, NJ – With only 14 games remaining in the 2008-2009 Schedule, Sylvain Cloutier was dismissed as Coach of the Corpus Christi Ice Rays. It was not mentioned on Hockey Night in Canada. ESPN chose not to mention … Continue reading