ST LOUIS, Mo -I don’t care. I mean, I am here – and I paid more than face-value for the ticket for crying out loud, I’ve never paid this much money for a ticket to a sporting event in my … Continue reading →

BLOOMINGTON, Ill – The holiday season is here and time to reflect on……………. My favorite reason given for allowing fighting in hockey is to ‘let the players police themselves.’ Silly as that is, I would be willing to accept that … Continue reading →

PEORIA, Ill – The Peoria Rivermen are back on the ice for the first time since bowing out of the playoffs in late April and the local hockey fans are glad of it. On a recent Sunday, the Rivermen played … Continue reading →

BLOOMINGTON, Ill – March has arrived, blown in like a lion, in fact. Rumors are flying like Dorothy’s house in a Kansas cyclone. Illinois and Michigan could be at the epicenter of changes that shake professional hockey in the mid-west. What … Continue reading →

BLOOMINGTON, Ill – “Beware the Ides of March!” – With those words, Shakespeare warned the lead character in his play, “Julies Caesar,” foreshadowing his assassination.   It is often around the Ides of March that the fate of a minor … Continue reading →

BLOOMINGTON, IL – “Game on!”   The cry comes from center as an orange ball is placed into play during a street hockey game at Bloomington’s Rollingbrook Park. Members of Hockey Mayhem, an Internet message board, have gathered for picnics … Continue reading →