Bruins Will Win the Stanley Cup
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (June 6) – Like most of us with a sporting interest, I’ve made some lousy predictions in my day – too many, in fact, to count. But, I’ve been pretty darned good with the Stanley Cup final. At the beginning of 2009-10, for example, I had Chicago vs. Philadelphia and nailed [...]
NHL Deserves More Respect at Olympics
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (June 3) – Though it appears all but certain that NHL players will take part in the Winter Olympics for a fifth term, an official announcement has yet to be made. Time is clearly of the essence given the 2014 Games at Sochi, Russia begin in just more than nine months, [...]
State-Side Weekend Thoughts
By HOWARD BERGER ROCHESTER, N.Y. (June 1) – So, I’m here in the former hockey home of Donald S. Cherry for a family event this weekend. I normally wouldn’t write about this, for obvious reasons, but there is no other way to explain what happened. At 3:30 this morning, ol’ Mom Nature knocked and I [...]
Walkom Did Nothing Wrong
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (May 30) – A lot of Thursdays were ruined last night by Brent Seabrook in overtime at the United Center. Imagine the joy of hockey fans had Detroit prevailed in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinal. The most exciting sport of all – Blame the Official – could have raged [...]
Are Leafs Committed to Reimer?
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (May 27) – Let me begin here by stating fact: the Maple Leafs can move forward with James Reimer between the pipes. Over the course of three seasons, Reimer has proven – when healthy – to be a solid, legitimate No. 1 goalie in the National Hockey League. What we do [...]
Eakins in Vancouver Mix
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (May 24) – Dallas Eakins summarized, respectfully yet unmistakably, his feeling about returning for another year as coach of the American Hockey League Toronto Marlies. “I’ve got contract time left here,” he intoned with the enthusiasm of a man about to prep for a colonoscopy. “We’ll see what happens with that stuff.” [...]
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