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Getting your gear in game shape
By Bill Ferguson Yuck! Falling foam liner. Picture this. The Madison Square Garden crowd goes crazy as the singer belts out the last line of the Star Spangled Banner. Wayne Gretzky skates to center ice for the opening faceoff of the 94/95 Stanley Cup finals against his old buddy, Mark Messier. Just before the ref…
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Before he was an NHLer: Radek Bonk
By Kevin Iole Bonk “a la” Las Vegas Thunder. ©BBS Visitors to the Las Vegas Thunder’s practice sessions who want to talk to teenage center Radek Bonk are often forced to wait. And wait. And wait. And wait. The 6’4”, 215-pound native of the Czech Republic, who was taken by the Ottawa Senators as the…
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When the stick is a magic wand
By Bob Cunningham Rick Kehoe. ©BBS Some players, like Brett Hull and Al McInnis, are known for their blistering shots. Others, like Scott Stevens and Marty McSorley, are known for their punishing physical play. Still others, like Mike Gartner and Alex Mogilny, can skate like the wind. But the players who go end-to-end, and make…
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Examining your future hockey options
By Bettina Young Prochnow Is hockey in your future? If you’re a Bantam- or Midget-aged player, that is the question you should be asking yourself right now. And if you’re a PeeWee, great—you’re that much ahead of the game. If playing hockey after high school is your goal, then you need to look at what…
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At forward with Mark Messier
By Bob Cunningham ©BBS Being an NHL superstar as long as he has, Mark Messier would certainly have the right to harp on personal achievements when asked about the secrets of his success. But Messier, who has been a member of six Stanley Cup championship teams during his career, most recently with the 1994 New…
