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Bobby Orr – Tiger # 4

November 28, 2015 – 12:29 pm

Bobby Orr has undoubtably been the Greatest Boston Bruin in the modern age. His offensive net-to-net play revolutionized the role of defensemen throughout the NHL. His team won two Stanley Cups in 1970 and 1972, although were thwarted from adding their names to the championship trophy on more than one occasion in the 197os by […]

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Habs Versus Bruins Toujours

March 27, 2014 – 10:30 am

The other evening my younger brother Padraic and his wife went to the Bruins-Canadians match at TD Garden. Here’s his report. Kathy and I took in last night’s Bruins Canadiennes shootout loss 2-1. One Montreal fan must have been drinking the whole bus ride to Boston. His ‘Ole, ole, ole, ole’ was mocked with ‘you’re […]

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The End Of Ice

June 25, 2013 – 6:52 am

Last night I came home to listen to the Bruins-Blackhawks Stanley Cup game on WBZ. My other choice was to view the sixth game at my local sports bar Mullanes, but I was exhausted after a long day of swinging a sledge hammer. Accompanied to bed by a ‘Gansett beer, I heard the game seesaw […]

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The Last Nights Of Winter

June 24, 2013 – 7:08 pm

Tonight the Boston Bruins face off against the Chicago Blackhawks in my old hometown. The Bs are down 3-2 against the visitors. I want a seventh game and winter to last two more days. The ice is soft at the Garden. It’s not Boston Garden, but it’s Stanley Cup hockey and I can only shout […]

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SOUTHBOUND by Peter Nolan Smith

June 9, 2013 – 3:43 pm

Last week Vladmar announced that he was heading to Florida. The Pittsburgh native never been there before. “I can’t believe that I’m 50 years old and have never to the Holy Land.” The Sunshine State was special, but even more so back in the last century. “My first trip to FLA was in Spring 1971. […]

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