father's-day Stories - On the Forecheck
The Hockey Father's Day
He ground off the pick on tiny black figure skates so I'd have a pair that fit me. He put them on me when I was three years old. He pulled me out of the snowbanks and taught me to play the game. He built a rink for us, four blocks away. He brought us there in the evenings and showed me how to...
Father's Day In The NHL
Imagine a man who just completed a wildly successful year back at work after taking a year off due to a brutal injury. He had one chance and one year to prove himself, and he did just that. Though his company wasn't successful, he was a bright spot for the guys this year. During the year, his...
Father's Day presence
I think I must have inherited that part of my Dad's genetic code that loved the St. Louis Cardinals. It was something we shared from my earliest awareness of the sporting world in the summer of 1962, 'til the day he died just after the 2007 season. For both of us it was a passion that stretched...
Russ, go get the hammer.
Thanks, Dad.Doesn't seem like much, but it's so fitting. The man has been through it all with me and has been the best thing that a son could hope for. He's been a teacher, a coach, a mentor, an advisor, a drinking buddy, a golf partner, a debate opponent, and a best friend -- you know, a dad. He...
Happy Father's Day, from On the Forecheck
I wanted to pass along Happy Father's Day wishes to all the dads out there, take the opportunity to relax a bit today and appreciate your own fathers as well. For me, I think back to my dad helping me lace up the double-runners as he taught me to skate at the local rink, or helping my brothers and...
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