Canadian hockey
June 23, 2026
The end of Hockey Night in Canada…it felt like a funeral announcement.
When I recently heard that Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) on CBC was coming to an end, it felt like a death in the family. Saturday nights gathered around the television with family and friends will never be quite the same. Hockey Night in Canada began as a Saturday-night radio broadcast in 1931 and made […]
July 3, 2023
Jean Beliveau A touch of class
On my beautiful walk in Longueuil, Quebec, just over the Jacque Cartier Bridge, Montreal I discovered the grave of the greatest Montreal Canadien (in my opinion) on and off the ice, numero 4, Jean Beliveau. He was laid to rest in this small, historic Catholic cemetery outside of Montreal.