NHL

On my walk through the peaceful grounds of St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Barrie, Ontario, and with the kind assistance of the cemetery manager, I discovered the grave of hockey legend Dan Maloney. If Joe Louis was boxing’s greatest right hand, then hockey’s version may well have belonged to Dan Maloney. Drafted 14th overall by […]

He was given his nickname because it was noted that his father, who would attend his son’s games, would shout: “That’s mine, boy.”

On my walk to three different cemeteries, I reunited the owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1960s until the early 1970s.

On my walk at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, I discovered the grave of the voice of “hockey”, the great Foster Hewitt.

Syl was and outstanding athlete competing in the pole vault at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

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.