All World Hockey by T. Michael Travers

                                          It's been a long ride. Is this the year? Where was Boston's "Pasta" in the humiliating loss on Sunday?  And, the Bruins' #91 tough guy waited 57 minutes to show up? Is it just me, or does the Bruin coach, Marco Sturm, look out of place behind the bench? He is a veteran 17-year NHL player who has had only one year with more than 50 minutes in the penalty box. But the Bruins are noted for push-back. They look tough. Their home uni is black. I expect the Bruin coach to project the same image of toughness. He doesn't. He's way too animated (with his hands) during his late-game timeouts -- he ain't Italian, he's German. Bruin fans must be wondering ... where's Terry O'Reilly when you need him? Hey Sabres  ... as they say, "don't forget to put your foot on their neck when they're down". The late goal by Boston was an embarrassment to...

  In 1940, when Detroit Red Wing soon-to-be superstar, Ted Lindsay, was 15 years old and played for the Holy Name Irish "Juvenile" Kirkland Lake hockey team, he and his teammates travelled by train 230 miles to Port Colborne, Ontario, population 18,300, to face the local team for the province's division championship. Fun Fact: In the 1940's, the town of Kirkland Lake, Ontario had a population of approximately 25,000 -- yet 42 boys from that tiny mining town made it to the NHL. Lindsay was the first.  Lindsay's opponent team was led by the soon-to-be Toronto Maple Leaf superstar, Ted Kennedy. Following that championship game (won by Lindsay), both boys would move on to spectacular careers with their NHL clubs. Ted Lindsay #7 Lindsay would become captain of his Wings and earn four Stanley Cups, and Kennedy would captain his Leafs and be the first player in NHL history to earn five Stanley Cups. Ted "Teeder" Kennedy #9 Today, both players have bronze stat...