Sunday morning homily XXIX

For a week devoid of hockey, I'm having a hard time remembering a better one in our time down here in Hockey Bay. From chasing trains to...

They delivered

Despite the best-laid plans, there are hounding adventures that simply don't work out. Yesterday's planned morning trip for the Otta...

Sunday morning homily XXVIII

Spring break is one of my favorite times of the year. Especially when it's Colin's. And though I didn't request the week off, l...

Top Shelf: Rick Nash

Excuse me for my pomposity, but any time you add four pucks from Columbus' Rick Nash , one of the NHL's brightest stars, it certainl...

Bring more than one

It should come as no surprise, I suppose, that Columbus goalie Steve Mason , the leading contender for top rookie honors, would draw a crowd...

It never hurts to ask

This week's 5 Big Sigs, a feature within each Sunday morning homily where I name the top autographs I hope to get within the next seven...

Catching up, so to speak

Having grown up in Western New York, the Buffalo Sabres are my favorite NHL team. And, of all the players to toil for the Sabres, Danny Gare...

Sunday morning homily XXVII

It doesn't happen too often, but when it does, it validates the time and effort that goes into producing these annual hockey-hounding bl...

Sunday morning homily XXVI

The question, as innocent as it was, came out of the blue. "Don't you ever get tired of hounding?" You know, I had to think ab...

Sunday morning homily XXV

I don't know what's happened over the past few years, but there seems to be a growing sense of entitlement among today's younger...

Sunday morning homily XXIV

Maybe I'm getting more conservative with each passing year, but I can certainly do without the highly suggestive Go Daddy commercials sh...

Sunday morning homily XXIII

Two buddies will renew acquaintances later today when Colin sees Boston's Patrice Bergeron before this afternoon's game against the...

Sunday morning homily XXII

In an ideal world, every player -- from Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby to Washington's Alex Ovechkin to even Tampa Bay's Marek Mal...

Sunday morning homily XX

For all of the right reasons, a short post about some hounding foolishness up in bitter-cold Chicago struck a chord with a Hound Central 4....

Sunday night homily XIX

On our way over to watch the Sabres-Lighting game this past Wednesday, Colin told me he hoped to get a puck during warm-ups. Instead of want...

Sunday morning homily XVIII

Over the past few years, I've heard about the Tampa Bay Lightning's so-called "gearage sales." It's billed as an oppor...

How about you?

I have to be honest with you, I wasn't happy that Philadelphia's Big Three -- Mike Richards (above, left), Jeff Carter (above, rig...

Practicing what I preach

When you encounter NHL players who've only been with one team, such as Philadelphia's Simon Gagne , that's the perfect time to d...

Rock solid

When it comes to quality individuals within the NHL, there are few who match up with Philadelphia's Mike Knuble . Since his days with th...

Sunday morning homily XVII

Technically, this posting should be called a Sunday afternoon homily. As you can see, I didn't get started until after noon, spending th...