The 2023 Stanley Cup Final kicks off on Saturday night and – at least on paper – this year’s edition is shaping up to be a compelling matchup. The Florida…
TONY’S TAKE – 2023 STANLEY CUP FINAL PREVIEW
Book Review: Forever Green
Review by Budd Bailey How many books about the history of the Hartford Whalers are needed, especially if you don’t live in Central Connecticut? You’d think one would be enough….
TONY’S TAKE – 2023 EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL PREVIEW
Welcome to this year’s editions of the NHL’s Eastern and Western Conference Finals, where four teams will battle for the right to become the final two squads to square off…
Review: Beauties
Review by Budd Bailey The United States and Canada share three of the big four major leagues in North America: Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National…
TONY’S TAKE – 2023 STANLEY CUP SECOND ROUND SEMIFINAL PREVIEW
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Typically that’s a phrase one would hear around Christmas. But for hockey fans, there’s no better time of year to enjoy the…
TONY’S TAKE – 2023 STANLEY CUP FIRST ROUND QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Typically that’s a phrase one would hear around Christmas. But for hockey fans, there’s no better time of year to enjoy the…
Book Review: Unfiltered
Review by Budd Bailey Matthew Barnaby was a hockey writer’s dream. Take it from someone who was there at the time. The National Hockey League player was one of the…
Beauts crawl toward season’s end
By Budd Bailey As the Buffalo Beauts’ season crawls toward its disappointing outcome, you can almost hear the clock ticking. The Beauts fell to the Connecticut Whale 4-2 Sunday afternoon…
Paul Wieland: Forever Young
By Budd Bailey The many friends of Paul Wieland probably all had the same reaction when they heard the news of his death earlier this week. They were saddened, of…
Book Review: The Series
Review by Budd Bailey My strongest reaction to Ken Dryden’s latest book, “The Series,” came from a single photo – and the accompanying coincidence it raised in my mind. It’s…
Paul Henderson turns 80
By Budd Bailey The grandfather of Canisius hockey player Alton McDermott stood at the bench at the LECOM Harborcenter on Saturday night, waiting for the chance to take part in…
Beauts can’t finish a comeback
By Budd Bailey It’s not too easy for the Buffalo Beauts to receive much attention – especially right now. Western New York’s women’s hockey team always has had trouble finding…
Book Review: Conflicted Scars
Review by Budd Bailey The first person to come to mind when reading Justin Davis’ “Conflicted Scars” was Andre Agassi. Yes, the tennis player. Agassi wrote a fabulous autobiography called…
Book Review: When Buffalo Stood Atop the Sports World
Review by Budd Bailey Some of the Buffalo television stations seem to be having a contest about who can be the most relentlessly optimistic about the local sports scene at…
