Review by Budd Bailey Once upon a time, the National Hockey League had a team in Kansas City. You might have missed it. It was around for two seasons in…
Book Review: Icing on the Plains
Book Review: The Whalers
Book Review by Budd Bailey Ah, the Hartford Whalers. Or, as they were once called by Boston Globe hockey writer Kevin Dupont, “The Forever .500 Whalers.” The Whalers were around…
Book Review: 1972
Review by Budd Bailey Authors don’t often have the chance to take a second swing at a subject. It turns out that Scott Morrison is an exception. Back in 1989,…
Book Review: No One Wins Alone
Review by Budd Bailey An unusual book, “No One Wins Alone.” There are all sorts of biographies, sports-related or not, out there. This one is simply different in some ways….
TONY’S TAKE – 2022 STANLEY CUP FINAL PREVIEW
The 2022 Stanley Cup Final kicks off tonight and – at least on paper – this year’s edition is shaping up to be one of the best matchups in league…
TONY’S TAKE – 2022 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 – 2022 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…
Beauts take it outside
By Budd Bailey The Buffalo Beauts had been struggling during the course of the women’s hockey season. They came into Monday afternoon’s game with the Toronto Six with a 3-10-1…
Review: Finding Murph
Review by Budd Bailey “Finding Murph” is one sad story. It’s the latest in something of an informal series of articles and books on the problems in the form of…
Remembering Dave Miller
By Budd Bailey I’m never going to be able to watch “The Price is Right” again without thinking of Dave Miller. Miller, the former radio host of Buffalo Sabres’ broadcasts…
Life on the flip side
By Budd Bailey Western New York has rivaled Disney World for the title as “the happiest place on earth” this week. The Buffalo Bills were only two wins from reaching…
Book Review: Inexact Science
Review by Budd Bailey “Inexact Science.” When it comes to the National Hockey League draft, you’ve got that right. It’s never easy to predict the future when it comes to…
Book Review: A Helluva Life in Hockey
Review by Budd Bailey Veteran hockey fans probably remember the name of Brian McFarlane. On this side of the border, Brian worked on some of the early hockey television broadcasts…
TONY’S TAKE – THREE THOUGHTS ON THE JACK EICHEL TRADE
At long last, the Jack Eichel saga has mercifully come to an end. The Buffalo Sabres on Thursday dealt their embattled ex-captain and a 2023 third-round draft pick to the…
