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….
Book Review: Forever Green
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…
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…
Niagara turns the tables on Canisius
By Budd Bailey It was almost as if the college hockey gods wanted to flip the script on Saturday night. The night before, Canisius had earned a 5-2 victory over…
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: 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….
Niagara hockey downs Canisius
By Budd Bailey As the playoffs approach in March, the pecking order in the Atlantic Hockey Association is quite clear. It’s as clear as mud. Entering the weekend’s play, the…
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…
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…
Book Review: Willie
Review by Budd Bailey t took the National Hockey League quite a while to learn what a special player and person Willie O’Ree was and is. Luckily, we now have…
Book Review: Off Mike
Review by Budd Bailey Mike Emrick deserves all sorts of credit in the field of sports broadcasting. He’s outlasted just about everyone when it comes to hockey announcing in the…
