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…
Beauts can’t finish a comeback
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…
John Muckler remembered
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist I distinctly remember the first time I ever saw John Muckler in person. It was on November 12, 1989 in Memorial Auditorium. I…
Review: Hockey’s Hot Stove
Review by Budd Bailey Sometimes good information from Al Strachan can pop up when it is least expected. Here’s an example. Strachan writes in his book, “Hockey’s Hot Stove,” about…
Book Review: Beating the Odds
Review by Budd Bailey Eddie Olczyk certainly has led an interesting life to date. He was a good hockey player in his day, and went on to make a seamless…
Book Review: Kooks and Degenerates on the Ice
Review by Budd Bailey Fifty years? Fifty years. It’s been a half-century as of 2020 since Bobby Orr did a Superman impression for the Boston Bruins, flying through the air…
Book Review: Broph
Review by Budd Bailey There aren’t many “underground” sports legends these days. In a world with social media and cameras everywhere, no one who acts outrageously can be anonymous for…
