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Old Geezers are Just Boys with Wrinkles

Posted on Sunday, May 3, 2020 by Eric Miller

(Hockey Player Magazine, May 2020) I’m getting older.  I guess my friends are getting older too. “Get on the list,” he texted. “What list?” “Geezer hockey, Friday morning, minimum age is 50.” “It’s been a while since I skated on … Continue reading →

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Beer League Hockey Has No Free Agency

Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 by Eric Miller

(Published in Hockey Player Magazine, April 2019) Zero, ten, two isn’t a bike lock combination.  It was last season’s hockey record.  My Blazers suffered more takedowns last Fall than MMA wrestlers.  The losses really sucked when we went 1-12 a … Continue reading →

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Even Hockey Coaches Have Hearts

Posted on Thursday, March 1, 2018 by Eric Miller

Published in the Chico Enterprise-Record, Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph & Hockey Player Magazine (2012) Readers, a prologue: This article previously appeared in several newspapers and on my blog.  I share it again in memory of Eric Trivedi, a fellow hockey … Continue reading →

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Old Hockey Player Forgets About Scoring Stats

Posted on Saturday, October 14, 2017 by Eric Miller

(Hockey Player Magazine, October 2017) “A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”  Wayne Gretzky Some scoring statistics are best forgotten. You’re not a hockey player until you’ve scored on yourself a saying goes, quoted by … Continue reading →

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Young Referee Whistles While He Works

Posted on Monday, April 17, 2017 by Eric Miller

(Hockey Player Magazine, April 2017) “You can’t applaud a referee.” Alex Ferguson, Coach, Manchester United They are jeered, never cheered.  It’s black and white. Great referees are invisible to the general fan but invincible to the general jerk.  Officiating is … Continue reading →

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The Dork

Posted on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 by Eric Miller

(Hockey Player Magazine, December 2016) Every team has one.  Whether its baseball, basketball or badminton, there’s always that one guy who doesn’t quite enmesh locker room society.  Maybe it’s his or her lousy jokes, bad breath, or that they wear … Continue reading →

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Playoffs Are All That Matter

Posted on Friday, May 20, 2016 by Eric Miller

Hockey Player Magazine, May 2016 It’s only an eight game schedule but my body thinks otherwise—the season feels like 80 games.  My legs burn with each stride while my lungs gasp for more air than a carburetor.  But we’re in … Continue reading →

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