Money grab?
Posted by Don Power on February 23, 2009 12:02 PM
HNL's trainer's course a misguided attempt to mitigate injuries
Point Shot
Road tripping it
Posted by Don Power on February 5, 2009 9:19 AM
As one parent kept repeating through a wide smile and a raised glass of wine, "Minor hockey. It's all for the kids, isn't it?"
Who's kidding whom?
Posted by Don Power on January 29, 2009 2:20 PM
Minor hockey week just a name; very little is actually done for the kids
The ultimate challenge: a backyard rink in Newfoundland
Posted by Don Power on January 15, 2009 11:31 AM
Either way, I'm into this now, and I'm fully aware it means a labour intensive relationship that will involve many late nights, wet hands and cold feet.
When bigger is not better
Posted by Don Power on January 9, 2009 11:36 AM
How would you react if a younger sibling is a better hockey player?
Christmas hockey: a part of the holidays, like turkey and presents
Posted by Don Power on December 30, 2008 3:11 PM
Christmases of my youth -- at least the ones vivid in my memory -- invariably consisted of hockey. Sure, there was visiting relatives that had to be done, but it seemed a hockey game beckoned every day.
Kids say the darndest things
Posted by Don Power on December 15, 2008 6:04 PM
Anybody involved with minor hockey understands that no matter how much you emphasize the fun aspect of the game, as soon as the puck is dropped, the competition begins. It's the nature of hockey.
Growing pains
Posted by Don Power on December 2, 2008 5:29 PM
Two hockey communities just kilometres apart and two different worlds. One struggles to find enough kids to play, the other is overwhelmed by surging enrolment.
Treading water
Posted by Don Power on November 24, 2008 7:26 PM
Minor hockey association trying to stay afloat with declining numbers
Treading water
Posted by Don Power on November 24, 2008 7:26 PM
Minor hockey association trying to stay afloat with declining numbers
Helmet head
Posted by Don Power on November 10, 2008 6:30 PM
Coaches shouldn't balk at wearing protective headgear
Living with where you live
Posted by Don Power on October 31, 2008 5:10 PM
Registering with a false address has been an issue within Newfoundland and Labrador for 25 years or more. Rarely is anything done.
Whistling a happy tune
Posted by Don Power on October 20, 2008 4:46 PM
There's something about being in a hockey rink that makes me smile
A trying time
Posted by Don Power on October 8, 2008 1:33 PM
Sadly, one of these two kids made the team and the other didn't. But it was their reaction prior to the team being named that showed for me the importance of getting selected.
Can you feel the draft?
Posted by Don Power on September 30, 2008 6:12 PM
The Fog Devils only spent three seasons in Newfoundland, and never really drew enough fans to make the venture successful - hence their departure - but the impact the club had on minor hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador was tremendous.
Point Shot »
Veteran journalist and minor hockey president Don Power gets most of his points across from an off ice location.
About Don Power
Around the rinks he's called Donnie, and some other unprintable names. A sports reporter and journalist since 1988, he's been writing about minor hockey for two decades and in addition to coaching his son, is currently president of a minor hockey association in Newfoundland.
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