Author Archives: Mick Colageo

Given gambling’s ascent as a sports business that has gone from boxing, horses and jai alai into the big four, Fred Addis’ book on former Bruin Don Gallinger is a piece of NHL history with particular relevance. The following is a Facebook post by my friend, hockey historian and author Fred Addis: Who is thisContinue reading “Don’t miss out on Gallinger”

The Boston Bruins were challenged tonight after an excellent effort on home ice against the much-improved Detroit Red Wings, but after David Pastrnak scored his seventh and eight goals of the season in the third period and in rare fashion – a penalty shot and a bank-shot clearing pass that found the vacated Detroit netContinue reading “Era Night: Pasta’s third-period magic helps Bruins ground Wings”

The Anaheim Ducks aren’t a 2007 kind of mighty, but they’re a much tougher out than they were last year, and they kept coming at the Bruins like newcomer Radko Gudas had delivered a pregame speech about last spring’s playoffs. Stick with it, he might have said, and they played like he did say thatContinue reading “Bruins’ first loss wasn’t their only loss”

I must confess that I did not vote for my all-time-favorite player to make the Boston Bruins’ All-Centennial Team, but in retrospect this decision is a lot closer than the legacies of Stanley Cup championships make it look. The broad brush of Gerry Cheevers’ Hall of Fame career was that of the quintessential “money goalie,”Continue reading “Bruins All-Centennial Team: Cheevers was worthy of committee’s vote”

[Rink Rap note: Although the following article below gets an updated headline contextual to the Oct. 12 naming of the Boston Bruins’ All-Centennial Team (of 20 players: 12 forwards, 6 defensemen and 2 goaltenders), I wrote this a few (five?) years back for the Sports Museum’s Tradition event program. An edited version can be foundContinue reading “Cash finally gets credit as an All-Centennial Bruin”

One thing the Boston Bruins hated facing from a playoff-size media horde on Media Day at TD Garden was a series of questions about what happened last spring. They played nice but were matter-of-fact transparent about the fact that disappointment had been fully processed, its cud thoroughly chewed and spit out, and the lessons strainedContinue reading “Rink Rap: Old dog learns a new trick”

UPDATED Sunday, October 8: Per the Bruins, Patrick Brown and A.J. Greer have been placed on waivers for purpose of assignment. Jesper Boqvist, Oskar Steen and Jakub Zboril have been assigned to Providence. Here is how the roster shapes up as the Bruins get Sunday off and anticipate two days of focus on Wednesday night’s seasonContinue reading “Rink Rap: Brown, Greer to waivers”

I remember when I thought Sami Pahlsson looked like the second coming of Peter Forsberg. A 1996 Colorado draft pick (176th overall) who came to Boston in the March 6, 2000, Ray Bourque blockbuster, made Boston’s 2000-01 NHL squad, played briefly and timidly for two legendary NHL coaches (Pat Burns and Mike Keenan) and, byContinue reading “Rink Rap: Pencil in Poitras”

The Bruins wanted to shake the rust off their core players tonight in their second preseason home game (and third overall) against Philadelphia at TD Garden. It was a slow start. Bruins lines for tonight: Brad Marchand Matt Poitras Danton Heinen Anthony Richard Pavel Zacha David Pastrnak Brett Harrison Georgii Merkulov Alex Chiasson A.J. GreerContinue reading “Bruins-Flyers: Core performance”

TAKEAWAYS As the New York Rangers got their act together in the second period of Sunday’s 3-0 Bruins victory at TD Garden, Brandon Bussi‘s 14 second-period saves were impressive until two of the seven he made in the third period were even better, one on a chalk-it-up goal that he stole from Jonny Brodzinski. BussiContinue reading “Postgame Sept. 24: Bruins 3, Rangers 0”