Category: The Struggle

And you don’t need to wonder, you’re doing fine… Rome, Italy “Are you really so Catholic?” he asked after I recoiled from him feeling me up against one of the hundreds of churches scattered around Rome. I told him I was that Catholic and felt uncomfortable desecrating a church in...

Doha, Qatar It was the perfect night for a patio bar and luckily these things actually exist in the State of Qatar. On this particularly evening the W hotel bar was overrun with tennis players who were in town for the Qatar Open. Being surrounded by all those professional...

She wonders how she ever got here as she goes under again… Nassau, Bahamas If this blog is good for one thing, it’s all the sordid details from my escapades on the road to the NHL and beyond. But have you ever wondered what happens when I meet someone...

Come on downtown and stay with me tonight… I got a pocket full of kryptonite… Stockholm, Sweden The worst thing that can happen to any hockey road-tripper or, I suppose, traveler in general, is ending your journey on a weak note or overstaying your welcome in one place. For...

Tell me that you want me, tell me that you want it all… Over the years I have posted cautionary tales about the risks of fraternizing with other members of the hockey community, namely hockey players, media, etc. Although this post may seem like it carries with it a...