Moving on into The Core of The Core ™, it’s time to take a look at currently the only guaranteed Hall of Famer at this point that’s on the Hawks’ roster, Marian Hossa
Obviously I was going to use a Veruca Salt reference. Sometimes this is easy for you to predict.
I’m a little late to the party on this, but I wanted to address it badly. Last week, Red Eye ran a piece about the Hawks and their relationship with their female fans. It included a anecdote about Casey Rathunde, you can follow her on Twitter @Raedances and you should because she’s my new personal hero for asking a tough question at the convention, asking the Hawks’ brass about the Ice Crew and other things related to their treatment of women and their female fans. Of course they gave it the boiler-plate, brush-off answer, which is what we should have expected. Probably would have gotten the same thing if anyone had asked about the continual shitty ice surface.
There’s obviously a lot of talk about women in sports, women as fans, and how they’re treated by the sports leagues. I’m going to do my best to not link this to the Ray Rice stuff, because that’s a topic that needs no debate and is just a disgusting event that everyone involved should be ashamed of (and some should be in jail, but I won’t be sitting on a hot stove waiting for that one).
Once an afterthought: Chicago Tribune
In-depth questioning: CSN
Well..glad that’s over: TSN
If he succeeds expect…narrative: Sportsnet
In an attempt to return to some kind of normalcy, this series resumes fittingly with the apple of The Ombudsman’s eye, and the number-sake of his in-print avatar (Al Secord) in Brandon Saad.
At the risk of overstepping bounds both as working partners and as friends, with word rapidly circulating around the community, this needs to be addressed, though I’m sure Sam will do so on his own when he finds the strength and time.
Last night, Sam’s older brother Adam, better known as “The Ombudsman”, both in jest and in official title for this and the print publication for the way he kept Sam and the rest of us honest, passed away. Adam and Sam were best friends, and I considered Adam a friend of mine and fortunate to have known him. The Fels men are cut from a more unique, wry and witty cloth than most, and Adam was no different. Though that never precluded him from being kind and friendly, even as he and I would butt heads on hockey and music and I’d progressively and predictably get more red-assed within the conversation.
Anyone who met Adam will miss him greatly, and my heart currently aches for both the friend of mine still here along with he who has departed.
Crow can’t Waite to get to work: PHT
I was able watch 5 seconds but if this is your thing: PD
Keeping an eye to the future: ESPN Chicago
Here and now: NHL
Outside again: CSN
