One of the teenage mutant Ninja turtles ?
but no he joined the Bruins right around the same time as Ted Donato & Steve Heinze. IIRC
One of the teenage mutant Ninja turtles ?
I had no idea about this. I assumed it was complications with injuries that forced him out of the game...
You are correct.but no he joined the Bruins right around the same time as Ted Donato & Steve Heinze. IIRC
After he was drafted in 1993 by the B's, I believe it was the Herald did a story on him. They had a couple a pictures of him out in the street, playing ball hockey and then one with him in the face off stance I believe with his Medford jersey on.Medford's own, Shawn Bates.
After he was drafted in 1993 by the B's, I believe it was the Herald did a story on him. They had a couple a pictures of him out in the street, playing ball hockey and then one with him in the face off stance I believe with his Medford jersey on.
Before the internet it was a Sunday ritual to seek out the draft wrap ups in both the Herald and Globe. I would run up to the Shop n Save to pick up milk or what not, but first stop at the newsstand section. The papers back then were probably a buck something, and only wanted to read the Bruin fare. So I never would buy em, just read the Sports section and put em back. The Herald was an easy read because of the one piece design. So I would hit that first, reading the Sunday notes by Stephen Harris and then they would have an article or two about the draft, usually with a story about a local kid like Bates. The Globe was trickier because of the folded sections, but the Sports were usually in the second folded section about three sections in before the classifieds. Read the KPD Sunday notes and then the draft stuff. Folded back the paper neatly then back on the rack. Tell me you never did that?
I remember having a streak of probably 8-10 years of buying the Globe and Herald every day on the way to school, primarily for the sports page. I think this started around 7th grade through college.
IIRC they were .25 each when I started and .50 or .75 at the end.
One of my 7th grade teachers was a sports nut too. Umpired and refereed like 4 sports in the area.
30 years later he ended up umpiring one of my daughters softball games that I was coaching and he reminded me of that. Said that I was the only 7th grader he ever saw that brought 2 newspapers to school every day.
I remember reading Fran Rosa, Tim Horgan, Ryan, Gammons, KPD, Hobson, Mannix and a bunch of others.
Also got the Lawrence Eagle Tribune at home after school and got to read Russ Conway.
After he was drafted in 1993 by the B's, I believe it was the Herald did a story on him. They had a couple a pictures of him out in the street, playing ball hockey and then one with him in the face off stance I believe with his Medford jersey on.
Before the internet it was a Sunday ritual to seek out the draft wrap ups in both the Herald and Globe. I would run up to the Shop n Save to pick up milk or what not, but first stop at the newsstand section. The papers back then were probably a buck something, and only wanted to read the Bruin fare. So I never would buy em, just read the Sports section and put em back. The Herald was an easy read because of the one piece design. So I would hit that first, reading the Sunday notes by Stephen Harris and then they would have an article or two about the draft, usually with a story about a local kid like Bates. The Globe was trickier because of the folded sections, but the Sports were usually in the second folded section about three sections in before the classifieds. Read the KPD Sunday notes and then the draft stuff. Folded back the paper neatly then back on the rack. Tell me you never did that?
I played varsity hockey for Malden High when Bates was at Medford and it was both hilarious and sad how far beyond any of us he was. It was probably in the games against Medford where it dawned on me, "oh, this hockey thing isn't going to be something I do very much longer!"
Anyone remember Andy Hilbert when he was here going in between Boston and Providence and how he was hyped up to be a big deal? This guy does.
Anyone remember Andy Hilbert when he was here going in between Boston and Providence and how he was hyped up to be a big deal? This guy does.
Anyone remember Andy Hilbert when he was here going in between Boston and Providence and how he was hyped up to be a big deal? This guy does.
The local Bangor TV station just replayed the 1993 NCAA Maine - Lake Superior championship game. What a ride down memory lane. Mike Dunham, B's goalie coach played the first two periods, but down 4-2 after two was pulled in favor of Garth Snow. Jim Montgomery ( the Stars former Coach) then turned the tables with a natural hat trick in the first ten minutes of the third, all set up by Paul Kariya. The Ferraro twins who both later played in the Bruin organization were on that team.
But Lake State had some Bruin ties as well. Brian Rolston was their top player, and Clayton Beddoes who the B's later would sign a s a free agent had a goal and assist in that game. Beddoes scored two goals in parts of two seasons with B's before setting of to Europe, he currently is the Head Coach of the Italian national team.
And the Goalie for that Lake State team? He would also sign as a free agent with Boston, none other than the Lach Ness Monster, Blaine Lacher.
Don’t feel bad- he’s still at Medford (coaching) and look at you!I played varsity hockey for Malden High when Bates was at Medford and it was both hilarious and sad how far beyond any of us he was. It was probably in the games against Medford where it dawned on me, "oh, this hockey thing isn't going to be something I do very much longer!"
Paul Mara
It’s criminal how bad the crap Chiarelli brought in after 2011 was. Mike freaking Mottau more than a decade after he left BC and did nothing in the NHL the entire time was one of them. Pandolfo Bourque Dogavins etc were his choices for role players to put next to an amazing core with future HOFers in their primes. Rolston vs 2.0 was awful.