By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Sep. 14) – If at any point during my youth someone had told me that Angelo Mosca and Dave Raimey would one day pose together in a friendly environment, I’d have had that person committed.… Read More
By HOWARD BERGERTORONTO (Sep. 8) – The tragedy involving the Lokomotiv hockey team in Russia yesterday got me thinking how wonderful it would be if someone… somewhere… somehow… could lop off mid-August to mid-September on the Georgian (or World… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Sep. 7) – Critics and detractors of Ron Wilson may derive perverse enjoyment from his situation heading into the 2011-12 National Hockey League season.
For the first time in Wilson’s tenure as coach of… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (Sep. 1) – The tragic death of Wade Belak from an apparent hanging-suicide is both astounding and inexplicable. If earlier this week someone had asked me to name five people I know that would be … Read More
By HOWARD BERGER TORONTO (Aug. 22) – Let us begin, today, by offering prayers and condolences to the family and friends of Jack Layton – leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada – who succumbed to cancer early this … Read More
Text and all photos by HOWARD BERGER
LOS ANGELES (Aug. 19) – Having spent the bulk of my summers here for the past 20 years, I’ve come to appreciate an aspect of southern California that is either different than… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
LOS ANGELES (July 22) – There is redeeming value to the third jersey the Toronto Maple Leafs will show-case next season: it was once worn by champions. That alone should make it a hot-selling item, as Maple … Read More
By HOWARD BERGERLOS ANGELES (July 14) – There has been much speculation about whether the Toronto Maple Leafs will unveil a new third jersey for next season. The answer I’ve gotten is yes… the re-designed alternate (pictured below) will … Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
LOS ANGELES (July 13) – If you ask a general manager in the National Hockey League about the puzzle involving offer sheets, chances are you’ll be given a reply similar to that issued by Brian Burke… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (July 7) – Opinions about whether Brian Burke did something “wrong” by visiting our troops in Afghanistan on Canada Day – free agent day in the National Hockey League – are predictably widespread and diverse. Any… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (July 2) – On a day in which I had lots of fun with my growing list of Twitter subjects (how is it that a guy gets fired by the biggest all-sports radio station in… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (July 6) – The question to fans of the Maple Leafs was simple and straight-forward; the answers somewhat diverse: “On reflection, do you like the moves made by Brian Burke and Co. the past week and… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (July 4) – So, I’ve got this new toy, see?
It was a Father’s Day gift from Susan and the kids: a Nikon Coolpix P-500 camera (below)… just out on the market last month.… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (July 1) – If Brad Richards does not end up with the Maple Leafs, it will be through no fault of the hockey club. That’s what a very good source is telling me this morning.… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (June 30) – There is good news for the half-dozen or so fans of the Maple Leafs that approach the NHL’s open market pragmatically: the hysteria endemic to these few days will hardly be noticeable… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (June 29) – What a trip it’s going to be at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday, November 12th. Forget, for a moment, that the Ottawa Senators are in town that night to face the Maple… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (June 28) – He isn’t the big name fans of the Maple Leafs are salivating over in free agency, but he is big in every other way.
Veteran centre/left-winger Mike Rupp of the Pittsburgh… Read More
By HOWARD BERGER
TORONTO (June 26) – Brian Burke is famous for a number of things, but silence isn’t among them. That’s why the general manager of the Maple Leafs drew a collective chuckle from reporters in Minneapolis the… Read More