THE SPORTSPAPER Bremerton, Washington Originally published August 2003 RANDY TRAVIS AND COUNTRY WESTERN HOCKEY --Greg Meakin Randy Travis performing in Kitsap County and possibly being at an ice arena? What gives with that? To my knowledge, Randy Travis is not a hockey player. Rather, his incredible rise to fame since the late 1980s is apparently …
Hockey Mums and Nestle’s Quik
THE SPORTSPAPER Bremerton, Washington Originally published February 2003 HOCKEY MUMS AND NESTLE’S QUIK -- Greg Meakin It’s 5:30 Saturday morning. Outside, it’s pitch dark. A blistering Canadian winter awaits, scowling. Only a few courageous souls will venture out, only to be met by the ferocious wrath known as January in the northeast. The temperature appears …
HUMBLED BY A HOCKEY HERO
THE SPORTSPAPER Bremerton, Washington Originally published December 2002 HUMBLED BY A HOCKEY HERO --Greg Meakin The other day I received a personal telephone call from Jean Béliveau. Oh my goodness – JEAN BELIVEAU! In the professional hockey world, Béliveau is a man Wayne Gretzky looks up to. We’re talking a BIG name here. Mention the …
Secrets From The Inside 