Billy Jaffe spends ‘Five Minutes’ with legendary NHL official Brian Murphy
Dover, N.H., native Brian Murphy officiated his 2,000th NHL game earlier this year. (Eliot Jr. Schechter, Getty Images)Reaching the pinnacle of global hockey can come…
Jaffe's Take
Billy Jaffe's Take: Kimball Union coach Tim Whitehead reflects on career
Tim Whitehead has experienced the full spectrum of hockey as a player and coach — preps, colleges, pros — and is enjoying a stellar run…Read More
Q&A with ex-BC and current New York Rangers assistant Greg Brown
Southboro, Mass., native Greg Brown is in his first season as an assistant with the Rangers. (Getty Images)A fixture on the Boston College bench beside…
Five minutes with UNH coach Mike Souza
First-year UNH head coach Mike Souza (Jessica Speechley)Mike Souza has a tough act to follow, taking the reins of the University of New Hampshire following…
Five minutes with Babson coach Jamie Rice
(Jonathan Endow)New England Hockey Journal caught up recently with Newton, Mass., native Jamie Rice, head coach of the Babson College Beavers. A 1990 graduate of…
Five minutes with Bill Guerin
Bill Guerin celebrates winning the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins. (Gregory Shamus/NHLI via Getty Images)New England Hockey Journal caught up recently with Wilbraham, Mass.,…
Five minutes with Stephen Walkom
Walkom has been referring at the professional level for over three decades. (Frederick Breedon/Getty ImagesAcross all sports, shortage of officials at the younger ages is…
Five minutes with Scott Fusco
A New England hockey legend, Scott Fusco spent a decade removed from the game he loves but has re-energized his hockey passion as founder and…
Five minutes with Kim Brandvold
Kim Brandvold (courtesy photo).A native of Oslo, Norway, who played at UMass Lowell, Kim Brandvold is a director for Dynamic Skating and skating and skills…
Jaffe’s Take: New England’s NHL best from 2017-18 season
Clayton Keller (Getty Images)With the crowning of a new Stanley Cup champion on the horizon, let's look back at the regular season and recognize players…
Five minutes with former Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy
A native of Dorchester, Mass., and a former defenseman for Boston College, Mark Dennehy skippered the Merrimack College hockey program for 13 seasons before being…
Five minutes with Cam Atkinson
(Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)A late-season surge has the Columbus Blue Jackets in prime position to contend for the Stanley Cup, and Greenwich, Conn., native…
Five minutes with Freddy Meyer
A native of Sanbornville, N.H., and a product of the Rochester, N.H., youth program, Freddy Meyer played at Cardigan Mountain School, the U.S. NTDP then…
