Billy Jaffe

Billy Jaffe’s Take: Kimball Union coach Tim Whitehead reflects on career

Tim Whitehead led Kimball Union to a victory over Salisbury in the NEPSAC Elite 8 championship. (Dave Arnold/NEHJ)Tim Whitehead has experienced the full spectrum of…

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…

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…

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…