Massachusetts vs. Minnesota, Part 3: Hope for Bay State hockey
In Part 2, we examined how one former Boston collegiate standout found greener hockey pastures for his family in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. In…
Massachusetts vs. Minnesota, Part 2: A ‘second wave’ of development
Burned by the system Mike Sylvia (Newton, Mass.) is a former Boston University hockey star. A three-sport athlete at Catholic Memorial, he came to BU…
Massachusetts vs. Minnesota, Part 1: A hockey model gone awry
How the mighty have fallen. Massachusetts, the once-proud breeding ground of Olympic, NHL and Division 1 college hockey stars, has lost its place atop the…
How five guys with Milton, Mass., ties are thriving post-playing careers
It goes without saying that life, when in the NHL, isn’t all that bad. Playing before 20,000-plus fans, seeing your highlights on TV or spreading…
