Over the storied history of Providence’s RI Reds, a number of notable local high school stars earned the privilege of tryouts with the pro team: among them, Billy Thayer, Al Bentley, Roger Bedard, Allan Soares, Jack McGeough, and Billy Christodal. The very first, however, was a young man unchallenged as the most remarkable and accomplished [...]
Every hockey player understands that at some point, their competitive hockey career is going to be over. There is a start and a definitive end. Players' hockey experiences can range from high school to college to juniors. For the chosen few, they might reach the pinnacle at some level of professional hockey in Europe, Canada, [...]
Curt Bennett’s memory of the night he scored on a penalty shot against Hall of Famer Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers hasn’t faded even though it happened five decades ago. “It was such a moment,” recalled Bennett recently from his home in Maui. The date was Oct. 10, 1976. Bennett’s Atlanta Flames were hosting [...]
Calixa Lavallée was born on December 28, 1842 in a village near Montreal in the Province of Canada, now the Province of Quebec. He was a musical prodigy, the son of a blacksmith, logger and bandmaster. Considering his upbringing, it is unlikely that he ever played pond hockey or shinny, as it was known before [...]
Now known as the Frozen Four, the national championship has been played in Providence seven times, including four times between 1978 and 1986. Only Colorado Springs (11) and Boston (9) have hosted more championship games than Providence, which has also been the site of many regionals. Unfortunately, there won’t be any more national championships in [...]
When sculpting her collegiate credentials as a student-goaltender, Genevieve Lacasse did not quite roam the earth, but did cover two countries and two-thirds of the NHL’s Original Six regions. Native to Montreal, she saw action for scholastic or travel teams around Toronto, Chicago, and Detroit. Her attachment to her home and native land never tapered. [...]
November 24, 1973, is a landmark date in the annals of Providence College hockey history. On that evening, the puck dropped for the first time at center ice, as Schneider Arena held its grand opening 54 weeks after groundbreaking. The star of the night was sophomore Dan Kennedy, a left winger from Montreal, who scored [...]
When the Vegas Golden Knights open defense of their Stanley Cup championship on October 10, the team will have for its seventh season a TV-radio broadcaster from Pawtucket who himself has achieved quite the record of success. Dave Goucher joined the NHL team six seasons ago, bringing with him his iconic “Get the duck boats [...]
Success in the game of hockey is about the only accomplishment that has eluded Walter “Ted” Carter, Jr., during his exciting journey through life. And that was only temporary. A Rhode Island native born in Burrillville, RI, Carter was recently back in his home town to be honored by the high school he attended. The [...]
If you were a good young hockey player in Rhode Island in the 1960s or if you dreamed of becoming one, the place to be on Sundays at noon was the Rhode Island Auditorium. That’s when Harvey Bennett’s hockey school took the ice thanks to the generosity of Reds and Auditorium owner, Lou Pieri, and [...]
