Brion O'Connor, Author at New England Hockey Journal

“The pandemic may have had a lethal effect on American manners. Lawyers are reporting ruder clients. Restaurants are reporting ruder clients. Flight…

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Every hockey fan I know has ideas how to improve the game we love. I have my own. Shrink the goalie gear…

Apologies first. It wasn’t my intent to focus my first two installments of “At the Buzzer” on, of all people and teams,…

The reality that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on kids playing hockey this season reveals a glaring shortcoming in…

Where did the last 10 years go? As I head into my second decade of “The Goalie Guru,” it's only natural to…

Travis Roy's passing on Oct. 29, at the age of 45, hit me in a deep and profound way. I was, in…

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I'm not the type to suffer in silence. My family, and my friends, know this all too well. Believe it or not,…

February is usually playoff month for many hockey programs (high school in particular). At the very least, the month is a sign…

Throughout my coaching career, I’ve had to listen to parents and players who claim that a certain head coach has it out…

I was a hockey coach before I became a parent. I was a coach while I raised my two daughters, both athletes…