By John Doolan A Brief History At the annual meeting in 2012 held in Fort Lauderdale, Jim Darby, then in charge of Easton Hockey, approached Mark Brennan and me as we roamed the exhibits.  During our conversation he inquired as to why none of the older guys were at the meeting.  We asked what it […]

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By Mark “Peaches” Brennan So, this past year I had the pleasure of going to the annual PHATS/SPHEM convention in Orlando. It was a quick 48-hour turnaround. My goodness, how things have changed from 1986 to now. As we enter our 55th year as professional societies, maybe it would be a good time to reflect on how […]

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Bud Gouveia By John Doolan Continuing with our contribution to earlier newsletters, we are highlighting another alumni member to present their career and contributions to the group.         In baseball a great trivia question is “who played first base after Lou Gehrig?” In our group it might be answered as Bud Gouveia when asked who replaced […]

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Bobby Stewart: A Wife’s Point of View by Sherri Stewart If I could encapsulate in one word Bobby Stewart, equipment manager of the Atlanta Flames, the Calgary Flames, and the Atlanta Thrashers, the word would be unassuming. For thirty-eight years, Bobby preferred to stay in the background, enjoying the people around him. But anyone who […]

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Tom “Woody” Woodcock by John Doolan Continuing with the Fall 22 newsletter, we are highlighting another alumni member to present their career and contributions to the group. We will have a record number of alum in attendance at the upcoming meetings. Please come and join us at our Hot Stove session. Tommy could be considered […]

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by John Doolan, Alumni Co-Chairman During the PHATS/SPHEM Convention, I was approached by several older members who commented that many younger members are not aware of previous groundbreakers or characters in some instances who came before.  Therefore, I have decided to use this opportunity to put a spotlight on those who were the trailblazers of […]

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Seat of Your Pants by John Doolan To ‘fly by the seat of your pants’ is to decide a course of action as you go along, using your own initiative and perceptions rather than a predetermined plan or mechanical aids.  It’s a similar phrase to “winging it,” and both expressions come from early aviation.  A line from […]

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Changes by Mark “Peaches” Brennan Got a phone call from John Doolan, who wanted to know if I could write an article for the alumni about life after hockey.  Guess I never thought about a life after hockey.  For years we live out our dream and never think that it will end.   The first […]

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WHAT IF? By John Doolan What if you had not gone into hockey?  What would have been your career path?  For those on the medical side, you had many more opportunities to ply your trade than those of us who got the bug to work with the equipment. I reached out to members of “Trainers […]

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Never Saw that Coming By John Doolan

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