Ice tributes
ESPN.com’s John Buccigross, who this week writes about Phil Kessel’s “Oh, my God” moment, has been dedicating a portion of his weekly hockey column as a tribute to the late Jack Falla.
Earlier this month, Buccigross introduced the weekly offering with the following:
Falla loved sports, rock and roll, writing, teaching, family, solitude, independence and being just outside the mainstream of society. The quintessential New Englander. That’s what I call a role model. And a hero.
This is a huge loss for us in the hockey community, a huge loss. And my fear is we are not replacing lost hockey treasures like Falla, especially in the United States.
To honor the memory and words of Jack Falla, I am going to include an excerpt from Falla’s classic, “Home Ice” in every column this season. It will usually be just prior to the mailbag.
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