Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Keith Yandle, an NHL defenseman from Milton wore a special jersey with the name “Martin Richard” on the back, to honor the 8-year-old marathon bombing victim.
Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle honored his hometown city on the ice once again on Saturday night. This time he honored Martin Richard, the 8-year-old boy killed during the twin explosions at the Boston Marathon. Yandle, who is from Milton, wore a special jersey with the name “Martin Richard” on the back during warm-ups before his game against the Chicago Blackhawks. "There's nothing I can really say or do; it's just wanting to show my support and show my family that I'm thinking of them, praying for them, and show my family back home that I love them," Yandle told Fox Sports Arizona before the game. Richard was from Dorchester, where Yandle's wife, Kristyn, used to live, according to USA Today. This is the second time Yandle has…
Friday, January 18, 2013
Dave Goucher, the Boston Bruins radio play-by-play announcer, breaks down the team ahead Saturday's season opener.
Despite a lockout that nearly wiped out the second full season in less than a decade, the Boston Bruins are preparing to embark on a 48-game whirlwind schedule, beginning Saturday, January 19, against the New York Rangers. Milton resident Dave Goucher will be providing play-by-play commentary for all those games on 98.5 The Sports Hub. “I expect this team to compete for a Stanley Cup,” Goucher said of the healthy Bruins squad that is largely in tact from its 2011 championship season. There are some notable changes, namely the absence of goaltender Tim Thomas, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner and 2011 Conn Smythe Trophy winner. Tuukka Rask will handle goaltending responsibilities most of the season. Rask backed up Thomas the past two …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Milton resident Dave Goucher is preparing for his 13th season announcing Boston Bruins hockey after the NHL lockout cut the season short.
When Dave Goucher, the Boston Bruins radio play-by-play announcer, woke up on January 6 to 10 text messages, he only needed to read one to know that the overflow of notes were telling him he’d soon be back in the booth for his 13th season calling Bruins hockey games. An agreement in principle between the National Hockey League and the NHL Players Association was reached early that morning while Goucher was asleep in his Milton home. The new collective bargaining agreement was ratified on January 12, ending the 119-day labor dispute and marking the beginning of a condensed schedule that starts Saturday, January 19 for the Bruins. Goucher, who calls games with former Bruin Bob Beers on 98.5 The Sports Hub, is employed by CBS Radio, but …
