SPOTLIGHT: DAN GIRARDI
BY: Bruce Berlet One of the major tenets of sports writing is no rooting in the press box. Well, it’s difficult not to stand up and cheer for New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi being named to the NHL All-Star team on Thursday. While most of the 42…
SPOTLIGHT: DAN GIRARDI
BY: Bruce Berlet One of the great success stories in Hartford Wolf Pack/Connecticut Whale history continued Thursday when defenseman Dan Girardi was one of three New York Rangers named to the NHL All-Star team. Girardi, who earned his first All-Star…
SPOTLIGHT: THE WELLAND CONNECTION
BY: Bruce Berlet It’s almost something out of Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Then again, even Ripley’s might not believe this tale. Two decades ago, Dan Girardi and Andre Deveaux lived five minutes apart in Welland, Ontario, Canada, and spent many a day…