by Mitch Albom | Jun 16, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
And still, the sun shone brightly. How could this be? Shouldn’t there have been clouds and rain? How could hockey fans reconcile an absolutely perfect weather Father’s Day with the image of Vladimir Konstantinov lying motionless in a hospital bed, breathing through a respirator, a brain monitor in his head?
by Mitch Albom | Jun 15, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
These days, there are only a few things in life you can count on. Death, taxes, Dennis Rodman getting ejected — and a new high in the stock market.Rarely a day goes by without an excited radio report saying “the Dow Jones set a record today, breaking (fill...
by Mitch Albom | Jun 11, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
After all these years, they finally got to play outdoors.
by Mitch Albom | Jun 10, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
Well, now. That was a fun little hockey season, wasn’t it? Done with St. Louis. Done with Anaheim. Done with Colorado. Done with Philadelphia. And now it’s party time, people. Time for the parade. No doubt you’re making plans to attend today —...
by Mitch Albom | Jun 9, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
The crowd was thinning and the noise was dying down. The champagne showers had turned his hair into a sticky nest. Steve Yzerman glanced over the messy remains of the Red Wings’ locker room, then told a story.He had been in Las Vegas a few years back. He was...
by Mitch Albom | Jun 7, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
His wife says he comes home now and looks right through her. Sits at the table. Sits on the couch. Looks right through her. Oh, he’s pleasant enough. He’ll chat about the kid, the house — never hockey — but he’s not really there. His eyes...
by Mitch Albom | Jun 6, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
The hinges are coming loose, the rusty bolts are rattling and the door that for more than four decades has separated Detroit from the coveted Stanley Cup is about to shatter into a million pieces. The Red Wings earned their third victory of this championship series Thursday night with a force that could burst a dam, a defense that could hold back time, and a speedy confidence that bordered on destiny. So mighty was their domination of the dazed and confused Philadelphia Flyers that the Wings scored their goals as if chosen from an assortment pack:
by Mitch Albom | Jun 5, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
On behalf of our beloved city of Detroit, I would like to officially welcome the out-of-town media and other honored guests, especially those fans from Philadelphia. I’m guessing that would be you folks with the signs, “HEY, COFFEY, BITE ME!”I know...
by Mitch Albom | Jun 4, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
PHILADELPHIA — Brendan Shanahan lives by a wise old hockey philosophy: Don’t think.Skate hard. Take shots. Do what comes naturally, that’s what he’s been taught. The more you think, the more you muck it up.So when he skated across the middle in...
by Mitch Albom | Jun 4, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
PHILADELPHIA — Brendan Shanahan lives by a wise old hockey philosophy: Don’t think.Skate hard. Take shots. Do what comes naturally, that’s what he has been taught. The more you think, the more you muck it up.So when Shanahan skated across the middle...
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