Projo Bruins Blog

Something to think about on Veterans' Day: Bruins stars Milt Schmidt, Bobby Bauer and Woody Dumart gave up three years in the prime of their hockey careers to fight for Canada in World War II.

-------

Patrick Roy and Dick Duff will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday night.

There's no doubt that Roy belongs, but does Duff?

He had a fine career, no question. Duff was a very good player on some excellent Toronto and Montreal teams. In 17 NHL seasons, he won six Stanley Cups. He scored over 20 goals in a season five times. In the six-team NHL of the 50's and 60's, that meant something.

The Hall of Fame is for great players. Very good isn't good enough.

There's more to hockey than goals and assists, but how can anyone can make the case that Duff's numbers click here are Hall of Fame caliber?

I wonder if there might not be a bit of Canadian bias at work here, since Duff had his best years in Canada's two biggest cities.

Which brings me to another point.

If Duff is in, then there's just no way that you can keep Rick Middleton out. Take a look at Middleton's numbers. Yes, he played in an NHL that had been watered down by expansion. But he was a far superior player to Duff.

For a few years in the early 1980’s, Middleton was a great player, one of the very best right wings in the league. The same cannot be said of Duff.

----------

Even though it's only November, it's no exaggeration to say that the Providence College and Brown men are facing must-win situations this weekend.
Coming off a huge win over Boston College, the Friars stumbled badly last weekend, dropping two to UMass-Amherst to fall to 2-6-1. Tim Army's team needs to get its power play (6 for 53, 11.3%) untracked when it hosts Vermont at 7 tonight.
Army was a guest on CSTV’s Tuesday @ the rink last week.
Brown played well at times last weekend, rallying for a tie against Colgate after losing by a goal to Cornell, but the Bears remain winless at 0-1-2. They need to find a way to win this weekend before next weekend's killer road trip to Harvard and Dartmouth. A visit from 1-6 Wayne State of the CHA at 7 tonight and 2 tomorrow may be just what the Bears need.

---------

The Brown women, off to an uncharacteristic 0-6 start, played #9 Boston College tough before losing 3-2 on Thursday night. An audio feed of Brown's home game against Yale on Saturday night will be available here.
The PC women have lost four in a row to fall to 2-6. They will visit the University of Maine for two games this weekend.

--------

---