Category: Profiles
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Family and a Tanzanian experience at the core of John Wiitala
Children often follow the path that their parents guide them along in life, and John Wiitala has been no exception. Wiitala, now in his second season at Ohio State, gives significant credit to his father, Marty, with helping him reach the Division I hockey ranks. Marty played four years for the Wisconsin Badgers, whom he captained as a senior in 1985-86.…
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Brock Boeser, Baylee Bjorge friendship goes beyond publicized prom
Baylee Bjorge’s senior prom emitted the sense of a culmination of a longstanding, loyal relationship with the North Dakota men’s hockey program. Beyond the fleeting mass media attention, however, the last six months have marked a continuation of the usual. In May of this year, UND’s then-freshman standout, Brock Boeser, grabbed headlines by taking the Grand Forks Central…
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Tyler Rostenkowski flying high at Air Force Academy
Tyler Rostenkowski could not stay away from service schools, even after spending four years as a junior hockey journeyman. Like many other hockey players who spend their late teens in the U.S. junior ranks, Rostenkowski hoped to reach the Division I college level. However, having attended Culver Military Academy in his native Indiana for boarding school, he desired more than…
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Walt Kyle: ‘Thank God’ Rangers weren’t at WTC Marriott Sept. 11
The tragic events that transpired on Sept. 11, 2001, had a profound global impact that still resonates today. For the city of New York, where two hijacked planes took down the Twin Towers, the devastation was immeasurable. Countless communities across the country were impacted by the attacks, including the hockey world. Garnet “Ace” Bailey, the…