There’s an intrinsic competitiveness in hockey players which drives them to the extremes. It’s shown in years of 6 a.m. practices or flooding backyards overnight to make shoddy rinks, by the numerous scars and missing teeth in their smiles — minute inconveniences to a misunderstood group of fanatics, pursuing their passion. The painful injuries and hardships … Continue reading Men’s hockey: Granato doesn’t want Wisconsin to be players’ final stop