Rick Middleton will be honored tonight starting at 6:30 this evening, delaying the puck drop by at least an hour. I will attempt to explain in some simple way to
Firstly, one of the most magical things about Rick Middleton was that other than a supernatural ability to play hockey, if you saw him outside a jersey, you’d almost never recognize him. He looked like a combination of everyone’s dad, uncle, or grandpa from high school to the mid-90’s in old photographs in nearly game he ever played. Hockey players today look like athletes. They’re chiseled from stone and then hardened into peak human perfection by years of go-getter parents, coaches, and attitude.