Hockey

Better Known as Matt’s

In 1954, Matt Bristol took over a dark, 24-by-55-foot 3.2 joint he bought from a guy named Nibs Martin. The bar could hold 78 thirsty patrons. A couple month’s after he changed the name of the place to Matt’s, a cook was flipping hamburgers on a two-foot-wide grill at the end of the bar and … Read more

The Jazz Age Women’s Hockey Craze

There is no reason why any healthy girl should catch cold while playing hockey, yet I am often told that hockey is the cause of many chills. I would say most emphatically that even when played on a cold or wet day, it is not the game which is at fault but rather the player … Read more