The Greatest Game Never Played – The Golden Era Of Chatham Minor Hockey
A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THE TEAMS DURING THE GOLDEN ERA OF CHATHAM MINOR HOCKEY PREFACE When I was a kid in Chatham, not too many days went by without a […]
The Lost Season – The Story of The’89-’90 Blenheim Blades
THIS IS THE STORY OF MY ROOKIE SEASON WITH THE 1989-1990 BLENHEIM BLADES. A team of hockey cast-offs forever bonded by one of the worst seasons in junior hockey history. […]
FINDING BRUCE LEE and MY JKD
Finding Bruce Lee and My JKD is a book about my journey in the study of Bruce Lee. Jeet Kune Do and martial arts. It is also about Hockey, The UFC, Life, Loss, Perseverance and Inspiration.
The Beautiful Loss
After two false starts in the last four years, 2018 was going to be the year. I will never forget the second time it happened due to the fact that […]
ONTARIO SOUTH DOWN: A Hockey David vs. Goliath
The Ontario South Selects was a spring/summer ice hockey team in the mid to late ’80’s. The team was made up of the biggest and best 1973 born players in Southern Ontario compiled and coached […]
THE GRIFFIN GOATS
A hop, skip and a jump down highway 40 from Chatham, lies the tough, little town of Wallaceburg. Population of 10,010. Wallaceburg has the only lacrosse association in Chatham-Kent and […]
Being Like Mike: MSG, Mouth Guards and the ’86 Mets
Chatham-Kent’s all time best and favorite sports writer Mike Bennett was recently inducted into the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame and when I heard the news, many memories of “Benny” […]
Reunion Solidifies Bond For Chatham ’87 Peewees
“Are you sure you know where his house is?” my wife Christina asked as we came rolling up to Talbot Trail. “Of course. I’ve been there many times,” I answered […]
JCBL 50th Season Finally in Full Swing; Standings and Team by Team Analysis
After battling Mother Nature for the first two months of the season, the Japanese Canadian Baseball League is finally in the swing of things in their monumental 50th season. The combination […]
DWIGHT WAKABAYASHI - wakafightermma - writer / book author/ journalist 