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Roger kelly mn texas7/25/2023 ![]() It was an area which was relatively cleared that would freeze over, but no, nothing beyond that. Nothing more than the sort of boot variety and frozen-over areas up where a friend of mine from school had a house where we could wonder off into the woods. My home town of Tarrytown, New York, is just north of New York City about 30 minutes up the Hudson River.Ī. That’s where I lived for the period of time from May of 1989 to June of ’99, that I was working for the Ordinance Museum. Bellaire, Maryland is about 15 miles from there. And was at that particular museum with communications and electronics for about 20 months and then transferred to the US Army Ordinance Museum, which is at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland. I left the US Hockey Hall of Fame in August of ’87 and went with the Federal government, specifically US Army museum system, and I worked for my first Army museum at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, which is somewhere near Asbury Park, if you have an idea where that is on the Jersey coast. Where did you develop your love of hockey?Ī. On kind of a personal note, I understand you were born in Tarrytown, New York. Via my website I actively have a link to the Minnesota Historical Societies webpage about it, so hopefully you get a few more people buying the book from that aspect I guess. I had the satisfaction of at least having written about it, and yea, I would like a few more readers though for it. But things predated all the things I mentioned before, and that’s really a significant area that no one had covered before and so on. But you also have to realize that it’s written for covering an era that hasn’t been widely publicized and some people may draw simply a blank with them while the Wild are well into the NHL, and the High School tournament and to the Gophers and that kind of thing. If we had, this is of course hindsight, waited until hockey resumed as opposed to releasing it in the lock-out year, perhaps we would have done somewhat better than what we did do. Well, realistically, they don’t tell me this but I think it has been disappointing from their perspective. ![]() I wish there were a few more other people that really wanted to read it, because.there is an inventory.Ī. Paul AC's, and a great influence as to what I am doing with my website.Ī. I think I told you via phone that I had the opportunity to read your book, and I believe I’ve read it three times now. So it’s good you’re writing about some of the early American influence, and particular Minnesota's influence to the game. Butch also eventually stepped away from the game because he ended up suing the NHL, due in part of the NHL's passing up the American players. He gave examples of how Tommy struggled to compete being almost an outsider. I had the opportunity as well to sit down with Butch Williams, and he told me stories about his father RIP Williams, and about the American NHL player in the 70's when his brother Tommy was the only American player in the NHL at one time. Most of the stuff published is from an NHL and Canadian viewpoint. Generally specifically sports and within sports focusing principally on hockey, which has not been well covered from the standpoint of the United States in my view. As it was a business, but I took a lot of history courses. If I had to do it again I think I would major in history. Have you always been a sports history buff, or do you just have a general interest in American history?Ī. You have now written three books about sports history in America. The post lock-out game day assignment for me is at the media entrance. Your role must be to work the press pass door, letting photographers, press, etc. I know I’ve seen you sometimes on Wild game days. So it’s been great to come back to Minnesota and then to have this gig. Yeah, I never thought I’d end up working for an NHL team when I left the Hall of Fame, in 1987, I figured that was it and I’d never really have anything to do with hockey, on anything other than a spectator basis. Sure, I suppose being part of the Minnesota Wild has got to be exciting in and of itself.Ī. To have it is something that is quite satisfying to me. I know that’sĪn overworked cliché, but the fact that it’s so unique and that I’m fortunate Oh, it’s a great honor, I guess would be the word to use. ![]() Professional sports team in North America.Ī. First of all, what does it mean to beĪn official team curator? Which I’ve heard is the only one employed by a Like to thank you for your time to sit down and answer some questions about Paul AC Hockey team to ask a few questions today. Roger Godin from the Minnesota Wild, and Author of "Before the Stars"Ībout the St. This is Kyle from Vintage Minnesota Hockey sitting down today with
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