sports Stars Old-time hockey returns with DeBoer, Evason, other coaches sniping in NHL playoffs The first round of the playoffs has been an old-school throwback to coaches of yesteryear having it out.

Kevin Weekes, a black former NHL goaltender and current hockey commentator, knows all about the ugly side of hockey fandom. In 2002, someone threw a banana at him during the Stanley Cup Final.

The 28 points gave the two-time PL All-Star exactly 100 for his career at 52 goals and 48 assists. A National Honor Society member, DelPrete was the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete in 2019-20.

All these goalies were, at some point, dismissed or doubted. And all of them proved there’s a path back—if the timing, support, and self-belief align.