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- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/leafs-news-aug-21st/
- Published: 2011-08-21T13:10:58.000Z
- Updated: 2011-08-21T13:10:58.000Z
- Author: James Birkett
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

It's August and the hockey news is sparse. However, there was a story in the Northumberland news that caught our eye this weekend. The paper is running a series on gay athletes in local sports, starting with a young hockey player in part I:

Ryan felt sick to his stomach after he made it to the bench after a bone-crushing check. But the pain he felt throughout his body was numbed by the one word which brought on the nausea: fag.

"After he hit me, he skated away and called me a fag," said Ryan, whose name has been changed to protect his identity. "I knew I was gay, but he didn't. But in sports, that's what guys do. They call each other names."

The fact is no one knows Ryan is gay. No one -- not his mom, and especially not his dad. If not for a close-knit, anonymous support group he visits, his story would not be in print today.

The rest of the piece (a really good read) [can be found here](http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news/article/183396?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). I highly suggest checking it out this morning.

More links after the jump...

[Crunching Numbers: 2010-2011 Player Projections](http://mapleleafshotstove.com/2011/08/20/crunching-numbers-2011-2012-player-projections/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

MLHS has another set of point projections for you to squabble over

[Knowing something about the past can make being a Leaf fan even more fun now](http://vintageleafmemories.blogspot.com/2011/08/knowing-something-about-past-can-make.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Great little piece from VLM this AM

[Solution to Concussions](http://leafshq.com/2011/08/20/solution-to-concussions/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Another new LeafsHQ article. That's like, two days in a row

[Advice for Brian Burke: Sign Trent Hunter](http://www.puckineh.com/2011-articles/august/advice-for-brian-burke-sign-trent-hunter.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

New stuff from Puckin' Eh