They entered to “Brass Bonanza.” Of course, they did. Music is given, but to be a gift, it must be received. And Jacques Ysaye, the composer of the greatest, quirkiest celebration song in sports ...

The song begins and it immediately registers in your head. The first few notes play and the next three minutes of your life is now booked. You have no choice as you’ll be humming along with a tune ...

Mike Rotman has heard the song at sporting events all over the country. Rotman, who grew up in Windsor and lives in Southern California, wears the distinctive blue-and-green of his childhood team when ...

It was 17 years this coming Sunday that the Hartford Whalers played their final game. A month later, they were officially on their way to Raleigh, North Carolina and NHL hockey was gone, likely to ...

Should the Carolina Hurricanes play a techno remix of “Brass Bonanza” every time they score? They’re letting their fans decide. The hockey sensation formerly known as the Hartford Whalers are having ...

When I was in college and first heard New Orleans brass-band music, I dug it, though I think what first grabbed me was the debut album by Lester Bowie’s Brass ...

Nick Kypreos, the former NHL forward and Sportsnet broadcaster, was in a Zoom meeting, looking at the cover of his autobiography. His name runs across the top of the page in big blue capital letters, ...