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<\/p>\nA local man in his 90’s still lacing up for hockey games in Worcester<\/p>\n
He\u2019s 90 years old \u2014 and still playing hockey three days a week<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHEY\u2019RE GOING TO GIVE YOU FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE. THERE\u2019S NOTHING UNCOMMON ABOUT RETIREES WAKING UP AND PUTTING ON THEIR FAVORITE SWEATER, BUT FOR ONE GROUP IN WORCESTER, THAT SWEATER IS PAIRED WITH PADS, A HELMET, AND SKATES. MEET THE CENTRAL MASS RUSTY BLADES AND OVER 60 HOCKEY CLUB. WE SKATE THREE TIMES A WEEK, MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS IN THE MORNINGS ALL YEAR ROUND, AND IT\u2019S JUST A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS THAT GET TOGETHER AND SKATE AND LOVE THE GAME OF HOCKEY. AND HOW DO PEOPLE REACT WHEN THEY HEAR ABOUT THESE SEASONED SPORTSMEN? IF YOU ASK MY DOCTOR, HE THINKS WE\u2019RE CRAZY. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WILL SAY, ARE YOU TOO OLD TO BE PLAYING? AND WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU FALL DOWN? I SAID, WELL, WE GET UP LIKE WE LIKE TO SAY, ONCE YOU STOP MOVING, YOU START RUSTING. AND WITH A RUSTY BLADES, THE RUSTY BLADES ARE PLAYERS IN THEIR 60S 70S AND 80S. BUT WHEN THE CLUB REACHED OUT TO US WITH A STORY FROM YOU, IT INVOLVED ONE VERY SPECIAL PLAYER MEET 89 YEAR OLD LIONEL BOURGEOIS. YEAH, I\u2019M FROM A LITTLE TOWN CALLED BUCTOUCHE, NEW BRUNSWICK, AND IT WAS IN THE BACKWOODS THERE WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN CANADA, YOU KNOW, POND HOCKEY. I WAS ABOUT 6 OR 7 YEARS OLD. BUT AROUND THAT TIME HE LOST HIS MOTHER, HIS FATHER, A LUMBERJACK, TRAVELED MILES INTO THE WOODS DURING THE WEEK WHILE LIONEL, A FUTURE LUMBERJACK HIMSELF, HUNTED GAME WITH A BOW AND ARROW. AT 23, A RELATIVE IN WALTHAM INVITED LIONEL TO COME TO THE STATES. I WENT IN THE ARMY FOR A WHILE, AND I, I DIDN\u2019T I DIDN\u2019T EVEN SKATE UNTIL 33. I LOST TEN YEARS. BUT HE MORE THAN MADE UP FOR LOST TIME, RELEARNING HOW TO PLAY THE GAME HE LOVED. IN 1999, AT THE AGE OF 63, HE JOINED THE RUSTY BLADES. NOW HE\u2019S THEIR MOST SENIOR PLAYER EVER. AND IN MAY 2026, HE\u2019LL MARK ANOTHER MILESTONE. YEAH, YEAH, JUST JUST A NUMBER 90. ACCORDING TO HIS TEAMMATES, THE SOON TO BE 90 YEAR OLD STILL HAS PLENTY OF GAME. HE\u2019S A GOOD CENTREMAN AND HE\u2019LL TELL YOU HE DOESN\u2019T SEE YOU. YOU\u2019RE NOT GOING TO GET THE PUCK. HE STILL HAS A GOOD SHOT AND HE COULD SEE LIKE LIKE A WIND UP AND DOWN. HE\u2019S JUST A GREAT GUY. HE EATS, DRINKS AND BREATHES HOCKEY. YOU\u2019VE GOT TO KEEP GOING. YOU KNOW, IF YOU PEOPLE THINK WHEN THEY RETIRE, THEY GOT TO SIT DOWN AND DO NOTHING. YOU KNOW, THAT\u2019S NOT THAT\u2019S NOT THE RIGHT THING. I THINK YOU BETTER KEEP DOING THINGS, YOU KNOW, THAT\u2019S WHAT I DID SAY AFTER. AND WHAT\u2019S THE SECRET TO PLAYING HOCKEY FROM YOUR 60S TO YOUR 70S THROUGH YOUR 80S AND INTO YOUR 90S? MY WIFE\u2019S A GOOD COOK AND SHE COOKED GOOD FOOD. EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS IS A GREAT GUY. THEY\u2019RE ALL HERE FOR THE SAME REASON. FOR THE LOVE OF HOCKEY. AND JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY\u2019S RETIRED. AND THIS IS REALLY A SUPPORT A GROUP THAT WE ALL HAVE. AND IT\u2019S IT\u2019S A REALLY SPECIAL GROUP. OH, I LOVE THEM. THEY\u2019RE ALL NICE, YOU KNOW. THEY TAKE CARE OF ME IN A WAY. I MEAN, WHAT IS HE EATING AND DRINKING? AND YOU MAY HAVE JUST HEARD LIONEL JUST CELEBRATED HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY, RIGHT? HIS BUDDIES ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DO YOU GET A HOCKEY LIFER AS A GAG GIFT? YOU SAW IT BEHIND US A SECOND AGO. IT\u2019S A WALKER MADE, OF COURSE, OUT OF HOCKEY STICKS. AND THIS IS THE DAY THAT HE. HE BROUGHT THAT IN AND GOT HIS BIRTHDAY GREETINGS FROM HIS TEAMMATES. AND A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM ALL OF US AT CHRONICLE TO\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
A local man in his 90’s still lacing up for hockey games in Worcester<\/p>\n
He\u2019s 90 years old \u2014 and still playing hockey three days a week<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 4:26 PM EDT May 18, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n