Gary Roberts loses hockey’s geriatric crown to Chris Chelios

The best thing about watching the Red Wings accept the Stanley Cup last night: the Pittsburgh crowd broke into a chorus of boos when 46-year-old Chris Chelios hoisted it aloft. He clearly savoured the moment. Meanwhile, the Pens’ 42-year-old Gary Roberts, a favourite son of Leafs nation, looked—just as he always does—like the sorest loser in hockey history. Watching all those shots of him on the bench, unable to celebrate his teammates’ goals because he was too distracted by his own obsession with winning a second Stanley Cup, struck me as pathetic. “