A date and duel to remember
The occasion, the NHL Division One final in Semple Stadium, Thurles. The significance? The arrival, the real arrival to be precise, on the big stage of two precocious talents.
Though still only 20, Richie Hogan has long been flagged as another Kilkenny star in the making, as good a prospect as his famous cousin DJ Carey. In his third season in the senior panel, however, and after a number of runs in various competitions, the doubts were beginning to emerge. Previously unthinkable questions were being asked – was he too small perhaps? Too slow? Lacking the temperament for the big day?
