Tag Archives: hockey

I'm a strong believer in the theory of where there is smoke there is fire. Rumours spread during the NHL Playoffs of a forming rift between Leafs Head Coach Mike Babcock and Auston Matthews. While bot...

John Tavares said the New York Islanders are "heading in the right direction." That's good to hear. It's good the Islanders are heading in any direction. The Islanders are one of those NHL franchises ...

Barry Trotz better be careful or he'll become the NHL's next Mike Keenan. Trotz, who just coached the Washington Capitals to a Stanley Cup victory, resigned because he wanted a better contract. Appare...

On Monday, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League announced the dispersal draft to help the Humboldt Broncos look forward to the 2018 season. Ten young men were told that they are going from Nipawin or...

The image of Alexander Ovechkin lifting the Stanley Cup over his head for the first time won't be a moment I soon forget. We all witnessed the years of frustration. The years of hearing questions abou...

The Washington Capitals are a likeable team. They have plenty of Saskatchewan connections who could be showcased tonight lifting the Stanley Cup over their head in Vegas. But they became instantly mor...

The best line about the new Saskatoon Blades head coach, Mitch Love, appeared on Wikipedia. Love was such a mean fighter in hockey's minor leagues, Wikipedia said, that he was dubbed "Mitch Hate." The...

Sometimes the NHL is laughable. And it's not just because at least two of its team owners, under oath, said they have never heard of the degenerative brain disorder CTE that is affecting some of their...

Nothing usually overshadows a Saskatchewan Roughriders game in this province - even a CFL preseason game. But the Riders' preseason loss in Edmonton on Sunday was way below the interest generated by t...

Hockey fans were up in arms about the NHL's decision not to allow their players in the Olympics. We missed Connor McDavid and other stars not suiting up for their countries. And we are seeing now what...