Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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Wray Morrison: Bruce Cassidy, class act
I'm under the assumption that the majority of hockey fans in Saskatchewan are cheering for the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup final because of the provincial connections to the team. Having said t...
Jun 07, 2019
Jamie Nye: Hard feeling sorry for Boston, harder to watch NHL refs
I hate to sound like a hypocrite and nearly celebrate a missed call in the National Hockey League after the officials have been kicking it around over the course of the playoffs. After years of the Bo...
Jun 07, 2019
Blues' Jaden Schwartz has special motivation
A contingent of family members and friends has headed south to support Wilcox product Jaden Schwartz and his St. Louis Blues as they play for the Stanley Cup. But Rick Schwartz says his son is motivat...
Jun 05, 2019 Jaden Schwartz (File photo courtesy of the St. Louis Blues/Twitter)
Jamie Nye: Blues prove you can't read too much into one result
Proven. The 7-2 win by the Boston Bruins in Game 3 did not carry over into Game 4. Too often we are quick to react to a blowout, thinking either the series is over or the season is a loss. Not so. It ...
Jun 04, 2019
Darrell Davis: No, Mr. Bettman, no!
The NHL continues sliding down the slippery slope of video review. It's going to get messier and messier. During his traditional Stanley Cup media conference, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman admitted th...
May 28, 2019
Faces of concussions: NHL’s head-on battle with an epidemic
HOMER GLEN, Ill. - Wearing a black shirt with "Fight for your happiness" on the front and "Sick not weak" on the back, Daniel Carcillo eats an apple as his wife makes a cappuccino nearby and their old...
May 24, 2019 In this Nov. 10, 2001, file photo, Toronto Maple Leafs' Wade Belak, left, fights with New Jersey Devils' Jim McKenzie during first period NHL action in Toronto. Steve Montador, Todd Ewen, Wade Belak, Rick Rypien, Bob Probert, Jeff Parker and Derek Boogaard are dead. Many of them were enforcers tasked with delivering and taking punches for teammates and all took many blows to the head. (Associated Press photo/Aaron Harris, File)
Jamie Nye: An NHL team is about to test their fans
One NHL fan base is about to get their ethics and morals tested by the case of Slava Voynov. The defenceman, who hasn't played in the NHL since his arrest on a domestic violence charge, is now eligibl...
May 24, 2019
Blues' fathers enjoying playoff run
St. Louis Blues fans are partying like it's 1970. The NHL team has qualified for the Stanley Cup final for the first time in 49 years and three Saskatchewan-born hockey players have been helping lead ...
May 22, 2019 Saskatchewan-born players Brayden Schenn (L), Jaden Schwartz (C) and Tyler Bozak (R) played in the Stanley Cup final with the St. Louis Blues. (File photo from the St. Louis Blues/Twitter)
Darrell Davis: Oilers GM seeking another Scotty
Edmonton Oilers fans take heart: Ken Holland won a Stanley Cup in his first season as the Detroit Red Wings' general manager. So it's not beyond the realm of possibility that the Oilers, his new team,...
May 08, 2019
Jamie Nye: Keeping Babcock was right move, to heck with the fans
When running a proper professional sports franchise, you should never listen to your fans when it comes to the personnel of the team. Leafs fans turned on Mike Babcock after another first-round playof...
May 07, 2019
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