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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Jamie Nye: Women hockey pros quit, but will it work?
More than 200 women's hockey players have had enough playing for a pittance and say they will not play professional hockey until they get an upgrade in pay and health coverage. You can't disagree with...
May 03, 2019
Jamie Nye: Playoffs should be mandatory for Hart nominees
The Hart Trophy nominees came out and, yet again, we see Connor McDavid voted in to win the player most valuable to his team. I'm always confused how a player can be in the running for that award when...
Apr 30, 2019
Wray Morrison: NHL's icing rule doesn't work
Dear NHL: Please fix this hybrid-icing rule. The hybrid-icing system allows the linesman to blow the play dead and call an automatic icing if the defending player is going to win a race to the puck be...
Apr 29, 2019
Wray Morrison: Raising 'Canes
A fourth division winner from the NHL's regular season -- the defending Stanley Cup-champion Washington Capitals -- was bounced from the Stanley Cup playoffs on Wednesday night at the hands of the Car...
Apr 25, 2019
Darrell Davis: Red Wings rising (says a biased commentator)
No NHL team is having a better playoff performance than the Detroit Red Wings. Yeah, yeah. The Red Wings didn't even qualify for the post-season, for the third straight year. And they haven't won a pl...
Apr 23, 2019
Jamie Nye: My lame, unimaginative Stanley Cup prediction
It's finally here. The real season. The Stanley Cup playoffs begin. And I learned my lesson in the NFL season to change my pick. I will remind you that before kickoff of the NFL season, I picked the N...
Apr 10, 2019
Hotel rooms are scarce for NHL Heritage Classic weekend
Hotel rooms in the Queen City for the weekend of the NHL Heritage Classic are a hot commodity. Fans who plan to travel to Regina for the game between the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 26 ma...
Apr 09, 2019
Jamie Nye: McDavid is finally talking and Oilers had better listen
Connor McDavid wears the 'C' in Edmonton and we're finally seeing the leader emerge. McDavid in the last week has not only shown his frustration, but voiced it. There is only one place McDavid wants t...
Apr 08, 2019
Darrell Davis: NHL coaches have tenuous jobs
Phil Housley's hockey team won 10 straight games this season and his general manager recently said the Buffalo Sabres would not be changing coaches. Yet Housley was in the parade of fired head coaches...
Apr 08, 2019
Darrell Davis: See ya, Slats
Glen Sather was the first NHL executive I ever interviewed. He was the Edmonton Oilers' head coach/general manager when his team visited Regina for an NHL pre-season game against the St. Louis Blues. ...
Apr 05, 2019
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Alberta is banning certain books in school libraries sticking to those deemed age-appropriate. But as Sarah Mills explor...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...