It was Thursday night with the Western Conference last night. Vancouver looked to take a stranglehold of their series against Chicago. Meanwhile, Detroit was trying to put a controversial goal behind them and even up their series with Anaheim. Continue reading
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World Hockey Championship Roundup: Collision Course
The second pair of quarter-finals was on the schedule at the world championships today. Latvia looked for a monumental upset of Canada while Sweden was battling the Czech Republic for a birth in the final four. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: All Overtime, All The Time
The Eastern Conference was on the schedule last night in the NHL Playoffs. The four teams took the spotlight and ran with it longer than they were supposed to as both of last night’s games ended in overtime. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: The Medal Round Begins
Only two games on the schedule today but they were big ones. The medal round started today with two of the four quarter-final games. Belarus looked for a Salt Lake City-sized upset of Russia while Finland and the US battled in a barnburner. Continue reading
Murky Details Around Phoenix Coyotes Bankuptcy
More details have emerged surrounding the bankruptcy filing by the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday. The NHL appears to be caught off guard by the bankruptcy petition and for good reason. It is believed that the league may have taken over operations of the team earlier in the year. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Breaking The Deadlock
Both Western Conference semi-final series were in action last night. Vancouver and Detroit were on the road looking to avenge their losses in their respective Game 2’s and take the series lead. Continue reading
Phoenix Coyotes Declare Bankruptcy
Breaking news this evening. The ownership group of the Phoenix Coyotes have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The bankruptcy filing also included a proposed sale to a group called PSE Sports & Entertainment, LP. The sale would involve the team moving to southern Ontario.
Say it with me: “Ladies and gentlemen, here is the starting line-up of your Hamilton Blackberries…”
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UPDATE: The National Post confirms that RIM CEO Jim Balsillie is part of the PSE bid.
Western Mustangs Look To The Future With Recruiting Class
The 2009 OUA Football season looks to be a promising one for the Western Mustangs. After being to the 2008 Vanier Cup game with a relatively young and inexperienced team, the ‘Stangs are poised to go far again next season. However the Mustangs have lost some key players in DT Vaughn Martin, DB Matt Carapella, DB Corey McNair, DB Andrew Bain, OL Zach Pollari, and LB Jason Kozec. So how are the Mustangs filling in these vacancies and building toward the future? Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Ovi’s World
Only one game on the NHL schedule last night as the Pittsburgh Penguins looked to even their series against the Washington Capitals. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Do Or Die
The final day of the round robin means that teams had one last chance to make the medal round. Meanwhile, Denmark and Austria were battling just to make next year’s championship. Continue reading
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