Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Energizer Hockey

A pair of game two’s were on the schedule yesterday. Anaheim and Carolina were both on the road and looking to even their respective series before heading home. Continue reading

World Hockey Championship Roundup: Moving Day

For the first this tournament, there were six games on the schedule. Four teams from each of the three groups were in action. Teams in Group E and Group F were looking to stay in medal contention while teams in Group G were looking to avoid relegation. Continue reading

Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Battle Of The Young Guns

Sure there was a game at night but no one seemed to care.  The only game that was on anyone’s mind yesterday was Sidney Crosby and his Pittsburgh Penguins against Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals. Continue reading

World Hockey Championship Roundup: Rivalry Day

More qualification round action was in the books today in Switzerland. France needed a win to stay alive while Latvia was dreaming of a medal round birth. The US and Russia were battling for tops in Group E. The Czechs and Slovaks renewed their rivalry. To top things off, Finland and Belarus battled in a classic. Continue reading

CFL Draft Recap

In what is likely going to be the only blog doing this, we’re covering the 2009 Canadian Football League draft.  The CFL draft is unique in sports in that the only draft eligible players are those who played at Canadian universities and Canadians who played at American schools. Continue reading

Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Originals Rule The Night

Two more conference semi-final series got underway last night. Anaheim and Detroit renewed pleasantries at the Joe while Carolina shipped up the coast to Boston. Continue reading

World Hockey Championship Roundup: Don’t Get Relegated

After meeting the qualification round teams yesterday, we saw got our first taste of the Relegation Round (Group G) today.  Elsewhere, we had two more games with teams dreaming of a gold medal. Continue reading

Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Close But Not Quite

Round two kicked off with only one game.  Chicago visited Vancouver for game one of their Western Conference semi-final. Continue reading

World Hockey Championship Roundup: Where Heroes Are Born

The qualification round got under way today at the World Ice Hockey Championships.  The top 3 teams in preliminary round Groups B & C form qualification Group E while the top 3 teams from Groups A & D are now part of Group F. Continue reading

Crosby And Ovechkin Get Four Periods On NBC

The word has come down from NBC executives:  Game one of Eastern Conference semi-finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals will be on the network for regulation and one overtime period.  After that, coverage will switch over to Versus because NBC will begin coverage of the Kentucky Derby. Continue reading