After fourteen days, the field running for the Stanley Cup has been cut in half. Of the eight series, there were only two upsets with Carolina and Anaheim being the only low seeds to make it out of the first round. Now, I’m going to try to match wits with the overpaid experts and attempt to predict the conference semi-finals. Continue reading
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World Hockey Championship Roundup: Scandinavian Delight
Day six of the tournament brought us the final day of the preliminary round. After the final four games, we’d know who would be in the qualification round and who would fight for their lives in the relegation pool. And it was a hell of a day. Continue reading
McLaren Given A Stay Of Execution
McLaren was spared from a potentially fatal decision from the FIA World Motorsport Council when they were given a suspended sentence. If the punishment wasn’t suspended, McLaren would have been banned from the next three races. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Late Heroics
Two final games for all the first round marbles. Washington had all the momentum going into their game with New York. Meanwhile, New Jersey and Carolina had been trading wins all series long heading into their deciding game. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Close Calls Of The Third Period Kind
Both Group A and Group B wrapped up with some good looking games. Mind you, I’m not sure what can be said when you compare the potential quality of a game between Canada and Slovakia to Hungary and Belarus. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Now Quiet On The Western Front
Another day, another two teams on the verge of elimination. Calgary had the advantage of home ice to in their battle to stave off elimination while San Jose fought for their live in enemy territory. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Scandinavian Upset
Tomorrow, the games get serious. Today, however, we still have a series of preliminary round mismatches. Or at least that’s what we were supposed to think. Continue reading
Hockey (Last) Night In Canada: Let’s Do Seven
The two games of the day were both elimination games. Washington and Carolina faced their playoff mortality head on, both down 3-2 in their respective series. Continue reading
World Hockey Championship Roundup: Do You Have A Mercy Rule?
The day after tomorrow will see the start of some more interesting games. When the most interesting game at the start of the day on paper is Switzerland vs. Germany, you know that the tournament could be so much better. Continue reading
Vaughn Martin Drafted By San Diego
He wasn’t on Scouts Inc’s draft board. He wasn’t on Mel Kiper’s or Todd McShay’s. But he was on the San Diego Charger’s radar. UWO defensive tackle Vaughn Martin was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round at 113th overall. Continue reading
The Lowdown 