As you’re likely aware, the NHL has set its schedule and is pushing forward despite there being resistence from a few key folks who have to sign off on the NHL’s masterplan for the 2020-21 season. The five Canadian provinces were mulling over the NHL’s latest plan that was presented as it seems that Canada...
With everyone gearing up for the World Junior Championship in Edmonton, I took some time this week to finish reading a book I kept chipping away at when I first received it. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to read this book – quite the opposite, in fact! – but I kept finding myself busy...
It was brought to my attention today that there was some history set back in 1981 by the man to the left. That’s Doug Smail who was a constant on the Winnipeg Jets roster throughout the 1980s before bouncing through a number of teams and leagues at the end of his career. If there was...
With the Canada-US border still closed, the pandemic raging across wester Canada and the Pacific northwest, and lockdown mandates in effect to or past the start date proposed, the WHL announced today that “it will delay the start of the 2020-21 WHL Regular Season, and following further consultation with regional health authorities” regarding dates for...
Every year, there’s an addition to a university roster that flies under the radar, but could potentially have immediate payoffs if the player is ready to play. I don’t know how these players aren’t mentioned more by the teams they join, but any NCAA player jumping back to Canada to compete for a Canadian university...
The Hockey Show, Canada’s only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back for another weekly installment of puck chatter! As you know, these last few months have featured all sorts of great guests and interesting people, and tonight’s no different. We rarely get to talk to other Canada West coaches – are we...
The Hockey Show, Canada’s only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, returns to UMFM’s frequency this evening as the first week of lockdown has passed us by in Manitoba. I’m hopeful we get through this and see a slowdown in cases and hospitalizations, but we need to do better, Manitoba. For everyone outside this...
The young man to the left proudly wearing the Brandon Wheat Kings colours while being an alternate captain for the team is Ridly Greig. The Ottawa Senators prospect is supposed to be in Red Deer, Alberta right now as part of the Team Canada World Junior Championship selection camp, buthe’s been forced to quarantine at...
I’m going to be honest: I’m not very happy tonight. Frankly, I hate writing about COVID-19 every second day and the impact it’s having on hockey in this great country. We should be knee-deep in hockey right now, but we’re forced to watch Premiers of provinces do their best at screwing up everyone’s lives because...
The Hockey Show, Canada’s only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, returns to the Winnipeg airwaves as Jenna and I are still firmly locked down thanks to the Code Red mandate. Honestly, we need to get our acts together, Canada. This can’t go on much longer. With the holiday season looking more and more...