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Hypocrisy

First of all, I am disgusted by this hit.  Patrice Cormier should be suspended for a long period of time after this hit but to have Patrick Roy come out and talk about it after what his two sons have done while playing for him is a little rich. Let’s review On March 22, 2008, [...]

Review of the renovated Credit Union Centre

I was in (the then Saskatchewan Place) for it’s first game in 1988.  It was a horseshoe configuration with the one end open on top and bottom while the other end was open in the upper bowl only.  Over the years the top bowl was completed on one end and for the World Junior Hockey [...]

Christmas Gifts Ideas for Boys Under Two Year of Age

Who would have thought that Oliver would be so hard to shop for.  I don’t remember Mark being so hard to shop for when he was a year and a half but then I realized that so many things I wanted to get Oliver are still sitting in storage because we already bought them for [...]

Christmas Gift Guide for the Sports Fan

Readers of this blog know that I am a big sports fan.  As a sports fan I know how hard we can be to shop for and along that line I have some suggestions on what to get for your favorite sports fan.  Just a tip.  If you don’t know what his or her favorite [...]

Hockey Players Should Never Be Interviewed

From the Toronto Star which is reporting that the NHL players are having 13.5% of their salaries placed into escrow. "Soon, one-quarter of our paycheques may be gone," said San Jose defenceman Dan Boyle. "Everyone out there is taking some kind of cut. It’s tough for everyone." You are right Dan, it is tough for [...]

Contextless Sports Links

Kudos to the NHL for picking New Year’s Day for their showcase outdoor hockey game at Wrigley Field.  It isn’t as if there were some huge college bowl games to watch or anything.  Plus after playing in every outdoor game, why not call it the Ty Conklin classic?  I do love the retro Detroit jerseys [...]