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A Couple of Giants on Ice. There’s a little known hockey club in Ontario called The Guelph Giants, who played in the Special Hockey International tournament at Kitchener a couple of weeks ago that got a huge shout out from Don Cherry on Coach’s Corner on Saturday night March 23. I sat in awe watching ...
On the ice, the Los Angeles Kings have won three games in a row, and 4 out of their last 5 to move them to within a point of 8th place in the West. Off the ice, the organization has made significant efforts towards raising money for the Kings Care Foundation, a non-profit charity that ...
In the 22nd installment of Roy MacGregor’s Screech Owls series, Face-Off At The Alamo, the gang heads to San Antonio, Texas for an invitational tournament that puts them at odds with dirty teams and grittier villains. For the uninitiated, MacGregor’s series of chapter books for tween to teen readers combines the best of old school mystery series with solid writing about hockey.
The Huffington Post recently reported that Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets became the first NBA player to join the gay rights sports group, Athlete Ally. This nonprofit organization challenges homophobia in sports. Its mission statement encourages athletes, coaches, parents, fans, and other members of the community to respect all individuals involved in sports. For ...
Part 1 of Religion in Hockey More and more elite athletes are opening up about the role of religion in their chosen sport and recently also becoming vocal about their beliefs. One hockey player in this category is the longest serving current Windsor Spitfire OHL player and captain Saverio Posa. A quick look at ...
34 year old Canadian Golf Professional, Brad Fritsch, has achieved his lifelong professional goal, and both he and the Ottawa Senators couldn’t be happier. The Ottawa Senators organization announced a unique and interesting partnership this past Monday October 29th, 2012 with the Manitock, Ontario resident. The news came following his weekend performance, a ...
Besides being some of the best in their chosen sport, hockey players such as Jarome Iginla, Shane Doan, Mike Fisher, Cam Ward, David Booth, Wayne Gretzky and Markus Naslund have one other thing in common. Religion. When one thinks of the tough and hard-hitting sport of hockey, religion and faith are not the first two ...
It is that time again to get ready for this weekend’s edition of THW Live. The first two episodes had a healthy mix of what was currently going on in the hockey world and expect the third to be more of the same. As always, it is our goal to not necessarily minimize the current NHL Lockout but ...
The National Hockey League’s official partners for Hockey Fights Cancer for the 2012-2013 season are listed below. Click on any link to learn more about the charity and how you can help. To return to the team page for Hockey Fans Fight Cancer to benefit Livestrong, click here. Prostate Cancer Canada ZERO-The Project to End Prostate Cancer ...
To Make a Donation you can go straight to our Livestrong page. The other day I wrote “Who Fights Cancer in a Lockout?” at Overtime, noting that should the lockout cancel games in October, it also cancels the biggest charity initiative of the NHL season, “Hockey Fights Cancer” (HFC). This means that the ...
