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Hockey isn’t over for all cities in Canada. It is alive and well in Winnipeg.
The Manitoba Moose have made it to the Calder Cup finals, the AHL’s version of the Stanley Cup, for the first time in franchise history. And the buzz is significant around Winnipeg.
Add to that the world spotlight being cast on the [...]
Gary Bettman hasn’t exactly been Winnipeg’s favourite character since his NHL tenure began in 1993. That’s why it’s so ironic that we may see him in a favourable light as of yesterday.
For the past few years I have been assuring supporters of the Return of the Jets Campaign that Winnipeg was higher on the NHL’s [...]
The NHL won’t speak about it. It’s too embarrassing.
At a time of the year when the spotlight shines brightest on hockey the last thing the league needs is more dire news headlines to dim the lights.
My guess would be that someone will have to speak about it soon after Lord Stanley has been awarded to [...]
After being in Las Vegas this past week, I am more certain than ever that an NHL team in that city would be more of a bust than all my hands at the Blackjack table at the Golden Nugget.
First of all, the city is currently taking a massive economic hit from what I experienced. People [...]
As the playoffs are set to commence in 3 weeks, the races remain tight for the eight spots in each conference. One thing is certain, out of the league’s six most struggling franchises, four are cetain to miss the playoffs with the other two on the brink of 8th place or bust. This moves their financial [...]
A night that will always be remembered by any Jets fan was “The Peca Hit”. Where were you when Teemu Selanne got clocked so cheaply by Mike Peca that it sent the game into a wild ride of endless bouts and bench wars. Peca would mysteriously disappear from the line-up, as the Cancuks feared for [...]
Pay-cheque deductions: income tax, health coverage, EI insurance…parking?!
That is what you’d see as a Tampa Bay Lightning employee. The team is asking all employees to pay to park their car at their own job in an effort to help pay down an annual lease of $250,000 for a piece of property adjacent to the arena. [...]
I won’t pretend that I follow the AHL on a regular basis, but I do know that our team does always do well on the ice as well as at the gate. In fact, their 81 points makes the Manitoba Moose the best team in the AHL right now with a league high 38 wins [...]
Always such an ill-informed discussion, often filled with ludicrous figures and assumptions. One thing needs to be made perfectly clear. There is one key factor when running a campaign like I do. You absolutely need to know your city. Inside and out. Good and bad. Thick and thin. And let me tell you, the Winnipeg [...]
