NHL ice hockey somehow made its way onto a Sportscenter discussion on Monday when ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith was asked to compare the winning streak of the NBA’s Miami Heat with the points streak of the NHL’s very own Chicago Blackhawks. Smith would quickly dismiss the question as completely foolish claiming that the Blackhawks ...
On March 4, Stephen A. Smith did what he does for a living, which is to flail about some controversial subject at a loud enough volume to drown out the fact that he does not actually know anything about sports. The question was posed to Smith of which was more impressive: the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks and ...
Dropping the Gloves: Inside the Fiercely Combative World of Professional Hockey. By Barry Melrose, with Roger Vaughan. (2012, Toronto: Fenn/M&S. Hardcover. Pp. 240. $27.99 US / $29.99 CAN. ISBN 978-0-7710-5694-9.) By now I am sure you have seen the Internet meme – a photo of Morgan Freeman with a sentence along the lines of ...
For once, finally, during this whole god-awful mess, it seems as if the senseless and embarrassing work stoppage is coming to an end. We can say this because for the first time, words like “very pleased”, “positive” and “encouraging” have been used to describe the labor negotiations. And, if the buzz from alleged ...
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: one of the four major sports in the United States is on the verge of a lockout. Yes, if a deal is not made before September 15, the NHL – like the NFL and NBA did in 2011 – will lock out its players. Except this time around, ...
According to ESPN The Magazine, the Toronto Maple Leafs are the worst sports team in North America. For the last ten years, ESPN Magazine has released its Ultimate Standings, a list that ranks every professional sports franchise in the NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL from 1st to 122nd. All of the major North American leagues. ...
Almost three years after the beginning of the desert saga when the NHL bought the franchise out of bankruptcy in October 2009, we still don’t know what is going to happen to the Phoenix Coyotes in a near future. Will they stay in Glendale for the year to come, or will they move to another ...
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist Even though it feels like they get together every week or so, the 30 General Managers of the NHL are meeting yet again in Boca Raton, Florida for a summit on rule changes that they want to add to the game. There aren’t any major ones on the docket (changing ...
I realize baseball players are susperstitious but this is wild. Apparently Dodgers catcher Rod Barajas has been rocking Dee Gordon like a baby for the last 40 games. They’ve been on a hot streak so they’ve let the good times roll. It is kind of weird that Barajas talks to him like a baby though. ...
If you’re under siege because people don’t think you’re doing your job the right way, complaining about it publicly isn’t the best way to clear up any possible misconceptions. If anything, it’s the best way to enforce them. So when NHL VP of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell expressed his frustrations on TSN Radio 1050 Thursday, ...
