It might seem counter-intuitive to write about the Western Conference final loser Phoenix Coyotes when Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final is starting after a long layover. But for the obsessed, strategy never sleeps. In the sports team assembly business, thinking about the possibilities about what might have been is useless, but thinking about ...
Just like in the NHL, the OHL annually recognizes the best of the best from the past season in naming its three All-Star and two All-Rookie Teams. The young men on these list exemplified everything that the league has to offer and they are very deserving of the accolades that they have been given. The ...
On June 5, 2012, the OHL will host its annual awards ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. All of these young men worked hard all throughout the season to achieve their accolades; each one is deserving of the honour he has received. This year’s awards ceremony will have one of the deepest ...
The OHL’s Eastern Conference finals, which is being contested between the Niagara IceDogs and the Ottawa 67′s, have had everything a playoff series between two high-calibre teams should have. There has been stellar goaltending, bad blood (such as the kick to the head of Tom Kühnhackl by Marc Zanetti that got the Ottawa overage captain ...
Calgary – For Canada it has always been gold or bust. Gold or nothing. On Thursday night in Calgary, however, bronze helped sooth the wounds of the devastating semifinal loss to Team Russia. The bronze medal never really seemed in doubt as Canada executed Coach Don Hay’s game plan and skated to a 4-0 shutout ...
It’s definitely one the most wonderful times of the year. Hockey fans look forward to Christmas; Die hard hockey fans look even more forward to Boxing Day and the start of the World Junior Championships! This is hockey at its finest. Players playing with that youthful passion for the game and that sense of national ...
And just like that a decision that wasn’t really a decision at all became, well, a decision. After last night’s 5-3 loss to Sweden in team Canada’s final tune-up for the World Junior Hockey Championship, head coach Don Hay will likely spend the next two days mulling over which goalie he will elect to start ...
Team Canada: 30 Years Of The Game At Its Best is an invigorating look at Hockey Canada’s highly successful Program of Excellence.
Canada’s World Junior Roster, not as many easy choices as in years past.
Once again the Ontario Hockey League led the way in terms of league repsentation on team Canada’s entry at the 2012 World Junior Hoceky Championships. 10 players currently playing in the OHL make up 45% of the 22 players selected to compete for the squad; a list that doesn’t include former Mississauga St. Michael’s star and ...
