Posts About "Canada"
Why Canadian Fans Should Cheer on the Stars
April 14th, 2016 In a follow up to Wednesday's piece, where I criticized the notion that Canadians will be disinterested by this year's NHL post-season due to absence of a Canadian market for the first time since 1970, I present today's argument as to which one of the 16 American teams fans of the seven Canadian teams should send their support...
O Canada! How 7 Canadian Teams Became Mediocre
February 18th, 2016 The seven Canadian teams have won 43 Stanley Cups since 1915. Montreal and Toronto are the two most successful clubs in the NHL with 37 of those. However, the last time the Stanley Cup belonged to a team in Canada was in 1993. Now, at the time of writing, all seven Canadian teams are outside of the playoff picture. If the postseason...
WJC: 6 Takeaways From Canada-Finland Quarterfinal
January 2nd, 2016 HELSINKI, FINLAND – In what was one of the best games you'll see, Finland comes away with a seesaw 6-5 victory over Canada to advance to the medal round. Here are six takeaway from the matchup. Tons of Energey, Great Emotion If you're a hockey fan and you haven't seen world juniors hockey in person, it's an absolute must for your...
My 2016 Team Canada World Juniors Team
August 11th, 2015 We're currently going through the dog days of summer, so I thought it would be fun to try and get into the minds of the Team Canada brass and try to predict what Team Canada's U20 roster will look like in Helsinki, Finland. I will break down each position and talk about who should be in the mix for positions and who will ultimately...
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
May 18th, 2015 PRAGUE – If you think you had a tough week, try being Alexander Ovechkin. After yet again failing to win a Game 7 –after having his team lead 3-1 in the series – and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, Ovechkin promptly flew halfway across the world to join his Russian comrades only to make it to the gold-medal game of...
Oh, Canada - Not so Friendly to Columbus
March 18th, 2015 International road trips have been a struggle for the Jackets. Columbus has played in five games north of the border this season ahead of tonight’s game in Edmonton. With the exception of its Feb. 7 game in Ottawa, those games have all resulted in losses. The Blue Jackets were outscored 16-9 in those games, 15-5 if you exclude...