Posts About "Montreal"
Elite of Women's Hockey Battle for Clarkson Cup
March 9th, 2015 The 2015 Clarkson Cup, often referred to as the Stanley Cup of women's hockey, has been a highly entertaining showcase of skill, speed, athleticism and professionalism. A format change saw the four qualifying teams (Boston, Calgary, Montreal, Toronto) play a best-of-three series with the winners moving on to the Clarkson Cup...
Montreal a Disappointing Host City
January 6th, 2015 The World Juniors have come to an appropriate end. Canada ended its five-year gold drought last night with a 5-4 win over the Russians in the WJC final. And to make it even sweeter for the Canadians, the gold-less streak ended on home soil. Hockey Canada put together the best possible team they could for the tournament, and the result...
NHL Expansion Roundtable: Quebec City
September 30th, 2014 Expansion was the talk of the summer when news broke that the NHL was planning to move into four cities. For every reason you can possibly think of, this gripped sports fans across North America. This tweet from Howard Bloom of the Sports Business News sent the Sports-verse aflame in late August: NHL expansion – four teams added by...
Saku Koivu: A Champion Who Never Won a Championship
September 19th, 2014 Despite growing up during the most depressing era in Montreal Canadiens franchise history, I was nevertheless subjected to the value and richness that is fostered by the hockey club’s deep foundational heritage. One of the major contributors to this development in my life was Saku Koivu, the franchise’s second longest serving...
10 Places Every Hockey Fan Must See Before They Die
April 11th, 2014 Spring has finally awoken and we have finally broken away from the shackles of winter, for some of us at least. Now comes the time for traveling, and if you are planning on taking a hockey vacation, I've comprised this travelogue of ten hockey places that you need to see before you die. So, without further ado, here are the ten places...
Ottawa Senators: Pageau, Pageau, Pageau! Wait, Who?
May 6th, 2013 The legend of Jean-Gabriel Pageau is growing in Ottawa! Yes I said Jean-Gabriel Pageau! No, not Erik Karlsson, Daniel Alfredsson, or even Craig Anderson but rather the man I will call JGP quite often from here on out because it's much easier. Now it’s certainly a bit early to say legend, but when you score your first career...
