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Habs are making Gary Bettman sweat
It’s hard not to enjoy watching the Montreal Canadiens’ unlikely rise through the NHL playoffs. Sneaking in the back door as the eighth seed, the Canadiens have already eliminated the President’s Trophy winning Washington Capitals in the first round. Now, with a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in game six of their second round [...]
Things aren’t so bad in Ottawa
You know what the best thing about the NHL playoffs is? The return of good hockey. No more bumbling stalemates between the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs with both teams coasting at half speed, trying to preserve their 1-1 tie for overtime where they’ll both be awarded a point they truly do not [...]
Top 10 most popular sports articles of 2010
Not a single sports article made it into the top ten most popular Gazette articles of 2010. I know, it must be some sort of technological mishap. So I asked the Gazette‘s crack web team — see: Thompson, Stuart — to compile a list of the top ten most popular sports articles of 2010, based [...]
Lakehead levels Mustangs in series sweep
Thunderwolves off to nationals, Western opts for scenic route
Sixteen Things
1. Don’t be fooled by Gary Bettman’s posturing over the NHL’s involvement in the2014 winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia. The NHL will be there. 2. Bettman, a shrewd negotiator, is well aware of the fact the players want to be at that tournament. And with another session of collective bargaining with the NHLPA quickly [...]
Decisions, decisions for Babcock
Starting Roberto Luongo against the Germans Tuesday night and for the rest of the tournament is the easiest decision head coach Mike Babcock has had to make during these Olympic games. Martin Brodeur looked like an amateur playing against the United States Sunday night and was truly outclassed by his American counterpart Ryan Miller — [...]
Fourteen Things
Busy week in sports, no? Definitely a whole lot to talk about. I won’t get to everything — how about them Raptors? — since most customers won’t make it through to the end of this if I do. Apparently the kids don’t have the attention spans for my, um, extensive writing style. But as Mark [...]
Mustangs keep playoff hopes alive
The Western Mustangs women’s hockey team got back in the win column on Sunday afternoon and it couldn’t have come at a better time. They may have needed the shootout to do it, but the Mustangs defeated the Waterloo Warriors 2-1 at Thompson arena. The two points were crucial for the Mustangs, as they are [...]
