Peering into our Crystal Ball: Four NHL Predictions
By George Potter, Staff Writer The NHL offseason is finally coming to a close and opening night for the 2021-22 season is right around the corner. Is there a better time to make some...
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UFC 266: The Return of Nick Diaz
By Josh Werle, Contributor On Jan. 31, 2015, combat sports fans around the globe didn’t realize that they would be witnessing Nick Diaz’ last fight of the 2010s. On Sept. 25, 2021, Diaz will...
Coach’s Corner: Meet Ryan Gyaki
By Gage Smith, Sports Editor The sports world has been dramatized and romanticized. Every player is a character and every play is a scene. It makes sense. That’s how you get an audience to tune...
Why Flames fans shouldn’t get their hopes up about a Jack Eichel trade
By Josh Werle, Contributor An expansion draft, a multitude of goaltending changes, and many notable unrestricted free agents have made the 2021 NHL free agency season one to remember. Although many high-level players have changed...
Thank you, Kyle Lowry
By Gage Smith, Sports Editor On July 11, 2012, the Houston Rockets traded point guard Kyle Lowry to the Toronto Raptors for Gary Forbes and a first round pick. Houston was unloading a backup...
After a historically long layoff, the Women’s soccer team kicks off the new season
By Gage Smith, Sports Editor Sept. 4 was the first gameday for a Mount Royal University (MRU) Cougars team since 2019. After a year off, the women’s soccer team started their season against the University...
MRU alumnus joins Canadian men’s volleyball Olympic team after back injury
by Riggs Zyrille Vergara, Publishing Editor After suffering from a back injury, Mount Royal University alumnus Jay Blankenau had to sit out Canada’s first chance at the Tokyo Olympics qualification back in March 2019. But...
Hitmen finding a way to operate in WHL’s 2021 bubble
By George Potter, Staff Writer The Calgary Hitmen have started this WHL season in a bubble. There have been many changes to the team’s roster as some players left during the offseason and new...
A look ahead to the Cougars 2021/22 season
By Zach Worden, Sports Editor After coming off of a breakout year for the Mount Royal University (MRU) Cougars, the COVID-19-impacted 2020-21 season couldn’t have come at a worse time. Three teams won Canada...
Where does your favourite NBA team rank heading into the stretch run?
By Gage Smith, Staff Writer We’re still months away from tipping off the NBA playoffs, but with the all-star break and trade deadline in the rearview mirror, the rosters are looking almost exactly like...
