Todd’s Nods: Summer Lovin’
April showers bring May flowers. In sports nothing could be more true. April is often the month where sports fans are subjected to “the sink or swim” mentality of making the playoffs. ...
Tagged: NHL
Get it through your head
Eliminating brain injuries could save lives Todd Colin Vaughn Sports Editor Sidney Crosby should retire. Sounds crazy, but hear it out for a bit. Concussions and post-concussion syndrome have become...
GM promotes inclusion
LGBTQ players should feel safe in locker room Nathan Ross Staff Writer Can you name three openly gay professional athletes? Don’t feel bad if you can’t. The fact is the NHL...
More than money
Hockey agent Neil Sheehy talks about putting players first Derrick Newman The Agents of Change Neil Sheehy a Harvard graduate, former NHL defenceman and a father to nine kids, is an NHL...
All-star game a bust
NHL’s mid-season showcase needs to change Drew Henn Contributor With boos, cheers and heckles raining down from a boisterous Ottawa crowd, the NHL All-Star weekend took place on Jan. 26. Or,...
Todd’s Nod’s: Metta World Peace
The nickname is a time-honoured tradition in sports. From the NBA’s “Iceman” George Gervin to the NHL’s Mark “Moose” Messier, we as a sports society love giving our heroes a fitting moniker. However, what...
Fear the red and white
Alberta plays host to world juniors Bryce Forbes Sports Editor Calgarians best gift comes after Christmas this year. It’s not Olympic-level competition, but the World Junior Hockey Championships will bring a level...
New Superheroes hoping to put evil on “ice”
by Blaine Meller Thirty superheroes, each with unique powers and abilities. One uber-villain, bent on mayhem and chaos. It’s the classic battle of good versus evil, and it’s com- ing soon to a National...
Golden Goal or Super Summit?
by Blaine Meller Thirty-eight years ago, legendary broadcaster Foster Hewitt uttered a phrase that, to this day, remains one of the true defining moments in Canadian sports history. “They score! Henderson has scored for Canada!”...
Cougars, Calamities and Classics: Stepping it up for Haiti
We see the devastation and horror of the Haiti earthquake plastered across our TV screens and in the newspapers. A lot of us either feel helpless or like we need to jump on the...
