Matt Cooke, who like most NHL players is actually a nice guy off the ice, seems to suffer from a disorder that makes his on-ice personality the target of the ire of not only his opponents, but even his team-mates. And now, like ripples through a still pond, a...
Lord Stanley’s cup, purchased in London for 10 guineas, is said to be the most difficult trophy in sports to attain.   As such, it has been subjected to various indignities over the years. It is rumoured to have spent a weekend on Guy Lafleur’s lawn...
At the Canucks Fan Zone, blogger Derek Jory asks the question (of no one in particular — they don’t allow comments) whether the following photo, ostensibly from 1984, is real: It’s a pre-game faceoff between Stan Smyl and Mario Lemieux, with Michael...
It’s such common wisdom to say that your team gets you into the playoffs but your goalie gets you to the final that the phrase has become a hackneyed cliche. But there’s a new cliche in town:Â One lesson is starting to become clear in the new NHL is that...
Let’s face facts, sports fans… the Canucks were not, this year or any other year, a team slated to go deep in the playoffs by anyone. While fans railed against what they saw as biased coverage of the last remaining Canadian team’s play by a bunch...
You must be logged in to post a comment.