The bitter cold. The biting wind. The frozen face paint and half warm mitts that grasp onto cups of cold beer. Snow, rain, clouds, or sun. People will pay hundreds of dollars to attend the holy grail of regular season hockey games; the Winter and Heritage Classics. The Classics are not so much about the […]
The Rest of the Tour: The Winnipeg Jets Toronto Maple Leafs The Calgary Flames The Ottawa Senators The Oilers The Edmonton Oilers had a span of three seasons in a row where they had the #1 pick in the NHL entry draft. With these three picks they chose Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Nial Yakupov […]
The Rest of the Tour: The Toronto Maple Leafs The Winnipeg Jets The Calgary Flames The Senators Other than maybe Vancouver, there is no other team in Canada that has endured more than enough of their fair share of roster changes and different leadership roles than in Ottawa. Just one year remove from the devastating […]
The Rest of the Tour: The Toronto Maple Leafs The Winnipeg Jets The Ottawa Senators The Flames The next stop on our tour will be in Alberta. The Calgary flames exceeded expectations last season despite finishing 4th last in the standings. The Flames ended the year with a 35-40-7 record. That was 10-points more than […]
The Rest of the Tour: The Toronto Maple Leafs The Calgary Flames The Ottawa Senators The Jets The next stop on our Canadian tour is in Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Jets are the newest edition to the National Hockey league since moving from Atlanta just four years ago. The Jets have not endured much success since […]
The Rest of the Tour: The Winnipeg Jets The Calgary Flames The Ottawa Senators The Edmonton Oilers The Leafs We’re back to Hockey in Leaf Land and plenty of skepticism still remain in the biggest hockey market in the world. Will Kadri stay consistent? Will Clarkson bounce back? Will Carlyle make it through the entire […]
The Stanley Cup. The name induces a sense of respect, honour and tradition. As the holy grail of trophies, it’s legacy and those of the names engraved on the silver and nickel cup shines through the dreams of hockey aficionados. It has been spurring generations of players to 5 am morning practices, gruelling games and […]
The Stanley Cup is neither won nor lost in July and August. However, we know that making the right moves in free agency can set a team up nicely for some late season success. Finding the right pieces – whether it’s someone who adds depth up front or a top tier defenceman – can often […]