The Culture of Losing
In the sports universe, the phrase “culture of losing” is often thrown out to describe a team that has ostensibly sunk itself into seasons of perennial losing without any indication […]
Author Archives: RK,Esq.
What’s In A Name?
Chicago Blackhawks. Washington Redskins. Atlanta Braves. Cleveland Indians. Kansas City Chiefs. All team nicknames originating from Native American roots. Only one though has created societal discourse over the past year […]
The Lost Art of Stacked Pads
I think it’s no secret that in the past 10 years, we’ve seen a serious decline in elite level Canadian goaltenders coming up the pipeline. Even the Canadian Hockey League […]
War, Peace & Hockey – A Look at Implied Consent in the NHL
In the last 2 weeks of the NHL pre-season, there have been a couple of high-profile incidents that have raised talk in some circles about whether those actions warranted further, […]
Top 3 Hockey Prospects For Each NHL Team
With Training Camps in full swing around the league, Hockeyland Canada will begin our coverage by giving readers a run-down of our list of the top-3 prospects per team. Note […]
Oilers Training Camp & FA Outlook
Training Camp: Why are there so many UFAs not invited to any camp? What should the Oilers do to take advantage of these circumstances? One look at the current UFA […]
Sweatshop: The Exploitation of Junior Athletes
Imagine for a second the thought of a multi-million dollar business where there are minimal to no labour costs. I would think that was one of many thoughts running […]
What the NFL concussion settlement means for the NHL
$765 million. Really? While initial sentiments seem to favor the fact that the NFL won and got off easy (and in the litigation pot of gold that is the United […]
What’s Old is New
Heeeeeeee’s Back. While a part of me is glad the Oilers finally made some change and relieved Steve Tambellini of his duties, a larger part of me is baffled […]
Projected “Big 6” Men’s Hockey Rosters – Sochi Olympics
With the Sochi Olympics a little less than a year away, here are my projected rosters for the so-called “Big 6”. I will give 13 forwards, 7 defencemen and 3 […]
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