I’d like to switch gears for a second, because there’s a pretty big football game being played here in my home province tomorrow, and I would be remiss to let it pass by without due recognition. After watching the BC Lions crush the Edmonton Eskimos in the West Final last weekend, I couldn’t help but … Continue reading »
You hear the same clichés a lot throughout an 82-game season: a win is a win. 2 points in November is worth the same as 2 points in March. They’re clichés because they’re true (and obvious). Every game, no matter the storyline surrounding it, just ends up as a number in a column. But there … Continue reading »
As a nice follow-up to my post from last week about off-season training, The Score is airing a special today at 3:30 PT about Gary Roberts and how he trains young players like Cody Hodgson, Stephen Weiss, Jeff Skinner, James Neal and Steven Stamkos. Check out the trailer, and set your PVRs for 3:30!
For a team that didn’t make many significant moves this summer, the Vancouver Canucks have a handful of players that a lot of fans are eager to see hit the ice for real in a couple weeks. The core of the Canucks may be the same as last season (minus Christian Ehrhoff, if you considered him part … Continue reading »
With less than a month to go until the NHL season starts, I would guess most players are hitting the ice pretty hard after a summer of training. The fitness level that NHL players are at these days is pretty ridiculous, especially when compared to even 20 years ago. Everyone seems to have their own … Continue reading »
If there’s a silver lining to the long hockey off-season it’s that it gives me a chance to devote some attention to a few other sports that I enjoy, but don’t really have time to follow when hockey is on. These sports are usually golf and tennis, but in addition to those I’ve started watching … Continue reading »
Roughly 6 weeks ago, the Stanley Cup was being hoisted. Roughly 6 weeks from now, training camp begins. Here we sit, smack dab in the middle of summer, and I think now is as good a time as any to assess the Canucks’ forward situation heading into next season. This post is going to assume that … Continue reading »
The annual Courtnall Classic was held this past weekend in Victoria, and on Friday evening all the “celebrity” participants pulled up to the Empress in their limos for a fancy red carpet entrance. These “celebrities” included the guy from Weekend at Bernie’s and the guy from Scary Movie and White Chicks. Oh, and Candace Cameron … Continue reading »
Some good stuff to pass along this week: A pretty good interview with Sergei Shirokov courtesy of Canucks Army. Interesting tidbit: AO: Do you think that the key factor in the series was the fact the Bruins had bigger bodies on their team? SS: I think, it was the psychological factor. The Canucks calmed down after … Continue reading »
It’s July 17th, and we’re effectively in the middle of a lull in the off-season “action”. The excitement of the draft and free agency has long past us by. There is still re-tooling to be done for some teams through trades, late free agent signings or even offer sheets. With that in mind, no team … Continue reading »
