Bowling Green State University’s men’s NCAA DI hockey team, a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), faces a tougher than expected start to the season. On Monday, September 18th, the University placed head coach Ty Eiger on administrative leave and suspended three players on an interim basis pending a full investigation of an... Continue Reading →
The Columbus Blue Jackets hired Mike Babcock as head coach July 1, 2023. Babcock, who led the Detroit Red Wings to a Stanley Cup in 2008, is the only coach to have won the Stanley Cup, Olympic gold (twice), the World Cup, the world hockey championship and the world junior championship. On Sunday, September 17,... Continue Reading →
Former NFL reporter Jim Trotter, who had been with NFL Network for five years, filed suit on September 12, 2023 in the United States District Court Southern District of New York against the NFL, NFL Enterprises LLC, and NFL Network Services, LLC, alleging racial discrimination on the part of the NFL and NFL Network. Trotter,... Continue Reading →
(Photo credit Lethbridge News Now) Speculation around the hockey world is that Hockey Canada and the NHL are close to announcing suspensions for specific players stemming from allegations that members of the 2018 Canadian Men’s World Junior team sexually assaulted a young woman in London, Ontario, following a fundraising event for Hockey Canada. The London... Continue Reading →
Hockey Canada continues to face questions about its handling of sexual assault allegations stemming from an incident alleged in a 2022 lawsuit in which a young woman in London, Ontario, stated that members of Hockey Canada’s U20 men’s world junior team sexually assaulted her in 2018 following a Hockey Canada fundraising event.[1] One of the... Continue Reading →
The Niagara IceDogs finished the 2022-23 season in last place in the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Eastern Division with a record of 12-47-8-1. Now, the IceDogs are going into the summer once again facing significant sanctions from the OHL for violations of the league’s policies and Code of Conduct. There was optimism prior to the... Continue Reading →
The Oilers – Golden Knights series is tied at two games apiece, with the action heading back to Las Vegas for game five Friday May 12th. Two incidents in the Oilers 4-1 victory over the Golden Knights in Wednesday’s game put the spotlight on the NHL’s Department of Player Safety once more. Alex Pietrangelo slashed... Continue Reading →
The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) Board of Governors announced May 1st that the league, along with all eighteen member teams, will end their agreement with Hockey Canada and leave Hockey Canada effective June 1, 2023.[1] The move also means the BCHL will no longer be affiliated with British Columbia Hockey (BC Hockey), which oversees... Continue Reading →
The Colorado Avalanche were eliminated on Sunday, April 30th by the Seattle Kraken in a do-or-die Game 7 without help from forward Valeri Nichushkin, who has been out of the Avalanche line up since playing in Game 2. Nichushkin was an unexpected scratch from Game 3 after missing morning skate. Head Coach Jared Bednar told... Continue Reading →
Aliyah Boston, a three-time Associated Press All-American First Team Selection from the University of South Carolina, was selected first overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2023 WNBA draft on April 10th.[1] Missing from this year’s draft were two of the NCAA’s biggest stars – Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and LSU’s Angel Reese. The two faced... Continue Reading →