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 →
(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 →
It was announced on Tuesday that the group led by Michael Andlauer purchased the Ottawa Senators for a $950 million.[1] The record setting price tag eclipsed the previous highmark of $900 million, set when the Pittsburgh Penguins sold in 2021.[2] The team was put up for sale by the Melnyk family after the death of... Continue Reading →
This past week, Snoop Dogg confirmed that he is part of a group of bidders seeking to purchase the Ottawa Senators.[1] Further, he intends to grow the game of hockey by providing opportunities to kids who otherwise would not have the chance to play.[2] In November 2022, it was announced that the Melnyk family had... 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 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 →
The Arizona Coyotes situation has been one of the most criticized in professional sports. They lost their arena, the Desert Diamond Arena, in Glendale, last year, and announced a partnership with Arizona State to play at Mullett Arena, a venue of only 5,000 (The average across the league is 18,230 seats[1]). There have been numerous... Continue Reading →
Alternate football leagues have risen from the ashes. The USFL came back from a 35+ year hiatus. The XFL resurrected itself twice. And now, the Arena Football League (AFL) will do the same. The AFL is reemerging from its 2019 bankruptcy to put football back into arenas across America. Officials from the AFL are aiming... Continue Reading →
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), a member of the Canadian Hockey League, announced it will ban fighting beginning in the 2023-24 season. The QMJHL members’ assembly voted to endorse the ban in a February 23rd meeting.[1] The league has been moving towards an outright ban on fighting since 2020.[2] The league added a... Continue Reading →