Part of the NHL’s detailed return-to-play proposal is the provision to allow the participants of the proposed 24-team playoff format to expand their training camp rosters to 28 skaters and…
Bookies and sports betters are giving the Jets long Stanley Cup odds if the NHL’s return to play 24-team playoff format comes to fruition. Figures released on May 23 by…
It is now day 41 without hockey, and it’s fair to say that many of us are starting to go crazy. After all, when was the last time that so…
It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out that we could be in our homes with no sports to watch — or to play for that matter — for a…
A quick internet search of “Historic Recurrence” gives inquiring minds a shovelful of philosophical theories from those old-timey Greeks such as Polybius and Dionysius. And some great thinkers later on…
In the first part of this series, I posited that the NHL’s regular season should be truncated to 68 games. Why 68? It’s the number of games that every team had…
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the world operates. One can no longer turn on the television or open social media without seeing an updated infection count or new…
The Winnipeg Jets certainly faced a lot of adversity in the 2019-20 NHL season, and when they overcame that adversity, it was often quite exciting. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is…
In the first part of this series, I suggested that the NHL end the 2019-20 season after the 68th game (the number of games played by every team at the time of The…
In the first part of this series, I suggested that the NHL end the 2019-20 season after the 68th game (the number of games played by every team at the time of The…
The Hockey Writers’ Tim McNiff had a recent opportunity to speak with Minnesota Wild President Matt Majka on navigating a strange new world without hockey. How do you stay ready…
Although the Toronto Maple Leafs have not been busy playing, general manager Kyle Dubas has been busy working. During the past day or two, he’s made several signings to help…