Hockey Night In Canada 2.0
Rogers Sportsnet who recently bought the broadcasting rights on live NHL games for the next twelve years at a whopping $5.2 billion. That means that there will be more coverage…
Hockey Night In Canada
Rogers Must Retain Don Cherry
Grapes could be no more. Tuesday ushered in a new hockey television deal for Canadian hockey as Rogers Sportsnet and the NHL agreed to a historic 12 year, $5.2 billion…
Make Your Song Canada’s Next Great Hockey Song With CBC
Imagine hearing your name and your song played on Canada’s most iconic hockey show. Your music starts and graphics fill the television screen for thousands of hockey fans across Canada.…
Bruins vs Blackhawks: The Hockey Night in Canada Montages
With an extra day between games in the Stanley Cup Final, it seems like a good time to look back at what has transpired through the first 4 games of…
Essential Hockey & Bruins YouTube Channels
Full disclosure: there are three main reasons why I might visit YouTube on any given day – movie trailers, Elmo songs (with my son, of course), and hockey videos. In…
Spinning Out of Control: The Short, Violent Life of Spinner Spencer
The Hard Working Spencers Have you ever noticed that man pacing a little too much at a children’s hockey game? The one getting worked up at a missed call or…
Playoff Seeding & NHL Analysts: Two Severe Flaws of the NHL
While we were all getting over the arrogant commentary presented over Philadelphia airwaves by NBC hockey analyst, Mike Milbury, other coaches and analysts felt entitled to chime in and bash…
Ole Ole Ole Ole! Habs Kick Leafs in Lottery Balls
And just like that it was all over. The Habs defeat the Leafs 4-1 in the season’s last game in the city where the sport was conceived. The fans were…
Dear Mike Milbury…..
Dear Mike Milbury, Do these names ring a bell? Zdeno Chara, Wade Redden, Bryan Berard, Roberto Luongo. These are all players who you are known for trading away and making…
Captain Not So Serious: Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks and HNIC
Last Saturday, Canada’s premier Hockey Franchise, Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) used their newest segment to feature one of Canada’s greatest players. Your captain: Jonathan Toews. HNIC’s new program called…
DJ Steve Porter Putting His Own Spin on Hockey for HNIC
You may have heard of DJ Steve Porter from his video mash-ups and remixes on YouTube — his most well-known being “Press Hop”, where he used the infamous Allen Iverson…
Al Strachan’s “I Am NOT Making This Up” Book Review
Christopher Ralph is THW’s prospect and draft analyst. I Am Not Making This Up: My Favourite Hockey Stories from a Career Covering the Game – by Al Strachan – Non-Affiliate…