This has absolutely nothing to do with the Stanley Cup finals taking place right now, but I decided to post this because, well….. I decided to, dammit.
In 1974, when the best from the renegade World Hockey Association played the Russian National team in the series that followed the original ‘72 Series, the Russian program distributed at Luzhniki Ice [...]

Mark Streit of the New York Islanders is suffering from a groin injury. There’s no truth to the rumour he obtained this injury after playfully rolling around with the Canucks’ Sedin twins at the Cupid Motel.
Canuckleheads Jordy, Jan, Lawrence, and Sandy insist there’s also no truth to the rumour they’re part of the Manson family.
After [...]

Am I wrong to think bad thoughts about Gordie Howe? Is it like being naughty about Mother Teresa and other saints in heaven?
Gordie is in Powell River for two days to help open a grocery store and sign autographs. I didn’t go down because I was never a big fan of Howe’s. There’s another number nine [...]

With news that pitcher Dennis ‘Oil Can’ Boyd wants to come out of retirement at age 49, and the fact that Gordie Howe played a full season with Hartford when he was 51, not to mention a host of other athletes like Michael Jordan and Willie Mays who un-retired in their middle-aged years, my suggestion to help the [...]

Three good things came from the Canadiens 4-2 loss Sunday night In Vancouver.
Although they weren’t anything to write home about, they played probably their best game of their western swing. But then again, I suppose that’s not saying much. Also, Jordy, who comments often on this site and usually makes great sense, came over to watch it [...]

Mats Sundin has just signed with Vancouver, and there’s nothing that I could possibly say that hasn’t been said or will be said.
 
Except this:
 
I’m going to laugh like crazy if he turns out to be mediocre, or gets hurt and plays very little. The hockey world has treated this guy like he’s Wayne Gretzky, Rocket [...]

  When Wayne Gretzky retired, the entire league, every team, agreed the proper thing to do was to retire jersey no. 99 permanently so no other player would ever wear it.
 
This is absolutely reasonable. Gretzky deserves this honour. He was Gretzky, for goodness sakes.
 
But there’s another number out there that deserves the same royal treatment. [...]

Jean Beliveau was in Vancouver this weekend and gave a really nice interview with The Province’s Jim Jamieson. I thought you might like it. 
 
Q: What does the 100th anniversary of the Canadiens mean to you?
A: I find myself to be very fortunate to be part of it; I’ve been with them since Oct. 3, [...]

Isn’t it funny how no matter what decade we’re in, many retired players and older fans always insist that the game isn’t as good as it used to be, when they played or watched.
 
It’s only natural that they feel this way. The present game, of any decade, just doesn’t have the romance it did for them. [...]

A fellow at work told me a very sad story the other day, and I was surprised yet not so surprised. It just reinforced my belief that the Rocket was better in many ways than Gordie Howe.
 My friend’s father is a lifelong Detroit Red Wings fan. So much so that he went out and spent [...]