Rick Mercer probably has it figured out.

I listened to an interesting piece on CBC radio while driving home from work yesterday, about Ligue Nord-Americaine De Hockey (LNAH), a Quebec semi-pro league featuring teams from Trois-Rivieres, Sorel, Thetford Mines, Jonquiere, Riviere-Du-Loup, Saint-Georges, and new this season, Cornwall, from across the border in Ontario. It’s similar in some ways to serious senior hockey, [...]

CBC’s The Irrelevant Show describes nicely the total amount, er, experience of going to an NHL game. This could come in handy for those who’ve never been and would like to know what to expect. This is a radio show, so sit back, put your feet up, and light a stogie. Just click here Thanks [...]

Whenever I read a story from CBC’s Elliotte Freidman or Bob McKenzie at TSN or any of the other hockey guys telling us about the lockout and how it’s going, I always notice a bunch of comments that basically say the same thing; Who cares. I’ve moved on. Yawn. So I’m hesitant to talk about [...]

Danno has written an excellent letter to the CRTC voicing his concerns regarding Don Cherry and his rants about PK Subban, which ultimately could lead to the young player getting unnecessarily hurt.  Danno sent his letter to me and I’m passing it along to you. I say good for Danno. Dennis, I’m tired of Don Cherry and how he’s [...]

The dust (rain) has settled on the opening day of the Vancouver Olympic Games, and several things jumped out as I watched it late at night with the help of a remote control. There was the tragic death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili earlier in the day at Whistler, and what struck me, as I’m sure [...]

It took Montreal more than two periods to get it even a little bit together against Detroit, mainly because most of the time, especially in the first period, the only Habs players who saw the ice were the penalty killers. All thanks to Georges Laraque for taking a high-sticking call and then a dangerous tripping/kneeing call to earn him [...]

Remember in early June of 2008 when the Hockey Night in Canada theme song ceased to exist on CBC? Have we gotten over that? There was a big fuss, after all. But we still hear it on TSN and RDS games, so maybe that softened the blow somewhat. I don’t know……it was just one of [...]

Due to the Canadiens-Sabres game not being televised, I made an executive decision. Instead of listening on the radio, I watched the Leafs-Detroit game, as a sort of scouting mission. You see, I’m not only an almost-owner and almost-stickboy and almost the guy who makes the players’ wives comfortable, but I’m also an almost-scout. I wanted [...]

Phoenix sports fans differ on Coyotes’ future Phoenix-area sports fans have mixed views on whether the Coyotes can flourish in their state Monday, May 18, 2009 By Simon Dingley CBC It’s a blistering 107 degrees outside (for us Canadians, that’s nearly 42 C). Phoenix sports fans seek shelter from the heat in a downtown sports [...]