From the days of the National Hockey Association, NHA – my spoons, that I don’t eat chocolate ice cream or tap out a tune on my leg with. All they do is sit in my cabinet and look nice. A set of four of these was sold at Classic Auctions several years ago. The NHA [...]

Dear God, help me do a good job for the owners and maybe they’ll give me a big bonus. And please make me taller.

Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy was on 60 Minutes Sunday night, talking about how he gambled on basketball and how he was ultimately fired from his $300,000 a year job, his wife divorced him, he did eleven months in prison, and his world came crashing down. His winning average on these bets were around 80%, [...]

Rant time: The old ’86 Plymouth shitbox I bought for $650 three months ago as a work car didn’t start this morning for the second time in two days, and I’m in a lousy mood. So I thought I’d add this while I’m waiting to go out and howl at the moon. People like Gary [...]

Enough, already.  

        Dear Hockey Fans, Thank you for taking the time to sign up to MakeItSeven.ca. I want you to know, from one passionate hockey fan to another, I really appreciate it. Since I announced my offer to buy the Phoenix Coyotes, the response and support I have received from across Canada has been [...]

Sports Illustrated emailed me this little NHL poll that is published in their current edition. The question was; Which Country Produces The Best Players? 324 players voted, and players couldn’t vote for their own country. Here’s the results: Canada 30% Sweden 28% Russia 27% US 7% Finland 4% Are you surprised by this? For me, [...]

How can we ever believe anything Gary Bettman says. All along, the commissioner has maintained that every NHL franchise is healthy, the league is doing fantastic, and there’s no need to even consider moving a team or looking at fresh markets. Now we see what’s happened in Phoenix, (Coyotes bankrupt), and the guy Bettman has [...]

It’s something I’ve always wondered. Why do some people end up being so talented they can make it to the NHL, or NBA, or write the great novel, or win gold in the Olympics, while most of don’t come within a country mile. Did they work harder than the rest of us? We’re they born with the [...]