Photo courtesy of CBC.ca Exciting times are ahead. NHL teams and players are now stepping into Phase-3 of the NHL’s ‘Return to Play’ protocol. Training camps will now be used by the 24 remaining NHL teams that are included in the play-in and playoff rounds set to begin on August 1. Each [...]
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies celebrate their 2019 Memorial Cup victory Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control issued a statement that recommended that events of 50 or more people be canceled for the next eight weeks. This effectively eliminates the ability to play a hockey game, or any other sporting event, for that duration [...]
image courtesy of NHL.com *** There's so much going on in NHL, AHL, and CHL Playoffs, that its an overwhelming wave of hockey (this isn't a complaint by any means, just an observation). But online, with my friends, or around the office, the number one topic of discussion is: "Wow these playoffs [...]
Western Conference #1 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (4) def. #8 Shawinigan Cataractes (2) After a successful season which saw the Huskies finish 12 points ahead of the second-place team in the league, a first-round series win was inevitable. However, it didn't come easy as Shawinigan found themselves tied at 2-2 in the series going [...]
Is there a learning curve when it comes to youngsters performing in the playoffs? Taking a look in this Sunday's Ramblings... *** Every year, both rookie and veteran players are judged for their playoff performance, hailed as clutch and poised or as chokers. This is inevitably often tied to a team's result rather thn the [...]
OHL Finals is set, AHL playoffs are midway through the first round and the other two CHL league finals are almost set. […]
A couple of Blue Jackets debuts; AHL and NHL, the CHL playoffs have begun and a few teams have swept the first round and a few are all tied up… […]
CHL playoff predictions, NCAA Bracket updated, Marlies clinched and a few signings… […]
