Now that the regular season is coming to a close for the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have many voids to fill in the off-season. One such void is the lack of a Captain to lead the team. With such a young team, who after Mats Sundin is worthy of donning the “C”?
The most [...]
The next Leafs captain?
Argos management tackles offensive woes
After a terrible 2009 season, the Toronto Argonauts overhauled their offence in hopes of producing more than three wins this season. Last year, the Argos finished the season at 3-15, making them the worst team in the CFL. Just a year before, they had one more win, finishing 4-14.
The front office took notice of the [...]
Elimination of headshots: a neccessity for NHL
In a rule-changing event for the hockey world, the NHL proposed last week that “a lateral, back pressure or blindside hit to an opponent, where the head is targeted and or the principal point of contact is, not permitted. A violation of the above will result in a minor or major penalty and shall be [...]
NHL trade deadline: quantity over quality
On March 3, the NHL trade deadline day set an NHL record for the most transactions ever made in one day. It ended with 31 trades made and involved 55 players and 25 draft picks. It also disappointed hockey fans, as no big names swapped teams.
The Medium recaps the best and the worst transactions of [...]
Team Canada Hockey owns the podium
Canada took the long route to get to the gold medal game, but this paid off in the end with a dramatic finish.
During the preliminary round, the Americans took advantage of Martin Brodeur’s sloppy stick handling and his botched clearing attempt and poke check. This allowed the Americans to win the game, sending the Canadians [...]
Bilodeau dedicates gold medal to brother
After a long wait, anticipation grew in Vancouver about which Canadian would take home the first gold medal on home soil at the Winter Games. The anticipation is over: thirty-four years after Montreal and twenty-two years after Calgary, freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau became the first Canadian ever to win a gold medal in Canada.
Bilodeau started [...]
Saints rally from behind to win Superbowl XLIV
Despite all the ups and downs throughout the recent years, the Saints overcame all odds to become the Superbowl Champions.
In typical Saints fashion, they gave up the early lead to Peyton Manning and the Colts, going down 10-0 in the first few minutes. However, the Saints did not lose focus and Drew Brees played phenomenally. [...]
UTM gets healthy with Health Week
From January 25 to 28, UTMAC hosted Health Week. The event singled out a theme for each day of the week.
UTMAC set up in the Meeting Place on Monday, which was designated as Drug and Alcohol and Sexuality day. Tuesday was Physical Health day, which saw students engage in a Wii Fit competition at the [...]
Leafs acquire Phaneuf and Giguere in blockbuster trades
The Toronto Maple Leafs made a huge splash in the NHL yesterday with two trades that could not have been imaginable a month ago.
Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke announced yesterday that they have traded Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Jamal Mayers and defenceman Ian White to the Calgary Flames.
In return, the Leafs received Fredrik Sjostrom, [...]
Cheap shots define Junior Hockey
Cheap shots in Junior Hockey have been the main story in sports lately, thanks to two different head shots with intent to injure this past week.
First, Sabres prospect Zach Kassian jumped into a hit on Barrie Colts player Matt Kennedy. It was an innocent looking play, where the puck was deflected up into the air [...]
