Metropolitan Toronto

For example, the Toronto Maple Leafs had 28 wins during the 2015-2016 season. So, by taking the total wins (28) and diving it by the total games (82), the winning percentage will be 34.15%. There are other factors that could affect a team’s winning percentage as well. I have…

Football (NFL) , Basketball (NFL), and Hockey (NHL) - only a select handful of athletes reach the professional level, and even less remain at that level and see long-term success. On an emotional night in the Bronx, on September 11th, 2015, I viewed the Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees baseball game. It provides an unique experience to shift focus from simply rooting for your favorite team, and eyeing every pitch into the catcher’s glove, to view the whole event from a sociological…

The Calgary Flames have been in the National Hockey League since 1980. They won the Stanley Cup in 1989, the trophy for being champions of the league. Hockey is considered to be “Canada’s Game” as it is the most popular sport among Canadians. The Flames are one of the seven Canadian franchises in the NHL. They are part of one of the biggest rivalries in the NHL, which is the battle of Alberta. The Flames have nine players currently in the hockey hall of fame. The Calgary Flames generated 430…

Can you hear that? Listen real close……Hear it? Peace and serenity across Islanders social media. Everyone might as well be sitting around a campfire, roasting marshmallows and singing Kumbaya. Well, for one night at least. The Islanders eased tensions among the Barclays Center faithful and within their own locker room with last night’s 4-2 win over the sinking Vancouver Canucks in Brooklyn. To add to the good vibes was Jason Chimera and Andrew Ladd finally getting off the snide and scoring…

There once was a charismatic boy named Sam Hustle who played basketball. He always dreamed of playing for Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. One day after school Sam opened the mail and noticed a letter addressed to him from Creighton. He ripped open the letter and as he read it he saw it was a full ride scholarship to play basketball and go to college. He was galvanized with this news. He rushed upstairs to tell his parents the good news. One year later Sam rolled up to college.…

It is a rivalry that’s was established in 1971, that is still going strong today. The first ever meeting at the Nassau Coliseum between the New York Islanders and the New York Rangers took place on September 27, 1972, with the Rangers winning 6-4. However, throughout the late 70’s and all of the 80’s this rivalry was controlled by the Islanders. Winning the Stanley Cup in 1980, 81, 82, and 83. Nonetheless, the tides changed during the 1994 season. The two team met up in the first round of the…

represent their brand or company. In special cases like professional sports, where the workplace is a field or a court, social media allows the worker to reach out to other people to show off their thoughts or ideas. If you are the pitcher of the Toronto Blue Jays, then more people will follow you then average. This is another way that social media is positive in the…

Pat LaFontaine played for the New York Islanders from 1983-1991. During his time with the team, he scored 287 goals, and 279 assists (566 points in 8 seasons with the Islanders). His best season was 1989-90 where he scored 54 goals and 51 assists (105 points). Pat's most famous goal as an Islander was scoring the game-winning goal in the Easter Epic in 1987, this game went 4 overtimes. He was a 4-time all-star and had 4 straight 40 goal seasons with the Islanders. Also, he ranks 5th among goals…

Crystal Allen author of How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy is trying to portray thirteen-year-old Lamar as a confident self-proclaimed maddest, baddest, most spectacular bowler ever at Striker’s Bowling Paradise. Lamar’s summer is about to begin and with it comes the best bowling games, the opportunity in getting a job, and will finally get the girl of his dreams. Not to mention that his bowling idol Bubba Sanders is going to make an appearance at his favorite bowling place to…

summer weekend in the city. However, I was mistaken and my breath was taken away from our history of humans to the African tradition and how it impacts us. This project showed me the connection of art and history in Africa. When I arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art I did not realize that since its summer there are a bunch of tourists who also want to see the worlds most famous museum. The line was so long I wanted to leave. Getting inside I was eager to see if this African Art…