Western Hockey League

The National Hockey League (NHL) was founded in 1917. This league consisted of six teams, called the original six. These teams were the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Rangers. These teams played for twenty five years until the leagues first expansion. Today, there are thirty teams in the NHL. There are six players on the ice, one center, two wings, two defenseman, and a goalie. This is one line, and each team…

Intergenerational trauma is a term that is used to describe traumatic events that have impacted a cultural group in one generation, which can have lasting psychological, economical, or cultural effects on future generations. Although it can exist in serious and unfortunate occurrences like residential schools, intergenerational trauma can also be light-hearted, riveting and fun in relation to sport rivalries. Sport fans are well aware that not all games are created equal and that some games are…

Alright, fantasy basketball fans, it’s time for another one of my GF2 fantasy basketball team previews! Today, we’ll look at one of a young Milwaukee Bucks team who have a plethora of talented fantasy stars. Not only we’ll these players have Milwaukee in the mix in the Eastern conference, they’ll also help to guide your team to fantasy glory. From new Buck Greg Monroe to Khris Middleton, this Bucks squad is scary good! So, here’s my 2015-16 Milwaukee Bucks fantasy basketball preview: Khris…

The long awaited start of the NHL season is here, and what better matchup to start off with than New York Range vs. the Chicago Blackhawks. This is the 89th season in the National Hockey league for then Rangers, and a clash between another original 6 team in the Blackhawks. For the Rangers, this is the eighth straight season they have started on the road. This matchup is going to be a close battle, as both team won a game each last season by the score of 1-0. These two teams are meeting up for…

Underground in Ann Arbor, Michigan are the archives for the University of Michigan. There you can find the Final Four, “... banners from 1992 and 1993” (Thamel). The Fab Five, known as “The Greatest Class Ever Recruited” had bald heads, sagging shorts, black socks, and an attitude that changed College Basketball forever. “They don’t care how they were perceived” (Hehir). They had a journey to get to the point of the Chris Webber scandal. The Fab Five’s revolutionized college basketball…

3. During this year’s NBA All-Star Game, Kia will have the distinction of being the first non-apparel brand to have their logo exhibited on an NBA uniform. In light of their recent promotion from an NBA promotional partner to a league global partner, it would be fair to say that Under Armour has a stronger relationship with the NBA than in years past. 4. Sports teams and technology firms are increasingly using virtual reality as a platform that allows fans to experience games from…

The New York Islanders returned home early Friday morning from a physical - and some would say lucky - 4-3 overtime win in Winnipeg just hours earlier. They had just finished a brutal road trip through three time zones across Canada and despite a 5-1 record to that point on the trip, had clearly not played their best. Not to mention, Nick Leddy, Matt Martin and, as we would learn Saturday, Calvin de Haan, would all be banged up to varying degrees. Martin and Leddy would be well enough to return…

The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional hockey team that has 30 different teams within it. Of those 30 different teams, 16 are in the Eastern Conference, and 14 are in the Western conference. The statistics recorded in the NHL are used for anything from teams drafting players, to fans betting on games. Teams want to draft players who’s induvial statistics can help their overall winning percentage. On the other hand, Fans like to bet on whether a team will win or lose a game. The…

My participation in competitive hockey began ten years ago through the North Bay Girls Minor Hockey Association in North Bay, Ontario. Since then, hockey has become a lifestyle and a major part of my own identity. The first nine years of my hockey career were spent in North Bay as a part of the Ice Boltz team. My obligation to the team and desire to be successful required me to make sacrifices in my personal life. Travelling to games and practices, working out during the summer, and…

Matt Mistele and Mitch Marner sent teddy bears flying with their goals, while Garret Sparks made history in his first NHL start. Three goals from the QMJHL highlight a great weekend of play in Quebec, plus goals from unexpected sources in minor hockey and Europe, including one perpetrator caught in the act of embellishment. With one month to go until the OHL trade deadline, the Sarnia Sting jumped into the fracus by acquiring Matt Mistele from the Oshawa Generals. One year removed…