2009 NHL Draft should be judged in 2014 - or maybe 2029!
June 29th, 2009 by The Rog
MONTREAL - Well so much for the NHL Draft being very active!
With the exception of the Chris Pronger trade, which nobody saw coming, there wasn’t much excitement generated by the General Managers of the NHL teams either Friday night or Saturday.
Now I like NHL drafts a lot, but only because I know so many of […]
NHL Draft in Montreal should be VERY active
June 22nd, 2009 by The Rog
MONTREAL – It’s going to be an especially interesting NHL Draft this year.
If you’re a hockey fan, the NHL Draft is always interesting of course. But this year’s in Montreal will be intriguing just because we still don’t know who the No. 1 pick will be.
That’s pretty amazing, as NHL hockey people […]
Pittsburgh back to being hockey hotbed
June 8th, 2009 by The Rog
PITTSBURGH - The city of Pittsburgh is just alive with hockey fever as I write this from my hotel located just a short walk from Mellon Arena.
On Tuesday night the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins will hook up in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. No matter what happens – […]
Best of luck in Fan 590 NHL playoff pool!
April 18th, 2009 by The Rog
The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs are the best time of the year – no question in my mind about that.
I love a lot of sports, but for me hockey is No. 1. And the NHL’s first round of the playoffs – when the teams are still fresh and the intensity […]
Final 4 shows U.S. passion for sports
April 6th, 2009 by The Rog
DETROIT - We love our sports in Canada, there is no doubt about that.
You go to the major sporting events in this country and you see the passion and interest at all of them, without question. But without a doubt, sports fans on the American side of the border take this passion to […]
Final 4 in Detroit should be as fun as always
April 1st, 2009 by The Rog
I’m off to the Final 4 in Detroit this weekend and certainly looking forward to it as always.
This is the eighth straight Final 4 I’ve been able to attend and with Michigan State basically the home team this time around, the always electric atmosphere that there is at these things should be even […]
Nothing classic about World Baseball Classic
March 10th, 2009 by The Rog
You live by the sword, you die by the sword.
It’s a cliché, that’s true, but it’s a cliché because it’s true. And that sentence best describes the fate that was Team Canada’s at the World Baseball Classic.
Yes, it was a massive upset that Italy defeated Canada 6-2, eliminating the Canadians from the […]
One winner, one loser in the NHL - no bonus points!
February 18th, 2009 by The Rog
The NHL needs to change the way it hands out points.
I’m hesitant to recommend that the NHL make any more changes, as the league has already tinkered with its rules and regulations enough since the lock-out – most of them for the better, by the way.
But it’s clear that the current two […]
Majors paint the ice pink for a good cause
February 9th, 2009 by The Rog
I have been very fortunate to have worked with a wide variety of media outlets and sports teams since I first started in the media business, which was on Feb. 1, 1980, the day I started my first job as a sports writer at the Etobicoke Gazette.
It has been a real pleasure to have […]
Even the Super Bowl can’t escape the economy
February 1st, 2009 by The Rog
TAMPA BAY - This will come as no surprise to anybody who has spent time in the United States in the last six months, but the USA is in the midst of the worst economic downturn in history at the moment.
It’s even evident here in Tampa Bay at the Super Bowl, which is […]
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