Rock Rookie packs a scoring punch!
January 13th, 2010 by Dan Dunleavy
Toronto Rock rookie Garrett Billings was named the National Lacrosse League rookie of the week for week one. I spoke with Garrett wednesday afternoon about his five goal and two assist night in a 17-7 win at Boston.
Their hearts were in it, but the mistakes were still there.
January 6th, 2010 by Dan Dunleavy
What a final. Heartbreak for Canada and a tip of the cap to the US. A final hard fought between two teams that actually respected one another.
Opening Ceremonies. (Photo Credit: Marsha Knapp Dunleavy)
Unlike Devils forward and former USA world junior Zach Parise, these kids from the States are full of class.
Once the US scored […]
Feel like Canada has been here before.
January 4th, 2010 by Dan Dunleavy
Going into the gold medal game Tuesday night here in Saskatoon, I have the same feeling I have felt before every gold medal game. Is this team good enough to hold off (name the team), this year the US?
This year Canada’s challenge is containing the speed of the USA counter attack. Canada can and will […]
Team Canada survives another scare.
January 1st, 2010 by Dan Dunleavy
In the booth on new years eve, Jack Miller and I looked at one another and said “here we go again.“
Canada fell down a pair of goals to the States and would have to find it within themselves to fight back once again, in order to avoid a quarter final game with Finland.
How did the […]
Penalties after the whistle still there for Canada
December 30th, 2009 by Dan Dunleavy
It is just not proper to say I told you so to anyone. But it is very tempting.
Taylor Hall’s hat trick in the 8-2 win over Slovakia at these WJHC’s brought to light for the entire nation to see, why this young man will be the first overall pick in the summer NHL entry […]
Team Canada shows off it’s depth.
December 28th, 2009 by Dan Dunleavy
Two down, hopefully only four to go for Team Canada and it’s fans.
Two games, 22 goals for zero against. Two games and two different players stepping to the fore to lead the charge. None of them named Taylor.
120 minutes of next to no shots on starting goaltender Jake Allen. The Swiss managed a few […]
The same old song and dance, my friend.
December 27th, 2009 by Dan Dunleavy
A little tinker here and there with the lines for Team Canada, and wham! What an opener. The Canadians 16-0 rout of Latvia some will say was expected. I for one expected a little more fight from the Latvians, who told me there were still on a high from their pre tournament win over Russia.
It […]
Celebration and heartbreak on the road to Vancouver.
November 30th, 2009 by Dan Dunleavy
All week long Canadian men’s alpine team members have been saying “the Olympics is just another race.” Having had the chance to talk with athletes who have competed at Olympics in the past, I know this is not how one feels once the games arrive and have passed and are in life’s rear view mirror.
Such […]
Branch had no other choice
November 4th, 2009 by Dan Dunleavy
It’s a mindset that needs to change
I feel for Michael Liambas, I feel much more for Ben Fanelli and his family. The season long suspension handed down to Liambas of the OHL’s Erie Otters was a no-brainer for Commissioner David Branch and his league.
It was a hockey play as hockey people characterize such acts. However, […]
Hold up, and players will be safer.
November 3rd, 2009 by Dan Dunleavy
It’s a scary thing to see, and a horrible place to be. A rink where a young man has just been crushed with a devastating hit. The moments leading up to the hit I have called many times over in my ten years or so of junior hockey play-by-play. Those moments are exciting, […]



