By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL Noise On Tuesday, November 28th, unrestricted free agent Patrick Kane signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings worth $2.75 million. The 35-year-old veteran goal scorer had been away for the early part of the season recovering from offseason hip surgery and, asContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseThe Americans celebrated Thanksgiving this past week, and that’s a pretty significant milestone for hockey fans. Statistics from recent NHL seasons reveal that the standings at American Thanksgiving are a strong predictor of who will ultimately make the playoffs.Since the 2005-06 season, about three-quartersContinue Reading
By Lori Bennett National Sports Columnist NHL Noise There was more drama out of the wild, wild west this past week. On Sunday, November 12th, Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland made his move and fired Coach Jay Woodcroft and his assistant, Dave Manson. Shortly thereafter, the Oilers announced they hadContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseThere is a giant oil leak out in Edmonton and the spill is landing in the crease. A month into the season, the Oilers have claimed just a couple of wins and are at the very basement of the NHL standings with the likesContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL Noise They say that bad things come in threes, and the Ottawa Senators are wishing that were the limit. The Sens are being hard hit with a string of bad circumstances, including the Shane Pinto gambling suspension, and injuries to Erik Brannstrom, Thomas ChabotContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseHockey fans in Alberta are having a miserable start to their NHL season. Defenseman Nikita Zadorov created a little drama in Calgary this past week following a Flames loss to the New York Rangers that brought their record to 2-4-1 to start the season.Continue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseThe Montreal Canadiens must feel like they’re living in the twilightzone after last week’s announcement that centreman Kirby Dach would miss the remainder of the season. Dach left the second game on Montreal’s schedule, on Saturday, Oct. 14, favouring one leg. By the followingContinue Reading
By Jaymie WhiteLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter PORT AUX BASQUES — Darts is a sport enjoyed by young and old alike, and according to http://www.westerndarts.com, in Western Newfoundland alone there are 10 total leagues with over 280 players.There are numerous benefits to participating in this particular sport, including the following: InContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseThis week is all about hockey. The 2023-24 NHL hockey season is finally underway. In the final days before rosters were set, teams made some noteworthy moves.The Toronto Maple Leafs traded forward Sam Lafferty to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, October 8 for aContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports ColumnistNHL NoiseAs opening day approaches for the 2023-24 NHL hockey season, fans are getting a closer look at how their team’s rosters will look for this coming year, while executives struggle through waiver wire woes.The Ottawa Senators have been running a clinic on how not tomanageContinue Reading