After Saturday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed Dakota Joshua’s progress toward a return to the lineup, Matthew Knies’ skating since the break, preparation for the return to NHL action, and the Canada vs. USA gold medal game. The practice looked intense today. How are things rounding into shape ahead of the return to NHL […]
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“We put ourselves in good situations going into third periods, and we keep blowing those leads. A lot of that just comes down to being gutsy in your own zone, sticking to the system and not playing outside of it.” – Dakota Mermis “All I know is that our players aren’t comfortable playing with the […]
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After Saturday’s practice, Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper discussed the USA-Canada gold medal final, the status of Sidney Crosby, the impact of Brad Marchand, and the fourth line adjustment vs. Finland. Through all the trials and tribulations, what are your thoughts on it being Canada-USA again in the final? Cooper: If you were writing […]
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One of my all-time favourites, Devon Travis, turns 35 today. Travis joined the Blue Jays in a trade with the Tigers on November 13, 2014, with Anthony Gose heading to Detroit. Travis ranked #84 on Baseball America’s top 100 prospects list. Gose, though speedy, had been a disappointment for us, hitting .247/.315/.363 with 34 stolen […]
What a glorious day for baseball! Here are the lineups. For the Phillies: For the Blue Jays: Let’s talk about it.
Connor McDavid said he just wanted to keep the 'C' warm for Sidney Crosby during the Olympic semi final, and it turns out, that could exactly be the case. Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper confirmed that Crosby is a game-time decision, and hasn't been ruled out to play against Team USA in the gold medal game. It's the best-case scenario for the team, as there was growing speculation that Crosby wouldn't be an option, but the fact he hasn't been ruled out just yet, is a great sign for all of Ca...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are certainly a team to watch heading into the 2026 trade deadline, as general manager Brad Treliving has been very active in trade conversations over the past few weeks. The Leafs are in the tough spot, on the outside looking in at the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference, and now Treliving, along with ownership, has some decisions to make on exactly what kind of direction the team wants to head. Word is, they'll be as patient as can be leading up to Mar.6, ...
Team Canada will play for gold on Sunday. Down in the third period, both against Team Czechia in the quarterfinals and Team Finland in the semifinals, Team Canada scraped by with late game-tying goals and clutch game-winning goals to punch their ticket to the gold medal game. It’ll be the fourth time that Team Canada…
“I didn’t like the way we played. I’m not very happy with the way we responded in the third period. We had a commanding 2-0 lead and were playing extremely well. For whatever reason, we thought we would do our own thing out there and freelance a little bit, and it bit us in the […]
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After that Canada/Finland, I’m sure I’m five pounds lighter. Tomorrow, we get our first real fake baseball game of the year. The Jays are playing the Philles in Dunedin. It is a 1:00 pm start time and it will be on Sportsnet 1. Eric Lauer is listed to start the game. And speaking of Lauer, […]
Kazuma Okamoto is a 29-year-old, right-handed hitting corner infielder from Gojo, Japan. He’s played 11 seasons in the Nippon Professional Baseball. The Jays signed him to a four-year, $60 million contract (Ben Clemens at FanGraphs figured him to sign four years and $72 million). Not that it means much, but he’s shown a nice sense […]
Bill Guerin is starting to look like one of the best general managers in the NHL, and the Quinn Hughes blockbuster might end up being the move that cements that reputation. The price, the timing, and now Hughes' Olympic heroics against Sweden indicate Guerin understands risk and upside at an elite l...
The medal round is winding down, and we’re set for a busy day of semifinal action unfolding over in Milan. For the early crown, we’ll see Canada and Finland facing off in what we can call the Flyers bowl, which will see a pair of teammates from Philly in Travis Sanheim and Rasmus Ristolainen facing off for a chance to punch their ticket to the gold medal game. And then, later on, it’s the big on for the local crowd — the Americans will face off against the Slovaks in their push to join their c...
It took overtime, but Megan Keller’s overtime goal proved to be golden as Team USA took down Canada , 2-1, in the women’s gold medal game at the Olympics. Unlike the 5-0 blowout in the preliminary rounds, the two hockey powerhouses battled all game long with Canada taking the early lead on a Kristin O’Neill short-handed goal. Hilary Knight, playing in her final Olympic game, dialed up the heroics as she scored with just over two minutes to go in the game and the American net empty.
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There might have been some post-All-Star break rust, but the Toronto Raptors took care of business on the road with a 110-101 win against the Chicago Bulls. The Raptors were able to hold Chicago at arm’s length for much of the game – they led by as much as 14 and Chicago never led by […]
Once Captain Canada, Sidney Crosby, went down in the Olympics quarterfinal win over Czechia, everyone and his dog has become a video/internet doctor with their 'expert' analysis on Sid's condition. While nobody from Team Canada has revealed anything official just yet, as of Thursday evening, the latest report comes to us from a former NHLer with his ear to the ground. Jordan Schmaltz tells us Crosby will indeed try to skate Friday morning, hours before the big semifinal match against Fin...
After Thursday’s practice, head coach Craig Berube discussed the status of Chris Tanev and Dakota Joshua in their recovery from injury and the hockey action underway in the Winter Olympics. How is Chris Tanev making out as he skates on his own? Berube: I think it is still early to talk about whether he is […]
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Exhale, Canada. If you weren’t emotionally invested in this Canadian team before Tuesday’s game against Czechia, then I would imagine that you are now. Even though the quarterfinals were much, much closer than most people expected, there was still plenty to love about that Canada game. Mitch Marner’s overtime beauty doesn’t happen if Jordan Binnington…
We are going to try something new. Thursdays, I’m going to put up an open thread to let us all talk about… whatever we feel like. Baseball-related or not. Thursdays are a particularly busy day for me, so something that can be posted quickly works well. You have something about the Jays you want to […]
Team Canada’s 4-3 come-from-behind OT win over Team Czechia was an absolute thriller. Team Canada fans’ heart rates likely hit all-time highs, while Edmonton Oilers fans were well-prepped for the drama, having seen late-game mayhem like this over the past couple of years, but one thing is for sure: that game was a classic and…
You could almost feel the rush start building up as soon as Sidney Crosby limped off the ice yesterday. Other players like Kevin Fiala (out for the season with a broken leg), Josh Morrissey (currently injured to an unknown degree) and Brad Marchand (who missed two Olympic games but has since returned) have picked up […]
The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, somehow made it to the 700th show in its history. There aren't many weekly shows that have lasted as long as this hour has, but we're climbing the rungs of history at UMFM. When you consider that The Simpsons has been on the air for 37 seasons and only have 805 episodes to their name, we must be holding our own in the hockey chatter realm. In all honesty, though, we are grateful and thankful for each and eve...
The Toronto Maple Leafs are not officially out of the playoff race as they're just six points back of the second wildcard spot. But, they have four teams to jump over to do so, and there are plenty of teams doing well in the East. The Maple Leafs' trade deadline approach is going to be an interesting one and may depend on how they come out of the break and how contract talks go with Bobby McMann. David Pagnotta said, "They have to make a decision I think first and foremost on Bobby McMann. Is ...
We're into the home stretch with some prospects solidifying their draft range, while others turn into late risers or fallers. I'm getting a good idea of who may be available in Toronto's range.
Quinn Hughes scored 3:27 into overtime to lift the United States to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in quarterfinal action from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.
Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk played 17:25 in the hard-fought win and was credited with two shots on goal. He finished the tilt with an even rating.
Gustav Forsling logged 19:42 of ice time for the Swedes. He registered one shot on goal, took a slashing minor and was on the ice for Dylan Larkin’s game-opening go...