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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Ryan Spooner isn't the first player to ask for a trade. And he won't be the last. But what makes this situation unique is that Spooner was a fan favorite, a star player. And the biggest factor, was that he asked for a trade from the most storied team in junior hockey the Peterborough Petes! On Monday November 8th 2010, 18 year old Ryan Spooner joined the Dany Healtys' of hockey and asked for a trade. What he did wasn't illegal or uncommon in sports. Frankly it happens all the time (and way too much if you ask this reporter). It's heavily forwned apon by General Managers ...
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
If Dave Reid didn't remember how passionate hockey fans in Peterborough were during his playing days for the Petes. He sure found out fast just how passionate they are as the teams General Manager.
Off to one of their worst starts in franchise history with a record of 1 and 6, and getting badly outplayed at home. Reid is getting an earful from disgruntled fans.
As you can imagine this comes with the territory. Especially when your team isn't playing very well.
Now lets be honest the Petes are not the team that everyone expected. Offensively they have the ...
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
While there are those out there that may not support the war in Afghanistan. I think it’s safe to say that a majority of Canadians support what are troops are doing. That job is trying to rebuild a country torn apart by war, and provide the people and their children with a safer country to live in. For Canadian soldiers in, this means intense fire fights with the Taliban, and having to patrol a land where the threat of road side bombs exist on a daily basis.
Peterborough's Michael Freeman was one of those Canadian soldiers trying to make a ...
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Wednesday night. And throughout the playoffs you can watch games on CHEX TV.
At this time of the year hockey analysts are busy making their predictions. So I thought why not share my views on the upcoming NHL post season.
So here are my predictions for the East Conference
The first series CHEX will broadcast is the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Ottawa Senators.
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Pittsburgh finished 4th in the conference standings and are the defending Cup Champions. The Senators on the other hand were 5th and struggled at times throughout the year. But ...
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Monday, April 12, 2010
With the NHL playoffs commencing on Wednesday. One question I ask every year.
Will Lord Stanley's mug find a home north of the 49th parallel?
Not since the 1992-93 season when Patrick Roy lead the Montreal Canadiens to victory, has the Stanley Cup found a home in Canada. And with only three Canadian teams in the hunt this year, the chances of it happening in 2010 will be a long shot.
But maybe, just maybe this year the cup will come North.
Between Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver the Canucks have the best chance to run the gauntlet and win ...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
At exactly 1:42 p.m. on Wednesday March 31st an email was released to the local media. The subject read like this "Petes announce management change."
Considering the last 4 seasons the Petes have experienced the news itself wasn't shocking. But as I read the news release, it dawned on me. Actually it floored me! Here I am reading that the Petes are parting ways with General Manager Jeff Twohey from an email!
That’s right for a guy who had been with the team for 29 years (17 of them as the team’s General Manager) there was no media conference, no ...
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Imagine having a job where you're constantly under a microscope. Where your every decision is analyzed. A job where the general public thinks they know more than you do! A job where people have no problem telling you they could do it better. But worst of all, imagine having a job where you know one day you'll be fired!
Welcome to the bitter reality of a being a coach of a sports organization.
It's a fact: Coaches are hired with the knowledge that one day they'll be fired. Few coaches get the chance to leave on their own terms. The ...
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Monday, February 22, 2010
"Own The Podium"
That was the mantra and the goal of Chris Rudge, chief executive officer of the Canadian Olympic Committee and his team well in advance to the Vancouver Olympics.
Their mission to have Canada finish first in the overall medal total at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
On Monday, Rudge conceded that Canadian athletes will not meet the COC's goal of finishing first. Disappointing news yes, but what really was upsetting to me was the tone from Canadian
speed skater Denny Morrison. Morrison was supposed to be one of those athletes on the podium. He was the world ...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Gold Medal or Bust?
That will be the question that will haunt Steve Yzerman and his staff after releasing Canada's 23 man roster for the 2010 Olympic Men's Hockey team.
Because all the pressure is on Canada to win gold on home ice in Vancouver. Win and Yzerman will look like a genius! Lose and he'll likely never get a shot to pick the team again, or even want to for that matter. (Which is what happened with Wayne Gretzy after his 2006 team fell to 7th.)
By all indications this team is good and I mean ...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
On December 30th Steve Yzerman will have one of the toughest jobs in the country. As Executive Director of Team Canada's Olympic Men's Hockey Team, Yzerman will be on the hot seat when he announces the 2010 Team Canada Men's squad. The Team will be comprised of 3 goalies, 7 defenceman and 20 forwards. With likely 3 spares.
And after a dreadful performance in 2006 in Turin where Canada Finished 7th. The pressure is on to get this team back to the gold medal game. Choosing goaltenders is a relative no brainer. Three-time Olympian Martin Brodeur...
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