Super Bowl arrives on February sports calendar
Super Bowl LIX between the Chiefs and Eagles will get much of the attention this month. Here’s a look at 10 highlights on the February sports calendar, including the 4 Nations Face-Off and the Daytona…
How do they select the NCAA Tournament field?
There are 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament, but how do those 68 teams get selected to be part of the field for March Madness? Here is an explainer for the biggest event on the…
Silent Skates: The WHA and Atlanta revisited
After the wave of expansion in the early 1970s things cooled down on that front in the NHL for a while. However, in 1979 the NHL merged with the World Hockey Association, adding four teams…
Silent Skates: Stories of the forgotten NHL
In the modern era there have been several unsuccessful NHL franchises and expansion attempts, with some of those teams still having die-hard fanbases that dream of the glory days returning. In this first of two…
Where are the Olympics in 2024 and beyond?
Starting in 1994 the Olympic Games have been staged every two years, alternating between the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The most recent games – a Winter Olympics – were held in Beijing, China…
Larmer, Ludzik, Reichel, Ciger, and Mr. Hockey?
What do Steve Larmer, Steve Ludzik, Robert Reichel, Zdeno Ciger, and Gordie Howe have in common? Obviously all five of them played in the National Hockey League at some point, albeit across several eras of…
Phil Kessel and the 1,000-point quest
Observers of National Hockey League milestones took great interest when the Vancouver Canucks brought in veteran forward Phil Kessel for a workout last week. That's because along with his three Stanley Cup victories Kessel is…
The pen flip that shook sports broadcasting
On March 14, 1987, the CBC was carrying live coverage of the Labatt Brier semi-final game between Mark Noseworthy of Newfoundland and Bernie Sparkes of B.C. Before the final outcome was determined, the broadcast cut…
The Iceman Cometh: A look at the Brier
In Canada, when February slides into March that can only mean one thing: The (now called) Montana's Brier. The Brier has been held annually, with exceptions for war time, since 1927 and for much of…