The Lethbridge Hurricanes won all three of their games during a three-in-three weekend stretch. The Hurricanes took their Teddy Bear Toss game Friday night at home against Swift Current as well as their Saturday night game in Medicine Hat 3-1. They then followed that up with a 5-4 overtime thriller against the Red Deer…
Player Profile: Dylan Cozens
A Lethbridge Hurricanes centre is poised to make history in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Dylan Cozens, a 17-year-old from Whitehorse, Yukon, is set to be the highest drafted Yukoner ever. Though, that is not a tall tower to climb. The territory is not known for producing high-end NHL talent. Only two Yukon-born hockey players…
New Mascot or Kafkaesque Muppet?
Picture a Muppet that has aged 70 years. Now picture that same Muppet living in a dumpster for 50 of those. What does that get you? It’s the Philadelphia Flyers’ new mascot, Gritty and he’s wonderful. Looking like something out of a collaboration between David Cronenberg and Jim Henson, Gritty is already taking to the…
Carolina Whalers?
Imagine the uproar that would occur if the Colorado Avalanche were to wear throwback Quebec Nordiques jerseys. It is part of their franchise history, but I doubt it would be well received by Quebec fans. Same goes for the Dallas Stars wearing North Stars sweaters, the New Jersey Devils wearing Kansas City Scouts or any…
Will the real Montreal Canadiens please stand up?
Pure embarrassment. That’s all I can say about the Montreal Canadiens at this very moment. Before preseason started, Montreal was considered one of the front runners in the race for the Stanley Cup. They are currently sitting in 29th place in the NHL. Alexander Ovechkin currently sits at the top of the scoring race with nine…
Pronghorns stride To vengeance
The Lethbridge University’s women’s hockey season is now underway as the team is two weeks into its season. With the start of a fresh season comes excitement, and there is no shortage of things to be excited about says Head coach Michelle Janus. “I’m very excited for the kids to go out there and have…
Goodbye heat, hello hockey
Summer. The one thing that goes hand and hand with summer is the heat. I can say I’m not a fan. When it’s anything over 20 degrees, I start to melt. I find it upsetting that the only thing you can do to cool down (without AC) is strip down to your birthday suit. It’s…
Steady Freddy and the Maple Leafs
My goodness, who would have thought the Toronto Maple Leafs would be in a playoff spot at this point of the year? I’ve been a Leafs fan my entire life and I would have bet against them making it. The team finished in last place just one season ago, which got them the number one…
Hockey concussions down in Pee Wee
A recent study has revealed that a rule change is beneficial to peewee hockey players. Since the removal of hitting in the peewee league in 2013, concussions have dropped 64 per cent according to a University of Calgary study. Though the numbers are down, those involved in minor hockey are still not 100 per…