On Monday in an email sent out to all MRU students and employees, the university said that it’s supporting all members as they recover. Names of the individuals will not be released. The team stopped training when the first individual started to experience symptoms and all team members are self-isolating at this time. More…
Building off of his coaching mentors, Yankees minor league hitting coach Ari Adut is ready to help the organization. More… PS: I’ve added a post on this topic that should be of interest to certain hockey folks: “So You Want To Be A Hockey Coach“.
It should probably come as no surprise that there were going to be some COVID-19 outbreaks as NHL teams began to assemble for informal workouts. And it should come as less of a surprise that the two teams involved were the Columbus Blue Jackets and Vegas Golden Knights. Both cities have been huge hotspots for…
In As You Like It, William Shakespeare wrote, “All the world’s a stage / And all the men and women merely players.” And, while this begins a description of a human’s role in the ever-unfolding drama of life, it fails to answer a very important question: Who sets the stage? For the Nashville Predators, the…
Just because there’s a lull in the NHL offseason, it doesn’t mean there aren’t quality players available on the free-agent market or that teams don’t have work to do. Things are sure to pick up at some point before the start of the 2020-21 season, whenever that may be. For now, there continues to be speculation…
The NHL unveiled their new reverse retro jerseys on Monday morning, and for the most part they’re pretty great. Many play into the staunch traditional of organizations, others play with the nostalgia of the era in which they were created. Some are just sad. I’m generally of the opinion that all jerseys are good jerseys.…
The former player and broadcaster, who died Sunday at the age of 97, was so much more than an on air-quipster. He taught generations of Canadians more about the game they love. And sometimes of those lessons were blunt and unforgiving. More…
The final week of arbitration led to several signings this past week although there were certainly some headlines made on the injury front as well. Here’s a rundown of the biggest news from the past seven days. More…
Although he’s certainly not showing it when it comes to his freakish ability to fill the net with pucks, Alex Ovechkin is beginning to look at the day when he will no longer be a Washington Capital. More…
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced new executive orders on Monday in response to COVID cases spiking across the state. One of the orders, in particular, will have an effect on college hockey in Massachusetts. Baker announced that all entertainment venues must close by 9:30 p.m. The only exceptions are for religious or political events. It’s…