Hockey for everybody

[youtube RF2jq2LDBto] Want to learn hockey but don’t have the cash? The Calgary Police Service and Hockey Calgary are providing hockey sessions free-of-charge to youth at the Max Bell Arena this year. The sessions will be held every Tuesday at either 5:15 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. for one hour, starting on Oct. 5 at 5:15…

Things are busy in the NHL!

Even in the offseason, hockey fans have plenty to watch and pay attention to. Big name players are being signed and traded so fast that even I can’t keep up. Recently, Ilya Kovalchuk was the biggest fish on the free agent sea. However, he is now signed up with the New Jersey Devils for the next 17 years, for…

Stanley Cup Final – Update

Two games have been played out and Chicago has triumphed in both of them; however, not by a lot. Game 1 was played in Chicago and it was a wild one. The Hawks ended up winning 6-5, but any game with 11 goals is going to be crazy. The Flyers had the lead at a…

Two Teams. One Stanley Cup.

Flyers. Hawks. Both have beat strong teams to reach the final. The Flyers came back from a 3-0 deficit in the series against Boston to win 4-3 in Game Seven, and easily beat Montreal in the “Cinderella Series”. In the Western Conference, the Chicago Blackhawks soared past Vancouver, and swept San Jose to make it…

One Little Ticket, One Big Lift

Kids Up Front started ten years ago in Calgary, giving tickets to kids who couldn’t afford to go. Two years ago they partnered up with Ryan Getzlaf, a former Calgary Hitmen player, who provides suites  where kids can come watch games at the Saddledome.  These kids get to eat chips, cookies, and nachos, meet the…

Sports Legends: Edition 1- Hockey

This is the first in a series of posts dedicated to athletes who were legends in their respective sports! Today’s Sport: Hockey Without question, Wayne Gretzky is classified as the best player to ever play the game.  “Number 99” played from 1987 to 1999, winning many awards along the way, including nine Hart Trophies (Most…