Rick Zamperin: 2021 could be the year the Stanley Cup comes back to Canada
When the puck drops on the 2020-21 National Hockey League season Wednesday night it will mark the start of a campaign that will almost guarantee a spot for a Canadian …
Rick Zamperin: Coronavirus already impacts upcoming NHL season
With the National Hockey League just a couple of days away from starting its abbreviated 56-game regular season, there’s word that COVID-19 has impacted the schedule even before the first …
Rick Zamperin: Thumbs up to the NHL’s division sponsorships
It appears that desperate times call for desperate measures in the National Hockey League. Faced with a drastically damaged balance sheet as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep fans out …
Rick Zamperin: Hockey fans receive an early Christmas gift from the NHL
Now that the National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association have formally agreed to launch the 2020-21 season, a 56-game campaign that will start Jan. 13, you can allow …
Rick Zamperin: Winners and losers in NHL’s temporary realignment
There are some definite winners and losers as the National Hockey League prepares for the 2020-21 season by planning to rearrange its divisional groupings. Hockey fans have come to know …
Rick Zamperin: Ranking the NHL’s Canadian division
As the National Hockey League and the Players’ Association discuss when, and how, the 2020-21 season will play out during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, fans in Canada …
Rick Zamperin: Proposed Canadian NHL division has some pros and cons
When the puck drops on the 2020-21 National Hockey League season there will most likely be a division made up of all seven Canadian teams. It hasn’t been officially announced …
Reid Wilkins: All aboard the Express to a new EE Football Team name
I’m generally not great at making predictions, but I can assure you the Escargot will not be the new name of the EE Football Team. It’d just to be too …
Rick Zamperin: Sunday was supposed to be a great Canadian celebration
This weekend was supposed to be a great celebration of Canadian football, but instead CFL fans can only dream about what could have been. The 108th Grey Cup was scheduled …
Rick Zamperin: Maple Leafs big losers in NHL’s Reverse Retro jerseys
The NHL’s 31 teams released a new series of alternate jerseys on Monday as part of the league’s Reverse Retro collection, and while a handful of teams got it right, …