At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, we really did not know what to completely expect from Canada’s female swimmers. They had the potential to be good based on their results over the previous season. No one would Read more
Last week we took the time to preview eight team competitions. Now it is time to focus on eight different sports and their individual/team events from a Canadian perspective. Let us start with athletics. In the track competitions, Canada will Read more
Canadians Bertina Olafson of Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, and Jordan Hansen of Okotoks, Alberta, won their respective events on Sunday at the 2021 Calgary Stampede. Olafson placed first in the ladies’ barrel racing, and Hansen was first in the bull riding. Read more
According to Luke Fox of Rogers Sportsnet on Saturday, the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired left-winger Jared McCann of Stratford, Ontario from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Filip Hallander and a seventh-round draft pick in the 2023 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Read more
The Nashville Predators once again have traded a high-profile Canadian defenseman. This time it is Ryan Ellis of Hamilton, Ontario. Ellis was traded from the Predators to the Philadelphia Flyers for center Nolan Patrick of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and defenseman Philippe Read more
According to Rogers Sportsnet on Saturday, the Dallas Stars have traded center Jason Dickinson of Georgetown, Ontario to the Vancouver Canucks for a third-round draft pick in the 2021 National Hockey League Entry Draft. The Canucks are sending the 73rd Read more
According to the Associated Press on Saturday, the San Jose Sharks have acquired goaltender Adin Hill of Comox, British Columbia from the Arizona Coyotes. The Sharks are also receiving a seventh-round draft pick in the 2022 National Hockey League Entry Read more
Well folks, the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo are set to begin on Wednesday. Following is the complete list of events I will be watching. Television information will be posted in due course. The Canadian Olympic medal contender is mentioned Read more
In Olympic qualifying prior to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, you could not have found a more exciting game than the game between Canada and Ireland in Vancouver in men’s field hockey on October 27, 2019. In the first Read more
Historically in the women’s basketball tournament at the Olympic Games, the United States have dominated. Since 1976, the Americans have won eight of 11 Olympic gold medals. Canada’s best performance was a fourth place finish at the 1984 Olympic Games Read more