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Canadian Connections: Milan Borjan
It is certainly no fault of his own, but Canadian Men’s National Team goalkeeper Milan Borjan seems to be a major part of the lasting image of the disappointment Canadian soccer...
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An EARLY Early Look at Canada’s Group at Olympics in Sochi
In less than a year the puck drops on the Ice Hockey portion of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and already the defending champions have more than a...
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Canada Breaks New Ground at the Davis Cup
On Sunday, Milos Raonic, Frank Dancevic, Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil made history becoming the first Canadians to advance to the quarter finals of the Davis Cup. Milos earned a straight...
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Canadian Connections: Hope is on the Horizon for Canadian Soccer
In the late stages of 2012, the word that best characterised the Canadian Soccer Association would be momentum. A few months later that word has transformed into limbo. Canada’s program was...
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Canadian Connections: Jonathan Lao on the Importance of Playing Abroad
Up until recently, domestic development has never been a strong suit for the Canadian Soccer Association. A failure to produce talent within soccer p rograms in the country has been a...
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The Shootout is Part of The Game – Get Over it!
The great George Carlin had a brilliant comedy special on seven words you can’t say on the television. While somewhat puzzling to him, and to me for that matter, most people...
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Hockey Canada: No Medal, is it Panic Time?
In 1999, Hockey Canada held the first Hockey Summit. The move was precipitated by Canada’s lack of recent international success. The Canadian Men’s Olympic team failed to medal in Nagano 1998. ...
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The World has noticed the World Junior Hockey Championships
Over the past several years there has been talk that Canada is the only country that really cared about the World Juniors. Tournaments held in cities like Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Winnipeg,...
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2013 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship: Quick Review
The World Junior Hockey Championship is offering some of the best hockey we will be watching for a long time, it seems. The competition has featured the best under 20 talent...
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WJC Preview: Who to Watch, Team Canada
The Day is nearly here, the Pre-Tournament Games are done, and its time for the World Juniors. In October I did early looks and predictions on what the rosters might look...
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2013 IIHF U20 World Championship: The Must See Games of the Preliminary Round
The 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship is set to start on December 26th. This year’s tournament is destined to be a bit more exciting because of the NHL Lockout. The...
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What to Expect from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Other then increased productivity throughout Canada, and the Northern United States, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins may be the only good thing that comes out of the current NHL Lockout. The Edmonton Oilers first-overall...
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World Cup Qualifying Rundown
After viewing the highlights of the first of October’s World Cup Qualifiers, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Russia and Canada all deserve to be mentioned in this edition. Furthermore and more specifically, I...
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Red Dawn: Why the Time is Now for Canadian Soccer
The entire stadium were on their feet, thousands of voices joining in a chorus of excitement and of anticipation. The free kick was in a good place, down close to the...
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The Peculiar Side of Sports: What does the “C” and “H” on the Habs Jerseys Really Stand For?
Editor’s Note: In “The Peculiar Side of Sports”, we aim to answer some of sport’s most interesting peculiarities and burning questions. If you have any questions you would like answered simply...
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Milos Raonic: 2012 Review
With the 2012 ATP season in its twilight, I believe it’s a good time to evaluate this year’s campaign of Canada’s top tennis athlete, Milos Raonic. 2012 marked Milos’ second full...
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Why are Canada so Poor Away From Home?
In the comfort of their home stadium, BMO Field in Toronto, the Canadian National Men’s soccer team is quickly becoming one of the best teams in the region of CONCACAF. Since...
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An Early Look at the Russian Olympic Hockey Team for 2014
The 2014 Olympics cannot come soon enough. For me this is one of the more exciting tournaments in hockey and I would value it on par with the Stanley Cup Finals....
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The Stanley Cup or Olympic Gold? Which is more coveted?
There is a great difference between growing up in the United States and Europe when it comes to sports. For one you don’t have to know what baseball is if you’re...
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The Battle for Swimming Supremecy Begins in London
Athletes from around the world will hit the pool today for the beginning of eight straight days of swimming. The swimmers garner a great deal of attention whenever the Summer Olympics...
























