Tag: Sports Opinion

By Justin Azevedo

The American Hockey League has long been the place to develop top draft picks, test potential rule changes and store players that will eventually need to be recalled. The AHL has been around in one form or another since the early 1930s, but has only really been used as an affiliate league since the late… Continue reading Slim pickings for Flames in Abbotsford

By Suneil Sachdeva

10) Alexander Ovechkin 
 (Washington Capitals)
 Once considered the NHL’s best player and later its best goal-scorer, the Alexander Ovechkin of today has relinquished both of these titles. He is an incomparable fusion of speed, skill, tenacity and has long been one of the game’s most passionate contributors. Yet, Ovechkin seems mired in a downward… Continue reading Sportspinion: The top-10 players in the NHL

By Alex Hamilton

Entering the lockout-shortened NHL season, it was difficult to tell whether the compressed schedule would help or hurt the Calgary Flames. Some argued that the 48-game scramble increased the team’s chances of getting in the playoffs through sheer luck. 
 Others argued that the Flames had failed to improve in the off-season. Halfway through a… Continue reading Rebuilding the Flames: the time is now

By Zainil Jessani

1) LeBron James 
 (Miami Heat)
 LeBron James is far and away the best player in the NBA and it’s not even close. This season, his player efficiency rating is 31.60, nearly three points better than the next best player, Kevin Durant. Recently, James became the first player ever to score at least 30 points… Continue reading The top-10 players in the NBA

By Mark Villani

1) Lionel Messi 
 (FC Barcelona) 
 Lionel Messi is without question the best player in the world. Having a tremendous season in 2012, Messi is the definition of a soccer icon. At a diminutive five-foot-seven, Messi scored 91 goals in 69 games in 2012, beating Gerd Mueller’s all-time record of 85 goals in one… Continue reading The top-10 soccer players on the planet

By Alex Hamilton

In the wee hours of Jan. 6, as obsessed NHL fans frantically refreshed Twitter, waiting for news in the wee hours of the morning, a moment of self-criticism must have occurred. Such a fan might have thought, “Am I being used?” 
 Now, with the lockout over, fans have moved from armchair lawyers and labour… Continue reading Everyone relax and enjoy hockey

By Curtis Wolff

Anyone who has been fortunate enough to watch FC Barcelona on the soccer pitch would likely be enchanted by effortless passing plays and tactical attacks. While marveling at the seemingly inherent chemistry between players like Lionel Messi and Cesc Fabregas, it is clear that these men have played together since they were kids.
 While some… Continue reading Soccer recruiting: the nature of the game

By Mark Villani

The battle among nations for Europe’s most coveted prize is the Champions League cup of the Union of European Football Associations. The Champions League trophy is everything that a football player wishes for when they are playing in the park. The tournament takes place each year among Europe’s elite clubs in leagues across 52 countries.… Continue reading The Champions League for dummies