The Flames arena’s demise good for Calgary taxpayers
KEVIN LACEY: Taxpayers should be relieved with the demise of the Calgary Flames arena, as it was a bad deal, with the only winners rich hockey team owners (FREE)
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Tag: Hockey
How to satisfy sports fans’ burning desire for games
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Playing before empty stadiums, moving teams to centralized locations with revised schedules, virtual drafts – everything is on the table
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David Ayres story is why we love sports
KEN REED: The emergency NHL goalie did what every sports fan wishes they could do every time they watch the best of the best play
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Corporate raiders are at the gates of pro sports
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: The future of franchise-based leagues and pro tours may hang in the balance as big-money investors look to strip out superstars
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The future of pro sports? Just look at the NBA
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: But the NHL, the league that never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity, will sit back and let others get the gravy (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $21)
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The truth behind Mike Babcock’s firing
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Petulant, indifferent young stars are in charge, thanks to their huge contracts. Coaches pay the price (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $19)
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How to fill the void left by Don Cherry
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: It’s time for Hockey Night in Canada to do something radical and relevant to expand its viewership
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Cherry’s rant closes curtain on his career
MICHAEL TAUBE: Cherry was fired for making controversial remarks about immigrants; Trudeau was re-elected after it was revealed he wore blackface 3 times. Ironic? (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $19)
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Don Cherry is long past his due date
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: As Sportsnet trims costs and their cantankerous commentator missteps, the outcome seems likely (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)
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Finally, NCAA must compensate its athletes
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: And it will have ramifications for Canadian student athletes and the hockey leagues that compete with U.S. colleges for talent (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)
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Progress? Sport? The two shall never meet
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: From disputed strike zones to goal-line uncertainty to bloody high-sticks, major-league officiating can’t seem to embrace high-tech (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)
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Don Cherry belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Cherry has been synonymous with the sport and its popularity since he started mangling the language and hammering Ron MacLean upside the head decades ago
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