Following the NHL?s exhibition season that saw the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins play games in Prague and Stockholm, talk again ramped up about the possibility of the NHL expanding into Europe. Let me state something clearly right now ? this is pure folly and completely irrational, and will not happen in the next 20 years, or perhaps ever. Here?s why. . . . → Read More: European Expansion of NHL Not Likely
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More often than most of us would like pain interferes with our highest ambitions regarding goal-scoring (or saving) glory. Old injuries from past glorious (and not so glorious) victories can come back to haunt us leaving you open to the ?washed up has been? teammate back talking. I know you?re as good as you think you are, in fact, you?re better! If only that sore knee, or back, or shoulder would get better, you would be scoring goals in no time! . . . → Read More: I Would Have Scored But? (When pain starts interfering with your game, it?s time to take action!) In both the United States and Europe, hockey fans can be found; the sport was originally founded, however, in Canada. Because of the timing of the Stanley cup playoffs and the fact that it coincides with the Stanley cup playoffs, Americans are not as enthusiastic about the international men’s ice hockey world championships as their European counterparts. Many of the best players in any given country go off to play in the NHL and play for the Stanley cup trophy; this is particularly true in nations that have an already high rate of NHL players in their country. . . . → Read More: Learn About International Hockey While NHL hockey players from the country formerly known as Czechoslovakia”as well as other Eastern European nations”are commonplace today, Chicago Blackhawks great Stan Mikita was something of a pioneer. Other players with a flashier game such as Bobby Hull became better known, but you can make a compelling case that Mikita was the best center iceman in professional hockey during the 1960s. Mikita was born in Sokolce, in what is now known as Slovakia. He was sent by his family to the Toronto, Ontario area as a young boy to avoid the political strife in the area prior to World War II. An aunt and uncle adopted him, and he changed his name from his birth name of Stanislav Guoth adopting their last name of Mikita. Like most young Canadian boys, he started playing hockey and quickly proved to have an impressive aptitude for the national sport. . . . → Read More: Chicago Blackhawks’ Great Stan Mikita Ringette is a fast-paced ice sport introduced in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario by Sam Jacks. Originally developed for girls, Ringette is played with a straight, tapered stick used to pass, carry, and shoot a rubber ring with the object being to score goals. Ringette is played throughout Canada at many different levels, from house league to all-stars and in national and international competition. In Canada, 50,000 athletes, coaches, and officials call Ringette their sport. BC has approximately 2,200 registered players most of which participate in the Lower Mainland Ringette League. Ringette is also played internationally in Finland, Sweden, United States, and has been introduced in many other countries. . . . → Read More: Ringette – The Fastest Game on Ice |
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