We don’t yet know that much about it — like where it will be played and when. But we do know that “The Match: Champions for Charity” is planned for next month, likely in Florida, with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as participants. Proceeds from the event will benefit various charitable […]
Continue readingNow, we can add game show host to his list of many roles. The New Jersey Devils defenseman is the host of “NHL Hat Trick Trivia,” a weekly trivia show that features fan contests and celebrity guest appearances by everyone from country music stars to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. The show airs every Saturday on […]
Continue readingHe doesn’t know when the offseason begins or when it ends or how long it lasts. He doesn’t know how the coronavirus shutdown will affect the financial ability of NHL teams to offer him a contract, nor how much escrow will be withheld from that contract to make up the owners’ revenue shortfall this season. […]
Continue readingIt has been 32 days since the NHL hit the pause button on the 2019-20 season, joining a staggering list of cancellations and postponements related to the corona virus. As players, execs and fans continue to adjust to the new normal, we will be providing updates every Monday, answering all the burning questions on the […]
Continue readingNHL players are creatures of habit, living a regimented life of training, nutrition, rest and recovery. Their bodies are machines built to withstand an 82-game regular-season grind and whatever postseason action their team earns beyond it. What Gary Roberts fears is that these machines aren’t built for several months of home confinement, off the ice […]
Continue readingBrian Burke is now an analyst for Sportsnet, but most people know him as the former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Hartford Whalers, and 2010 U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team — and also as a man with unvarnished opinions on just about everything. Burke joined Greg Wyshynski and me […]
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