The 2014 World Cup has come and gone and Germany will defend her title in 2018. We saw many of the well-known veterans like Argentinas Lionel Messi , Germanys Thomas Muller, and Netherlands Robin van Persie display their talents on ... Continue reading
Whenever you think about American sports, you think about the Super Bowl, the World Series, and even to the times when they have hosted major global sporting events, such as the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002 and the ... Continue reading
Football season is here, and every week thousands of college football players run onto the field in stadiums all across the country. With pride, these players wear uniforms displaying their schools name and colors. But did you know, college football ... Continue reading
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In masculine company, it may be taboo to openly display an appreciation of figure skating. It seems to somehow dilute the level of testosterone that is supposed to be maintained at all times when such company is gathered. But this ... Continue reading
Imagine for a moment that you're tasked with designing a high school basketball program from scratch. Your primary objective is to create an environment that will prepare your players for success in college basketball. This includes getting them noticed, i.e. recruited, but also giving them the best chance to succeed once they get on campus [...]
The most important job of an MLB manager (the head coach in any sport, really) is to exude calm and confidence. Handling a bullpen? Incredibly important. Bonding with players? Considering the fragile state of millennials, also vital. But remaining coolheaded when adversity strikes outweighs everything else. As a field general, Dusty Baker was no Patton, [...]
Authorities in Peru seized an estimated 85 million dollars worth of cocaine on Wednesday, most of which was in packages containing the name and picture of Lionel Messi. We know what you're thinking there'd be a whole lotta money in the athletes-sponsoring-narcotics market. Just us? Cool. Obviously, the greatest soccer player on the planet [...]
Hello Again, whilst researching for a book i am writing i came across this little article in a Winnipeg newspaper from 6/12/1912 it reads: RINK OPENING IN TORONTO DELAYED. An ice making expert W.J. McGee arrived from New York Monday and after a thorough examination declared that the piping at the Arena would all have to be taken up and relaid.
This meant that the ice already formed would have to be thawed out and hot water was forced through the TWELVE MILES of pipe with that end in view. The pipes will have to taken up and relaid properly. This will delay the skating and hockey practices for another week at least.
Above: The Arena. Right: This is the programme from the final game at the Arena Gardens in 1930 Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Maroons.
My love of hockey started many moons ago, I suppose my brother David is to blame, he used to take me to watch football first and Sunderland were our team, after the game we headed back into town to the leisure centre and watch some Ice-hockey. The home team were the Crowtree Chiefs and one of my first games were against the Billingham Bombers it was a local derby and quite a feisty game I remember. Although I seemed to enjoy watching the Chiefs I definitely saw a big difference in quality when we visited our other local team the Durham Wasps (O`Conner, Brebant, Smith`s, Crapper etc....). The best matchups had to be against the Whitley Warriors many a time we went to see a fight and a hockey game broke out. These were memorable times and i loved travelling around the country visiting other rinks. But my love for the game cranked up a gear when Channel 5 started televising live NHL games. I was in total awe of what I was seeing, so began my fascination for this breath taking sport. I had to find out more about all of the different uniforms, logos and nicknames. I have read masses of books and magazines and will not be getting involved in where it began or who started this game. I am interested in the hockey logo and what it represents to the fans that follow it, hence the blog. I wanted to show people the interesting logos and try to find out about other ones that could end up lost through time. Hopefully with my readers help I can gather enough information to fill a book perhaps. I know through my research their are some great works out their already ( SIHR Sweater museum, and logo database). I want to find out about the grass roots of hockey the amateur leagues [...]
