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Canada to play Sweden on March 31
A few weeks ago we got the schedule for Canada's mens team but because the women had to wait to wrap up Olympic Qualifying before locking down their friendlies, that schedule was yet to be finalized. Today though, reports are coming out of Sweden suggesting that their Ladies team would be hosting...
Video: Clara Hughes interview on mental health, Right To Play and much more!
This is a fantastic interview - Clara Hughes is a massive superstar, who won two bronze medals in cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics, then a gold, silver and bronze in speed skating at Winter Olympics over 2002-10. She's back cycling on the roads, coming fifth in the 2012 World Champs Time Trial,...
US vs. Canada 3rd Period Open Thread
It's us versus the Great Socialized Medicine Menace to our north. The good guys are down 2-1, within striking distance. Can we come back, or are the men destined to repeat the women's disappointing silver finish?
United States v Canada: CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Women's Soccer Final Gamethread
While both teams already qualified for the London 2012 Olympiad there is a certain amount of pride at play. For Canada's women this is an opportunity to declare that they deserve to be in that top tier of teams challenging for Gold or Women's World Cups. With the Great White North hosting the 2015...
Canada 3 Mexico 1: London Baby!
Last night Canada took to the field at BC Place in what was undoubtedly their biggest match since June 30th, 2011. That is only like half a year ago but after a Pan-Am Games gold and now last nights result it feels like a life time ago. Since that disastrous outing against France the program has...
Our Home and Native Land
2012 World Junior Hockey Championship 3:00 PM Edmonton, Alberta --VS-- - Same rules apply as a normal Leafs GDT. No links to illegal streams are to be posted. Do not ask for a link to an illegal stream. If you don't know how to use Google, then you are dumb.
Three Habs Make Team Canada
As if the World Junior Hockey Championship wasn't exciting enough, Montreal Canadiens fans have three extra reasons to cheer their hearts out this holiday season as all the Habs prospects invited to Team Canada's camp have made the team. Nathan Beaulieu earned his way onto the squad with his...
On this date in TNA history: Pierre Carl Oulette debuts as 'X'
On November 5, 2003, former "Quebecer" Pierre Carl Oulette, made his Total Nonstop Action (TNA) debut as "X," a masked nobody that inexplicably won the X-Division Battle Royal by defeating Low Ki, Chris Sabin, Sonjay Dutt, Shark Boy, Johnny Storm, Chad Collyer and Christopher Daniels. He would be...
Top Trumps 16: O Canada!
Throughout my sporadic Women's Cycling Top Trumps series, I've looked at some of the big cycling nations - Italy, the Netherlands (twice!) and Australia - but the Road World Championships reminded me that I really should turn my attention northwards, as there's one nation that's practically...
Where hockey comes from
Hockey journalism has a tendency to get caught up in the daily comings and goings of the NHL. We read about scores, stats, rumours, disputes, suspensions, and all that, and it all leaves little time for anything else. That's why it was so refreshing to come across and read Stephen Marche's essay,...
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