This article has been submitted by Ian Cass. The establishment of the new Russian Continental Hockey League is already proving to be a significant threat to the NHL game. Earlier this summer, KHL founder Alexander Medvedev proved to everyone he means business by trying to draw Evgeni Malkin out of the last year of his [...]
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This article has been submitted by Ian Cass. Tiger, I promise you that you’ll never meet another person as mentally tough as you your entire life. And he hasn’t, and he never will. – Earl Woods From the start of the U.S. Open coverage on Thursday through to then end on Monday afternoon, this Nike [...]
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This article has been submitted by Ian Cass. Both my second year of university and the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs are now in the books. Even though I can’t say the same for my exams, I can’t complain at all about the action we saw in round one. There were nine overtime [...]
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This article has been submitted by Ian Cass. You can also check out the Eastern Conference. Now we move to the West for the second preview of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The winner of the Western Conference will, in all likelihood, be your Stanley Cup champion. There are three divisional match [...]
This article has been submitted by Ian Cass. The Playoffs are here. Ovechkin is here. What more could we ask for? This is part one of a two-part preview of the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I am starting with the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference will follow. Each preview starts with [...]
Shape Up, Long John. We Miss You Out There.
Posted: 1st April 2008 by ian-cass in Ian Cass, Other TopicsComments Off
This article has been submitted by Ian Cass. Shape up Long John. We miss you out there. In 1991, a relatively unknown rookie entered PGA Championship week as the eight and final alternate. Come Sunday afternoon, he found himself raising the Wanamaker trophy high above his mullet. Since this famous “zero to hero” victory, John [...]
Underrated Players in the NHL: Just the Start of a Much Longer List
Posted: 17th March 2008 by ian-cass in Hockey, Ian CassThis article has been submitted by Ian Cass. Sydney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin will be the face of the NHL for years to come. These guys are serious game breakers. But I’m not here to talk about them. Even though they deserve every lick of praise they get, they certainly get enough of it in [...]
Beasts of the…West? The Post-Deadline NHL
Posted: 29th February 2008 by ian-cass in Hockey, Ian CassThis article has been submitted by the debuting Ian Cass. Welcome, Ian. For years, we have come to expect Western Conference domination in the NBA. In fact, since the Chicago Bulls’ dynasty of the nineties, the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs have claimed seven of nine championships. The NHL, on the other [...]