April 16th
It's my Parting Shot to wonder if we are in the midst of another "Golden Age of the N-H-L?!"..... I know the job of coaches is to devise ways to make sure the other team doesn't score against you while hoping your players find a way to score enough to win. Back in the 1980s and the Edmonton Oilers' dynasty wi...
Apr 16, 2024
April 15th
It's my Parting Shot for my Monday Musings..... Scottie Scheffler won his second green jacket by winning The Masters yesterday at Augusta National. The tournament turned in his favour on the ninth hole when Scheffler was inches away from holing out from the fairway for eagle while Colin Morikawa found the trees with hi...
Apr 15, 2024
April 12th
it's my Parting Shot and the second and final part of The Fearless Predictor's second round of the W-H-L Playoffs' picks..... This is a lengthy look at the Eastern Conference semi-final set between the Saskatoon Blades and Red Deer Rebels after yesterday when I said Moose Jaw over Swift Current in seven games in the ot...
Apr 12, 2024
April 11th
It's my Parting Shot for the return of The Fearless Predictor with a review of first round picks from the W-H-L Playoffs and a start on Conference semi-final prognostications..... The review is simple - I predicted seven of the eight opening round winners, missing only the fact that Red Deer beat Medicine Hat! I was ba...
Apr 11, 2024
April 10th
It's my Parting Shot for my reactions to the headlines in today's Star-Phoenix Sports Section..... First headline...Quakers win P-J-H-L championship, Blazers fall to Wheat Kings in O-T in Telus Cup West Regional final. My reaction...I see there's no mention of the winner advancing to the Keystone Cup, what was the West...
Apr 10, 2024
April 9th
It's my Parting Shot for The Fearless Predictor's picks for the major N-H-L individual awards..... If I had a vote - but I don't - here's who I would cast my ballot for... Jack Adams Award for Coach-of-the-Year - to me, this honour goes to the bench boss that guides his squad to the biggest points improvement for one s...
Apr 09, 2024
April 8th
It's my Parting Shot for my Monday Musings..... It's Masters week! Golf's first major tournament has all its pomp and ceremony over the next few days - the champion's dinner on Tuesday, the Par-3 tournament on Wednesday, the ceremonial opening tee shots very early Thursday morning and then the tournament proper from Th...
Apr 08, 2024
April 5th
It's my Parting Shot for some Weekend Short Shots..... I know I've mellowed in my old age when I shake my head with disapproval at the start of game, five-on-five line brawl between the Rangers and New Jersey on Wednesday night (pictured). It was a scene that was probably better suited to be held in the "felt foru...
Apr 05, 2024
April 4th
It's my Parting Shot to be sad for the loss of a contemporary Saskatchewan Roughriders icon..... To be blunt, Jim Hopson (pictured) made the Saskatchewan Roughriders into the model franchise of the Canadian Football League and I can only hope that his work isn't wasted! Hopson was a serviceable offensive lineman in the...
Apr 04, 2024
April 3rd
It's my Parting Shot for my reactions to the headlines in today's Star-Phoenix Sports Section..... First headline...The sky is the limit, Roughriders' receiver Emilus excited about new season under new head coach. My reaction...Ah yes, the hype before training camp starts! Everybody is great - until the ball is snapped...
Apr 03, 2024