If scouts were blind to size, US national development team forward Rocco Grimaldi may be ranked much higher than he is. Standing at just 5’6″ and weighing in at 163 pounds, Grimaldi is arguably one of the most skilled players available in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. And although size may be a concern to […]

Trevor Booker knows all about struggles. During his formative years in rough and tumble Union, South Carolina he quickly learned that nothing comes easy. In those days as a prep he averaged 22 points, 16.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Union High Yellow Jackets, yet never won a state championship despite relatively thin competition […]

In most of the measuring sticks for major cities, Buffalo is solidly outranked by Toronto and Los Angeles. It has less people, less land area, a smaller economy and fewer sports teams. What Buffalo does currently have is its own National Football League team, the Buffalo Bills. The question of whether or not it will […]

One would think that when a team completes its first winning season in 11 years and first in franchise history, while adding a deep postseason run to the World Series as well, fans would flock to the ball park to see their successful team play. That wasn’t the case with the Tampa Bay Rays in […]

The Philadelphia Phillies drew unprecedented attention over the offseason with the acquisition of Cliff Lee to an already formidable staff. Now, having committed more than $62 million to their starting rotation alone*, the unrelenting pressure is on as they try to live up to the hype. Meanwhile, in the shadows of the NL East, the […]

When LeBron James made “the decision” to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami last summer, talk of the NBA’s next great dynasty was thrown about in abundance. Lost in the shuffle of all the drama, however, is what exactly that means, both for Miami and the rest of the league. Though, as of […]

OHL skaters Ryan Murphy, Dan Catenacci, Barclay Goodrow and Steven Janes all grew up five minutes from one another, were minor hockey teammates with the York Simcoe Express and as close friends all hope to be selected in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Though the four players remain close-knit, Murphy has separated himself from his […]

Alternate history is fun, it allows those wacky “what if” questions that make great bar room fodder. Hollywood has embraced the “what if” factor with alternate endings. If a Hollywood director decided to dabble into the NHL, he’d have some great historical material to build off of. Leaf fans have done this for the last […]

It isn’t often that a Canadian university athlete cracks the ranks of top-tier professional North American sports leagues, but that’s what former Queen’s University athlete Matt O’Donnell hopes to do with his tryout with the Boston Celtics this month. What makes the situation even more improbable is that the 6’11, 340 pound giant of a […]

In 2004 and 2006, Dave Andreychuk and Rod Brind’Amour got their rings and storybook endings to their careers, but it isn’t like that for each and every quality and worthy NHLer. There are several stars that never won a Stanley Cup. Immediately Mats Sundin and Trevor Linden come to mind as long-time captains of decent […]