Hockey Team Canada Sochi 2014: Why Martin St. Louis Replaces Steven Stamkos Frank Doyle February 6, 2014 Well, here we go again. After a full month of agonizing over the Team Canada Men’s Hockey team roster for the Sochi Olympics, a handful of Canadian superstars have another shot to make the squad now that Steven Stamkos has been ruled out with his broken leg. It’s a major blow to the Team Canada...
Hockey Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Interactive Calendar: Team Canada Goes for Gold Frank Doyle February 4, 2014 Keeping up with the latest Team Canada news might be a challenge with 15 sports and 98 different events planned for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. That’s why we and our friends at Column Five decided to create a calendar to help sports fans cheer on Team Canada as they go for gold in Russia....
Hockey NHL Team Canada Players Planned for Tight Lodgings at Sochi Winter Olympics Frank Doyle February 4, 2014 Just because Team Canada has a slew of millionaire superstars on its men’s hockey roster for the Sochi Olympics doesn’t mean they’ll get special treatment in Russia. Amid growing concerns about the facilities in Sochi, a photo of one of Team Canada’s rooms featuring three small beds surfaced on social media Tuesday morning. It may...
Hockey Defying the Odds Podcast: Super Bowl Linemakers on Broncos vs. Seahawks Frank Doyle January 31, 2014 Greetings, gamblers! So, Frank Doyle and the boys were back in the Defying the Odds studio and it was just a great time, thanks for asking. In Episode 3 Anonymous Gamblr talks shop about the strategy behind moving the Super Bowl pointspread ahead of the big game and Gerry spouts off about his knowledge of...
Hockey Team Canada: Captain Crosby Surprised by St. Louis Snub Frank Doyle January 21, 2014 Just because Sidney Crosby is the captain of Team Canada’s men’s hockey team doesn’t mean he didn’t raise an eyebrow when Martin St. Louis was left off the team roster for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Crosby, who was named Team Canada captain last weekend, recently told reporters he expected the reigning Art Ross Trophy...
Hockey NHL Picks: Team Canada Olympic Snub Will Motivate Claude Giroux Frank Doyle January 8, 2014 Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers (-115, 5) We all knew some extremely talented NHL players were going to be left off Team Canada’s 2014 Sochi Olympics hockey team. Still, it’s hard to imagine some of the league’s top scorers like Martin St. Louis, James Neal, Joe Thornton and Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux watching the Olympics at...
Hockey Ranking Team Canada's Roster Snubs for 2014 Sochi Olympics Frank Doyle January 7, 2014 Steve Yzerman has a thankless job as general manager for the Canadian men’s hockey team heading to the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Win gold and everyone attributes the victory to Canada’s deep wealth of talent. Any other result will be met with scathing criticism. Team Canada is currently set as a +166 favorite. Well, let the...
Hockey Team Canada's Case for Chris Kunitz at Sochi 2014 Olympics Frank Doyle January 3, 2014 If you look at the numbers alone, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Chris Kunitz will be a member of Team Canada’s hockey team for the Sochi Olympics when the team’s squad is announced Jan. 7. But, of course, it’s not nearly that simple. Kunitz has spent the better part of his time with the Penguins riding shotgun...
Hockey Can Carey Price lead Team Canada to Gold in Sochi? Frank Doyle December 20, 2013 We’re less than two months away from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and Team Canada is no closer to deciding on a starting goaltender than it was before the start of the NHL season. Actually, the list of potential candidates has only grown since then. The frontrunners remain Roberto Luongo, Carey Price, and Mike Smith,...
Hockey Canadian Olympic snowboarders salute 1972 hockey team Frank Doyle November 13, 2013 Once the 2014 Sochi Olympics get started, it won’t be hard to spot the Canadian snowboard team thanks to some uniforms inspired by Canada’s historic 1972 win over the Soviet Union in the Summit Series. The Canadians team uniforms closely resemble the jerseys Canada wore when Paul Henderson scored “the goal” to defeat the Soviet...