Hockey Can Kevin Bieksa Captain Team Canada to World Championships Gold? Frank Doyle Last Updated: May 8, 2014 With Team Canada getting ready for its first game against France at the IIHF World Championships, the squad made an important leadership decision in naming Kevin Bieksa captain. Bieksa is a perfect choice to head Team Canada’s leadership group heading into Friday’s opener. Sports Interaction’s IIHF odds lists Canada as the tournament’s favorite at +201,...
NHL Many Offseason Changes Expected for the Vancouver Canucks Dale Perth Last Updated: May 8, 2013 The knives are out in Vancouver. Now that the Canucks have been knocked out in the first round of the NHL playoffs — for the second straight season — the talk has turned to who will pay the price for the consecutive debacles. After the first two games in Vancouver, it was obvious to most...
NHL Canucks' Kevin Bieksa Doesn’t Remember Low Blow on Havlat Frank Doyle Last Updated: May 3, 2013 You know it’s NHL playoff season when players start coming down with awful cases of amnesia. They might remember all of their career stats from a long and storied hockey career, but suddenly can’t recall a cheap shot he delivered just a couple of hours ago. Vancouver Canucks veteran defenceman Kevin Bieksa is just the...