Category: 590 the Fan in Toronto
Monday, October 29th, 2012
The hits just keep on coming in the NHL lockout. At this point in time, 25 percent of the regular season games have been lost with the announcement that games have been cancelled through November. Next on the chopping block: The Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Gary Bettman is set to embark on another season as NHL commissioner, but this one will be different than ever before. There is a new sheriff in town, Brendan Shanahan, who is fully in charge of reviewing and assessing punishment in the league's new discipline policy for checking. Then there ...
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Monday, September 12th, 2011
There is some good news for hockey fans in the Steel City. It seems as though Sidney Crosby is progressing well and he is more likely to play this upcoming NHL season. Crosby has not considered retirement stemming from his concussion last season although he was suffering from symptoms a few ...
Posted in NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
In the 2009 offseason Roy Halladay was the centerpiece of a three-team mega-trade that sent the former Toronto ace to Philadelphia, with Cliff Lee being sent out of the city of "Brotherly Love" and off to Seattle. The trade by Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. was a complete shock to ...
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
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In back-to-back years, Shawn Marion was traded right before the NBA trade deadline. Last Friday, the long rumored deal of Marion to Toronto for Jermaine O'Neal became a reality. Marcus Banks also went to the Raptors with Jamario Moon ...
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