Stumbling Oilers now have a Hitch in their step
SPORTS: Tough love has long been Ken Hitchcock’s calling card in the NHL. But does it work on young men who are multimillionaires? ($)
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Tag: Hockey
The NHL shoves concussion conversation behind a curtain
DOWBIGGIN: Commissioner Gary Bettman never backed up or hinted the NHL might have had a problem related to head injuries to players ($)
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Bettman doesn’t belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame
DOWBIGGIN: Bettman’s biggest legacy to hockey fans is all the seasons he’s blighted by denying fans the game they love in labour stoppages ($)
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Oh baby! Bob Cole winds down a remarkable play-by-play career
DOWBIGGIN: The Hockey Night in Canada legend has seen plenty – and always offered it to TV viewers with plenty of panache ($)
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Skill finally winning the battle for the soul of the NHL
DOWBIGGIN: The Vancouver Canucks, who may have lost the 2011 Stanley Cup to the bully Boston Bruins, have set a new standard for play ($)
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How migrants in search of championships hurt pro sports
DOWBIGGIN: Expansion meant salary caps and luxury taxes were necessary to keep teams competitive. But the system has failed players and fans ($$)
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In defence of sports greatness, from Justify to the Warriors
DOWBIGGIN Why is greatness supposed to take a back seat to parity, the bastard child of bloated sports in North America?
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Gambling and pro sports: a marriage made in heaven
But with so much more money to be made, the potential for mischief seems great. How do we control that mischief?
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Are the Golden Knights the greatest sports story of all time?
TAUBE It’s a mug’s game to select one great sports moment over another. But that doesn’t make Vegas’s success any less remarkable
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Golden Knights are the ramen noodles of the NHL
MADFAYEN The Golden Knights have defied all conventional wisdom. But they’re not lovable losers and our affection is better spent on another
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Slim pickings for next great Quebec NHL hockey star
DOWBIGGIN Few French Canadians are prominent in modern professional hockey. What happened to the legacy of Rocket Richard? (BASIC membership content)
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Who needs spring when you have playoffs?
DOWBIGGIN Plenty of talking points as the NHL and NBA start their marathons in search of champions (BASIC membership content)
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