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OPINION
6/27/20
KEN CAMPBELL: CHL responds to hazing lawsuit with an independent review panel
(The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: The five most offensive potential winning teams in the Alexis Lafreniere Lottery
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: What now? Post-lottery forecasts for Los Angeles, Ottawa and Detroit
(The Hockey News)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Placeholder wins first phase of NHL Draft Lottery; Sens pick 3rd, 5th
(TSN)
RICK WESTHEAD: Hammett joining proposed class-action lawsuit against the CHL
(TSN)
HELENE ELLIOTT: Kim Davis and Xavier Gutierrez are working to help diversify the NHL
(Los Angeles Times)
JOE WARMINGTON: Don Cherry clears his closet to raise cash for pet rescue
(Toronto Star)
SAM CARCHIDI: Bitter feud between Flyers founders Ed Snider, Jerry Wolman may turn into TV docudrama series
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres' GM Kevyn Adams should take a different approach by trading No. 8 pick
(Buffalo News)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Senators miss out on No. 1, but they're pumped to have No. 3 and No. 5 picks
(Ottawa Sun)
ED WILLES: Taking a pass as hub city host under NHL rules is a wise move for B.C.
(Vancouver Province)
TERRY JONES: NHL hub city selection shouldn't be about more than player safety
(Edmonton Sun)
6/26/20
KEN CAMPBELL: As former players find their voices, hazing/sexual assault lawsuit ‘firing on all cylinders’
(The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Breaking down every goalie controversy in the 24-team playoff tournament
(The Hockey News)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Breakdown in talks leaves Vancouver out of running as NHL hub city
(Sportsnet)
ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: NHL/NHLPA talks on CBA include escrow cap, salary deferral for players
(Sportsnet)
RICK WESTHEAD: WHL investigating abuse claims by former player
(TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: Oilers’ Hall of Fame GM Ken Holland a master of smarts, luck and humility
(Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: The NHL's 2020 draft lottery explained: Everything you need to know
(ESPN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Maple Leafs learning to be 'comfortable being uncomfortable' with NHL restart
(Sportsnet)
RICHARD MORIN: The NHL has a plan to get back on the ice, but will it work?
(Arizona Republic)
CHRIS SOSA: Chicago Blackhawks great Marian Hossa didn’t get the credit he deserved during his Hall of Fame career
(Chicago Tribune)
LARRY BROOKS: Making sense of confusing NHL draft lottery
(New York Post)
BEN KUZMA: Lind turns competitive corner in drive toward Canucks roster
(Vancouver Province)
GREG COTE: Here is why the embattled ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ should remain a part of American sports
(Miami Herald)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Forget a Draft Lottery victory. It's more important to Sabres for others to lose
(Buffalo News)
TIM BENZ: Jarome Iginla, Marian Hossa, tainted history and butterfly effects
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
STU COWAN: COVID-19 hits close to home for Canadiens' Carey Price
(Montreal Gazette)
STEVE SIMMONS: The tightrope walk for North American pro sports. Is it worth coming back?
(Toronto Sun)
MIKE McINTYRE: No sign of Jets
(Winnipeg Free Press)
PATRICK JOHNSTON: No nerves this time for Canucks' GM Benning ahead of NHL draft lottery
(Vancouver Province)
6/25/20
KEN CAMPBELL: Welcome to the Confounding COVID Hall of Fame Class of 2020
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: Alexander Mogilny still not in the Hall of Fame, but he is a trailblazer
(The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: 2019-20 season postmortem: Buffalo Sabres
(The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Iginla, St-Pierre guided by trailblazers en route to Hockey Hall of Fame
(Sportsnet)
MARK SPECTOR: After 20 years, Oilers’ Kevin Lowe receives ‘surreal’ call to the Hall
(Sportsnet)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Vancouver's hub city hopes hit 'snag' as health officials raise concerns
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Lowe, Wilson end 43-year wait for Hockey Hall of Fame
(TSN)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Road to NHL’s return gets bumpier as more players arrive from abroad
(Sportsnet)
BARRY ROZNER: Finally, the Hall of Fame calls Doug Wilson
(Chicago Daily Herald)
TERRY JONES: Kevin Lowe finally joins Oilers glory gang in Hockey Hall of Fame
(Edmonton Sun)
THOMAS BOSWELL: America can’t act like a team, and it might cost us the return of sports
(Washington Post)
STU COWAN: Kim St-Pierre earns her spot in Hockey Hall of Fame
(Montreal Gazette)
JEFF GORDON: A story (literally) from the bowels of the old Arena
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
RANDY SPORTAK: Iginla set stage for march to Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000
(Calgary Sun)
MARCUS HAYES: Sports rosters must expand much more to avoid coronavirus shutdowns
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
TARA SULLIVAN: Recent coronavirus outbreaks complicate an already difficult return to sports
(Boston Globe)
BRUCE GARRIOCH: Former Senators winger Marian Hossa, Ottawa's Doug Wilson among Hall inductees
(Ottawa Sun)
MIKE McINTYRE: Fleury deserves spot in shrine
(Winnipeg Free Press)
DAVE FESCHUK: Jarome Iginla went from seeing it to being it — a hockey hall-of-famer
(Toronto Star)
6/24/20
KEN CAMPBELL: Meet the other face of the CHL class action abuse lawsuit, Garrett Taylor
(The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Who will join Jarome Iginla in the 2020 Hall of Fame class?
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: How will the Buffalo Sabres rebuild their scouting department?
(The Hockey News)
CHRIS JOHNSTON: Leafs' Spezza 'optimistic' as NHL continues to ramp up toward return
(Sportsnet)
GREG WYSHYNSKI: Future Hall of Famers for all 31 NHL teams
(ESPN)
IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks’ Benning hopes players return to Vancouver this week as camp looms
(Sportsnet)
DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Could the book be closing on sports in 2020? And other thoughts . . .
(Boston Globe)
TERRY JONES: Kenney's non-Edmonton video aside, city set up for NHL hub consideration
(Edmonton Sun)
JEFF GORDON: PGA Tour's challenging return offers lessons for Cardinals, Blues
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
SAM CARCHIDI: Former Flyers players and coaches could be voted into Hall of Fame Wednesday
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
ALAN PERGAMENT: WGR's Paul Hamilton released by Entercom
(Buffalo News)
MATT PORTER: Matt Grzelcyk feels for his good friend Jack Eichel in Buffalo
(Boston Globe)
RON COOK: Tom Barrasso deserves his spot in the Hall of Fame
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BEN KUZMA: Rocky Mountains video adds levity to NHL hub-city competition
(Vancouver Province)
6/23/20
KEN CAMPBELL: ‘I’m just lying on the table taped and I’m thinking, ‘Did that just really happen?’: Carcillo teammate
(The Hockey News)
MATT LARKIN: Why John Tavares remains optimistic about the league’s return-to-play plan
(The Hockey News)
RYAN KENNEDY: How will the Buffalo Sabres rebuild their scouting department?
(The Hockey News)
ERIC FRANCIS: Jarome Iginla’s character even greater than his Hall of Fame numbers
(Sportsnet)
FRANK SERAVALLI: Fleury deserves a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame
(TSN)
MARK SPECTOR: How Edmonton is setting itself apart in NHL hub city bid
(Sportsnet)
BOB McKENZIE: Lafreniere the surest thing in a most uncertain draft year
(TSN)
SIMON HOUPT: With few live sports, Rogers Sports & Media executives are dancing as fast as they can
(Globe & Mail)
MICHAEL ARACE: This week is critical in NHL’s restart plan
(Columbus Dispatch)
BRENDAN KELLY: What the Puck: What if Habs had kept Pacioretty, Subban and Markov?
(Montreal Gazette)
TED WYMAN: Discouraging week for the world of sports with virus cases and tensions rising
(Winnipeg Sun)
BEN KUZMA: NHL COVID-19 cases test Vancouver's 'fervour' as possible post-season hub
(Vancouver Province)
TIM BENZ: The intangibles behind great Pittsburgh sports memories
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
STU COWAN: Canadiens' Tomas Tatar shows off his tennis skills
(Montreal Gazette)
DAVE FESCHUK: Both NHL hubs should be in Canada. Looking south borders on madness these days
(Toronto Star)
MIKE McINTYRE: NHL reopening appears unfazed by 11 players testing positive
(Winnipeg Free Press)
ED WILLES: The story behind the story about Auston Matthews' positive test is bewildering
(Vancouver Province)
6/22/20
PATRICK REUSSE: How did Russian sports legend Vladislav Tretiak end up in Detroit Lakes?
(Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
TIM BENZ: Hall of Fame talk for former Penguins; Ravens in mix for big name trade?; Overlooking Chase Claypool?
(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Pro sports' return-to-play models built on a house of cards
(Edmonton Sun)
ED WILLES: Should we be happy that Vancouver's a front-runner to be a hub city?
(Vancouver Province)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Kevin Paul Dupont picks the best NHL players he’s covered from more than 40 years on the beat
(Boston Globe)
DAMIEN COX: The public should know when a pro athlete has COVID-19. It’s safer, and there’s no shame in it
(Toronto Star)
6/21/20
SAM CARCHIDI: Whether NHL teams avoid coronavirus could trump players’ skill if playoffs are held
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
STEVE SIMMONS: It's the right time to rename the Conn Smythe Trophy
(Toronto Sun)
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Sabres fans cut to the quick by ownership
(Boston Globe)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres' shakeup means Ralph Krueger is moving up in power structure
(Buffalo News)
LARRY BROOKS: NHL sets Stanley Cup playoffs date, strict coronavirus guidelines
(New York Post)
DAVE FESCHUK: Canadians call hockey ‘our game’ but history, including the almost-buried history of the Colored Hockey League, tells us it hasn’t been everybody’s game
(Toronto Star)
MARK KISZLA: The Avs have legit shot to raise the Stanley Cup, if one big weakness doesn’t cause their downfall
(Denver Post)
LARRY BROOKS: The top 12 lines in Rangers, Devils and Islanders history
(New York Post)
MIKE HARRINGTON: Pegulas are in the crosshairs as the league reacts to Sabres' firings
(Buffalo News)