Hockey-related-stories

CHELMSFORD, Mass., May 21, 2012 — A new global survey commissioned by The Workforce Institute™ at Kronos Incorporated and conducted by Harris Interactive reveals that employees around the world have, to varying degrees, called in sick to work ove...

The New York Mets are in Toronto for a weekend series and “themed” their trip by wearing their favorite hockey sweaters.

from Shelley Youngblut of the Globe and Mail, Back in the days of the Original Six, when an NHL star wanted his story told, he’d turn to Stan Fischler, the crusty New York sportswriter with more than 90 books to his credit. Today, however, it’s a...

from Teresa Smith at the Ottawa Citizen, He shoots! But, he doesn’t score. Canadians — both men and women — go on fewer dates during hockey playoffs, according to a survey released Wednesday by online dating site Match.com. The survey found w...

Yes, i saw this earlier and decided not to post it, but because I have received numerous requests for it, watch at your own risk. I consider it extremely graphic (violence) even though most of the video is “cartoonish”. Watch below the Taiwanes...

from Bob Mackin of Slap Shot, The hockey legend Wayne Gretzky paced the stage in the vast Vancouver Convention Centre as the featured speaker of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ 49th annual convention Tuesday. Next door is the Olympic...

Tonight the CBC had a complete video report on the sentencing of Graham James.

from the CP at TSN,  Disgraced former junior hockey coach Graham James has been sentenced to two years in prison for sexually abusing two of his players. The sentence was handed down in a Winnipeg courtroom Tuesday by Judge Catherine Carlson.

from Richard Rosenblatt of Sports Illustrated, Every now and then an NHL star or a hockey team inspires a racehorse owner. There have been several horses named for Wayne Gretzky (The Great Gretzky, Gretsky, Gretskyshattrick) and one for the 1980 U.S...

Yesterday it was the ‘thawing’ of outdoor rinks, today… from Michael Gorman of the Herald News, Like most people maintaining backyard rinks this time of year, Scott Fraser spent Monday evening wondering if his would be OK after two days that i...

from Gare Joyce at the Globe and Mail, In the new movie Goon, opening Friday, Ross Rhea (played by Liev Schreiber) is a man who has outlived his usefulness in his chosen profession. He’s a bully and a victim. He’s a hockey tough guy, an enforcer.

from Sean Fitz-Gerald of the National Post, Boyd Devereaux was glued to the screen. “These are some of the best shots,” his video editor said. A single light bulb hung from the ceiling above the two men. It was a bedroom they have converted int...