Category: Steve Simmons
B.C.'s Ethan Katzberg is the Olympic hammer throw champion — but this was his first sporting love
Steve SimmonsThe gold medalist was big into basketball as a Nanaimo high school student and his former hoops coach says he 'was a force on the court, mostly in the key with dunks'
Read moreNHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild
Steve SimmonsThe Blackhawks are interested in J.T. Compher and vice versa. The Wild don't have a lot of cap space to work with to sign free agents.
Read moreCanucks Game Day: Jack Hughes takes sibling rivalry to new heights
Jim RutherfordWayne Gretzky said Jack Hughes is capable of closing a 28-point gap to catch NHL points leader Connor McDavid
Read moreCanucks: Demanding road trip will give Rick Tocchet a better feel for his team
Bo Horvat'Not getting practices keeps me up at night. We have to figure a way to coach these guys with out-of-the-box thinking.' — Rick Tocchet.
Read moreEast Notes: Samsonov, Dubas, Fedotov
Maple LeafsNotes from the East including Ilya Samsonov's insistence on a one-year deal in July, an update on Ilya Fedotov's situation in Russia, and more.
Read moreA Focused Kyle Dubas
Steve Simmonsfrom Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, Kyle Dubas doesn’t sound like a man on the hot seat. In a rare, wide-ranging conversation on the eve of the opening of Maple Leafs training camp, Dubas comes across as composed and confident — believing in his hockey team that has so many questions; ex...
Read moreSunday Notes On Hockey
Steve Simmonsfrom Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, - ...September is halfway over and Subban is nowhere to be found. I called his agent and family members and friends and former general managers and all five of the numbers I had for him on my phone list. None of the numbers was his. One polite woman on...
Read moreScreen Shots: Eagleson Interview, Scott Darling's Standup Comedy and Jack Jablonski's Story
Steve SimmonsAdam Proteau looks at a recent interview with former NHLPA boss Alan Eagleson, Scott Darling's new venture into standup comedy and an update on former hockey player and current LA Kings digital media content specialist Jack Jablonski.
Read moreLimited Hockey Notes
Toronto Sunfrom Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, - Had I been a Canadian woman at the world hockey championships and CEO Scott Smith leaned forward to present me with a medal, I would have backed away and politely declined. What a terrible position to put this championship team — or any championship team...
Read moreLimited Hockey Talk Today
Phil Kesselfrom Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, - If Phil Kessel can play goal, what a great signing by the Vegas Golden Knights. If he can’t, who’s going to stop pucks in Las Vegas? … Kessel will still help the Knights. He’s still an elite passer on a team that needs offensive flair. - The guessing...
Read moreToday’s Hockey Notes
Brad Trelivingfrom Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, - The best part of Brad Treliving’s summer is that he got socked in the gut and chose to fight back. Instead of just taking the departure of Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk’s want to leave Calgary, he came out punching. He came up with Nazem Kadri, Jon...
Read moreNo Contract, or Offer Sheet Yet For Dallas Stars Goaltender Jake Oettinger
Pierre LeBrunJake Oettinger's impressive performance last season heralded a potential star in the making. It also gave rise to speculation suggesting the 23-year-old Dallas Stars goaltender could become a prime offer-sheet target.
Read moreHockey Talk On A Holiday Weekend In The US
Duncan Keithfrom Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, - Ken Holland takes a pounding from the number crunchers and the perennial Oilers critics but, if he understands anything, he understands what it takes to win. He brought Smith in when he couldn’t sign Markstrom. He fired coach Dave Tippett when he knew he...
Read moreSunday Hockey Notes
Steve Simmonsfrom Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, - It will sound wrong and feel a little off when Auston Matthews is voted the most valuable player in the National Hockey League — if that happens. Nothing against Matthews, really. It’s about Connor McDavid right now. He’s doing what’s never been done...
Read moreNow What Toronto?
Auston Matthewsfrom Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, This is eight seasons for Shanahan on the job, with his hand-picked general manager Kyle Dubas and the GM’s hand-picked coach Sheldon Keefe. In sports, that’s a lifetime on the job. In those eight seasons, six of them in the playoffs, one of them bottoming...
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