Brilliant, and timely; when will we ever have another goalie for PM? @MarkJCarney, it’s your chance to do something remarkable.
Call it the Ken Dryden Program of Goaltending Excellence, headquartered in our former goalie factory, Quebec. Free equipment is just the beginning.
Sadly, the technology simply doesn’t exist to prevent this kind of injury. Hopefully some gifted engineer who loves hockey can figure out face protection in my lifetime.
Brayden McNabb estimates he got upwards of 30 stitches.
“It’s part of hockey. It’s the way it goes sometimes, and it’s unfortunate, but you still have to get through it.”
@kevpope@JeffMarek In European/world sport, the existence of multiple top-tier pro leagues leads to competition for players, giving the athletes leverage.
In NA, there is one top league per sport, meaning there is no competition
for players.
Gallagher has been the soul and conscience of the Habs for a dozen years. He never learned to speak French, but he taught a generation of players how to bleed it. La sainte flanelle is better for his having worn it.
Mitch Marner didn't want to elaborate on his comment about going through "dark times" earlier in his hockey career, but says he will if the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup.
Norway should always have been a hockey power. Nintendo Ice Hockey was right to include them, and though it’s taken almost 40 years, they’ve finally proven it.