Posted by thesportsjunky on November 3, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The NHL went back to Europe this week continuing a tradition that they have followed since 1938 but a tradition that is now far more common among other leagues.
Posted by thesportsjunky on October 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The National Hockey League is one of the most unique leagues in the North American sports landscape.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 23, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Becoming a professional athlete is not the easiest path to make a living, although it can be a very rewarding one. Only a fraction of people make it into a professional league compared to the amount of people that play the sport. The ones who make it are the people who can take the natural talents they have and add hard work to become a legitimate professional player. It is not a path that can be taken lightly and many times those who make it are the people who have a great support system around them.
Posted by thesportsjunky on October 26, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The sports world is once again in a position that they never want to be in but accept with heavy hearts. On Wednesday October 22nd Canada’s capital was rocked by the shooting of an unarmed soldier standing guard at the national war memorial.
Posted by thesportsjunky on September 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The NHL continues to grow and despite many teams in the south struggling to get by there is one area that is not following suit with other non-traditional markets. The west coast of the USA, or more accurately California, was never a hockey market when the Los Angeles Kings entered the NHL in 1967. It was one of the first major expansions in the NHL and they would look to the West Coast to add two teams.
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