As good Canadians, all of our attention was focused on the IIHF World Junior Championship over the Christmas break, where Canada won the bronze medal against a strong, but mismatched, Finnish team.
There are a few ways to view Tebows career thus far, including his quarterback rating, his wins/loses and your personal opinion based on him as a person. He is without a question over publicized and discussed compared to other NFL players, especially considering he is not even doing as well as some rookie QB’s.
The Bishop’s Men’s Hockey club took to the ice on Saturday night in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the W.B. Scott Arena. The men did not disappoint, putting on a great show for the fans, putting up 7 goals to beat McMaster with a final score of 7-3.
During the holidays the Gaiters had a few games as well as a tournament hosted by the Citadins de Montreal. Unfortunately for the Gaiters they were unable to get any wins over the break and return to the floor with a 0-4 record.
Hockey nation lost one of its most flamboyant personalities last Tuesday when Ron “The Professor” Caron passed at the ripe age of 82. Caron chose an apt day to pass, as his two former employers and his favourite teams, the Montreal Canadiens and the St. Louis Blues, were playing that night.
What seemed unlikely just a couple of months ago turned positive when the NBA announced the upcoming season, beginning December 25th with some big match-ups. With the season shortened to only 66 games, the teams are facing a very busy 2012.
The Montreal Canadiens traded away Michael Cammalleri this past Thursday, sending away goaltender Kari Ramo (who is playing in Europe) and a 5th round pick in next year’s draft. In return, the Habs received big-bodied Rene Bourque, a prospect, and a 2nd round pick in 2013.
With a wild finish to the both Semi-Finals last week, the CFL has seen plenty of parody this season. In the East the Hamilton Ti-Cats beat the Montreal Alouettes at home in overtime 52-44, in front of an extremely loud sold out crowd at McGill Stadium. Elsewhere in the West the battle of Alberta raged on, but it was the [...]
When Coach Leroy Blugh suddenly announced his departure from the Bishop’s Gaiters football program last year towards the end of the semester, nobody knew who would replace him. Luckily for the program, they did not have to look any further then one of the team’s long time staff members, and the school’s athletic director, Tony Adonna.
As a Bishop’s University athlete, I have experienced things that I am sure student athletes from other universities will never experience. The reason for this is simple; the support and level of commitment from our student body and university community has the ability to rally around us, and give us an extra man on the field.
