With back-to-back overtime heroics by forward Eric Kreinke, the SAIT Trojans men’s hockey team punched their ticket to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) playoff semi-finals.
Calgary Inferno burning bright heading towards playoffs
The star-studded Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) are looking to win their first Clarkson Cup title since 2016 after finishing in first place.
Here’s a tip: industry critics bash UCP policy on minimum wage in restaurants
The United Conservative Party (UCP) proposal to cut the minimum wage for some restaurant workers has strong critics within the industry.
Appropriating the Alberta Advantage: a podcast profile
Alberta Marxists are trying to reclaim the meaning of the “Alberta Advantage” via their podcast of the same name.
At the time of its creation in September 2017, said host and producer Kate Jacobson, there were not really any leftist podcasts in the Prairie region. Now, they have been nominated for two Best of Calgary awards: Best Podcast and Best Twitter Personality.
“We’ve been really pleased with how receptive people have been to this project,” said Jacobson.
Continue reading “Appropriating the Alberta Advantage: a podcast profile”Searching for a second-half surge: Trojans men’s hockey team keeping pace with top teams
Originally published in The Weal, Dec. 22, 2018.
SAIT Trojans men’s hockey head coach Brent Devost believes his team is one of the best in the conference, and one that will only get better when they return in January.
Continue reading “Searching for a second-half surge: Trojans men’s hockey team keeping pace with top teams”U of C experts, athletes discuss advances in concussion research
There is a path forward from the darkness of concussions, for both athletes who suffer them and for the larger sports world, say Calgary experts.
On Nov. 15, the University of Calgary (U of C)’s Integrated Concussion Research Program held a free panel discussion of researchers, advocates, and ex-athletes, titled “Concussion: Facts, Fiction
Calgary Inferno broadcasting four games on Sportsnet 960 The Fan
Originally published in The Weal, Nov. 19, 2018.
The Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) will have four of its games broadcast on Sportsnet 960 The Fan this season.
According to the Fan’s Oct. 15 press release, they are “the first commercial radio station in North America” to do live play-by-play of the CWHL.
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Tears, cheers as Calgary says no to 2026 Olympics
Cheers, tears, and some anger greeted the rejection Nov. 13 of Calgary’s proposed bid to host the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
Why I’m voting No to Calgary’s 2026 Olympic bid
Calgary city council may have kept the 2026 Olympic bid on life support, but Calgarians should still pull the plug on Nov. 13.
I, a humble j-school student, interviewed Sidney Crosby
This Friday, I was offered, out of the blue, the greatest opportunity of my young journalism career. I, Alex Hamilton, took a freelance gig for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to cover the Pittsburgh Penguins’ practice in Banff.
It was a general practice notebook piece about the Pens’ upcoming road trip in western Canada. My lede was Patric Hornqvist and Daniel Sprong being shuffled down the lineup. Read it at post-gazette.com.
I talked to head coach Mike Sullivan, Patric Hornqvist, Daniel Sprong, Derick Brassard, and, yes, Sidney Crosby. No big deal.
I feel like one of those college-level goalies called to be an emergency practice goalie for NHL teams.