Well, it's been a month since the NHL playoffs began, and the damn things are barely half over. Bradley Prouse brings you an update on his charity hockey pool, having moved on from chronicling charity NCAA basketball brackets to bigger and better things. Or to colder and more violent sports, at least.
Stanley Cup playoffs...
posted by Jonathan Cassidy Legare
Reprinted! Last year, Jonathan Cassidy Legare ran a playoff pool with his third-grade class, who universally predicted that the cutest team would win.
The return of Winnipeg
posted by Charles Fisher
For the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, the local professional hockey club, the Jets, represent more than just a sports franchise. Charles Fisher explores the broader impact of the team on the city and concludes that Winnipeg is back.
Vancouver, you idiot...
posted by Jonathan Cassidy Legare
I understand the pressure, and we were all cheering for you. From Yellowknife to Seoul and back again we held you to the highest standard. Could you handle it? It was a huge party, perhaps bigger than your Olympics shindig. But unlike then, you didn’t have all your friends watching out for you. You wanted to party hard, and had no exit strategy.
Canada’s next ...
posted by Jonathan Cassidy Legare
2026 – The population of Prince Edward Island balloons to 25 million after the debut of Anne of Green Gables on CCTV. Cantonese becomes the official language of the province two years later.