Author Archives: Craig Silliphant

I was at a midget hockey game on Thursday night, and asked a gentleman from Prince Albert about the atmosphere at Art Hauser Centre this season. (Full disclosure. I haven't made it up to any of the 13...

Yesterday the XFL (2.0) unveiled the eight cities that will house teams in the fall of 2020. Eight centres from Tampa Bay to Seattle and points in between will be the sites of this reboot. The curtain...

Capitals winger Tom Wilson, who was suspended for a fourth time in 13 months prior to the start of the regular season, was the recipient of a hit form Vegas forward Ryan Reaves last night. The two phy...

The cheers for NHL commissioner Gary Bettman from owners may soon drown out the boos he receives during the Stanley Cup final and at the NHL Entry Draft. Bettman and company have not only made a lot o...

There are those who say that the days of Gretzky and Lemeiux were the most exciting in the modern era of the NHL. Don't get me wrong, teams like Edmonton and Pittsburgh were a treat to watch in the 19...

A man who has forgotten more about officiating in hockey than I ever knew, The Green Zone's Darrell Davis, has often said that video review has ruined professional sports. There is the human element t...

It's getting tougher to find journalism without agenda. That's an obvious statement when it comes to news outlets in the United States. The days of the informative news cast at the top of the hour on ...

We CFL fans like our offense. That could be part of the reason why some fan that I have heard from were lukewarm to Sunday's Grey Cup game where there wasn't one touchdown in the final 30 minutes of t...

The desire of the elite athlete to succeed is what makes Sunday's Grey Cup match up interesting. Trevor Harris got a first-hand look at what it takes to win a Grey Cup when he watched future Hall of F...

A very good NHL coach is on the market. Todd McLellan was cut loose by the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday after a shaky 9-10 and 1 start to the season. I can't imagine how frustrating the last five years ...