Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Wray Morrison: Fanning the Flames, Texas style
You can bet that a Tuesday night media report involving the NHL and the city of Houston got the attention of hockey fans in Calgary. TSN reported that league commissioner Gary Bettman met with Houston...
Nov 16, 2017
Blades Defeat Hurricanes In OTÂ
The Saskatoon Blades are now a win under .500 after a 2-1 overtime victory on the road against the Lethbridge Hurricanes Wednesday night. Chase Wouters scored the game-winning goal with seven seconds ...
Nov 02, 2017 Saskatoon Blades players show off their new jerseys on Aug. 24, 2017. (Ryan Brand/650 CKOM)
Hockey Canada unveils 2018 Olympic jerseys
We still don't know who's going to fill them, but Hockey Canada has revealed the jerseys Canadian hockey players will be sporting when they take the ice for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, So...
Nov 01, 2017 Hockey Canada revealed the sweaters players will wear for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. (Hockey Canada/Instagram)
Darrell Davis: Selling out sports
Pro sports teams don't always put their crowd counts in game summaries anymore. I discovered that while researching how many consecutive games the Saskatchewan Roughriders had sold out before Friday, ...
Oct 31, 2017
Giants tower over Blades
The Vancouver Giants doubled the Saskatoon Blades 6-3 at Sask Tel Centre on Wednesday night. Blades forward Cameron Hebig tied the game at 1-1 with his sixth goal of the season late in first period. T...
Oct 19, 2017
Wray Morrison: Fanning the Flames
Calgary Flames ownership finds itself in an interesting situation. The civic election is over and mayor Naheed Nenshi is back for another term. Previously, Flames president Ken King said Sept. 12 that...
Oct 17, 2017
Hockey Canada donates $333K to Sask. organizations
Hockey Canada is providing a big boost to hockey across Saskatchewan as a thank-you gift for hosting the organization's summer gala and golf tournament in Saskatoon this summer. The Hockey Canada Foun...
Oct 05, 2017 Representatives from four hockey organizations accept cheques from Hockey Canada outside the construction Merlis Belsher Place on Oct. 5, 2017. (Wray Morrison/650 CKOM)
What's In A Word
I've been thinking about those who "protect and serve" a lot lately. Wednesday family and friends of Bruce Gordon will pay their respects in Saskatoon. After a major junior hockey career, Gordon spent...
Oct 03, 2017
Wray Morrison: Have to see it to believe it
I've seen Connor McDavid play in person on more than one occasion, yet I don't see him play on a regular basis like our friend Drew Remenda, who is an analyst for the Oilers. Perhaps that's why I am i...
Sep 28, 2017
Wheelchair basketball team season saved in wake of theft
A Saskatoon wheelchair sports league is set to return to action after a near-devastating theft. The 2017 season was in doubt for the NRG Wheelchair Basketball Club after a trailer containing 34 specia...
Sep 28, 2017 Saskatoon's NRG wheelchair basketball team had a trailer containing 34 specialized wheelchairs stolen over the weekend of July 28-30, 2017. (NRG Wheelchair Basketball Team/GoFundMe)
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