Category: Columns
There Are Not Two Sides To Every Story…There Are Only Facts
We live in a time where it's common to hear, "there are two sides to every story." But this isn't the case. The story is ... Read More
George Chin: A Hockey Star Overlooked, But Not Unseen
George Chin, front row, far left, and the 1949-1950 Chatham Maroons. Star hockey players of Asian decent playing for the Chatham Maroons Perhaps the best ... Read More
Scott Bacik, A Chatham-Kent Athlete Who Came baCK
Chatham-Kent sends athletes across Ontario, Canada, and the globe each year to compete athletically. Sponsored by baCK to Chatham-Kent, we’ll be featuring local athletes who have ... Read More
Mike Marson Was The Second Black Player In NHL History…And A Chatham Maroon
When you hear about the history of Black hockey players in the NHL, most know about Willie O'Ree, who broke the NHL's colour barrier in ... Read More
Chatham Colored All-Stars Belong In The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
When you discuss influential baseball teams, who have left a lasting impact on sport, and society in Canada, there is no better example, and no ... Read More
Yvan Mongo Is Leading By Example
Yvan Mongo with the Ottawa Gee Gees - Photo by Greg Mason Yvan Mongo's leadership has never been in question. An assistant captain with two ... Read More
10 Words Athletes And Coaches Should Never Say
We've heard them before... those words that make you cringe. The words we know are wrong, we know they offend others. We know they hurt, ... Read More
Kim Daugherty, A Chatham-Kent Athlete Who Came baCK
Chatham-Kent sends athletes across Ontario, Canada, and the globe each year to compete athletically. Sponsored by baCK to Chatham-Kent, we’ll be featuring local athletes who have ... Read More
Sebastian Jackson: For The Love Of Hockey, When It Doesn’t Love You Back
Sebastian Jackson and his growing family There is something beautiful about skating across a freshly cleaned rink, alone in an arena, hearing only your skates ... Read More
Jamie Richards, A Chatham-Kent Athlete Who Came baCK
Dr. Jamie Richards with his two daughters, wife, and dog. Chatham-Kent sends athletes across Ontario, Canada, and the globe each year to compete athletically. Sponsored ... Read More
Cult Dynamics In Canadian Junior Hockey
Many of us have watched recent documentaries featuring cults like NXIVM, the Branch Davidians at Waco, or the Peoples Temple at Jonestown. But in Canada, ... Read More
How WNBA Owners Still Aren’t Betting On Women
Sue Bird - Photo by the Seattle Storm Last year, the Women’s National Basketball Association announced the implementation of a new collective bargaining agreement with ... Read More
What’s Wrong With The NHL? The Trapezoid Needs To Go
In previous articles we have discussed a variety of potential changes to the NHL with the hope of making the game more exciting and interesting ... Read More
It’s A Woman’s Game, But It’s A Man’s World
In the world of sports, games, leagues, and tournaments are often defined by gender, or identified by gendered terms - at least when women are ... Read More