CFN – Leadership is a rare quality, especially nowadays. In hockey it’s also a rare commodity . In today’s cap world some players are given an awful lot of money. Habs goalie Carey Price may not make the highest salary with a cap of $6.5M, but it’s high enoughContinue Reading
CFN – If you’re Habs GM you’re not totally upset with the team’s 3-2 loss to Calgary last night. Joey MacDonald is hot in net for the Flames and they are playing like a team that wants to prove something before the settle into the hunt for a goodContinue Reading
CFN – The Toronto Maple Leafs are 3-0 in the early season. I like the team this year. I don’t think they’ll have their name on Lord Stanley’s cup, but they certainly will make the playoffs. They have an awful lot of offense and a lot of depth.Continue Reading
CFN – I know I’ll bleed Bleu, blanc, et rouges forever, but I was a huge California Golden Seals fan as a kid. I still have a replica jersey hiding away somewhere… This week as George Parros spends time regaining his faculties after face planting the ice causing a hugeContinue Reading
CFN – Patrick Roy as a player was hard core. His win at any cost attitude led him to be one of the great goalies of the NHL and now has him head coaching the Colorado Avalanche; the last team he played for in the NHL after his orchestratedContinue Reading
CFN – The good news tonight, and there was very little of it at the Bell Centre in Montreal; was that Lars Eller was alive and well, and scoring. Lars was a scoring and shooting machine Tuesday night notching 6 shots on goal. He notched his first short handed goalContinue Reading
CFN – You can add three more names to the ever-expanding River Kings roster. Newly acquired centre Bobby Mazerolle, forward Patrick Lapostolle and goaltender Matthew Murphy have all come to terms with the team. Mazerolle was acquired during the off-season in a deal that sent goaltender Fred Piché to Jonquière.Continue Reading
CFN – A great man passed away. Denis Brodeur was a kind and generous man. He loved sports. He loved his family. He was warm, a great story teller, and had an awesome sense of humour. When I was working in Sports Card shows in the early 90’sContinue Reading
CFN – As a Maple Leaf fan I will admit to some bias in being inspired to write this. Recently we have seen the league trying to handcuff the physical side of the game in an effort to clean up the league. The addition of a 2 minute minor forContinue Reading
CFN – Marcus Soares is described as the Father of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Canada. The Champion visited Cornwall Sunday at Evolution Martial Arts & Fitness Centre where he got to share some of his experience and wisdom with a full house of attendees. There was a keen proud senseContinue Reading
CFN – Cody Franson is an interesting hockey player. He has quite a set of skills. He’s put up some great numbers. Yet he doesn’t seem to be popular or get much respect from his NHL owners? Nashville let him go for a bag of pucks when theyContinue Reading
CFN – And the first puck has dropped in pre-season in what’s looking to be an interesting chapter of NHL history. With the cap dropping after the shortened 2012/13 NHL season teams have adjusted. Some players are still unsigned, and buyouts have changed the landscape for some names likeContinue Reading
CFN – Cornwall Ontario River Kings owner Bernie Villeneuve this morning confirmed that the team is 90% sold after a night of discussions with the new group of four owners and league officials. He stated that he’s been sworn to secrecy, but is expecting the new ownership to reveal themselvesContinue Reading
CFN – Bernie Villeneuve was still working hard today. The owner and face of the Cornwall River Kings was pressing the flesh and getting petitions passed out to area meetings. He’s hoping that somehow the public coming to city council Monday night in Cornwall well somehow tilt somethingContinue Reading
CFN – Bernie Villeneuve was looking forward to the new Valleyfield team in his hockey league starting this season in what would be the perfect rivalry. Sadly however his future as team owner has become one hot mess as the owner has vowed to stay in front of City HallContinue Reading
CFN – I spoke with Rick Lapierre of the Cornwall River Kings this morning prior to the press conference about what’s happening with the team. Mr. Lapierre was upset at Seaway News coverage which he termed inaccurate. He stated that he has nothing against Mayor Bob Kilger, but theContinue Reading
CFN – Two whistleblowing cases against the city; tossing this scribbler out of council with the use of 7 police officers for not liking my t shirt and now Mayor Bob Kilger, a former NHL ref and father of a former NHL player is being fingered for the end ofContinue Reading
CFN – Sprint Car fans will be pleased this Sunday as three 360 Sprint Car sanctions worked together to present an event at Cornwall along with Sportsman, Pro-Stock as the Semi-Pro had a special 25-lap event and the Vintage Stock Car Club were also be present on Nortrax Night. Patrick VigneaultContinue Reading