CFN – After a series of weekend open houses, the city’s newest fitness club is officially open for business. Purple belt instructor Stephen Lefebvre has several medals attesting to his expertise. Lefebvre, who trained with Steven Burgess and Marcus Soares, previously taught Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) to military personnel atContinue Reading
CFN – The 2012 NHL Lock Out is still on and it looks like this season is in mortal peril. If you take a big step back you can see who has the leverage; the owners. They can lose the entire season; not take in a penny of revenueContinue Reading
CFN– Yes folks it’s that time of the month. NHL Commish Gary Bettman gets our Cornwall Free News Turd of the Month award! The guy with the Little Man syndrome has decided to draw the line in the sand with the even crazier Donald Fehr and stipulated that ifContinue Reading
CFN – The 2012 Summer Olympics in London marks the 40th Anniversary of the Massacre of Israeli athletes in Munich. Sadly this anniversary is not being honoured. I find it sad as the Olympics had in the past been a place where many of the divides of our society have beenContinue Reading
CFN – They carried the spirits of their ancestors, the inventors of the fastest game on two feet. They carried the power of those Iroquois players who dominated the sport from the first Olympics until being blackballed in the 1930’s. They carried the hopes of the Iroquois who have maintainedContinue Reading
CFN – I almost feel sorry for Leaf’s GM Brian Burke this morning. Almost. In 2008 Burke was hired with near messianic expectations, but the horrible Phil Kessel deal left the Leafs missing the play offs each year since his arrival. Something that has led some in the Leaf NationContinue Reading
CFN – The road to the national junior baseball championship will travel through Cornwall. Cornwall District Minor Baseball is hosting the 2012 Junior Ontario Provincials from July 23rd to July 28th at Lutt Bergeron Sr. Memorial Field in Legion Park. The Cornwall Black Sox will carry the hometown colours as theyContinue Reading
CFN – In an odd twist of fate Montreal’s TSN 990 is about to go poof into the night because of the CRTC regs about station ownership; in this case a company owning more than three stations in a market. While an exemption was requested the CRTC decided toContinue Reading
CFN – With Nashville getting zero return for Ryan Suter the pressure is on GM David Poile on what to do on Shea Weber. Personally I think both Parise & Suter contracts will be regretted. That being said with Captain Shea Weber a year away from going for the sameContinue Reading
CFN – With all the buzz about the Free Agent crop this year and Zach Parise & Suter signing with Minnesota not too many are talking about the Scott Gomez sweepstakes. In the NHL you have to hit the cap floor and if you’re one of 13 NHL currently underContinue Reading
CFN – Marc Bergevin’s 22 year hockey playing career never had the native Montrealer play in his home town. He has now been chosen to run the team as Owner Geoff Molson pulled the trigger and decided to hire Mr. Bergevin over leading candidate Pierre McGuire. It’s an interesting pic.Continue Reading
CFN – Don Cherry has to be loving this first round of the NHL Play Offs. I can’t recall ever seeing not only as many penalties, but as many stars fighting? Sunday both Sidney Crosby and Anze Kopitar dropped the gloves. A few suspensions were given out by BrendanContinue Reading
CFN – Commitment in Hockey is 150% of the game. Matt Carkner probably earned himself a new NHL contract last night after some old school retribution that led to Ottawa winning game two of their series with the New York Rangers. He probably will earn a suspension too, butContinue Reading
CFN – Danny Briere scored two goals in Philadelphia’s 4-3 comeback victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins to kick off the 2011/2012 NHL Play Offs! The Penguins jumped out to a 3-0 lead on goals by Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy, and Pascal Dupuis before the Flyers hit back. Brayden SchennContinue Reading
CFN – It’s Lottery Draft day in the NHL. Today we find out which of the five worst teams in the NHL last season pick first. Is your sphincter tingling too? Tomorrow the play offs start. As a life long Habs fan it’s anti-climactic with the team off toContinue Reading
CFN – Brian Burke, like many NHL GM’s has some good qualities. He has some failings too as the Leaf Nation saw this season. Picking fights with Don Cherry; not being able to horse trade, not having any players from Ontario, giving a contract extension to his coach beforeContinue Reading
CFN – Alas poor Pierre Gauthier, we knew him sorta well… Bob Gainey too. How did it all go so wrong? I think it comes down to asset management. Letting all those UFAs walk a few years ago with almost no return tilted the momentum of the club. Continue Reading
CFN – The Ontario Weightlifting Championships, hosted by the School of Champions and Caveman Strong, is scheduled for March 31, 2012 in the lecture theatre at the NAV CENTRE and will feature some of the province’s best weightlifters; including Ottawa’s own Quest for Gold athlete, Isabelle Deprés. The Ontario Weightlifting Championships is anContinue Reading