I was ridiculed on the other site several years ago for suggesting that the IOC was going to have to take some kind of action because climate change was severely limiting the number of countries willing/able to host the Winter Olympics. Well, here we are: apple.news/ABndY28nlRA6...

Awful news. An absolutely brilliant performer and a kind, generous human being.

Just dropping this here.

Sens G Linus Ullmark sat down with TSN’s Claire Hanna and discussed his leave of absence from the team. Full sit down will be posted to TSN's YouTube channel and TSN.ca later today.

I predict stormy seas ahead for the Bills…

At the @iihf.bsky.social Women’s U18 tournament, Hungary defeated Finland 7-5 in the relegation game. This will mark the first time in the history of the IIHF that a Finnish team will not be in the top division of a men’s or women’s competition.

The key moment to tragedy is when the audience can not only recognize that the protagonist is doomed, but why.

It begins…

I have resigned myself to the fact that my on-air admonishment of Tusky the Utah Mammoth mascot for blocking my view while I was calling the game (“Dude!”) is going to go very viral tomorrow.

Salt Lake City tonight.

As a friend of mine who works in sports often says: “Nightmares are dreams too.”

I stopped interacting on the other site a year and a half ago. I knew then it was the right decision, multiple events in the past week have strongly served to reinforce that. Unfortunately, it’s usually very easy to see who uses the other place as their primary source for news and information.

Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and peaceful 2026. There will likely be some tough times, let’s stick together, be kind to one another and most of all recognize those who are struggling and give them our support. And let’s continue to push back against injustice and unfairness.

The IIHF ruling on the unsuccessful Canadian challenge is that Carter George's glove was outside the crease and that Saaralainen was legally trying to swat the puck when he inadvertently hit George's glove. Had his glove been in the crease the goal would hae been overturned

Do we repeat information as the tournament goes along? Yes. We don’t assume that everyone watches every minute of every game.

Preparing to embark on my 25th #WorldJuniors as the play by play announcer. Here are some reminders of our approach to this tournament: First off, the pronunciation of the players names. Each team has given us an audio recording, we will use them as a guide, recognizing linguistic differences.

34 World Junior Championships…hard to believe. For the third straight year I’ll call games involving players whose dads also played in tournaments I’ve done: 2024 Jorian Donovan (Shawn 95) 2025 Ethan Gauthier (Denis 96) 2026 Tij Iginla (Jarome 96) I don’t plan to do games involving grandkids.

Christmas/Picture/practice day for Canada at the #WorldJuniors

A Christmas gift from Latvian head coach Artis Abols at the #WorldJuniors. It frightens me a little.

Merry Christmas from St. Paul, MN to all my followers, their families and friends. Hoping it is a time of joy and peace 🎄

Scores from the final day of competition at the IIHF WJC Div 1A tournament in Bled, Slovenia: Ukraine 🇺🇦 3 France 🇫🇷 2 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 5 Austria 🇦🇹 4 Norway 🇳🇴 9 Slovenia 🇸🇮 2 Norway finishes first, is promoted to the 2027 World Junior Championship in Edmonton/Red Deer. France is relegated to Div 1B.

Standings through 4/5 rounds: Pts Norway 🇳🇴 11 Austria 🇦🇹 9 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 6 Slovenia 🇸🇮 6 Ukraine 🇺🇦 3 France 🇫🇷 1 Top team earns promotion to the 2027 IIHF WJC in Edmonton/Red Deer, bottom team is relegated to Division IB

Scores from day five of the IIHF WJC Div 1A tournament in Bled, Slovenia: Austria 🇦🇹 9 Ukraine 🇺🇦 2 Norway 🇳🇴 10 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 2 Slovenia 🇸🇮 5 France 🇫🇷 4 (OT)

Edmonton led the game 6-0 in the second period, leading legendary Hawks broadcaster Pat Foley to say afterwards: “We scored 9 goals on home ice and were never in the game.” Denis Savard, Steve Larmer and Al Secord were each -7.

Standings through 3/5 rounds: Pts Norway 🇳🇴 8 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 6 Austria 🇦🇹 6 Slovenia 🇸🇮 4 Ukraine 🇺🇦 3 France 🇫🇷 0 Top team earns promotion to the 2027 IIHF WJC in Edmonton/Red Deer, bottom team is relegated to Division IB

Scores from day four of the IIHF WJC Div 1A tournament in Bled, Slovenia: Norway 🇳🇴 7 Austria 🇦🇹 3 Slovenia 🇸🇮 4 Ukraine 🇺🇦 3 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 14 France 🇫🇷 6

This has been brought up before, the logistics of having the Div 1A winner go to the WJC in the season in which they were promoted would be difficult. For one thing, it would throw relegation and promotion in the other WJC divisions out of whack (there are 7 divisions).

Standings through day two: Pts Austria 🇦🇹 6 Norway 🇳🇴 5 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 3 Ukraine 🇺🇦 3 Slovenia 🇸🇮 1 France 🇫🇷 0 Round robin format, the top team advances to the 2027 WJC in Edmonton/Red Deer, bottom team is relegated to Div 1A

Scores from day two of the IIHF WJC Div 1A tournament in Bled, Slovenia: Austria 🇦🇹 4 France 🇫🇷 2 Norway 🇳🇴 3 Ukraine 🇺🇦 2 (OT) Kazakhstan 5 🇰🇿 Slovenia 4 (SO)

Six Players. One Builder. Seven icons who shaped the international game. The 2026 #IIHF Hall of Fame Class is here!🌟 Read more: https://www.iihf.com/en/news/71029/iihf_hall_of_fame_to_induct_seven

Scores from day one in Bled, Slovenia: Norway 🇳🇴 8 France 🇫🇷 2 Austria 🇦🇹 5 Slovenia 🇸🇮 2 Ukraine 🇺🇦 2 Kazakhstan 1 (OT) The format is a 6 team round robin, the top team advances to the 2027 World Junior Championship in Edmonton/Red Deer.

Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

There’s a long-standing belief that NHL teams outside a playoff spot at US Thanksgiving have a very slim chance of making the post-season, but according to the Elias Sports Bureau, of the 64 playoff teams over the last four seasons, 14 (22%) were out of the top 8 at US Thanksgiving.

Honoured to have been part of the opening ceremony for the outdoor rink on the grounds of Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Saturday. Canada’s 3rd Governor General, Lord Dufferin, was the first to have a rink flooded on the property, the 6th GG, Lord Stanley, became a hockey fan and donated the Stanley Cup.

#HockeyFightsCancer #RIPBrooksie

35 years ago today this youngster started at @tsnofficial.bsky.social, unsure of what was ahead and completely unaware of how incredible the journey would be. It still is!

I wonder if this is a hockey reference. The 1989 World Junior Championship took place in Anchorage, the Soviets won the gold medal led by a top line of Pavel Bure, Sergey Fedorov and Alexander Mogilny.

I tried to hold out, but I just can’t resist Slovak Lina bars. The company that makes them shipped me a case of their products a few years ago, simultaneously the best and worst gift I have ever received.

Unless you have been to New Brunswick or Nova Scotia lately (I visited both provinces last week), please don’t comment on the measures they’re taking to prevent forest fires. The conditions are extreme and very dangerous.

www.facebook.com/share/p/16yZ... The resilience of the Ukrainian people never ceases to amaze me. There is more news coming on the parahockey front in the coming weeks and months as supporters in North America along with a Canadian manufacturer have stepped up with a major contribution.

Bob and I do go back a ways…

We worked together for 35 years, and traveled countless miles, but it’s the friendship that made it special. Happy retirement Bob.

Between them, Canada and the US have won the last 6 World Junior Championships (3 each). Hockey Canada and USA Hockey have huge and growing financial advantages over their European counterparts, who are concerned about the overall numbers and the relatively few impact players they are producing.

The huge number of players from Canada and the US taken in the first round speaks to the strength of the development systems in the two countries, but it also underlines a dire situation in Europe, where financial difficulties are causing a widening gap. There is concern among European federations.

Some thoughts on the 1st round of the NHL draft last night (besides the 4+ hours): -21 of the 32 picks (and 16 of the top 20) were from the Canadian Hockey League -7 of the top 10 picks (and 5 of the top 6) were Canadian -26 of the 32 picks (and 8 of the top 10) were either Canadian or American.

Teams should absolutely be able to tell players what they can wear… on the bench and ice during a game or practice.

And I think the practice of telling players how long their hair can be, that they can’t have facial hair or wear jewellery has mercifully been put behind us for good. Little victories…

There are fewer and fewer people clinging to the “suits to the rink” silliness, but one of their most common arguments is that TSN has guidelines for what we can wear on the air, which is entirely true. The network has no right, however, to tell us what to wear on our way to work or while traveling.

Here’s hoping that the NHL’s new CBA provision preventing teams from enforcing dress codes on their players (who are on their way to work) will trickle down to minor hockey and end the archaic and insane practice of forcing kids to wear suits on their way to and from the arena.

It’s an absolutely incredible article in @theatlantic.com