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When do you fire a former Stanley Cup winning coach?
Posted on May 27, 2014By Rob Ficiur Two weeks ago the Pittsburgh Penguins surprised the hockey world by firing General Manager Ray Shero and by not firing head coach… Read More »
Impossible comebacks Part 2 – Baseball and basketball
Posted on May 21, 2014By Rob Ficiur Last week I wrote about the four NHL teams completed the Impossible Comeback; fall behind 3-0 in a series and comeback to… Read More »
The impossible playoff comeback happens again
Posted on May 13, 2014By Rob Ficiur Unlikely (impossible) playoff comebacks is why fans follow sports. Even though it can be done, usually comebacks fall short. This year the… Read More »
Peter Maher Calgary’s Mr. Hockey
Posted on May 6, 2014By Rob Ficiur After 3162 consecutive games the first (and only) radio voice of the Calgary Flames has retired this week. Sixty four year old Peter… Read More »
Economic slaves want rules changed
Posted on April 29, 2014By Rob Ficiur During the European Industrial revolution people flooded to the cities to get factory jobs in terrible working conditions. Workers put in long… Read More »
Unexpected playoff season in Toronto
Posted on April 22, 2014By Rob Ficiur As playoff fever spreads across the land, Toronto fans have an unexpected strain of the fever. On March 13 the Maple Leafs… Read More »
HIstory predicts 2014 Stanley Cup winner
Posted on April 16, 2014By Rob Ficiur The following statistics from the last 24 years will predict with mathematical certainty who win the championship in June. (The statistics used… Read More »