by Ryan Popilchak

Yesterday’s epic gold medal clash between Canada and the USA in men’s hockey had a bigger impact on Canada than most casual fans realize.
This won’t shock you, but Canadians LOVE hockey. We love it so much that we didn’t exactly celebrate the win yesterday, we let go of our pent up nerves and worries much [...]
by Ryan Popilchak

Having seen both teams play live on Sunday, I was telling everyone who would listen what my scouting report was. The Russian defense looks terrible. This statement came partly from what I saw in the game against the Czech Republic, and partly just because I wanted to believe it was true.
Obviously my insight proved to [...]
by Ryan Popilchak

With two great games on back-to-back this past Sunday, it felt like a blessing to have tickets. Given that watching Canada play in the Olympics was on my list of sports fan must see’s, I was already pumped beyond belief.
The talent present on the Czech, Russian, American and Canadian national teams was startling.
Most people don’t [...]
by Ryan Popilchak

Does Tiger have a Glock?
The Olympics were apparently made to satisfy my Sports-ADD. Given that the TV coverage flips from event to event while I’m checking out other results on the internet, I feel it’s only logical to give you an equally scattered version of my thoughts over the last few days.
NBC Coverage
It’s surprising [...]
by Ryan Popilchak

Last night, a whole country got the chance to hold their breath, cross their fingers and knock on wood. It may be only a minor source of embarrassment for us Canadians, but nonetheless we needed to see the monkey off our back. With four skiers in the finals of the Men’s Moguls, this was one [...]
by Ryan Popilchak

Just a few random non-men’s-mogul thoughts from the last few days at the Olympics
Jennifer Heil looked extremely disappointed with her silver medal on Saturday night. While I can understand that top-level athletes like herself are focused on the gold and nothing but, she has a lot to be proud of. She had a great run, [...]
by Ryan Popilchak
Well, the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver officially kicked off last night. As a good Canadian, I sat down to watch the opening ceremonies and hoped I would be proud of the show we put on the for the world. And I was proud…sort of…I think.
For starters, I was embarassed by the fact that the main [...]
by Marty Borotsik
Once every 4 years, hockey fans around the globe are treated to a display of hockey like none other: the Winter Olympics….And for a year leading up to said Winter Olympics, every journalist in Canada makes their picks as to who should wear the Maple Leaf and represent Canada in the two week [...]