By Jon Roe
1. Washington Capitals This team has Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green. The offence is set. And after that embarrassing loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in game seven of last year’s Eastern Conference semi-finals, they’ll be motivated. Of course, there are a lot of question marks on this team: Can Semyon Varlamov… Continue reading NHL Preview: Eastern Conference
By Ryan Pike
1. Detroit Red Wings The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Red Wings rode their stacked roster and their team first mentality to a second-straight Stanley Cup Finals appearance. Despite being bested by the upstart Pittsburgh Penguins, the Wings are still the class of the Western Conference until another team proves… Continue reading NHL Preview: Western Conference
By Jon Roe
This is only the fourth season for the Dinos football program under head coach Blake Nill, but the team has already surfaced as the cream of the Canada West crop. The Dinos are ranked third overall in the nation and are tops in their conference at 3-1 midway through the season. It’s no wonder then… Continue reading Dinos follow Nill to top of the conference
His Holiness the Dalai Lama shared his inspirational message of peace and compassion with approximately 18,000 listeners on Wednesday afternoon. The Dalai Lama made his first visit to Calgary in almost three decades for the two-day NOW conference hosted by the University of Calgary.“We must consider the entire world as a part of we,” he… Continue reading Spiritual star rocks the Saddledome
Ed Struzik laughed as he reminisced about the time he was placed in a metal cage, in freezing Arctic weather so he could try and take photos of a polar bear.All was going well. A polar bear had come close to Struzik’s cage and he was able to snap some great shots. The bear walked… Continue reading Arctic Institute features bear-escaping journalist