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“March 29, 2018 was the day my life would change forever. “It all started the night before. I made a phone call to my goalie coach with the Sabres, Andrew … Continue Reading Addiction and bipolar: The Robin Lehner comeback fairy tale
As this year’s NHL regular season draws to a close ice hockey fans can look back on stunning plays, games and story lines. The playoffs are now upon us with … Continue Reading This year’s NHL season showed us just how big the USA’s gun problem is
Alasdair Hooper hosts the sixth SportSpiel Winter Olympics special as we tick down to PyeongChang 2018 in style. On this episode Alasdair is joined by the Associate Senior Writer of … Continue Reading Winter Olympics Special: The consequences of the NHL’s no-show with Matt Larkin
With no NHL players going to this year’s Winter Olympic games in PyeongChang the men’s tournament will be bereft of the world’s top ice hockey talent. While that is obviously … Continue Reading The ice hockey player who broke his neck and still made the Winter Olympics
On October 1 a gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel on a group of concertgoers in Las Vegas. The despicable act left 58 dead and … Continue Reading In the midst of tragedy the Vegas Golden Knights are writing a fairytale
Twenty-five years ago Manon Rhéaume made ice hockey history and, though she didn’t realize it at the time, became a pioneering figure in women’s sport. On September 23, 1992 a … Continue Reading Manon Rhéaume: The first and only woman to play an NHL game
Three Stanley Cups, two Hart Memorial trophies, two Conn Smythe trophies – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has had quite a career. The 30-year-old center has been the face of … Continue Reading The young guns chasing down Sidney Crosby’s status
These days being a part of the NHL Entry Draft is a hectic affair, thanks to the internet and the power of social media. But Belfast Giants forward Colin Shields, … Continue Reading Colin Shields: Why the NHL lockout may have hindered his chances
The Elite League is going to look slightly different this year, with the addition of two new teams, and Belfast Giants forward Colin Shields marks it as a step in … Continue Reading Colin Shields: The rise of British ice hockey
Alasdair Hooper and Will Moulton bring you episode 10 of SportSpiel, a podcast full of sporting discussion and feature interviews. In our first segment we discuss: England’s shock defeat to … Continue Reading Episode 10: Colin Shields