Like every other professional sports league headquartered in the United States, the NHL has been suspended for more than a month because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But unlike every professional sports league headquartered in the United States, the NHL features a not insignificant number of teams based in Canada. MLS boasts three Canadian teams, MLB […]
One of Donald Trump’s first acts as president was quitting the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the nearly completed free-trade agreement between the U.S. and 11 other countries bordered by the Pacific Ocean. It looked like the end. Barack Obama’s administration had been the driving force behind the negotiations, and U.S. ratification was necessary for the agreement to […]
When the Ottawa Senators square off against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night, they’ll be carrying the banner as Canada’s last hope this season to end its Stanley Cup drought. And make no mistake, the Sens earned their place here with a couple of hard-fought series wins over […]
When the Ottawa Senators square off against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night, they’ll be carrying the banner as Canada’s last hope this season to end its Stanley Cup drought. And make no mistake, the Sens earned their place here with a couple of hard-fought series wins over […]
It’s been a cold, agonizing quarter-century for hockey fans in the Great White North. No Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup since 1993, when the Montreal Canadiens raised a 24th banner to the rafters of Le Forum. And last spring was particularly dreary — for the first time since 1970, a grand total of […]
