Kilrea tribute checks all the boxes

 It was almost about the huge amount of hockey folks I didn’t get to talk with . . . than the huge amount I did. Sunday night at Lansdowne was quite a gathering. If you missed the notice, it was all in honour of former Ottawa 67’s coach and general

Junior Hockey Delivers the Goods

 It’s an undeniably great scene. Early in Season 2 of the generally exceptional Disney+ drama The Bear, pain-in-the-ass semi-main character Richie Jerimovich sits in the basement of the tumbling down, soon to be demolished and renovated restaurant he and ‘cousin’ Carmy Berzatto run, lamenting the state of his life. Richie

OHL’s Branch Checks Out With Plenty of Pluses

 What do you think when you hear the name . . . Dave Branch? Hockey fights, saving remote media members from a slew of bracing and dull winters as well as hot stoving in Ottawa come to mind from this end of the couch. More? A great hockey man and

The best of the best in the OHL

 Above: Brian Kilrea was the coach of the Ottawa 67's for 33 seasons.  So, I’m pounding away on the treadmill at the gym inside the Kanata rec. complex staring at the wall Sunday afternoon. Due to COVID, all the elevated TV’s are turned off (because, apparently, COVID and TV’s just don’t

Draft lottery awaits, Super A.J. returns, COVID still hitting hard

 A number of thoughts, observances, and opinions as we head towards Friday’s NHL draft lottery. Some of these thoughts are actually salient. Really. Hold tight. Tick-tock on an early Senators’ Christmas Finally, it’s here. There hasn’t been much of anything to get charged up about – for local NHL fans

Atletico Ottawa becomes 8th team in the Canadian Premier League

 PICTURED ABOVE: The official Atle?tico Ottawa announcement was in Ottawa with CPL Commissioner David Clanachan, Atlético de Madrid´s CEO Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, Atle?tico Ottawa Strategic Partner, Jeff Hunt, the Honourable Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Ambassador of Spain to Canada Enrique Ruiz Molero.   Story by Rusel Olson Professional

Could Ottawa have a professional soccer team in 2020?

 Since Ottawa Fury FC suspended operations the nation’s capital has been without a professional soccer team. This looks set to change, as local businessman Jeff Hunt announced recently that he aims to launch a pro soccer team in 2020. This would not only be a boost for Ottawa, but also

Jeff Hunt to step down as REDBLACKS’ President; will maintain his other roles with OSEG

 Photo Credit: Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photography/Ottawa REDBLACKS The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) announced that Jeff Hunt will step-down as the Ottawa REDBLACKS’ President at the end of this year. Hunt, an OSEG ownership partner, will maintain his other roles with the organization: OSEG Board Member, REDBLACKS’ Alternate Governor and Governor

Jeff Hunt Proves Fruitful At Discovering A Dream

 Feature image by Andre Gagne You'd be hard-pressed to run into many in this city who don’t recognize the name or the face. That was certainly not the case back in the late 1990s when a young entrepreneur from Newfoundland arrived in Ottawa to take over as owner of the

Doing it Right: Ottawa Football’s Newest Franchise

 Ottawa football fans should embrace the CFL’s newest franchise, the REDBLACKS, not because it is a distinct brand name, but because of what it represents for Ottawa sports fans and the former Ottawa Renegades and Rough Riders. The official June 8 ceremony unveiling the team's new name and logo sparked