Here we are, approaching the Thanksgiving weekend, and another NHL season is underway.
Between now and April 16, more than 1,300 games will fill the schedule for the 32 teams, and the Stanley Cup will be given out on or before June 21 of next year.
There will be just a handful of days that don’t have at least one NHL game, and that doesn’t include those games that we will watch from Italy at the Olympic Winter Games. Fresh from the 4 Nations Face-Off, Canada should be considered the favourite in that tournament.
In fact, if you include the Olympics, what we are witnessing right now just might be the golden era for hockey and for the National Hockey League in Canada.
Think about it. There is a real possibility that all seven Canadian-based teams will make the playoffs. And before you