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Sports · 27. October 2024
By Rafay Desautels Before I begin the article, I want to take a minute to acknowledge the tragic loss of NHL star player Johnny Gaudreau(aged 31), and his Boston College playing brother Matthew Gaudreau (aged 29). Sadly, on August 29, 2024, the two brothers were biking in New Jersey, a day before their sister’s wedding, when they were hit and killed by a drunk driver. Columbus Blue Jackets fans left flowers and hockey sticks under a picture of Johnny at Nationwide Arena. Many of Johnny’s...
Sports · 13. May 2024
By Rafay Desautels The NHL trade deadline was a big event this year, and a majority of teams filled some holes in their rosters. Lots of General Managers (GMs) were scrambling around to get the newest toy. There is much to discuss, so let’s get into it. If you don’t know, the trade deadline is the last day any player can be traded for the remainder of that season. This year, it was on March 8th. The trade deadline is put in place so that teams can’t just wait and see if they are in the...
Sports · 03. January 2024
By Rafay Desautels We are in the midst of the 2023-24 NHL season, so that means it’s time for even more predictions. The Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Rookie of the Year in the National Hockey League. To be eligible, a player cannot have played more than twenty five games in any single preceding season nor in six or more games in each of any two preceding seasons in any major professional league. This year there are a lot of young guns competing to make history. Not only...
Sports · 05. November 2023
By Kieran Morrissey-Dhekne This year, the Women’s U.S. Open winner was Coco Golf. She is from the U.S. and was 19 years-old when she won her first Grand Slam title, making her the tenth teenager to win the U.S open on the women's side. She started playing tennis when she was six years old and turned pro when she was 14. In the finals she beat the second overall ranked player, Aryna Sabalenka who is from Belarus, winning her the championship. Now on to the men's side. The winner was Novack...
Sports · 05. November 2023
By Rafay Desautels It’s the beginning of the NHL season, so it's time for the Stanley Cup predictions. Get your bets in because the league has some talented teams, and the Montreal Canadiens. I will tell you my predictions for who will be taking the cup. Starting in the Atlantic Division, I think the Leafs have geared up enough to be the first Canadian team to take home the cup for the first time since 1993. Last year in the playoffs the Leafs broke the curse and made it to the second round....
Sports · 22. May 2023
By Rafay Desautels The first and second rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs have ended. There have been a lot of crazy and wild things this year. There have been moments of joy, and heartbreaks too, so let's dive into the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the 2022 playoffs, the Colorado Avalanche won their third Stanley Cup. This year in the first round, Colorado faced up against the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken played their first season with a record of 46 wins, 28 losses, and 8...
Sports · 14. April 2023
By Rafay Desautels The Boston Bruins are having an amazing season so far. The team has 63 wins and 12 losses, and 5 overtime losses, as of April 10th. They have scored 131 points and are the leaders in not only the Eastern Conference but are number one in the entire National Hockey League. In 2nd place, the Carolina Hurricanes have 50 wins, 20 losses, and 9 overtime losses This is great news for Bruins fans because the last time they won the cup was in 2011. The Bruins have made it to the...
Sports · 03. March 2023
By Lee Jacobs The Super Bowl is the final game in American Football that happens every year in February on a Sunday. The whole season builds up to the game so there is a lot of pressure on all the players. On Sunday, February 12, 2023 the 57th super bowl took place. The two teams that made it were the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. The game started with the Eagles getting the first touchdown, being run in by the quarterback, Jalen Hurts, and the kicker making the extra point....
Sports · 03. February 2023
By Lee Jacobs In the whole World Cup your country’s love is on the line. There is so much pressure on all the players. On Sunday, December 18 the 2022 World Cup finale took place in Qatar. It was Argentina VS France, both teams were very deserving of the win but one of them had to lose, disappointing their country. As the game started off Argentina dominated the game. In the 20th minute Ángel Di María got tripped in the penalty box and was awarded a penalty kick. Lional Messi took the kick...