Category Archives: Czech Points

CZECH POINTS: With baseball comes summer - finally
Nobody is happier than this guy that baseball season is here. Because, not only does it signify the onset of spring, but it is also the harbinger of a long, hot summer. One we surely deserve after end...
Paul Martin Apr 02, 2026

CZECH POINTS: CFL expansion plans remain in limbo
Ah, CFL expansion. The Great White North's seemingly never-ending search for that elusive 10th professional gridiron franchise. Expanding into the U.S in 1993 seemed like a cool idea, at the time, but...
Paul Martin Mar 26, 2026

CZECH POINTS: NHL's punishment process needs overhaul
You don't have to be a Toronto Maple Leafs fan to know that the NHL got this one wrong. Dead wrong. After Anaheim Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas took out Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews with a malic...
Paul Martin Mar 19, 2026

CZECH POINTS: Winning was foreign to this Legion
Although they've been receiving national attention, members of the Sarnia Legionnaires probably wish they weren't. The Legionnaires achieved the dubious distinction of going winless and pointless in t...
Paul Martin Mar 12, 2026

CZECH POINTS: Rookie ruggers made a statement
The Belleville Bulldogs turn 50 this year. Nobody knew back in the local rugby club's official first season, 1976, that 50 years later the Bulldogs would be a thriving organization with four senior si...
Paul Martin Mar 06, 2026

SR. A HOCKEY REPORT: Oil Kings complete stunning comeback with gritty road win
Quite simply, the Tweed Oil Kings refused to lose. Down 2-0 in their best-of-five Western Conference semi-final playoff series in the Northern Premier Sr. A Hockey League, the Oil Kings capped a thril...
Paul Martin Mar 05, 2026

SENIOR "A" HOCKEY REPORT: Gritty Kings force Game 5; Bulldogs oust Hawks
Story by Paul Svoboda A week ago, things looked grim for the Tweed Oil Kings. Not now. Down 2-0 in their best-of-five NPHL Western Conference semi-final playoff series to the regular-season champion S...
Brock Ormond Mar 03, 2026

CZECH POINTS: Houston hot for NHL expansion
Quebec City remains in the conversation, at least among players, but Houston is emerging as a clear favourite for future NHL expansion. With rumblings afoot that the 32-team NHL is looking to grow, ag...
Paul Martin Feb 27, 2026

CZECH POINTS: The evolution of Olympic men's hockey
It's been almost 70 years since a Senior A club last represented Canada in Winter Olympic men's hockey competition. Before the Olympics were open to professionals (although the former Soviet Union tea...
Paul Martin Feb 19, 2026

CZECH POINTS: From ankle-bender to Olympian
One of my favourite athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina is Canadian pairs figure skater Trennt Michaud. Sure, he's from Belleville. Plus, he's the only guy at the Olympics t...
Paul Martin Feb 13, 2026

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