Category Archives: Czech Points

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

It's been called the most important Super Bowl. Ever. Hard to argue with that. Super Bowl III. The Orange Bowl in Miami. Jan. 12, 1969. New York Jets versus Baltimore Colts. Joe Namath versus The Esta...

He played just one season in Belleville but he'll be remembered as one of the most exciting players in the history of the city's former OHL franchise. Former Belleville Bulls centre Jason Lafreniere d...

Strap on those leather helmets, you NFL nuts, the playoffs are here. Round 1 includes Wild Card Weekend, kicking off Saturday and continuing through Sunday and Monday night. In the mix are the defendi...

For the first time in four years the AFC entry in the next Super Bowl will not be named the Kansas City Chiefs. K.C. appeared in the last three NFL championship games, winning two in a row before losi...

It was a pretty cool moment for the family of local hockey product Dalton Bancroft of Madoc at the former Yardmen Arena last weekend. Bancroft, whose dad, Steve, played for the OHL Belleville Bulls an...