1. NHL, It's Time To Surrender and Move On

    When I read that Jerry Reinsdorf had finally pulled his inadequate bid for the Phoenix Coyotes from the table, my initial reaction was to laugh my head off...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about over 3 years ago 352 reads 8 comments

  2. The Battle of Saskatchewan

    This article is meant to sooth and calm the nerves for all fans in the Rider Nation. Filled with anxiety as the injuries pile up, as Darian Durant gets mishandled, as the offensive ...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 52 reads 0 comments

  3. No Shortage of Quarterbacks for Ottawa

    With a third of the CFL season gone and teams already making cuts and picking up NFL castoffs, it is a good time to start speculation about who will wind up on the new Ottawa team that will start next year...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 83 reads 10 comments

  4. Jim Balsillie: Two Quotes Tell the True Story

    There was a short article in today's Toronto Sun telling how the NHL owners want Jim Balsillie's bid eliminated because they have already unanimously rejected him...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 1,017 reads 7 comments

  5. The More That Comes Out, the More Stupid the NHL Looks

    The NHL has painted itself into a corner in Phoenix. The leaked details of Jerry Reinsdorf's bid and the flimsy Ice Edge Holdings bid are nothing more than straws that the NHL is desperately trying to hang on to...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 632 reads 11 comments

  6. Buffalo Could End Up In The CFL

    "Ladies, and gentleman, I would like to present the winner of the Grey Cup, this year... Buffalo!" Although the idea of a CFL commissioner making such a statement in the future seems far fetched, ...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 1,276 reads 15 comments

  7. Bidders Show Little Faith In the NHL In Phoenix

    Admittedly, Gary Bettman is right to defend the NHL's constitution and franchise transfer rules. That is beyond dispute. But defending the Phoenix Coyotes? The offers that have come in show the bare minimum of faith in both the NHL and Phoenix...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 152 reads 2 comments

  8. Billionaires Ignore The CFL

    A month ago, I wrote an article about Jim Balsillie trying for an NHL franchise only to be rebuffed, instead of trying for a CFL team whose commissioner and board of governors would welcome him with open arms...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 87 reads 6 comments

  9. CFL a Mystery Beyond Montreal and Saskatchewan

    After week three in the new CFL season, there are only two things clear: Montreal is in a class by itself and Saskatchewan is a distant second. After the top two teams, there is nothing but confusion in ranking the order of the remaining six teams...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 64 reads 5 comments

  10. New Season, Same Old Hamilton Tigercats

    Since Hamilton fans are adopting a wait-and-see attitude for their team, they may be kept waiting for a long time. The team's performance against the Toronto Argonauts, arguably the second worst team last year, left fans with little hope for this year...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 89 reads 1 comments

  11. Should Jim Balsillie Start Another League?

    Now that Jim Balsillie has antagonized Gary Bettman and enough NHL Governors to never get a franchise (unless there is absolutely no one else) there are three other courses of action for him...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 312 reads 3 comments

  12. It's All Over For Jim Balsillie

    Sadly, Jim Balsillie should stop trying to ram his head through a brick wall. This time the NHL didn't say no, it said never...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 260 reads 5 comments

  13. Reflections on the NHL Playoffs After the Final Round

    Well, the NHL playoffs are over, and thanks to my 7-1 predictions in the first round, I had a winning record. The rest of it was mediocre, including a loss in the final round...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 121 reads 2 comments

  14. Reflections on Round Three and Predictions for the NHL Final

    Round three is over, after two very anti-climatic series, compared to the round two match-ups, and I have another 500 record. Right about Detroit, wrong about Carolina...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about almost 4 years ago 194 reads 1 comments

  15. Mr. Balsillie, the CFL Is Under Your Nose

    I don't know if Jim Balsillie is a member of Bleacher Report. I receive e-mails from his website, makeitseven lobbying for an NHL franchise for Hamilton and I'd like somehow to send him an e-mail with this article attached to it...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about 4 years ago 470 reads 2 comments

  16. Who Is Gary Bettman Kidding With the Talk of Winnipeg?

    So Gary Bettman is now calling the good citizens of Winnipeg to come to his aid, saying that if the Phoenix Coyotes must move to Canada, he prefers Winnipeg to Hamilton...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about 4 years ago 746 reads 3 comments

  17. Reflections on Round Two and Predictions for NHL Round Three

    Well round two is over and my record took a bit of a hit. This time I was only .500. It didn't surprise me that Pittsburgh won; I knew I was taking a chance picking Washington, but I certainly ...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about 4 years ago 239 reads 1 comments

  18. Evaluating NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman's 16-Year Tenure

    In an earlier article written during the regular season about what direction the NHL should take for its future, I stated that changes were going to come because of the current economic crisis and the state of the NHL which had ten money-losing franchises

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about 4 years ago 581 reads 4 comments

  19. Evaluatiing the Pros and Cons of the Balsillie Offer

    While I predicted changes would come to the NHL, probably starting in this coming off-season, I did not envision things happening this quickly...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about 4 years ago 189 reads 1 comments

  20. Reflections On Round One And Predictions On NHL Round Two

    Well, round one of the NHL playoffs is over, and I went a sparkling 7-1 in my playoff predictions. While I said it would not surprise me if Anaheim won, I should have remembered never count ...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about 4 years ago 1,829 reads 0 comments

  21. If the CFL Went Back to America...

    Reading today about Winnipeg building a new stadium reminded me about my first Bleacher article, my only CFL article, about CFL expansion in Canada...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about 4 years ago 917 reads 12 comments

  22. NFL Continues To Treat Toronto with Contempt

    I've written articles about this very same issue during the World Baseball Classic, but here I go again, writing another one about the utter arrogance, ignorance, contempt, if not outright racism some Americans have for "foreigners...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about 4 years ago 385 reads 11 comments

  23. Pressure and Predictions in the NHL Playoffs

    There is pressure on every NHL team that makes the playoffs, but three teams have added pressure on them this time around. If they do not have greater success than what they have had in recent years, internal upheavals may occur in the offseason...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about 4 years ago 204 reads 0 comments

  24. Final Standings Not What The NHL Wanted

    In this year of 10 money-losing franchises, the final NHL standings were hardly what the NHL wanted. Particularly if you view them through the eyes of Gary Bettman and some of the Board of Governors...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about 4 years ago 379 reads 0 comments

  25. Curling Lesson For Hockey and Baseball

    The results of the recent Women's World Curling Championship provide lessons for NHL and international hockey, and for professional baseball, too. For hockey, at the NHL level, the lesson is in one of goals...

    Steve Thompson Written by Steve Thompson about 4 years ago 125 reads 1 comments