PPP on CBC

Yeah, that's right, our benevolent leader was on TV.

Do the Leafs need to keep Kulemin?

Sigh.

Marlies sweep season series with the Griffons

Always feels good beating anyone Detroit-related.

Visnovsky won't play in the Olympics

Tough break for Slovakia.

The Treatment of The Others

Good article on xenophobia over at

Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal: instant reaction
I won't blame you if you didn't watch the whole game.

NHL vs. Olympics: Going to Games is treat for players, troubling for owners

Any owner complaining about the Olympic break after all of the fucking lockouts should be strung up in some town's square and pelted with rocks and rotten fruit

Dave Bolland, The Leafs Rebuild & Succession Plans

What exactly is the Leafs plan?

Sweden really shouldn’t go for ‘vindictive’ at the Olympics

The Swedes are being babies

A Visit From the Goon Squad

Interviewing the man behind Hockey-Fights

An inside look at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference research paper contest

Pretty damning look at the SSAC, nepotism, and the process of getting your paper published

An Idiot’s Guide to “Ice Hockey” at the Winter Olympics

I really like these videos that have a hand drawing stuff

Friday Quick Graphs: Shooting and Playmaking Contributions, 1967-68 through 2012-13

Ben is doing some awesome work

Terrible Hijacker Arrested Wearing Canadiens Sweater

As Sophie Merckx put it, apparently the only successful act of terror a Habs fan has ever pulled off was convincing the Nordiques to move, right?

Why isn't Canada more dominant in hockey?

If Canada has more hockey players and more arenas, why aren't we more dominant? The answer may lie in an uncomfortable truth for Canadians.

How Ryan Perrilloux disappeared completely

On Signing Day in 2005, one of the top high school quarterbacks in America had it all. He's still trying to get it back.

A miracle put on ice

Four years after the 'Miracle on Ice', the 1984 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team never had a chance.

From the Editor’s Desk: A Strange Couple of Weeks

Not a bad post

Four advanced soccer stats/concepts you’ll want to know about

See if you can find the hockey equivalents

From The Branches