Photo Credit: Getty Images *This was originally posted February 16, 2022* Super Bowl weekend has come and gone and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs. I say it was a good weekend.It’s time for another edition of Avid…
Photo Credit: The Georgia Straight *This was originally posted February 9, 2022* Believe it or not, today marks the one-year anniversary of Bell pulling the plug on TSN 1040, formerly TEAM 1040. I remember that day. I woke up past…
Photo Credit: Cincinnati Bengals Twitter Account The calendar has flipped to February and that means the NHL is at the halfway point of the season, club football squads have been finalized and the NFL season is coming to an end.…
Vancouver Canucks President of Hockey Operations introduces Patrik Allvin as the 12th General Manager in Franchise history in a Zoom press conference. Screenshot taken from Sportsnet and the Vancouver Canucks. *This was originally posted January 28, 2022* Another week of…
Photo Credit: John Russell of NHLI via Getty Images *This was originally posted January 20, 2022* So I have been dealing with COVID over the past week but even that won’t stop me from writing Avid Thoughts. I’m not going…
Another week, another Avid Thoughts column from yours truly. I don’t feel like doing an intro this time and you probably know how this works. (If you are a first-timer- the concept of Avid Thoughts is pretty much self-explanatory.) Let’s…
Photo Credit: Getty Images *This was originally posted January 5, 2022* It’s time for another edition of Avid Thoughts. I haven’t done one since last year so it’s been a while. With the calendar flipping to 2022, the NHL and…
*This was originally posted December 29, 2021* So the conclusion of 2021 is upon us. It was year two of COVID-19 and thankfully many of us are double vaccinated and just waiting (or already have it) for booster shots against…
For the 46th year, the Men’s World Juniors is on in Edmonton and Red Deer. It’s become a time where we have gotten to see some of the top Juniors un a world. It’s an opportunity for stars like Shane…
*This was originally posted December 22, 2021* Remember this? Avid Thoughts was originally a column temporarily for the Area 51 Sports Network that replaced the Avid Discussers Podcast when my laptop was getting fixed. Now, Avid Discussers has turned into…