Health Kick: energy systems
Finding the right sport for you can be a tumultuous process, especially as a young adult. Many an athlete first joined their sport as a child, simply because the current of their life happened to push in that direction.
So Luon(go), farewell: where will he go?
Let’s be honest, Luongo is a great goalie, but Cory Schneider is the future. Clearly, as seen in the postseason, the coaches and management have more faith in Schneider – all that is left to decide is where Luongo will end up.
Heat Report: Abbotsford enjoying some much needed post-season action
Many hockey fans in the Lower Mainland had expected a long playoff run from their hometown team – they just didn’t know it would be the often-ignored team from Abbotsford.
Canucks collapse less embarassing after Blues swept
It’s tempting to look at the recent second-round sweep of the St. Louis Blues by the Los Angeles Kings, and conclude that Vancouver’s first-round exit had more to do with the Kings’ play than their own. After all, the Blues ranked just below the Canucks in the Western Conference, and they made it through the first round with just a single loss against the San Jose Sharks. Sound familiar? Yet, such a conclusion would require an awfully short memory
The good ol’ Canadian game
Yeah, the Canucks are out. So are the Senators. There are no Canadian teams left, and no one wants to get up at 6 a.m. to watch the World Championships. For those of you without PVR, watch some NHL hockey instead – it’s still great! Here’s a list of good Canadian boys on each team left in the playoffs that you can root for on your new team of choice. And yes, this list is in order. It’s in order of teams I felt like talking about at that moment. Thanks for asking.
Hangover helpers
In an article published in Better Nutrition, Kimberly Retzlaff wrote about curing hangovers the natural way. Her advice is to take preventative steps before, during and after.
Whitecaps: sophomore season full of surprises
In the second season for the Whitecaps in the MLS, surprises have abounded – especially goals for and allowed. The Whitecaps, prior to Saturday’s tilt against the San Jose Earthquakes, are undefeated with a record of 2-0-2. Yet, there is one slight problem with that.
English Premier League: Football is just a game, until it isn’t
In that shocking moment, when Bolton’s Fabrice Muamba collapsed at White Hart Lane, the English football world united. Legally dead. For 78 minutes. Three points? One? Zero? Frankly, no one—not even faltering City boss Roberto Mancini—could care less on March 17.
UFV Legends: Kayla Bruce
The Cascade sat down with Kayla Bruce, fourth-year middle and winner of a host of awards including CCAA All-Canadian, PACWEST Women’s Volleyball Player of the Year and PACWEST Female Athlete of the Year, to learn a little about the person behind all this acclamation.
Presidents versus Kings as Canucks plan playoff push
The Canucks will only need to remember back to April 2010 as they prepare to take on the Los Angeles Kings in the Conference Quarterfinals starting today. While the departed Mikael Samuelsson was key in the turn around that year, Vancouver has some key players to fill that role that they didn’t have then. To name a few possible difference-makers for this years squad, look no further than Chris Higgins, Max Lapierre and David Booth. All three of them have the potential to turn the tides in Vancouver’s favour this year.
2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs preview
This is the tightest the race for the Cup has been in a while. To get you primed for the playoffs, here are a few things to remember.
A day at the gym: Some pressing complaints
Gyms tend to be a gathering place for all kinds of highly-annoying people.
Health Kick: don’t let your workout burnout
Burnout is completely preventable in most cases. One just needs to know the signs, and react accordingly. Sometimes the best move is to just leave sport before the symptoms get worse.
Sports you’ve never heard of: Royal Shrovetide Football
Royal Shrovetide Football is an epic sport played by every man, woman and child of the small village of Ashbourne. The game is split into two eight-hour halves starting at 2 p.m. and ending at 10 p.m. The goals are old mills positioned three miles apart called Clifton and Sturston. Shrovetide Football is played once a year, the first half on Shrove Tuesday, the first day of Lent and the second half on Ash Wednesday, which is 46 days before Easter.
Heat Report: The final push
With just six games remaining in the regular season, the Abbotsford Heat currently sit in fourth spot. The Heat are in desperate need of a strong finish if they hope to see post-season ice.
Game of Pucks: Playoffs are coming
With the Canucks guaranteed either first or second place in the Western Conference, eyes have turned toward the frantic cluster of teams vying for the seventh and eighth spots. It has come down to five teams that could wind up as the Canucks first round opponents: the Los Angeles Kings, the Phoenix Coyotes, the San Jose Sharks, the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche. It will be a desperate push, largely out of the hands of the Canucks; yet with so much on the line, who can help but look at the possible matchups?
Despite the drama, little coverage for this year’s Madness
Can’t there be a little room for a tournament that is having some of it’s best games in years? Sorry Canucks fans, but it is time to stop talking about Roberto Luongo for the three millionth time, and notice the heart pounding drama that is thrilling the basketball world.
Health Kick: supplements
Though I’m not about to completely call for the boycotting of all supplements, it’s worth saying that with the right nutritional intake, supplements are, for the most part, unnecessary.
Increasing food allergies: the danger of self-diagnosis
Self-diagnosing is quite cumbersome, and can easily have false results. It is impossible to tell whether it is allergies, food intolerances or chemical sensitivity. Failing to identify a serious allergy could have bad results. Alternatively, you could omit food out of your diet with great inconvenience needlessly. A doctor would perform a basic blood or skin prick test, with generally reliable results.
Activity and Wellness fee referendum results scrapped due to “technicality”
The “Activity and Wellness fee” referendum held by the Student Union Society (SUS) last week passed with a final count of 849 to 701. Just a day after the results came out, a SUS press release announced that no action would be taken on the referendum. The official reason given by SUS is that on February 3, 2012, when the SUS board voted in favour of holding the referendum, they did not receive support from 75 per cent of the board. Thus, the referendum never should have been held. The announcement came in the midst of allegations that the vote and the campaign leading up to the March 19-21 vote violated SUS referendum by-laws.
Canucks more physical and defensive in Sedin absence
While Sedin could return in just a few games, and be no worse for wear in a best-case scenario, it’s worth taking a moment to consider what kind of chances the team has if he’s out long-term.
Health Kick: (don’t) hit the wall
Hitting the wall basically means your glycogen stores have been depleted, and your body becomes forced to rely solely on fat reserves.
There ain’t no cure for seasonal allergies
Spring is in the air, and, as allergy sufferers know so well, so is pollen.
NHL to Saskatoon? Population says no
The Phoenix Coyotes could head down the same path as the Thrashers. But where will they end up? Rumours suggest many places; perhaps chief among them are Saskatoon and Seattle, but rather than taking what someone said on Twitter as gospel, let’s take a logical look at whether or not those cities can feasibly host an NHL team.
