Archive 1997-2016
Human nature and the spirit of rough play in hockey are two reasons I don’t think any tightening of safe-play rules in hockey will help reduce the number of injuries. What would hinder injury is a mandatory visor rule for all hockey players – aged five to 95 – which is supported by helmet manufacturers.
The Ottawa 67’s, by their lofty standards, are slumping and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why the tough times have come.
Maureen and Susie Armstrong are a powerful combination in the water—they are an intense influence behind Immaculata High School’s best ever women’s water polo team.
By Vanessa Lee
They practice four hours a week, play games twice a week and travel to tournaments on the weekends.
Add it all up, and it may come close to the amount of time members of the Immaculata Saints senior girls’ volleyball team spend together off the court. What makes this team special, the players insist, is that the bonds that translate onto on-court success are evident off the court as well.