NHL
Miracle turnaround for the Vancouver Canucks
January 11, 2022By: Greg Makarov, Sports Writer After a lackadaisical season riddled with COVID-19, injuries, and underwhelming play, the Canucks needed change. During a busy and aggressive offseason from former general manager Jim Benning, star players Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes were re-signed and seven other depth forwards were brought on. Conor Garland and Oliver Ekman-Larsson were acquired by the Canucks in exchange for their highly coveted first-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. Defensive specialist Brad Shaw was also brought on as an assistant coach to heighten defensive play. With a much stronger top-six forward group and improved top-four defensive core,…
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Words are not enough, the NHL needs to invest in Indigenous youth
June 7, 2021By: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate Edmonton Oilers defencemen Ethan Bear, an Ochapowace Nation hockey player in the NHL, was recently subjected to racism by Oilers fans. This news is not surprising given the NHL is a league with racism embedded in…
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Rules? What rules? How Roger Nielson forced the NHL to evolve its regulations
February 9, 2020By: Connor Stephenson, SFU Student In the NHL, the only rule is . . . there are no rules. Well, not exactly, but occasionally in the rulebooks of professional sports, there are loopholes that allow coaches and players to deploy…
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Revisiting 2019–20 NHL regular season predictions
January 13, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor Approximately three months and 42 games ago, in an NHL Hockey-themed Peak Sports Mailbag, I undertook a full slate of NHL playoff predictions. As the All-Star break rapidly approaches, signalling the approximate midpoint of the…
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Stop trying to play hockey without a stick!
January 3, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor In ice hockey, especially at the higher levels, a broken stick for one team leads to high quality scoring opportunities and goals for the other team. Most hockey fans have seen it happen. A team…
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Former SFU Hockey player signs professional contract with the Fort Wayne Komets
October 26, 2019By: Michael Lenko, Peak Associate Editor's note — correction: In a previous version of this article, the ECHL was referred to as the East Coast Hockey League. While this was the name of the League from its inception in 1988 through…
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Season preview: The Canucks look for a return to the playoffs in 2019–20
October 19, 2019By: Brandon Braich, Peak Associate After four straight years of missing the playoffs, the Vancouver Canucks will look to turn things around in the 2019–20 season. Let’s look at how the lineup has taken shape as the season begins: Forwards:…
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Medical research breakthroughs at SFU
November 1, 2018Written by: Trevor Steele, Peak Associate Cannabis may help provide pain and seizure relief Recent research led by SFU faculty revealed how cannabis may help relieve pain and seizures. The study was led by Reza Ghovanloo and Peter Ruben…
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SFU-based hockey analytics company acquires NHL client
May 23, 2017For hockey teams looking to draft the next Connor McDavid, it can be a million-dollar decision. To quantify and decode the statistics, teams can now enlist the help of HockeyData Inc., an analytics company based out of SFU Harbour Centre.…
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Peak Sports Stanley Cup predictions
April 4, 2016Nick Bondi, Sports Editor Anaheim Ducks vs. Washington Capitals Winner: Washington Capitals After a tough start, Anaheim has certainly turned it around. They lead the league in both power play percentage and penalty kill percentage, and look like they will…
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