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When will first NHL coach be fired?
Posted on October 28, 2014By Rob Ficiur Bets were on before the NHL season began about which coach would be the first fired. So far (as of this exact… Read More »
Wh yfans cheer for the underdog
Posted on October 21, 2014By Rob Ficiur Why do fans cheer for under dog teams? Realistically, history tells us that Cinderella comebacks rarely work. Cinderella teams that do make… Read More »
Choosing gratitude for 100 happy days
Posted on October 14, 2014By Rob FiciurGratitude is a choice we each make. Thanksgiving is one of the seasons of the year when we are reminded to slow down… Read More »
What does the past say about the future?
Posted on October 7, 2014By Rob FiciurCalgary Flames fans are more excited than they have been in a decade. They have a rookie who they know / hope / believe… Read More »
Sports numbers this week
Posted on September 30, 2014By Rob Ficiur This time of the year is the best for sports fans; the regular season in Major League Baseball is coming to an… Read More »
Why sports fans love gossip stories
Posted on September 23, 2014By Rob FiciurTwenty-first century sports fans can know more about their favorite teams than we did 50 years ago. Back in the pre-internet, pre-sports TV years,… Read More »
Sports reruns are great because…
Posted on September 16, 2014By Rob FiciurMy wife could not understand why I was “wasting” my time watching a baseball game when I already knew who had won. Normally sports… Read More »
Be where you are supposed to be and other hockey lessons for students (of all ages)
Posted on September 2, 2014By Rob Ficiur In the 2014 Stanley Cup final, three games went to overtime; the team that won those three games spent the summer as… Read More »
If you have lived in the area for 25 years, are you still a newcomer?
Posted on August 26, 2014Editor's note: This week's Ficiur column is not sports-related, but is his personal account of living in the Bow Island area for more than two… Read More »
The west best and the east the least: Myth or reality?
Posted on August 19, 2014By Rob FiciurAt this moment the last place team (fifth) in the Canadian Football League’s Western Division would be first in the CFL’s East. A… Read More »