Tag: NHL

Lionel Conacher: Big Train on the mat

Posted by Andrew Calvert | Mar 23, 2019 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Lionel Conacher was voted Canada’s athlete of the half-century in 1950 and most biographies...

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Mat Matters: Pierre Pilote, wrestling fan!

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 10, 2017 | Interviews, Obituaries, Opinion, The Sporting Connection

Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Pierre Pilote died today, September 10, 2017. He was 85. He was...

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Phoenix Coyotes dump ‘spinner’ title for custom belt

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 2, 2013 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Just like the WWE, the Phoenix Coyotes dropped its “spinner” belt that was presented...

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Coyotes goalie LaBarbera a huge CM Punk fan

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 21, 2013 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

The NHL season is upon us — finally — and one of the league’s biggest wrestling...

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Mat Matters: Ties between wrestling and hockey continue to arise

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 7, 2012 | Opinion, The Sporting Connection

The most obvious hockey/wrestling connection is Chris Jericho being the son of 1960s and...

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Fred Atkins was a tough man, tougher trainer

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jun 15, 2011 | Canadian Hall of Fame, Interviews, The Sporting Connection

In Crystal Beach, Ontario, along the shores of Lake Erie, Fred Atkins’ finishing school...

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Jean Pusie was hockey’s contribution to pro wrestling

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 1, 2001 | Canadian Hall of Fame, The Sporting Connection

BORN: October 15, 1910 in Montreal, Quebec 6’0″, 200 pounds DIED: April 21, 1956 in...

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Jericho’s dad a proud papa

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 14, 1999 | Interviews, The Sporting Connection

Everyone knows that Chris Jericho has signed with the WWF by now. Well, everyone except for his...

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