Quick Fact of the Day

There would have been no NHL in New York if it wasn’t for one man.
His name is Howie Morenz.
The Babe Ruth of hockey was one of the greatest players of his time and he deserves way more recognition then he currently receives. King Clancy, who played against Morenz, once said this about him.
“Morenz was the [...]

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If the Canucks are able to pick up a win against the red hot Hurricanes, it will be their fourth straight road win of the season, leaving them undefeated away from the Garage.
The last time the Canucks won their first four road games of the year was back in the 1993-94 season.
We all know what [...]

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Why is the world’s most popular sports drink called Gatorade? Simple.
Try playing Divison 1A NCAA football in Gainesville, Florida, one of the hottest places on earth where football is actually played.
When playing in the extreme heat, water isn’t good enough, so the University of Florida got it’s scientists to create a drink that was better [...]

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Does the name ‘Ray Finkle’ sound familiar to you? Well it should if you’ve watched Jim Carrey’s classic comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
In the movie, Finkle is the former kicker for the Miami Dolphins. He misses the winning field goal in the closing seconds of Super Bowl XVII and blames the holder, and quarterback, Dan [...]

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Recently, the Florida Panthers came out and stated that the Bertuzzi-Luongo trade was the worst deal in franchise history. No kidding, but what was the worst trade in NHL history?
How about one that included the ‘next’ great hockey player? The Quebec Nordiques traded away first overall draft pick Eric Lindros to the Philadelphia Flyers. This [...]

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Ever wondered where fantasy football came from?
In 1963 the first league, the Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League, included mainly people involved with the Oakland Raiders and the Oakland Tribune newspaper. Bill Winkenbach, Bill Tunnell, Scotty Stirling, George Ross, and Philip Carmona are credited with forming said league while on an eastern road-trip with the [...]

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Mike Ditka is the only person in NFL history to be drafted in the first round, and win the Super Bowl as a player, assistant coach and a head coach.
Diiiiiiitka!

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Ever wondered what GSH stood for on the sleeve of the Chicago Bears’ uniforms?
The patch is to remember one of football’s most important person, George Stanley Halas.
Halas grew up in Chicago, went to the University of Illinois and in the early 1920’s, helped form the Chicago Bears.
He was an all-pro player, as both a defensive [...]

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Been watching the NFL this year? Been wondering why there is a green dot on the back of every quarterback’s helmet?
No, it’s not to let players know not to hit the quarterback from behind, it’s there to let the officials know that the helmet has a radio headset in it, as only one is allowed [...]