Phil Tank: Saskatoon should seek a private arena angel to help pay
Saskatoon should seek out private developers to gauge interest in building a new downtown arena the way Kelowna did 24 years ago.
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Saskatoon should seek out private developers to gauge interest in building a new downtown arena the way Kelowna did 24 years ago.
Okanagan Sun head coach Travis Miller cautions against reading too much into the Langley Rams upset loss to the Westshore Rebels last weekend.
Rob Wallator From the sky-box suite where he sleeps at the Westerner Park Centrium arena, Josh Tarzwell can look upon the expanse of his life as a 21-year-old junior hockey player. Below him are the Red Deer Rebels' primary net and home bench. At the far end of the rink is the Rebels' meal room, where heaps of eggs and toast are devoured daily at 8:30 a.m. One recent morning, Tarzwell answered a phone call, peered down to the concourse level, and saw most of his team clustered around two ping-pong tables - one donated by his family, the other freshly purchased to satisfy demand.
Czech forward Pavel Novak has found a place to play for the foreseeable future.