By: Bruce Penton Winning the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year in the National Hockey League isn’t an absolute guarantee of future success, but there have been only a handful of winners over the years who have not gone on to enjoy extraordinary careers.

By: Calvin Daniels Now, I completely recognize that any posting on social media needs to be taken with a bushel of salt because social media is certainly a cesspool of misinformation, requiring you to do some ‘fact checking’ to determine what sources are legitimate.

By: Bruce Penton There couldn’t be a more appropriate word for the scramble to determine the final few teams for the Stanley Cup playoffs. It’s wild, man, so the term ‘wildcard’ could not be more apropos.

By: Calvin Daniels Tariffs are easily the biggest issue — perhaps storm cloud is a better word — hanging over agriculture in Canada today.

By: Bruce Penton The Toronto Blue Jays have gone eight full seasons without winning a playoff series and every baseball expert posting pre-season prognostications says that number will likely be nine when the 162-game season comes to a close Sept. 28.

By: Calvin Daniels It is highly likely that, while wishing it was otherwise, ag writers will be focused on the yo-yo politics which are the norm from U.S. President Donald Trump.

By: Bruce Penton Canadian hockey fans, particularly those on the prairies, can only hope the Winnipeg Jets fade slightly down the stretch of the long, 82-game grind that is the National Hockey League’s regular season.