,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Is
      the
      NHL
      Season
      Done;
      Who’s
      Going
      to
      the
     
     
      Superbowl?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sportsjuice
      by
      Justin
      Richard
     
     
      Contributor
     
    

    
     
      We
      are
      now
      in
      the
      final
      hours
     
     
      before
      the
      2004/2005
      NHL
      season
      is
     
     
      officially
      cancelled.
      Last
      week,
      in
      a
      last
     
     
      minute
      attempt
      to
      try
      to
      save
      the
      season,
     
     
      Trevor
      Linden,
      the
      president
      of
      the
     
     
      NHLPA,
      organized
      a
      private
      meeting
     
     
      for
      representatives
      of
      the
      NHL
      and
     
     
      NEBL?
      A.
     
     
      Despite
     
     
      Linden
      ’s
     
     
      passion
      for
     
     
      commencing
     
     
      the
      season
      as
     
     
      soon
      as
     
     
      possible,
      there
     
     
      was
      nothing
     
     
      gained
      from
      the
     
     
      meeting
      and
      it
     
     
      seems
      that
      neither
      side
      has
      any
      intention
     
     
      to
      give
      in
      even
      the
      slightest.
      For
      some
     
     
      reason
      there
      were
      no
      invites
      sent
      out
      to
     
     
      Gary
      Bettman
      and
      Bob
      Goodenow.
     
     
      Perhaps
      these
      two
      have
      become
      too
     
     
      stubborn
      to
      get
      invited
      anymore.
      ‘This
     
     
      meeting
      was
      to
      be
      held
      in
      an
     
     
      undisclosed
      location
      so
      the
      media
     
     
      wouldn’t
      disturb
      the
      talks
      and
      blow
      the
     
     
      whole
      thing
      way
      out
      of
      proportion.
     
     
      Somehow,
      though,
      the
      media
      managed
     
     
      to
      find
      the
      undisclosed
      location-at
      the
     
     
      O’Hare
      Airport
      in
      Chicago.
      Linden
     
     
      walked
      out
      of
      the
      meeting
      very
     
     
      frustrated
      that
      he
      couldn’t
      either
      side
     
     
      to
      compromise
      at
      all.
      There
      are
      now
     
     
      players,
      presidents
      and
      owners
      all
      over
     
     
      the
      league
      that
      say
      that
      the
      season
      is,
     
     
      unfortunately,
      all
      but
      lost.
     
    

    
     
      Elsewhere
      is
      sports,
      the
      NFL
     
     
      playoffs
      are
      nearing
      the
      end.
      The
     
     
      Conference
      Championships
      are
      due
      to
     
     
      take
      place
      on
      Sunday
      the
      23".
      In
      the
     
     
      AFC,
      the
      Pittsburgh
      Steelers
      are
      at
     
     
      home
      to
      the
      New
      England
      Patriots.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Despite
      the
      Steelers
      beating
      New
     
     
      England
      in
      the
      regular
      season
      and
     
     
      having
      home-field
      advantage,
      The
      Pats
     
     
      are
      still
      the
      favourite
      by
      3
      points.
      [know
     
     
      I
      should
      never
      underestimate
      the
      skills
     
     
      of
      Cory
      Dillon,
      talent
      of
      Tom
      Brady,
     
     
      and
      intelligence
      of
      Coach
      Bill
      Belichick,
     
     
      but
      I
      love
      the
     
     
      Steelers
      and
      I
     
     
      am
      a
      sucker
      for
     
     
      the
      underdog.
     
     
      Steelers
      are
     
     
      going
      to
      the
     
     
      Superbowl
     
     
      with
      a
      27-24
     
     
      win.
      In
      the
     
     
      NFC,
      the
     
     
      Atlanta
     
     
      Falcons
      are
      visiting
      Philadelphia
      Eagles
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      what
      should
      also
      be
      a
      great
      game.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Falcons
      have
      been
      looking
     
     
      promising
      as
      of
      late
      but
      it
      will
      be
      a
      tough
     
     
      win
      to
      pull
      off
      the
      Conference
     
     
      Championship
      game
      that
      will
      also
      be
     
     
      held
      in
      Pennsylvania.
      With
      the
      Eagle’s
     
     
      Terrell
      Owens
      still
      sidelined,
     
     
      Philadelphia
      will
      certainly
      be
      weaker
     
     
      but
      nevertheless
      they
      are
      still
      a
      very
     
     
      strong
      team.
      The
      Eagles
      are
      the
     
     
      favourite
      by
      4.5
      points
      and
      with
      the
     
     
      weather
      due
      to
      be
      cold
      and
      snowy,
      the
     
     
      Falcons
      are
      really
      going
      to
      have
      to
      bring
     
     
      their
      “A+”
      game.
      With
      Atlanta’s
      QB,
     
     
      Michael
      Vick,
      having
      his
      hot
      and
      cold
     
     
      performances
      this
      season
      and
      the
     
     
      inexperience
      of
      the
      Falcon’s
      coaches,
     
     
      look
      for
      Philadelphia
      to
      survive
      another
     
     
      week
      with
      a
      31-10
      victory.
      The
      39"
     
     
      Superbowl
      is
      to
      take
      place
      February
     
     
      6"
      in
      Jacksonville,
      Florida
      and
      with
     
     
      what
      my
      guess
      would
      be
      a
      very
     
     
      conservative
      Halftime
      Show.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Panther
      floor
      general
      Tyler
      Wood
     
     
      received
      another
      Player
      of
      the
      Week
     
     
      nod,
      as
      he
      led
      the
      Panthers
      to
      two
     
     
      straight
      wins,
      tallying
      42
      points
      over
     
     
      the
      two
      game
      span
      and
      solidifying
      his
     
     
      position
      among
      the
      elite
      in
      AUS
      play
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tyler
      Wood
     
    
   
   
    
     
      once
      again.
     
    

    
     
      Freshman
      volleyball
      player
     
     
      Barb
      Vriends
      received
      her
      first
      Player
     
     
      of
      the
      Week
      nod,
      as
      she
      helped
      to
     
     
      lead
      the
      Panthers
      in
      two
      weekend
     
     
      victories
      over
      SMU
      and
      UCCB.
      As
     
     
      this
      is
      only
      her
      first
      year
      here
      at
      UPEI,
     
     
      we
      can
      only
      expect
      the
      best
      from
      her
     
     
      in
      the
      future.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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