Author Archives: Fred Wallace

Do you like the idea of the World Junior Hockey Championship being hosted in Canada every second year ? I don’t, but beginning in 2012, that’s the plan I’m a believer in competitive ...

The Ontario Hockey League’s Western Conference leading Owen Sound Attack hit the road for 5 straight games beginning tonight at Windsor against the Spitfires. Actually, the Attack hit the road l...

I didn’t watch a lot of NFL Football this season, but it’s impossible to escape its tentacles as the sport seems to be all reaching- even here in Canada where we have no team to speak of. ...

We were talking yesterday about what I perceive to be unbalanced, if not unfair, scheduling in the Ontario Hockey League. To recap, Owen Sound had 6 home & homes, started them all on the road, had...

Are you tired of listening to Fred Wallace expose the inadequacies of the Ontario Hockey League schedule in this segment ? ……Too bad. But if I am to leave this topic, forever, let me leave...

Former Owen Sound Plater Scott Walker is the coach of the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League, taking over for Jason Brooks earlier this year. Walker played 2 years in Owen Sound and then took h...

We were talking yesterday about public coaching meltdowns as exemplified by New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin. The following story is true, but to protect those involved, we’ve changed most of ...

One of the powerful images of sport I have from the year to this point is from the National Football League. Remember the game the Giants blew to Philadelphia, giving up 4 touchdowns in the last 7 min...

The Super Bowl is set for Sunday in Dallas. But forget about the game, this annual ” sporting ‘ tradition has long been bypassed by the significance of television, in particular, commercia...

Jan 31 Grip One of the really cool things about this job, is that people tell you stuff. Stuff that they’re not prepared to tell anyone else. At least not yet. Sit in my desk on any given day an...