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Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares celebrates his game-winning goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs on April 29 in Tampa, Fla. It’s the Leafs first playoff series win since 2004. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Leafs and Oilers in the NHL playoffs: Can I cheer on a team I usually hate?

Taylor McKee, Brock University

Why do many Canadian hockey fans feel the urge to support teams they would ordinarily delight in rooting against?
Inscriptions on the Stanley Cup shows no winner was declared in 1919 when the final series between Montréal and Seattle was cancelled because of the flu pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

The NHL put profit ahead of players’ health during last century’s pandemic

Julie Stevens, Brock University et Andrew C. Holman, Bridgewater State University

The Stanley Cup hockey finals were cancelled mid-series in 1919 because of the flu pandemic. Unlike a century ago, the NHL has put player health ahead of profit when dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
Toronto Maple Leafs’ goaltender Frederik Andersen is scored on by Montreal Canadiens’ Andrew Shaw during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal in April. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

From the penalty box to the ballot box, our brains are wired for tribalism

Veena D. Dwivedi, Brock University

Our neural hardware responds differently when we perceive people to be on “our team.” This hard-wiring allows for both positive and negative biases.

Thèmes connexes

  1. Canadian identity
  2. Canadian sport
  3. Hockey
  4. National Hockey League (NHL)
  5. Neural circuitry
  6. NHL
  7. Stanley Cup
  8. Toronto
  9. toronto maple leafs
  10. Tribalism

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