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Does Sherwood still make hockey sticks?

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Sher-Wood is one of the last ice hockey manufacturing companies to produce their own wooden sticks in Canada, the other companies having all offshored production to developing countries. As of 2020, Sher-Wood still produces the classic 5030 Feather-Lite stick in Canada. Who bought Sherwood hockey? Canadian Tire buys Sher-Wood Athletics Group's global hockey trademarks. Canadian Tire Corp. says it has acquired Sher-Wood Athletics Group Inc.'s global hockey trademarks. The retailer says that INA International Ltd. Read More...

Has anyone broke their neck boxing?

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There were probably a few sighs of relief, too, after Pazienza won a one-sided 10-round decision over Luis Santana in his first fight since Pazienza broke his neck in an auto accident Nov. 12, 1991. "This is what I do best," said Pazienza. "I'm a fighter. What boxer broke his neck? It tells the story of former world boxing champion Vinny Pazienza. The 53-year-old made a comeback in 1992, just over a year after he sustained a broken neck suffered in a car accident that had seemingly ended his career. Read More...

Is Nordy a bear?

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He's Nordy, their first-ever team mascot. He looks a little like a bear and a little like a fox, but the team won't say exactly what kind of animal he is. They call him a hybrid of several wild animals. Nordy wears the number 18,001 and sports a mullet with a green “M” on his forehead. What kind of animal is Nordy? On the Wild's website, we simply learn that Nordy is a wild animal but not one kind of animal in particular. Read More...