Sports with Bryan Wyatt

Fall is just around the corner, and our thoughts are starting to move toward hockey. Let's hope there is a new NHL season. With league owners and players association far apart on a new deal, things aren't looking that good.

When Taylor Pyatt straps on the blades this fall for the New York Rangers, it will be the third team in the Empire State he has played for. He was originally drafted by the New York Islanders, and was eventually traded to Buffalo.

Cats games feature future big-leaguers We are now into another season of Border Cats baseball. The calibre of play in the Northwoods League is some of the best you can see involving college-level players. But, don't just take my word for it.

And then there were two. The long hockey season has reached its climax with the Stanley Cup final featuring the Western champions Los Angeles Kings and the Eastern champions New Jersey Devils.

After having some good success with first-round predictions, it all went out the window with my second-round choices. Los Angeles proved its victory over Vancouver was no fluke, dispatching the St. Louis Blues to the golf course in four games.

Three seven-game series plenty of overtime and interesting upsets highlighted the opening round of the NHL playoffs.

After one of my worst showings ever in the office hockey pool, I will still venture into the post-season prediction abyss with my first-round-choices.

Even though the Thunder Bay North Stars have been knocked out of the Superior International Junior League playoffs, they still have a chance to be a National champion.

I admit some disappointment that the Thunderwolves didn't get to the OUA West final, to have a shot at getting to nationals. But, I am not willing to throw the team under the bus wheels, like some fans seem to be suggesting.

This has been a tough year to be a fan of the Montreal Canadiens. The best player on the team is all-star netminder Carey Price. But the last time I checked, you don't win many hockey games if you don't score goals.