Ian Hyde-LayMay 3, 20214 minLions LegendThe time draws nigh. There is anticipation, conjecture, and debate. Just two days remain until the official announcement of the 37...
Ian Hyde-LayApr 26, 20213 minThose MomentsMarch 15, 1980. Calgary, Alberta. But this is no regular Saturday. The clock strikes 9pm. Outside The Refinery, a popular nightclub, the...
Ian Hyde-LayApr 19, 20214 minExpect the UnexpectedIt may not rival Odysseus’ twenty-year trek to and from the Trojan Wars, though at times it feels like it. June 1985. The Canadian Men’s...
Ian Hyde-LayApr 12, 20214 minWords of Wisdom1883 in the Scottish Borders. Two butchers, Ned Haig and David Sanderson, tire of spending their days weighing and wrapping choice cuts...
Ian Hyde-LayApr 6, 20214 min"A" Private AffairMarch 1975. The sports section in British Columbia’s main daily newspaper highlights an upcoming basketball game. Stags, Knights meet in...
Ian Hyde-LayApr 2, 20214 minTeddy MorganFebruary 24, 2007. A momentous evening is about to begin. Croke Park, in Dublin, readies to host a rugby test match between England and...
Ian Hyde-LayMar 26, 20214 minCaribbean QueenA bright and relaxing Sunday morning. I sit at home, by the kitchen window. Nursing a coffee, looking out across the bay. In my own...
Ian Hyde-LayMar 19, 20213 minMarathon ManIt is a badge of honour, and it traces back centuries. It confirms that, in completing a particular, grueling long distance run, one must...
Ian Hyde-LayMar 9, 20214 minHumble PieMarch 8, 2021. It is International Women’s Day, and this gets me thinking. Thinking back to events fifty plus years ago, thinking of a...
Ian Hyde-LayMar 2, 20214 minGone, But Not ForgottenSaturday, late October 1995. I struggle awake, groggy with jet lag following a long flight from Vancouver. Foggy after an unsettled...