John Chidley Hill.com A blog about reading, writing, pop culture and sports.

Published Work

Please note, this is just a list of my most recent work. It is not a complete bibliography.

Top 10 Essential Sports Books
Indigo.ca (a reworked version of a piece that originally appeared on this blog) April 19, 2011

Video: It's all about protection for lacrosse goalies
Globe and Mail.com (syndicated nationally by the Canadian Press) February 3, 2011

Lacrosse goalies look like marshmallow man for good reason
TSN.ca (syndicated nationally by the Canadian Press, also picked up by 680 News, Truro Daily News, Yahoo! Sports Canada, Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Medicine Hat News and elsewhere) February 2, 2011

Nugent-Hopkins focused on improving his game
Yahoo! Sports Canada (syndicated nationally by the Canadian Press, also picked up by USA Today, Red Deer Rebels) Jan. 17, 2011

Review: 'Civilization V' an epic, engrossing PC game that eats away hours
Macleans.ca (syndicated nationally by the Canadian Press, also picked up by CanadaEast.com, the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, the Guelph Mercury, the Winnipeg Free Press, 570 News, Sympatico's Sync, the Medicine Hat News, 680 News and Yahoo! Canada.)  Nov. 12, 2010

OHL axes annual all-star game
The Globe and Mail (syndicated nationall by the Canadian Press, also picked up by the Toronto Star, the Winnipeg Free Press and the Fredericton Daily Gleaner amongst others.) Sept. 21, 2010

OHL season revolves around Memorial Cup
Yahoo! Sports Canada (Syndicated nationally by the Canadian Press.) Sept. 22, 2010

Richard Martel of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens now QMJHL's winningest head coach
Winnipeg Free Press (syndicated nationally by the Canadian Press, also picked up by the Globe and Mail, the Guelph Mercury, Metro Halifax, Yahoo! Sports Canada and SportsEast.ca), Mar. 1 2010

Hamelins are 1st family of speedskating: Short-track star Charles expected to win plenty of hardware on home soil - Vancouver Now (CBC Sports online), Jan. 4 2010

Laid-back McIvor sets sights on skicross glory: Bold strategy propelled world champion to elite status in a sport new to Olympics – Vancouver Now (CBC Sports online), Dec. 21, 2009

Chris “the Pistol” Driscoll: Hard work and fair play leads to success – Hometown Hockey Magazine (Ontario Minor Hockey Association), Holiday issue 2009