Mitchell: Wickenheiser, robots and an empty-netter made marks in 2017

StarPhoenix sportswriters are looking back on their coverage highlights of 2017. Today, Kevin Mitchell reflects on the year that was.
FAVOURITE STORY“Favourite” might not be the right word here, but I went to Moose Jaw and covered the last day, ever, in the history of a newsroom that was around more than a century. The shutting down of that newspaper hit me personally, given that I once worked there, so it was special to be there one more time.
And, to bring this around to sports, in