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How Would You Sleep?
by Paul on 04/05/12 at 11:39 PM ET
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Would You Sleep In This Bunk Bed?
Read the story by Luke Fox of Sportsnet, and more pictures too.
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Walter Gretzky Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease
by Paul on 04/04/12 at 07:48 PM ET
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from Bob Mackin of Slap Shot,
The hockey legend Wayne Gretzky paced the stage in the vast Vancouver Convention Centre as the featured speaker of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ 49th annual convention Tuesday.
Next door is the Olympic caldron that the four-time Stanley Cup winner lighted on the opening night of the 2010 Winter Games.
Now 51 and retired from the N.H.L. for 13 years, Gretzky is at ease before crowds. And Tuesday, he revealed a family secret as his voice quavered and his eyes welled up. His 73-year-old father, Walter, had been diagnosed with the degenerative disorder Parkinson’s disease earlier in the morning.
“That’s something that hits you right in the gut,” Gretzky said.
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Video- A Night At The Opera Broke Out At A Hockey Game
by Paul on 03/25/12 at 05:21 AM ET
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I was not going to post this but after reading how much this lady was raked over the coals, I had to come to her defense.
Saturday night, the Senators had soprano Measha Brueggergosman sing the Star Spangled Banner and O Canada.
Different? Sure, especially for a hockey game, but I found it a bit refreshing, you know, adding some dignity to our game.
Now I am sure many of you would have rather watched this “Night At The Opera”.
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Video- The Graham James Sentencing
by Paul on 03/20/12 at 11:19 PM ET
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Tonight the CBC had a complete video report on the sentencing of Graham James.
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Graham James Sentenced To Two Years In Prison
by Paul on 03/20/12 at 12:41 PM ET
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from the CP at TSN,
Disgraced former junior hockey coach Graham James has been sentenced to two years in prison for sexually abusing two of his players.
The sentence was handed down in a Winnipeg courtroom Tuesday by Judge Catherine Carlson.
The judge made James stand up in the prisoner’s box to hear his fate.
He showed no emotion.
“Mr. James’s victims are multiple,” Carlson said. “His behaviour was predatory and orchestrated to make victims dependent on him.”
added 12:52pm, watch a CBC video report on the sentencing below…
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It’s Been Ten Years Since Young Blue Jackets Fan Was Struck By Puck
by Paul on 03/15/12 at 10:17 AM ET
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from Ian Campbell of 660 News,
It’s been 10 years since the NHL’s first fan death forever changed the way the game is played.
On March 16th, 2002, a slap shot from Columbus Blue Jacket Espen Knutsen was deflected by Calgary Flame Derek Morris with the puck hitting 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil in the head.
According to an exclusive story in The Calgary Sun, Cecil was able to walk to a first aid station and function normally the following day….
Two days later she lost consciousness; doctors discovered the swelling in her brain too late.
Brittanie died later that evening, two days before her 14th birthday….
The NHL mandated netting in all of its buildings three months later in hopes of preventing similar tragedies from ever happening again.
Calgary Sun Sports Columnist and Jack FM morning show co-host Eric Francis calls initial fan complaints about the nets moronic.
“‘I can’t see the game now, it distracts my view of the game’, are you kidding me?” says Francis. “This is something that killed someone before and they’re going to try to protect you and you’re going to try to complain that your view is obstructed?”
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Betting On Howe Great?
by Paul on 03/12/12 at 05:15 PM ET
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from Richard Rosenblatt of Sports Illustrated,
Every now and then an NHL star or a hockey team inspires a racehorse owner.
There have been several horses named for Wayne Gretzky (The Great Gretzky, Gretsky, Gretskyshattrick) and one for the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team (Believeinmiracles).
Barry Schwartz, the former chairman of the New York Racing Association and a lifelong Rangers fan, owns or has owned horses named Henrik, Sean Avery and O Shanny - for goalie Henrik Lundqvist and former Rangers Sean Avery and Brendan Shanahan.
Now comes Howe Great, a 3-year-old colt on the road to the Kentucky Derby named for Hall of Famer Gordie Howe. Barry Irwin, whose Team Valor International owns the horse, came up with the name for the son of Hat Trick. It’s also a nod to the Gordie Howe hat trick - a goal, an assist and a fight in the same game.
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The Fan Brew
by Paul on 03/08/12 at 04:53 PM ET
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Did you know KK blogger Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson of Benny And The Jets knows his beer and wine too?
from Ben at the Uptown Mag,
By the time you read this, the 24,000 12 packs of 355 ml cans ($18.52) of the Budweiser Winnipeg Jets Fan Brew will likely have been snapped up — and if there’s any left, I’d venture it won’t last for much longer.
You’ve probably heard the story about the Fan Brew: the water used to brew the beer was collected from various Winnipeg locations over the Jets’ opening weekend in October. Containers were set up around the city where Winnipeggers could “bless” the water, so to speak, before it made its way to Edmonton to be brewed. Oh yes, and before the water left town, a small portion was poured onto the ice surface at the MTS Centre by True North CEO Jim Ludlow to ensure, as the press release states, “the spirit of Winnipeg remains forever in the ice.” If you haven’t seen the slick promotional video, visit www.budfanbrew.ca.
So, to recap: Winnipeg water (piped in from Shoal Lake on the Manitoba-Ontario border) was used to brew beer in Edmonton (probably by Oilers fans) for Winnipeg Jets fans to buy in droves. In the Winnipeg Jets v1.0 era of the 1980s, this would have been an outrage.
continued and the video Ben points out is really great, so I’ve embedded it below and recommend watching it…
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A Beautiful Backyard Rink And A Zamboni Too
by Paul on 03/05/12 at 08:52 PM ET
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Yesterday it was the ‘thawing’ of outdoor rinks, today…
from Michael Gorman of the Herald News,
Like most people maintaining backyard rinks this time of year, Scott Fraser spent Monday evening wondering if his would be OK after two days that included rain and above-freezing temperatures.
Fortunately, despite some snow that would need to be cleared before the next round of flooding, the weather forecast is favourable. That means Fraser will soon be able to take his Zamboni out on the ice to prepare for the rest of the week.
You read that right.
Fraser’s backyard rink in Pleasant Valley, all 55 by 25 metres of it, has its own Zamboni.
“The Zamboni is absolutely great for maintaining and obviously giving you smooth ice, but that’s the fun part. It’s not the work,” said Fraser.
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The Thawing Of Outdoor Rinks
by Paul on 03/04/12 at 08:17 PM ET
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from Aly Thomson of the CP at the Globe and Mail,
Canada’s favourite pastime is on its way to being an indoor-only sport in some areas of the country, a new study warns.
The study, released Monday by United Kingdom-based IOP Publishing, says outdoor ice hockey in Canada is being threatened by climate change.
Lawrence Mysak, co-author of the report and a professor at McGill University in Montreal, Que., said warmer winter temperatures caused by climate change is restricting the operation of ice rinks.
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