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Saying Goodbye

by Alanah McGinley on 06/01/08 at 08:33 PM ET
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From the CP via TSN,

A small-town New Brunswick arena was transformed into a makeshift chapel on Sunday as thousands paid their respects to Luc Bourdon, a 21-year-old rising National Hockey League star killed in a motorcycle crash on Thursday.

Mourners filed past Bourdon’s coffin in the middle of the rink where he once played hockey as a boy and offered their condolences to Bourdon’s family.

“It’s just right now really, really quiet,” said Gilles Cormier from inside the arena during Sunday’s visitation. “Everybody is stunned.”

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Kris Letang also flew in from Pittsburgh to attend, and more NHLers are expected to attend the funeral on Monday.

Update 8:48pm ET: More from Jason Botchford via the National Post:

They came by the thousands to an arena in Shippagan, a small fishing village in remote New Brunswick, and waited in line for hours to pay tribute to Luc Bourdon, the area’s fallen star.

They left wrecked with emotion.

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NBC Dropped the Ball

by Alanah McGinley on 06/01/08 at 12:13 PM ET
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From Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy,

The biggest disappointments in Game 4 ... well, I was going to say it was the strange lack of fire from the Penguins during stretches; but in reality, and without a doubt, they were found in NBC’s broadcast.

While it was nice the telecast acknowledged the tragedy, failing to show the moment of silence before the game in honor of Luc Bourdon was a disgrace and showed a massive misunderstanding of NBC’s hockey audience. The death of an NHL player is a rather atypical occurrence; a moment of silence before a Stanley Cup finals game for a fallen peer is extraordinary. It was a newsworthy moment, and NBC dropped the ball.

and more thoughts on game #4

Update 1:15pm ET: Also from Greg today, Darren McCarty’s thoughts from years back on the horrors of a nude Brendan Shanahan. 

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Moment of Silence

by Alanah McGinley on 05/30/08 at 11:48 AM ET
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PITTSBURGH—National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman today released the following statement:

“The National Hockey League family grieves with the family, friends and teammates of Luc Bourdon. We send heartfelt condolences to the Vancouver Canucks’ organization and the community of Shippagan, N.B. To honor a young life ended long before its promise could be fulfilled, a moment of silence will be observed Saturday night prior to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.”

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Bourdon’s Mom Advised Him Not To Buy A Bike

by Paul on 05/30/08 at 09:06 AM ET
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from Jason Botchford of the Vancouver Province,

Sobbing uncontrollably just hours after losing her son, Luc Bourdon, in a tragic motorcycle accident, Suzanne Boucher said she had tried desperately to stop him from buying a bike.

Her plea worked last year when her fears changed his mind. That’s when Bourdon, the promising Canucks defenceman, first told his mom he dreamed of riding, and was spellbound by the “power and beauty” of motorcycles.

“I was scared when he told me that,” Boucher said yesterday through tears from her home in Shippagan, N.B. “I disagreed with it so much. I said, ‘You can’t do it.’ It was too risky, too dangerous. His girlfriend helped me reason with him. But this year was different. This year he wasn’t going to listen....”

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RIP Luc Bourdon

by Paul on 05/29/08 at 02:43 PM ET
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Luc Bourdon of the Vancouver Canucks was killed today when his motorcycle crashed into a tree into another vehicle.

Alanah at Canucks and Beyond is providing updates to this tragic story.

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Maturing Bourdon

by Paul on 11/09/07 at 08:46 AM ET
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from the Calgary Sun,

Luc Bourdon has come to realize who his biggest enemy has been in the past.

Himself.

“A couple of years ago, when I made a mistake, I was pretty much done for the whole game,” he admitted prior to facing the Calgary Flames last night. “Now, you know it’s what happens. It happens to the best and I know it’s gonna happen to me.

“That’s something I’ve had to work on.”

read on

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