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Gretzky Thieves Caught

Here's an interesting story I did not know about. Thieves broke into Walter Gretzky's basement this past summer, stealing upwards for half a million dollars worth of Wayne Gretzky memorabilia. Police have now caught the two crooks and have been successful in tracking down much of the memorabilia wh...

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Dec 15

The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 6-ranked Montréal Canadiens

For years, the Montréal Canadiens suffered an inability to graduate prospects from their farm system...

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EP Rinkside

Dec 15

The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 7-ranked New Jersey Devils

Newark may be the official home of the New Jersey Devils, but this organization has taken up residen...

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EP Rinkside

Dec 15

Top 25 under 25: Ranking the NHL's best young players

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ESPN NHL

Dec 15

Reporters, The World Juniors, Hockey Canada, The Best Power Play I Ever Had.

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Don Cherrys Grapevine

Dec 15

No quarantine power play as Canucks are returning for 14-day protocol

'Everything I’m hearing is that they (health officials) didn’t accept the group cohort quarantine, w...

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The Province Hockey

Dec 15

TSN's Abbott, Tomlinson and Price prepping for a strange World Juniors

Blake Price, Dave Tomlinson and Jon Abbott are going to be covering the 2021 World Junior Championsh...

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The Province Hockey

Dec 14

The World Juniors Coaches Q&A Series: Team Czechia's Pavel Trnka

The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is just around the corner, and I had the opportunity to chat...

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EP Rinkside

Dec 14

Canucks prospects tracker: Hoglander's sweet sendoff, McDonough starts strong

An abbreviated tracker this week as world junior camps come to a close and the COVID-19 pandemic imp...

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The Province Hockey

Dec 14

Canucks preach team toughness for tense Canadian division clashes

'We have a good power play, if there’s going to be a lot of nonsense going on. When the puck finally...

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The Province Hockey

Dec 13

The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 8-ranked Florida Panthers

That added depth combines with an abundance of high-end talent already in place. Bolstered by limite...

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EP Rinkside

Dec 13

Two Canucks prospects confirmed for World Junior Hockey Championship

Vasili Podkolzin (Russia) and Arvid Costmar (Sweden) will be the prospects to watch for Canucks fans...

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The Province Hockey

Dec 13

Steve Ewen: Taylor Gauthier's world junior path reminds of Tanner Pearson's journey

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The Province Hockey

Dec 12

Ben Kuzma: Green knows how to push the right buttons at Canucks' camp

"I don’t want to kiss up to him because he’s the coach, but he’s a great coach — he really is. There...

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The Province Hockey

Dec 10

Ben Kuzma: For Canucks, quarantine issue could be new season's highest hurdle

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The Province Hockey

Dec 10

The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 9-ranked Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators prospect pool, long lauded for its depth and lamented for its lack of credible t...

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EP Rinkside

Dec 10

Canucks ink defenceman Jalen Chatfield to new deal

The Canucks look to have locked up their defence corps for 2019-20, though they do still have some s...

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The Province Hockey

Dec 9

The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 10-ranked Toronto Maple Leafs

While there’s no disputing the shortcomings on the Toronto Maple Leafs roster, they have the right i...

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EP Rinkside

Dec 9

Fred Sasakamoose, One of the First Indigenous N.H.L. Players, Dies at 86

He played only 11 games in hockey’s top league, but he inspired generations of athletes from Canada’s First Nations. He died after suffering complications of the coronavirus.

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NY Times Hockey

Dec 9

Where things stand with the World Juniors in Edmonton

Yesterday was a big day for the U20 World Junior Hockey Championships, set to take place later this...

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EP Rinkside

Dec 9

Ben Kuzma: Canucks' Beagle buoyed by schedule progress, acquisition of Holtby, Schmidt

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The Province Hockey

Dec 9

BCHL explores its options while stickhandling around 'confusing' COVID-19 orders

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The Province Hockey

Dec 8

The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 11-ranked Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks are a team in flux. Their reward was being one of the very worst teams in hock...

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EP Rinkside

Dec 8

COVID-19: B.C. Hockey League delays season until 2021

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The Province Hockey

Dec 8

Ben Kuzma: Popular Kitsilano sports pub feeling COVID-19 protocol crunch

'Definitely challenging times to remain positive and keep my staff healthy mentally.' The Regal Beag...

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The Province Hockey

Dec 8

Canucks prospects tracker: Hail Hoglander, keeping up with Kunz

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The Province Hockey

Dec 7

Hazel McCallion And An Interview With Gerry Cheevers.

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Don Cherrys Grapevine

Dec 7

Ben Kuzma: Can Canucks find camp quarantine solution that works?

The logistics of staging a shortened 2020-21 NHL season have finally become the front-burner issue....

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The Province Hockey

Dec 6

Patrick Johnston: B.C.'s 50-person limit makes it tough for Canucks to host fans

The Canucks could play as many as 28 home games this season, but may have a difficult getting fans i...

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The Province Hockey

Dec 6

Vancouver College football registers big upset over Canucks Skate in uniform contest

"We are a competitive and proud community, so when people heard we were competing in the (uniform co...

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The Province Hockey

Dec 5

An Interview With Dick Irvin

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Don Cherrys Grapevine

Nov 30

An Interview With The Great Danny Gallivan.

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Don Cherrys Grapevine

Nov 23

While Training Continues, China’s Prized Women’s Hockey Players Are in Russia

With the 2022 Winter Games 15 months away, at a time teams would normally be paring their rosters, the North American imports aren’t in the Beijing training bubble.

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NY Times Hockey

Nov 16

Bobby Orr, NHL vs. Russia, NHL News, Alex Trebek, Stories and more.

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Don Cherrys Grapevine

Nov 16

N.F.L. Weighs Expanded Playoffs and N.B.A. Approves Shorter Schedule

As coronavirus cases surge, the N.B.A. approves a shortened schedule, the N.H.L. considers realignment and the N.F.L. prepares for the possibility of an expanded postseason.

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NY Times Hockey

Nov 11

Howie Meeker

To a whole generation of fans, Howie Meeker was the squeaky voiced announcer on television who highlighted replays with his revolutionary telestrator. Almost as famous as the telestrator and magic pen were his "Howie-isms" such as "Golly Gee Whiz" and the often used adjective &qu...

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Nov 9

Howie Meeker, Hockey Star and Colorful Broadcaster, Dies at 97

Meeker was known for his candid remarks about players and the games. He came to television after a career as an All-Star for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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NY Times Hockey

Nov 9

The US Election, Jim Neilson, Remembrance Day, Howie Meeker, Stories and more.

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Don Cherrys Grapevine

Nov 9

Pandemic Creates New Considerations for Arena Construction

The Islanders’ new home at Belmont Park and the venue for the expansion Seattle Kraken have added safety measures for their plans to host fans when they open in 2021.

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NY Times Hockey

Nov 7

Sean Connery, The Pulling Of Blake Snell, Stats in Hockey, The NHL Draft, Stories and more.

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Don Cherrys Grapevine

Nov 2

HHOF Class of 2022?

The Hockey Hall of Fame has said that the class of 2020 will be properly honoured in 2021. In order to do that, there will be no class of 2021. Everything will be pushed back to 2022.The class of 2020 includes Jarome Iginla, Kevin Lowe, Marian Hossa, Doug Wilson, Kim St. Pierre, and Ken Holland.The...

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Oct 31

Travis Roy, Who Inspired Millions After a Hockey Tragedy, Dies at 45

After an awkward fall 11 seconds into his first Boston University game left him a quadriplegic, he dedicated his life to advocacy for similarly disabled people.

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NY Times Hockey

Oct 30

Arizona Coyotes Let Go of Draftee Convicted in Bullying Case

The Arizona Coyotes knew that the player, Mitchell Miller, had been convicted of abusing a Black classmate. On Friday, Miller’s college team dropped him, too.

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NY Times Hockey

Oct 30

Hockey Trade Rumors From The Past: Wayne Gretzky, Cam Neely and Patrick Roy

The 2020 hockey book season is in full swing, even if the 2020-21 NHL season is not. I guess if we are forced to isolate during a global virus pandemic and can't watch hockey, reading about it is the next best thing.I have been fully enjoying two books in particular - Brian Burke's autobiography Bu...

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Oct 29

Those Were The Days: Wayne Gretzky

When 17 year old Wayne Gretzky arrived in Edmonton, he had promised his dad he would stay in school until he was 18.Only problem was the youngster was already playing professional hockey and his schedule was dictated by practice and travel time. And back in 1978 there was no such thing as online cla...

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Oct 28

In Canada, Hockey Struggles to Return Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

Because of concerns about the coronavirus, two of the three top junior leagues have yet to start their seasons. One of them may be allowed to resume only if it bans body checking.

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NY Times Hockey

Oct 28

The Canadian Division, Al Arbour, Stories and more.

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Don Cherrys Grapevine

Oct 26

Calgary Canucks

There have been more than a few passing references to the "Calgary Canucks" these days. It seems the NHL's Calgary Flames off-season game plan is to fill roster holes by raiding the unrestricted free agents of their arch rival Vancouver Canucks.Of course that is highlighted by stealing MVP...

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Oct 26