In GM Place tonight the Vancouver Canucks will retire No. 16 to the rafters as they say goodbye to one of the greatest players to play the game.Trevor Linden, who announced his retirement on June 11th is ranked 2nd...
created by TFleming | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 513 views | 21 recommendations | 1 comment
So it looks like this is going to be an annual event. Regular season NHL games played outdoor in a baseball or football field. I say, why not, it makes great television and it attracts crowds of people. They...
created by JeffHuang | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1658 views | 13 recommendations | 22 comments
I've never played on an outdoor rink - Vancouver is just too warm. But the heritage of hockey is tied to the outdoor rink, even for a west coast kid like me growing up reading The Hockey Sweater and hearing...
created by ryan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 657 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Many Edmonton Oiler fans were, if not outright crying, a little bit weepy after the news brook of an 11th-hour deal trading star-forward Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders. Some fans have even considered this...
created by brichert | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 725 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Two interesting Edmonton Journal articles on which Alberta companies back PC leadership candidates. Dinning of course has the backing of the majority of big corporations in the province. But Mark Norris, had the backing of his bosses and their corporation, The Edmoton Oilers."
created by plawiuk | 5 years ago 301 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"City to foot Whyte policing bill Why? The bars on Whyte Avenue profited handsomely from the NHL playoffs. They charged more for their booze, they overcrowded their bars, they provided negligable security, and they don't have to pay for policing. The bill should go to the Old...
created by plawiuk | 5 years ago 508 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The two newspapers in Edmonton, the Journal and the Sun put a different spin on the police stories arising from the Stanley Cup riots on Whyte Ave. What is so glaring is that they are two solitudes, one showing the best of times and one the worst.
created by plawiuk | 5 years ago 1542 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
"Canada's Truimph Englands Shame. It was the only Canadian player in the English Team who made the only goal in Englands defeat at the hands of Portugal."
created by plawiuk | 5 years ago 1382 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Forget the liberal nanny state, this is the age of the Conservative Big Daddy State. Whose motto is do as Daddy says not as Daddy-do.Harper, six Tory MPs on ultimate boys' night out"
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"Hopes that Lord Stanley's Cup would return to Canada on the shoulders of the Edmonton Oilers were dashed when the Carolina Hurricanes won Game Seven of the finals Monday night. "
"The Carolina Hurricanes were still grumbling Tuesday about how poorly they played, despite coming away with a win in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals against Edmonton. And if it wasn't for rookie...
"The Edmonton Police Service has dumped the cop in charge of community relations, who organized the largely peaceful crowd control situation on Whyte Avenue on Sunday night, in favour of this Orwellian named crew; the public safety unit, also known as the riot squad."
created by plawiuk | 5 years ago 789 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Oilers fans are boozing their way into a beer crunch on the Blue Mile during the playoff run. As the Oilers battle their way to the Stanley Cup finals, bar owners in Edmonton are scrambling to keep beer on ice...
created by Populux | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 723 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments