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Tavares Signs For Six More, Better Get Some Help
New York Islanders forward John Tavares has signed a six-year extension to stay with the struggling club. It’s quite a commitment to make to a cash-strapped organization with a murky future. Hopefully...
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Tweet it five hole – All-Star Edition
Funnily enough I was swearing off All-Star articles this morning, yet here I am on number two….BUT I am not breaking down the All-Star games, I am merely using the scraps of the All-Star game for my...
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Don Cherry, dressed in green, Confused Me on March 17
Every week, the crack team at the Legion of Blog transcribes all the outlandish things that Don Cherry says on Saturday night and responds to them for our faithful blog readers. This week, Grapes...
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Langley Thunder look to make history at 2012 Mann Cup
Howdy Province reader and welcome to the first edition of The Province Sports Lacrosse Blog! For years, Steve Ewen has been giving our national summer sport great coverage weekly with stories of the...
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Will one of the game’s best of all time, hang em up as a champion??
The Peterborough Lakers celebrating their 5th Mann Cup in the past 10 years If you ask a non-lacrosse fan who John Tavares is, they’d probably answer with ‘#91 from the New York Islanders’; and they’d...
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A look at a hypothetical Vancouver franchise in a 12-team NHL
As a lockout project, the Globe & Mail’s Eric Duhatschek and James Mirtle set up a hypothetical 12-team National Hockey League, imagining that all player contracts were suddenly wiped and there was...
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The 10 O’Clock: It’s time for the Nets to make a move, unless they want to...
OK, first off, the sincerest of sincere apologies to longtime Province Sports reader Chris “C-Dub” Wilson, who read Tuesday’s 2 O’Clock and was less than delighted to learn, from me of all people, that...
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Betting man? Here are some early lines on the Canucks
OK, our good friends at Bodog like to keep us in the loop with their odds that involve the Canucks. The first one to mention, with the Canucks’ season opener nine days away, is Bodog’s take on which...
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Canucks/Islanders Post Game Quotes (I Wish Were Real)
The main issue I have with post game coverage is the general lack of personality conveyed by the majority of the league. The NHL has some of the classiest athletes and coaches in all of professional...
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Stealth ink defenders Sorensen, Grimes to new deals; NLL club waiting to see...
Ilija Gajic, here in Salmonbellies garb, is awaiting a contract with the Stealth. (Times Colonist photo.) The Vancouver Stealth public relations staff didn’t have to hunt too hard for biographies when...
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Team Canada 2014 announced (shockers, snubs and sure things)
The board is set, the pieces are moving, and we are now one massive step closer to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Ladies and gentleman, Team Canada! FORWARDS - Sidney Crosby - Ryan Getzlaf -...
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Ryan Kesler is out, so why was he playing in Sochi?
The curious case of Ryan Kesler continued Wednesday when John Tortorella announced his centre is out with a hand injury, but listed him as “day to day.” Of course, “day to day” in Tortorella’s world...
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Canucks/Islanders Post Game Quotes (I Wish Were Real)
The main issue I have with post game coverage is the general lack of personality conveyed by the majority of the league. The NHL has some of the classiest athletes and coaches in all of professional...
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John Tavares on John Tavares: “Since he’s been in the NHL, it’s revived a...
Ageless John Tavares is slated to lead the Bandits against the Stealth Saturday in Langley. (Bill Wippert photo.) John Tavares might be lacrosse’s greatest ever player. He’s certainly the second...
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Six Nations star Johnny Powless shooting for Minto Cup win against Coquitlam...
Johnny Powless, who is at Langley Events Centre with Six Nations this week for the Minto Cup against Coquitlam, has been there before, with Rochester against Vancouver in the NLL. (Larry Palumbo...
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WLA suspends members of Burrards, Shamrocks for role in Friday brawl (with...
Maple Ridge Burrards star Curtis Dickson will be missing some teammates, and some Victoria opponents, due to suspensions from a brawl in Game 2 of the WLA final. (Province Files.) The Western Lacrosse...
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The Morning Skate, Jan. 5th: Team Canada chases glory, back to school for...
Now that you’ve managed to survive the holidays, how are you feeling? Happy? Sad? Bloated? The good news is the days are getting longer and there’s snow on the hills and the kids are back at school....
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Canucks Hat Trick: Tavares a budding superstar
1. The Islanders may have hung seven goals in the third period on the Canucks the last time they played here (March 10, 2014), but that was a Vancouver team truly in a freefall at the time. The team...
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Canucks Game Day: Lack to start against his nemesis, the Islanders
GAME DAY: New York Islanders (26-12-1) at Vancouver Canucks (22-12-3) Rogers Arena, 7 p.m. TV: Sportsnet Pacific; Radio TSN 1040 Five things we learned heading into the Canucks’ game with the Islanders...
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Canucks Post Game: No joking, Bonino found the net, Vey found his way,...
Points to ponder after Radim Vrbata fell ill, Linden Vey found some will and Nick Bonino found some new-found skill as the Canucks claimed a 3-2 victory over the Islanders on Tuesday at Rogers Arena:...
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The Morning Skate, June 10: Throwing a javelin six kilometres, Hulk Hogan...
We here at Province Sports Central get calls and emails from readers every day. Most of the communication isn’t what I would call, say, pleasant, or engaging. There are exceptions, of course. There’s...
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The Morning Skate, Sept. 2: How kids learn, the slow return to Canucks...
Wanna see what happens when parents let go and let their kids just play? That’s amazing. These are eight- and nine-year-olds — and they’re stepping back, waiting their turn. It can be done. Local...
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John Tavares, who began his senior lacrosse career with the 1990 Vancouver...
How different might the Western Lacrosse Association look if John Tavares’ first stint in the Senior A boxla circuit lasted a little longer? Would there still be a Vancouver Burrards in the league? On...
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Canucks Post Game: Hutton smiles for miles, McCann takes one for team, Sbisa...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Points to ponder as Ben Hutton arrived with his first NHL goal and Jared McCann played with a heightened edge in a 2-1 shootout victory Sunday over the Islanders: ROOKIE SMILES FOR...
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The Morning Skate May 5: Should the Canucks trade their pick? Boeser the best...
The trade. Is that what you all want? After the crushing disappointment of not getting one of those top three picks, would a blockbuster trade breathe redemption and excitement into the pending...
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