The Vancouver Eclipse visually impaired hockey team has a new home at Hillcrest Community Centre. The building that hosted the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic curling competitions now houses Vancouver’s only visually impaired hockey team. “We like the size of it now,” said Graham Foxcroft, a visually impaired player. “It’s an actual hockey-size rink and [...]
Every female hockey fan battles with . Girls are not always taken for loyal fans of the game. Instead they’re seen as groupies waiting for what goes on after the game. “They’re groupies,” said Matt Krause, who referees recreational games and used to play hockey in the minor leagues. “They congregate around the rink chasing [...]
From outside the pub the smell French fries and burgers grilling saturate the senses. Voices from the television can be heard from the doorway. watching the Canucks game from GM Place can be heard cheering in the background, as fans at the pub watch from booths with beers and burgers. A group of guys laugh, [...]
First thing first, if you’re planning on being a hockey goddess, you need to be a know-it-all. If you don’t know the rules you can’t rule . These are the basics you must know to win your title as game night queen of the couch. Icing No, icing is not the sweet, sugary, gooey bliss [...]
Fresh off my first Canucks’ game experience at , I decided it would be a good idea to catalogue the top six free things you can do while at the home of the . Let’s face it, going to the game you’ve already paid at least $90 for the ticket. When you add food, drinks and [...]
Hockey enthusiasts in southeast Vancouver are facing a shortage of ice despite the construction of two new rink facilities in preparation of the 2010 Olympic Games. From January 15, the newly built rink at Killarney will be used solely for the Olympics. It will host short track speed skating training sessions throughout the Games, resulting [...]
CBC’s Ron Maclean signed off at the 2009 NHL All-Star game with an unusual comment: “Church is out!” And while Maclean’s non sequitir followed comments about wearing uncomfortable clothes on a Sunday, he is not alone in casually comparing Canada’s cherished sport and traditional religion. During the All-Star weekend, Vincent Lecavelier responded to trade rumours [...]
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