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“Inspiring little number nines and little number ninety-nines”

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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By Kassandra Linklater – @Klinked on Twitter

I write this post under time pressure because a) ‘I have places to go, things to do and awesome people to meet tonight’, and b) there are four minutes on the clock in the third period. If you aren’t aware of my time crunch, then you clearing aren’t watching the soon to be shut out that our amazing Canadian Hockey team is throwing down at Canada Hockey Place (GM, post March 1st).

The women have played a flawless game. Period. With the Great One in the audience, it is amazing to see how far women’s hockey has come. But let us not forget, the women’s team has been rocking it in the shadows of the men’s games for years. 98 – Silver, 2002 – Gold, 2006 – Gold, 2010 – and as the buzzer has just sounded – GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD.

At the Vancouver Peace Summit in 2009, the Dalai Lama announced, “The world will be saved by the western woman.” As much as enjoy the sound of that sentiment, I think the word ‘western’ should have been omitted. Given the chance, the possibilities for women just seem endless.

And tonight, I’m sure the Canadian women’s team feels On. Top. Of. The. World.

Good job.

Signing off for now,

Kassandra

Check me out @Klinked or walking around the city, looking for your story.

Kassandra is currently the News Editor of Kwantlen’s independent student newspaper – The Runner, a member of Kwantlen’s President’s Ambassadorial Team (PAT) and the Vancouver Board of Trade’s Mentor program – Leaders of Tomorrow

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How I Became a Hockey Fan

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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by @bsainsbury

I’m Canadian, but I wasn’t a hockey fan until tonight. My friend Barbara came in from White Rock and we’d originally agreed to go to Heineken House in Richmond. She arrived at Waterfront Station a little later than she’d planned. It’s 45 minutes before the Canada-Russia hockey game – we made the decision to head into Gastown. My twitter buddies has let everyone know the bars and restaurants in that area are almost empty.

Not a half a block away there’s no line-up at German House. How can that be? Inside the place is busy, but we’re able to find two seats right up front of the two-story screen with a sound system that rattles windows two blocks away. Everyone is happy, there’s a table of Aussies whooping it up at the next table – we’re all becoming fast friends.

The hockey game starts and the room errupts ..

HE SHOOTS – HE SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two tables over, a hockey fan has his Sasquatch costume from last Halloween under a red hockey jersey. Girls keep pestering him for photos with him .. Who knew a hairy Halloween costume would be a chick magnet?

HE SHOOTS – HE SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone around me is an expert .. they know what icing, offsite are .. they can referee the game better than the officials ..

HE SHOOTS – HE SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Russians did score a couple of times .. three actually .. we all boo’d. As I became a more experienced fan I realized this happens when the players allow the puck to stay in front of their net.  Canadian players got control of the puck again.

HE SHOOTS – HE SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is fun! The Canadian players can do no wrong .. I notice there’s no fighting in this level of play .. stopping the clock is frustrating to a new fan like me. Let’s get this over with .. isn’t it obvious Canada is going to win?

HE SHOOTS – HE SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The intermission is awfully long .. I guess the players need some time to rest and get a pep talk from the coach. We’re in the third period now and the Canadian players seem to have forgotten the thing about not letting the puck stay in front of their goal for any length of time. Luongo is a good goalie .. everyone at the table says it was a good decision to start him. I agree.

HE SHOOTS – HE SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don’t know whether we scored in the third period or not. It’s all a blur to this new hockey fan. Fans are getting frustrated that the Russians seem to have the upper hand. No-one is moving around .. we’re all glued to our seats ..

HE SHOOTS – HE SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10 .. 9 .. 8.. 7.. 6.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1.. The place goes crazy!! We sing O Canada .. there’s much hugging and high fiving .. there’s a run on the bar .. I think I have the hang of being a hockey fan.

Bonnie Sainsbury is a Social Media Strategist and co-founder of Duet Media .. and an avid hockey fan!

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Canada vs USA Today – Watch Free

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

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Olympic Hockey heats up today with a Canada vs USA showdown. One of the biggest rivalries in international hockey, USA vs Canada looks to be looks to be like one for the ages. The neighboring countries have no love lost when it comes to hockey.

The two teams know what’s at stake, and the fact that most of the opposing players are teammates in the NHL doesn’t make any difference.

Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler, part of the visiting U.S. squad Sunday, said quite simply on Saturday afternoon, “I hate them.”

“It’s a big rivalry. I wouldn’t say I hate them, you have respect for the other team,” he added, perhaps understanding how harsh he sounded. “Canadians expect to win the gold and anything less is not good enough. It’s going to be fun to try and knock them off.”

The Canadian team holds an obvious advantage in talent and height, but that doesn’t mean the US doesn’t have a chance in this hockey game. Team Canada struggled against Switzerland, barely escaping with a 3-2 shootout win against the Swiss; the same team the USA beat handedly 3-1.

Don’t Have Tickets? Want to See The Game?

We’re showing the game on a 15 Foot Screen this afternoon:

When: Today Sunday Feb 21 4:30

Where: Coastal Church 1160 West Georgia

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In the Red Zone, with Ernie ‘Punch’ McLean

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

submitted by Ernie ‘Punch’ McLean with Marilyn Anderson

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If you know anything about B.C. Hockey Hall-of-Fame member Ernie ‘Punch’ McLean, then you will know he always plays the game full out.

With the Olympics coming to Vancouver, Ernie volunteered – and winds up being an Official Host for Olympic Hockey! That means he is in his glory, and talking to us about it all.

Today’s Mens’ game between Sweden and Germany was won by Sweden, 2-0, led by a power play goal from Matthias Olund.

His impression: it was a wide open game. Germany took quite a few penalties and Lundquist played well in goal for Sweden. A couple of bad hits resulted in 10-minute misconducts – one for each team.

The passing was unbelievable, because we were seeing some of the most skilled players in the world. The crowd was great – some of the outfits were outstanding, like the fans from Holland all dressed in orange – and there was very little trouble with excited fans.

In short: great hockey, skilled players and enthusiastic fans! Ernie (Punch) had his picture taken lots of times, too. This was Ernie’s first live Olympic Hockey experience. Watch this space: he will be back for more!

Ernie ‘Punch’ McLean coached WHL New Westminster Bruins, created hockey training systems used by the NHL today, and is honored in the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame. Marilyn Anderson is a Communications Specialist and Co-Founder of Duet Media.

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