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The Tour Continues With The Burning Question: What’s In Powell River’s Water?

 Yes, that’s right. That’s Gaston down there in the rocks.     You need to know this. Powell River is a machine. A maker of champions. A little hamlet that churns out athletes the way Toyota churns out automobiles. Some of the country’s best come from here. Soccer’s Drew Ferguson, who captained Canada’s national team, [...]

June 24, 2008 in Gary Lupul, Tour of Powell River, Vancouver Canucks
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A Summit Series Standing Room Story

Sometime during the heat, or maybe a torrential rainfall, of the Quebec summer of 1972, somebody, probably in Montreal, bought two $7 standing room tickets to the very first hockey game of the classic Canada-Russia Summit Series. And for whatever reason, he and his friend or dad or kid or wife, didn’t go. Most of [...]

June 8, 2008 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, International Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, Uncategorized
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