I had to laugh at Roberto Luongo's reaction to that mascot: "WTF is this?" was all he said, with a copy of the picture.
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yep, he would say something like that, he's a funny guy, good sense of humour, and
always has quick wit.
Wayne Gretzky is returning to the NHL as official ambassador of the league's centennial celebration.
The NHL announced that Gretzky, the league's all-time leading scorer, would make appearances at various events beginning on Jan. 1, 2017.
"Anyone who knows me knows that I have long revered the history of our game and the players, coaches and executives who built the league before I was fortunate enough to enter it," Gretzky said in a statement. "And it is no secret that I remain an avid fan who watches games every night and marvels at the young players who are leading the greatest sport in the world into the league's next century.
"As I've said countless times, I owe just about everything I now have in my life to the game of hockey and the National Hockey League. And I am thrilled to spend the next year celebrating its past, present and future with hockey fans around the world."
The NHL's centennial celebration will begin with the Centennial Classic on Jan. 1, an outdoor game played between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings at BMO Field in Toronto. Among the other events is an unveiling of the 100 greatest NHL players in history during all-star weekend in Los Angeles.
Gretzky last served in an official capacity with the league as part owner, head coach and head of hockey operations with the Phoenix Coyotes, a stint that came to an end in 2009.
Wayne Gretzky to play role in NHL's centennial celebration - NHL on CBC Sports - Hockey news, opinion, scores, stats, standings
Good for Wayne. He'll be a grand ambassador for the sport.
The NHL announced that Gretzky, the league's all-time leading scorer, would make appearances at various events beginning on Jan. 1, 2017.
"Anyone who knows me knows that I have long revered the history of our game and the players, coaches and executives who built the league before I was fortunate enough to enter it," Gretzky said in a statement. "And it is no secret that I remain an avid fan who watches games every night and marvels at the young players who are leading the greatest sport in the world into the league's next century.
"As I've said countless times, I owe just about everything I now have in my life to the game of hockey and the National Hockey League. And I am thrilled to spend the next year celebrating its past, present and future with hockey fans around the world."
The NHL's centennial celebration will begin with the Centennial Classic on Jan. 1, an outdoor game played between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings at BMO Field in Toronto. Among the other events is an unveiling of the 100 greatest NHL players in history during all-star weekend in Los Angeles.
Gretzky last served in an official capacity with the league as part owner, head coach and head of hockey operations with the Phoenix Coyotes, a stint that came to an end in 2009.
Wayne Gretzky to play role in NHL's centennial celebration - NHL on CBC Sports - Hockey news, opinion, scores, stats, standings
Good for Wayne. He'll be a grand ambassador for the sport.
Wayne Gretzky is returning to the NHL as official ambassador of the league's centennial celebration.
The NHL announced that Gretzky, the league's all-time leading scorer, would make appearances at various events beginning on Jan. 1, 2017.
"Anyone who knows me knows that I have long revered the history of our game and the players, coaches and executives who built the league before I was fortunate enough to enter it," Gretzky said in a statement. "And it is no secret that I remain an avid fan who watches games every night and marvels at the young players who are leading the greatest sport in the world into the league's next century.
"As I've said countless times, I owe just about everything I now have in my life to the game of hockey and the National Hockey League. And I am thrilled to spend the next year celebrating its past, present and future with hockey fans around the world."
The NHL's centennial celebration will begin with the Centennial Classic on Jan. 1, an outdoor game played between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings at BMO Field in Toronto. Among the other events is an unveiling of the 100 greatest NHL players in history during all-star weekend in Los Angeles.
Gretzky last served in an official capacity with the league as part owner, head coach and head of hockey operations with the Phoenix Coyotes, a stint that came to an end in 2009.
Wayne Gretzky to play role in NHL's centennial celebration - NHL on CBC Sports - Hockey news, opinion, scores, stats, standings
Good for Wayne. He'll be a grand ambassador for the sport.
could be no one better, its been far too long that wayne has been very separated from the nhl.
Don Cherry throws support behind animal cruelty bill
By Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun
First posted: Thursday, September 29, 2016 08:25 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, September 29, 2016 08:31 PM EDT
TORONTO - We’ll call this new video rock ’em, sock ’em politics.
No hockey in this latest Don Cherry video performance but instead a passionate plea to encourage Canadians to help stop animal abuse.
“I don’t know how anybody could ever hurt an animal but there are people who do,” says the coach who created the Don Cherry Pet Rescue Foundation and donates all his profits from Simply Pets snacks to get animals out of harm’s way.
Just the thought of an animal being abused has Cherry feeling blue. The proud owner of many dogs including bull terrier Blue is hoping people who watch his new video and sign a support postcard will encourage MPs to back a private member’s bill to be voted on in Parliament Oct. 5.
He’s also hoping his involvement will dispel rumours that the new law is a politically correct plan to stop people from catching and eating a fish for a shore lunch and such.
Help fix Canada’s broken animal cruelty laws, is Don’s message. The feeling of many pro-animal advocates like Cherry is Canada’s laws to do that are weak.
“Bill C-246 would close the loopholes in these laws that let animal abusers escape criminal prosecution and conviction,” said his daughter Cindy Cherry, who runs the rescue foundation.
Enter Liberal Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, who has introduced the private member’s bill that has been around for 17 years but shot down out of fear from hunters, anglers and farmers who feared that somehow it would be directed at them as a Trojan Horse that would make it illegal to boil a live lobster. Or put a worm or minnow on a fish hook. What about making it harder to shoot deer or moose or ducks for sport?
And could it affect the protected rights of aboriginal people?
Cherry, who is on the anglers, hunters, farmers and First Nations’ side, assures it is not that at all. Not even close.
“It’s not about hunting, fishing or farming,” says Grapes, who was at Thursday night’s big World Cup of Hockey game.
All of that would be exempt — as would medical research.
What it is about, explained to me to by Cindy, is “updated cruelty laws to target cases of blatant animal abuse and neglect, not legitimate uses of animals by industry.”
She says Bill C-246 “is called the Modernizing Animal Protections Act because such laws have not had a meaningful update since 1954.”
What it will do is “close the legal loopholes related to forcing animals to fight one another,” and “make it illegal to profit from animal fighting, and to train, breed and transport animals for the purpose of fighting.”
It would also prevent the import and sale of dog and cat fur, which when on a coat actually hurts Canadian trappers.
Most imported fur comes from China. The new law would demand the labelling of fur products.
Is it really coyote fur on your winter coat? Or dog or cat?
The bill would add teeth to stop shark fins from being imported for soup and prevent acquittals in court because current laws are written that as long as an animal is killed quickly, there is no conviction.
People behind this are really hoping Cherry’s involvement will help calm the fears of legitimate hunters and the like.
But check out the bill yourself at EndCruelty.ca | Support Bill C-246 to End Animal Cruelty in Canada and Don’s video on Erskine-Smith’s Facebook page and add your name to the fight if you want to help.
It’s amazing how those who love animals will cross political lines. When would you ever see Don Cherry backing a Liberal’s private member’s bill? For the animals’ sake, we see it in 2016.
There is no question that we as a country don’t do very much at the moment to stop animal cruelty and that has Grapes seeing red.
jwarmington@postmedia.com
Dog-lover Don Cherry (Submitted photo)
Don Cherry throws support behind animal cruelty bill | Warmington | Canada | New
By Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun
First posted: Thursday, September 29, 2016 08:25 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, September 29, 2016 08:31 PM EDT
TORONTO - We’ll call this new video rock ’em, sock ’em politics.
No hockey in this latest Don Cherry video performance but instead a passionate plea to encourage Canadians to help stop animal abuse.
“I don’t know how anybody could ever hurt an animal but there are people who do,” says the coach who created the Don Cherry Pet Rescue Foundation and donates all his profits from Simply Pets snacks to get animals out of harm’s way.
Just the thought of an animal being abused has Cherry feeling blue. The proud owner of many dogs including bull terrier Blue is hoping people who watch his new video and sign a support postcard will encourage MPs to back a private member’s bill to be voted on in Parliament Oct. 5.
He’s also hoping his involvement will dispel rumours that the new law is a politically correct plan to stop people from catching and eating a fish for a shore lunch and such.
Help fix Canada’s broken animal cruelty laws, is Don’s message. The feeling of many pro-animal advocates like Cherry is Canada’s laws to do that are weak.
“Bill C-246 would close the loopholes in these laws that let animal abusers escape criminal prosecution and conviction,” said his daughter Cindy Cherry, who runs the rescue foundation.
Enter Liberal Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, who has introduced the private member’s bill that has been around for 17 years but shot down out of fear from hunters, anglers and farmers who feared that somehow it would be directed at them as a Trojan Horse that would make it illegal to boil a live lobster. Or put a worm or minnow on a fish hook. What about making it harder to shoot deer or moose or ducks for sport?
And could it affect the protected rights of aboriginal people?
Cherry, who is on the anglers, hunters, farmers and First Nations’ side, assures it is not that at all. Not even close.
“It’s not about hunting, fishing or farming,” says Grapes, who was at Thursday night’s big World Cup of Hockey game.
All of that would be exempt — as would medical research.
What it is about, explained to me to by Cindy, is “updated cruelty laws to target cases of blatant animal abuse and neglect, not legitimate uses of animals by industry.”
She says Bill C-246 “is called the Modernizing Animal Protections Act because such laws have not had a meaningful update since 1954.”
What it will do is “close the legal loopholes related to forcing animals to fight one another,” and “make it illegal to profit from animal fighting, and to train, breed and transport animals for the purpose of fighting.”
It would also prevent the import and sale of dog and cat fur, which when on a coat actually hurts Canadian trappers.
Most imported fur comes from China. The new law would demand the labelling of fur products.
Is it really coyote fur on your winter coat? Or dog or cat?
The bill would add teeth to stop shark fins from being imported for soup and prevent acquittals in court because current laws are written that as long as an animal is killed quickly, there is no conviction.
People behind this are really hoping Cherry’s involvement will help calm the fears of legitimate hunters and the like.
But check out the bill yourself at EndCruelty.ca | Support Bill C-246 to End Animal Cruelty in Canada and Don’s video on Erskine-Smith’s Facebook page and add your name to the fight if you want to help.
It’s amazing how those who love animals will cross political lines. When would you ever see Don Cherry backing a Liberal’s private member’s bill? For the animals’ sake, we see it in 2016.
There is no question that we as a country don’t do very much at the moment to stop animal cruelty and that has Grapes seeing red.
jwarmington@postmedia.com
Dog-lover Don Cherry (Submitted photo)
Don Cherry throws support behind animal cruelty bill | Warmington | Canada | New
Edmonton Oilers have made Connor McDavid the youngest captain in NHL history.
McDavid will wear the C despite being 19 years and 266 days old and having just 45 games of NHL experience under his belt. It might seem intimidating for a player entering his second season to lead teammates who have been around the block a few times, but McDavid said he's more comfortable in this role than he was serving as captain of the under-24 Team North America squad at the World Cup of Hockey.
"That [North America] was even more of a difficult job than this," McDavid said Wednesday. "You're trying to get to know the guys all at the same time, while here in Edmonton everyone's so close.
More: Connor McDavid named youngest captain in NHL history - NHL on CBC Sports - Hockey news, opinion, scores, stats, standings
McDavid will wear the C despite being 19 years and 266 days old and having just 45 games of NHL experience under his belt. It might seem intimidating for a player entering his second season to lead teammates who have been around the block a few times, but McDavid said he's more comfortable in this role than he was serving as captain of the under-24 Team North America squad at the World Cup of Hockey.
"That [North America] was even more of a difficult job than this," McDavid said Wednesday. "You're trying to get to know the guys all at the same time, while here in Edmonton everyone's so close.
More: Connor McDavid named youngest captain in NHL history - NHL on CBC Sports - Hockey news, opinion, scores, stats, standings
I suspected that cherelli has wanted to give mcdavid the C from the moment he came there, but with
hall still there, it wouldn't have been right, hall was the player who had earned the C and was
good enough to be given the C even with mcDavid there, I said as much before hall was traded, and
I still believe that is why he isn't there any more.
mcDavid is quite deserving of the C, he will be fine with it, he will be their captain for many years,
but its just too bad that hall had to go.
however, it will all be for the good in the long run, hall will be great for n jersey, and mcDavid will
lead the oilers, and maybe hall will end up as their captain one day, as he is captain material.
hall still there, it wouldn't have been right, hall was the player who had earned the C and was
good enough to be given the C even with mcDavid there, I said as much before hall was traded, and
I still believe that is why he isn't there any more.
mcDavid is quite deserving of the C, he will be fine with it, he will be their captain for many years,
but its just too bad that hall had to go.
however, it will all be for the good in the long run, hall will be great for n jersey, and mcDavid will
lead the oilers, and maybe hall will end up as their captain one day, as he is captain material.
connor mcDavid - 19 yrs and 266 days.
Gabriel landeskog 19 yrs and 268 days.
Crosby was the next youngest 19 yrs 297
then lecavalier was the next 19 yrs 315
toews was 20 yrs 80 days
yzerman 21 yrs 151 days
bellows was named interim captain 19 and 131 days, (but not official, as it was interim)
this isn't a stupid decision, mcDavid will be fine, he is just as deserving as Crosby was back then.
the only beef I have is that cherelli traded away hall, who would have been captain, and if they had
of chosen mcDavid over hall, that wouldn't have looked right at all
but on the flip side, this could be good for both of them, because now they
'both' will be captains at some point, and if hall was still in Edmonton, and
wearing the C then mcDavid would never be captain in Edmonton,
Gabriel landeskog 19 yrs and 268 days.
Crosby was the next youngest 19 yrs 297
then lecavalier was the next 19 yrs 315
toews was 20 yrs 80 days
yzerman 21 yrs 151 days
bellows was named interim captain 19 and 131 days, (but not official, as it was interim)
this isn't a stupid decision, mcDavid will be fine, he is just as deserving as Crosby was back then.
the only beef I have is that cherelli traded away hall, who would have been captain, and if they had
of chosen mcDavid over hall, that wouldn't have looked right at all
but on the flip side, this could be good for both of them, because now they
'both' will be captains at some point, and if hall was still in Edmonton, and
wearing the C then mcDavid would never be captain in Edmonton,
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The Pittsburgh Penguins say superstar Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with a concussion.General manager Jim Rutherford made the announcement Monday.
The Penguins say Crosby sat out a preseason game Saturday against Columbus because he wasn’t feeling well and missed practice Monday to undergo concussion testing. They added that Crosby’s status will be updated when more information becomes available.
Pittsburgh opens the regular season Thursday at home against the Washington Capitals.
The two-time Stanley Cup champion and reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner missed significant time earlier in his career with concussion problems. The 29-year-old Crosby was the playoff MVP last spring, leading the Penguins to their fourth Cup in franchise history.
Penguins star Sidney Crosby diagnosed with concussion - The Globe and Mail
The Penguins say Crosby sat out a preseason game Saturday against Columbus because he wasn’t feeling well and missed practice Monday to undergo concussion testing. They added that Crosby’s status will be updated when more information becomes available.
Pittsburgh opens the regular season Thursday at home against the Washington Capitals.
The two-time Stanley Cup champion and reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner missed significant time earlier in his career with concussion problems. The 29-year-old Crosby was the playoff MVP last spring, leading the Penguins to their fourth Cup in franchise history.
Penguins star Sidney Crosby diagnosed with concussion - The Globe and Mail
That's sad................a prime player at what should be the prime time of his career. Hope he recovers so he can continue playing!
I was reading that after having one concussion and Sidney had two, the chances of getting another one even in what seems to be light contact is even greater. I am just sick about this especially after the season that Sidney has had and all the contributions he made to his team's Stanley Cup win followed by the World Cup of Hockey championship. That said, I don't want to see him back on the ice until he is 100% healthy and ready to play. The Penguins are not known for having the best health protocol procedures but they better make sure they get it right this time.
NHL enhances concussion protocol by hiring staff of spotters
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 07:33 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 07:37 PM EDT
NEW YORK - The NHL is adding a staff of spotters to better help identify players who may have sustained a concussion and have them removed from games for evaluation.
In an enhancement of its concussion protocol, the league announced the spotters will monitor all game broadcasts from the NHL’s headquarters in New York. The spotters are certified athletic trainers who have hockey experience and educated in identifying signs of potential concussions.
They will have the authority to contact teams directly to have players removed during a game. The players will not be allowed to return until being cleared by the team’s medical staff.
The NHL will also have concussion spotters attending each game.
Previously, there had been team-affiliated concussion spotters in each arena and they could recommend to medical staffs but not require players be removed from a game.
The new rules were announced Tuesday, a day before the NHL opens the regular season. The policy first went into effect during the World Cup of Hockey tournament last month.
NHL enhances concussion protocol by hiring staff of spotters | Hockey | Sports |
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 07:33 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 07:37 PM EDT
NEW YORK - The NHL is adding a staff of spotters to better help identify players who may have sustained a concussion and have them removed from games for evaluation.
In an enhancement of its concussion protocol, the league announced the spotters will monitor all game broadcasts from the NHL’s headquarters in New York. The spotters are certified athletic trainers who have hockey experience and educated in identifying signs of potential concussions.
They will have the authority to contact teams directly to have players removed during a game. The players will not be allowed to return until being cleared by the team’s medical staff.
The NHL will also have concussion spotters attending each game.
Previously, there had been team-affiliated concussion spotters in each arena and they could recommend to medical staffs but not require players be removed from a game.
The new rules were announced Tuesday, a day before the NHL opens the regular season. The policy first went into effect during the World Cup of Hockey tournament last month.
NHL enhances concussion protocol by hiring staff of spotters | Hockey | Sports |
that's good, a positive move in the right direction. the NHL is in a fragile position when it comes to
concussions, as many players and it seems others who are running the teams, tend to let things slide a
bit when it comes to concussions, I've seen many players who seem to have been dazed,, where
their head was obviously hit, and have never gone to the 'quiet room', as was the rule, so the NHL
now has overridden that little grey area in the rule by having their own spotters there, who are
specifically looking for these cases, and others as well. the NHL must protect the players and itself,
as in the future there could be law suits because of 'soft reaction' to previous rules, then later the
player either legitimately suffered from the head injuries, or makes a false claim, trying to collect money,
good for the NHL.
Crosby is richer than god he has him money galore to keep him warm thus no need to ever put on skates again.
well if a person only has the logical side of his brain working, then it would be easy, but the other side
is healthy and energetic, and loves to play, just like he did as a kid, he is competitive, wants to win,
so he is far too young to hang em up, but of course time will tell, if this continues, and he doesn't
return to normal after one of these episodes, then he will have a decision to make.
money really isn't an issue here, its quality of life.
But what makes him so good is that he loves to play. I was talking to the guys that run a hockey school that Sid used to go to as a kid, he would be on the ice ALL day long, and as late as they would let him. He wasn't in it for money, he was in it because he LOVED it.