New York is Canadian!!??
Colin
have an opportunity to come back and
finish my career in Canada,
that was one of the things that came into the decision-making process,''
Mark Messier said.
http://www.augustachronicle.com/stories/072997/spo_messier.html
dated:1997
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feeniksŠ
"Colin" <vancan@.ca> wrote
> ``Being a Canadian and being born and brought up in Edmonton, Alberta, to
> have an opportunity to come back and
>
> finish my career in Canada"
He was thinking of retiring a Canuck?? Huh.
How about the comment from the ill-fated Trevor Linden:
``It's going to be great to be on his side for a while now and not take all
those faceoffs against him,'' Linden said. ``For Vancouver it's outstanding.
We truly have one of the greatest centers to ever play our game.''
Colin
Remeber the last 30 seconds of game 6 here in Vancouver, NYR at Van
1994..... "Linden, dead tired, heads for the bench and is viciously chopped
down by Messier as Linden skates by Mark Messier--play goes on"....Jim
Robson said, "and Linden is crawling along the ice TRYING to get to the
bench..... BUT there is going to be a game 7 in New York......and Linden
will be there.....he may have to play on crutches......but he'll be
there..........time's run down..............the buzzer sounds......and the
VANCOUVER CANUCKS ARE GOING TO NEW YORK FOR GAME 7...........
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tight--rope walking along the electric wire high above Robson Street and I
fell onto the top of the ambulance that was below on the street and then
bounced off the roof and was trampled underfoot by the rioting crowd as they
smashed out the windows and destroyed Vancouver.........and then the cops
had the nerve to arrest me. You'd think I was a Ranger fan....
naaaa, I was sober, and watched it at home and went downtown much later on
(about 4 am as most of the damage was over..........pretty scary
scene.....riot gear police marching by.......a crowd here and there smashing
car windows.......and then the eerie quiet leftover of the riot as I walked
down Robson Street and it looked like aftermath of war zone.............
"Colin" <vancan@.ca> wrote in message
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> sounds like politics, huh, eh? eh, huh?
>
> Remeber the last 30 seconds of game 6 here in Vancouver, NYR at Van
> 1994..... "Linden, dead tired, heads for the bench and is viciously
chopped
> down by Messier as Linden skates by Mark Messier--play goes on"....Jim
> Robson said, "and Linden is crawling along the ice TRYING to get to the
> bench..... BUT there is going to be a game 7 in New York......and Linden
> will be there.....he may have to play on crutches......but he'll be
> there..........time's run down..............the buzzer sounds......and the
> VANCOUVER CANUCKS ARE GOING TO NEW YORK FOR GAME 7...........
>
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Colin
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almost 100 years later, would bear his name. Today, Vancouver is not only
the largest city in British Columbia but also the busiest seaport in western
Canada. .
In 1858, the Gold Rush on the Fraser brings about 25,000 prospectors seeking
riches.
In 1859, New Westminster is named the capital of British Columbia. At the
same time, a colorful character known as "Gassy Jack" because of his gift
for gab, opens a saloon and the community known as Gastown grows around it.
In 1911, the "Arena", Canada's first artificial ice rink opens to the
public.
In 1948, the first television broadcast is received from Seattle.
In 1953, Vancouver's first TV station, CBUT, goes on the air. (CBC)
In 1964, the BC Lions football team win the Canadian Football League’s Grey
Cup.
In 1970, the Vancouver Canucks hockey team play its first game in the
National Hockey League in the Pacific Coliseum at Exhibition Park.
In 1983, BC Place Stadium opens. The world's largest air-supported Dome
(60,000 seats) is the home of the BC Lions football team as well as trade
shows, large gatherings, and major star concerts.
In 1994, the Vancouver Canucks hockey team reach the Stanley Cup finals for
the second time in twelve years,only to lose out to the New York Rangers.
Fans riot in the streets of downtown Vancouver following the loss. The BC
Lions football team win the Grey Cup.
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