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Canucks Light That Doobie Right Up: Recap and Chance Data
Dimitri Filipovic
February 04 2013 11:56PM
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In his post on player usage this afternoon, Thomas Drance alluded to #trapitup, which has become a staple on Twitter during Canucks games this season. Fans of the team have complained about how the team has been playing a boring brand of hockey; as a result, Alain Vigneault's head on a stick is the only reasonable course of action, obviously.
It's awfully difficult to voice those complaints after Monday night's thrilling 3-2 overtime victory over the upstart Edmonton Oilers, though. Maybe now we'll have to get back to last season's #fliptheswitch.
Read on Past the Jump for the Scoring Chances, and Analysis.
I took a ton of notes all throughout the opening 20 minutes, but they seem rather irrelevant now. Not too much went right for the Canucks to start the game. Everything they were getting was being contained to the outside, making Devan Dubnyk's life easy. The Sedins spent what seemed like an eternity on one particular shift hemmed in their own zone against Edmonton's top line of Nugent-Hopkins, Hall, and Eberle. They were fairly fortune to come away from that experience without a goal against. But then, sure enough, a lucky bounce for the Oilers on a flubbed Yakupov chip-in (compounded by a lazy effort by Garrison, who was caught flat-footed) resulted in a power play goal. The Oilers won the chance battle by a margin of 8-3 in the opening frame, and it honestly seemed like it should have been worse.
Things started to teeter roughly halfway through the 2nd, after an absolutely dreadful comedy of errors by Edler and Bieksa resulted in a shorthanded goal for the Oilers to make it 2-0. The only person who understood what they were going through was Jason Garrison, because taking care of the puck in your own zone is so last season. I wasn't particularly optimistic at the time, but I've got to give the Canucks credit for the effort they showed when it would have been fairly easy to pack it in.
Burrows was re-attached to the hip of the Sedins in the second frame (ironically enough, I thought Kassian was the best Canuck skater in the 1st period), and it wound up paying dividends in a big way. The twins combined to create 8 scoring chances on the night, and were back to their old dominant selves in the 2nd half of this game. The passing to set up the eventual game winner was classic Sedinery.
Hansen and Schroeder created quite the garbage goal to bring the Canucks back into it; it was kind of a 'sure, why not' shot by Hansen from a terrible angle. But they all count the same. And I appreciated the speed and tenacity that they displayed to put themselves in that position.
Flashforward to the final minutes of the game, where Kevin Bieksa tied it up on yet another questionable goal. Good luck trying to get Mason Raymond to admit that he didn't intend to hit Bieksa with whatever you want to call what he did. Despite the title of this post (we pride ourselves on word play here at The Army) I actually feel bad for Dubnyk, who played a heck of a game. He made a ton of quality saves, yet the two that got by him in regulation weren't even considered scoring chances by our standards.
In overtime, Luongo stopped a Hall penalty shot rather effortlessly. At the time, I considered it as a good warmup for what seemed to be an inevitable shootout. But then, Chris Tanev happened. Stats geeks all over Vancouver rejoiced, and so did the Canucks. Quite the enigmatic celebration ensued.
There still surely are issues that need to be resolved, but for now we can enjoy this one.
Scoring Chance Data
A reminder for those of you new to reading our site: a scoring chance is counted any time a team directs a shot cleanly on-net from within home-plate (here's an image of "home-plate" so you can get a visual definition). Shots on goal and misses are counted, but blocked shots are not (unless the player who blocks the shot is "acting like a goaltender"). Generally speaking, we are more generous with the boundaries of home-plate if there is dangerous puck movement immediately preceding the scoring chance, or if the scoring chance is screened.
Here's the total scoring chance data:
And here's the individual chance data for the Canucks skaters:
Fun With Numbers
1: In his 73rd NHL game, Chris Tanev finally got his first goal. I'm pretty sure the wait was worth it, too.
2: The Canucks have had quite adventure trying to hold 2-goal leads this season. On three separate occasions they've blown a lead of that variety, so it was refreshing to see them turn the tables on their opponent. Especially after the Oilers did the same thing to them back in the 2nd game of the season.
70: Last week, I wrote about the woes the Canucks have had in the faceoff circle this season. What woes? They were 44/63 on draws in this one, for a 70% winning percentage. Burrows didn't lose any, Malhotra and Henrik were dominant, and hey, even Max Lapierre won half of the ones he took. Progress.
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y'all can analyze all you like. Criticize , complain and advise what you would have done, what they should have done . The bottom line is THEY WON, that's all she wrote ! That's ALL that counts I don't care if they put the puck in the net off their grandmother. WE WON.
Canucks Fitness is coming back. Oilers advantage coming into the season diminishing.
I think taking Kassian off the 1st line wasn't a reflection on his play, rather he play of the Sedins. Burrows is just better at getting them the puck to start the play. I'm starting to think that the knock on Kassian's "consistency" is more because he's a bit slow sometimes to getting ito the play. But that will come with time, he still seems to be in the right spots.
Another theme that seems to be developing is that Hamhuis is being asked to be more offensively minded, playing first unit PP, and (I think) caddying the Sedins. Now, if he can just get more shots through, so they don't end up as odd man rushes the other way!
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Sometimes seemingly small matters turn out to have bigger implications than you originally thought.
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Charles Schwab (SCHW) outlined in regulatory paperwork a set of ETFs that would weight stocks according to factors like cash flow and dividends plus buybacks. So-called "fundamental" index funds depart from more conventional methods based on stocks' market capitalization.
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The Sharks made it two wins from two Super Rugby games with a convincing 27-9 victory over the Hurricanes at Kings Park on Saturday.
The Sharks made it two wins from two Super Rugby games with a convincing 27-9 victory over the Hurricanes at Kings Park on Saturday.
The scoreline probably doesn't tell the full tale of the Sharks' domination but they never looked like losing, leading from start to finish and outscoring their visitors two tries to none.
A try in each half – from Willem Alberts and Lwazi Mvovo – and 17 points from the boot of the outstanding Pat Lambie ensured the 2012 finalists cruised to victory.
The Sharks led 10-6 at half time having used their domination at scrum time and their impressive rolling maul to control proceedings.
An early penalty from Lambie and try off the back of a maul from Alberts gave the home side a healthy lead but the Hurricanes were able to stay in touch thanks to penalties from Beauden Barrett and Marty Banks, won slotted his effort from 55m out.
The Sharks' maul was the origin of another three points soon after the break as Lambie hit the target again, but the home side continued to give away cheap penalties at the breakdown and Barrett's second three-pointer meant the 'Canes were very much still in the game at 13-9 after 50 minutes.
The Sharks bench had an immediate impact as the hosts looked to press home their advantage with Lambie adding another penalty.
The Sharks' second try came just after the hour mark as Mvovo rushed up to intercept Barrett's pass before racing away to score. Lambie missed the conversion but at 21-9, the result was all but settled.
Curiously the Sharks preferred to kick two more penalties in the closing quarter rather than chase the bonus point which was within their reach given the one-sided nature of the contest.
The scorers:
For Sharks:
Tries: Alberts, Mvovo
Con: Lambie
Pens: Lambie 4
For Hurricanes:
Pens: Barrett 2, Banks
Yellow card: Hill
Sharks: 15 SP Marais, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Paul Jordaan, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Patrick Lambie, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis (c), 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Dale Chadwick, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Stephan Lewies, 20 Jean Deysel, 21 Charl McLeod, 22 Heimar Williams, 23 S'bura Sithole.
Hurricanes: 15 Marty Banks, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith (c), 12 Hadleigh Parks, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Blade Thomson, 7 Jack Lam, 6 Faifili Levave, 5 Mark Abbott, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Jeffrey Toomaga-Allen, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Ben Franks.
Replacements: 16 Motu Matu'u, 17 Chris Eves, 18 John Schwalger, 19 Mark Reddish, 20 Adam Hill, 21 Chris Smylie, 22 Alapati Leiua, 23 James Marshall.
Venue: Kings Park, Durban
Referee: Andrew Lees (Australia)
Assistant referees: Marius Jonker (South Africa), Stefan Breytenbach (South Africa)
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Graveside services for Cortez resident Doris Charlene Hathorn will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10 at Cortez Cemetery.
Doris was born Jan. 18, 1934, in Arkansas to Charles Edward and Lucy (Moyer) Reynolds. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Doris was 79.
Surviving Doris are her children, Janine Halderman and husband, Bud of Moriarty, N.M., Lonnie Hathorn of Littlefield, Ariz., Pamela Manresa and husband, Howard of Arvada, Colo., and Tonya Beckner and husband, Mark of Phoenix, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; sister, Phyllis Davis of Cortez; and brothers, Howard Roberts and wife, Ellarose of Globe, Ariz., and Dale Reynolds of Broken Bow, Okla. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Lucy Reynolds; and 10 brothers and sisters.
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2:40 p.m.
Lise St-Denis Saint-Maurice—Champlain, QC
Mr. Speaker, when the Minister of International Cooperation attended a conference in London, a room was reserved for her at the conference site at a luxury hotel, but the minister insisted on being treated even more like a queen at another hotel at a much higher cost.
Will the minister confirm the name of the hotel and say whether it would be appropriate to recommend that hotel to the hon. members of the House of Commons?
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
Peter Van Loan Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I think I have answered this question thoroughly. Of course, our government has been very focused on respecting taxpayer dollars in every regard, including ministers' offices. In fact, over the last three years, ministers' offices' budgets have been reduced by 18% by this government. That is what Canadians want to see. That is real leadership. That is what the Liberals never gave. That is why they are over there.
Elections Canada
Oral Questions
April 23rd, 2012 / 2:40 p.m.
Wayne Easter Malpeque, PE
Mr. Speaker, every news story on election fraud brings more scandal and corruption closer to the Prime Minister. First, incriminating access logs to the Conservative database were deleted. Now it is revealed a high-level staffer in the Conservative war room has been named as having calls under investigation traced to him.
However, government denials so far sound familiar to the in-and-out scandal, where the Conservative Party had to pay fines and return $300,000 stolen from Canadians.
Why will the Prime Minister not come clean and implement a royal commission into this scandal? Or is this issue just too close to his office?
Elections Canada
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
Dean Del Mastro Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Mr. Speaker, I am sure that Canadians would always entertain receiving a cheque from the Liberal Party for the missing $43 million from the sponsorship scandal that the member forgot to mention.
However, as we have indicated from the get-go, unlike the Liberal member for Guelph who had to get caught for a phony call, using a phony number and a phony name, we have actually been participating with Elections Canada, assisting it as we could in this matter.
As we said earlier, we have nothing to hide in this. The Conservative Party played absolutely no role in any of the allegations that the member has just indicated. However, what I can say is that we will continue to assist Elections Canada. Will the Liberal Party?
Official Languages
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
Yvon Godin Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Mr. Speaker, the Commissioner of Official Languages has published a scathing report on the closing of the Quebec City marine rescue sub-centre. He states that the Trenton and Halifax centres cannot respond to distress calls in both official languages. There is no guarantee that people in distress will receive the essential services to which they are entitled.
Why is this government playing with the safety of Canadians by not guaranteeing that francophones in distress will have adequate services in French?
Official Languages
Oral Questions
2:40 p.m.
New Brunswick
Keith Ashfield Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway
Mr. Speaker, as stated many times before, these changes will not affect the availability of search and rescue. Certainly, the provision of bilingual services is critical to the operation of those sub-centres. The Coast Guard will continue to provide the same level of bilingual services to Canadians following the consolidation.
The Coast Guard has already identified some of the issues identified by the Commissioner of Official Languages and is implementing a plan to address those issues.
Official Languages
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Annick Papillon Québec, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Commissioner of Official Languages' report is clear: it is difficult to maintain the quality of one's French in Trenton and Halifax where less than 5% of the population is francophone.
The only way to maintain adequate services in both official languages at all times is to keep the Quebec City marine rescue sub-centre open permanently. I would like to remind the Conservatives that it is an essential service that ensures the safety of people in distress. They cannot take chances with that.
Will the Conservatives take note of this report and reverse their decision to close the Quebec City marine rescue sub-centre?
Official Languages
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
New Brunswick
Keith Ashfield Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway
Mr. Speaker, that is exactly why we identified the need to have a phased-in approach in the Quebec sub-centre. We felt that because of the bilingual issue it was the best way to ensure we have the capacity. The phased-in approach will take approximately a year for the Quebec sub-centre and we will have the capacity in place to address any safety issues.
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Malcolm Allen Welland, ON
Mr. Speaker, the 10% cut to the Agriculture and Agri-Food budget is a cut to front-line food safety. Just last week, we learned that 100 front-line food inspectors will be cut with no justification. It was these kinds of blind cuts that led to the Walkerton tragedy in Ontario and there are members of that cabinet who know what happened and the result of that. These cuts will put Canadian food safety at risk.
Will the government agree to public hearings and will it finally come clean on the impact of these unnecessary cuts?
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Gerry Ritz Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board
Mr. Speaker, like with all government departments, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and CFIA are identifying efficiencies and the most effective use of taxpayer money. I can assure the member opposite that none of the efficiencies we have identified will in any way affect the top quality food that Canadians enjoy everyday or the safe food that our inspectors have across their desks every day.
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Ruth Ellen Brosseau Berthier—Maskinongé, QC
Mr. Speaker, we must not make cuts to food safety services, which prevent crises such as the listeriosis outbreak.
In addition to making cuts to services that ensure the safety of Canadians, the Conservatives are also cutting funding for the rural and co-operatives secretariat, even though 2012 is the International Year of Co-operatives. It is an important service for Canadians who live in rural areas.
Why are the Conservatives cutting services to rural areas and farmers?
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Gerry Ritz Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board
Mr. Speaker, I welcome my colleague to the agricultural file. I know she will enjoy serving producers and processors across this great country, some of the most inventive and innovative people we have in this country. I know she will enjoy her role and I welcome her to it.
When it comes to food safety, this government has been all about rebuilding the food safety system after years of neglect under the Liberals. We have reinvested hundreds of millions of dollars in food safety. We have put 730 new front-line inspectors on the food safety list. We continue to do that in spite of her and her opposition party voting against those government initiatives.
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Roxanne James Scarborough Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, our government received a strong mandate to keep our streets and communities safe. We are committed to ensuring criminals are held fully accountable for their actions and that the safety and security of law-abiding Canadians and victims come first in Canada's justice system. We have made the concerns of victims a priority and we will continue to make meaningful changes for victims of crime.
The recent passage of the Safe Streets and Communities Act is just one example of how we put victims first. Would the Minister of Justice please inform this House about the latest action our government has taken to support victims of crime?
Oral Questions
2:45 p.m.
Niagara Falls
Rob Nicholson Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Mr. Speaker, I am happy to inform the House that this week is National Victims of Crime Awareness Week. Today, our government announced increased funding for the victims fund, an additional $7 million over five years, and much of it will be directed toward the creation and enhancement of child advocacy centres across Canada. This builds on the Prime Minister's recent announcement of income support for parents of missing children.
Supporting victims also includes passing tougher sentences for those who engage in crime. When it comes to standing up and supporting victims of crime across this country, Canadians know they can count on this government.
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2:50 p.m.
Chris Charlton Hamilton Mountain, ON
Mr. Speaker, 500,000 good manufacturing jobs have been lost since the Conservatives came to power. Instead of building an EI system that supports those laid-off workers, the Conservatives are wasting money on an employment insurance financing board whose advice they continue to ignore.
Why have the Conservatives wasted millions of dollars on the EI board instead of using that money to improve EI benefits for hard-working Canadians who lost their jobs through no fault of their own?


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2013 FN Trade Deadline Open Thread
Kent Wilson
April 03 2013 08:22AM
We'll be on top of things all day and will detail any significant Flames news as it happens. Otherwise, minor updates and thoughts will be shared here.
More as it happens...
Thoughts and News
- I haven't really weighed in on the Jay Bouwmeester deal yet. The more I let it sink in, the more I dislike the move. The two pieces from St. Louis are exceptionally marginal - essentially replacement level bits. It would be like the Flames trading Chris Breen and Joni Ortio (except Ortio probably has more upside than Berra).
I understand the team wants to add first rounders for what is supposed to be a very good draft, but Feaster didn't even get that as a firm piece. The Blues are tottering on the edge of the playoff bubble and if things go wrong the pick slides to 2014 - essentially destroying the lone reason for rushing to trade Bouwmeester now.
As I've said more than once in this space, there's no impetus to simply sell the farm right away. The Iginla return was unfortunately limited by circumstance, but the Bouwmeester return didn't have to be. He was signed for another year, so Feaster had an additional 10 or so months to explore the market for JayBo and maximize the return.
In short - if the blues package was the best Feaster could get at the time, I think he should have played hardball and waited.
- Alex Burmistrov's name is still being mentioned a lot as a guy the Jets may be willing to deal. I'd like Calgary to make a call and at least see what the Jets are asking for. There may be a match since WPG wants scoring and the Flames have guys like Cammalleri and even Cervenka they can market.
- I am hoping the Flames can manage to move Kipper to Toronto today, but if he does move it will be an ignominious end to what was an excellent tenure here in town: allowing 3 goals on six shots to the Oilers, including a one-handed backhander from behind the red line to Ryan Jones. Of course, when an organization rides its stars into the ground, that's the risk you run.
- TSN reporting that Kipper has opted to stay in Calgary and then retire. Oh well.
UPDATE - the big deals are starting to trickle in now:
- Marian Gaborik to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Brassard, Dorsett and John Moore. Dorsett is a decent grinder option, Brassard is terrible and John Moore is a decent defensive prospect. I like that deal for Columbus because Gaborik's lackluster numbers this year are luck, not talent, based.
- Jason Pominville traded to the Wild for Larsson and Hackett. Pominville is a really good addition for the Wild as they search for the playoffs. He can play gainst other top-6 players in tough circumstancea and survive, which is a big need on Minny.
Tanguay or Glencross would fit nicely on NJ's second line.
His actions are HUMAN. If the Flames had made efforts to trade him last summer and he had balked, then maybe you could play the selfish card. In what is probably the last month of his career, please cut him a little slack. He and his wife have a gradeschooler and a newborn at home, and he likes it here. Judging from trade returns recently, what does he bring in, a second or a third rounder? BFD.
Thanks Kipper, you've been a pleasure to watch.
Here heremy friend!!! Kipper has been a delight to watch the last 9 years & brought us out of darkness back in 2004. I have been saying for the past month that he does not look 100% healthy, he really struggles getting up when he goes down to make saves. I truly truly believe he is one of the casualties of this lockout. He didnt condition himself like he normally does & it resulted in an injury early. Lots of pressure for him to come back & keep the playoff train going & keep his buddy Iggy in Calgary. Right now, the man probably just wants to retire, mentally & physically. But he'll be 37 years old & that is not over the hill for an elite goalie. By July, his personal situation is settled, physically he will be feeling 100%, if he has any fire left in him, I see him coming back. This is no way for a goalie like Kipper to leave the game. I for one would have no issue seeing a healthy, conditioned Kipper coming back next year with a mission to prove many wrong, let Ramos or Berra duke it out to play 30+ games behind him.
Kent, the only thing about the JBO trade, which was pointed out on the panels, is that any player with a high cap hit next year is not getting returns you would expect. If Kipper retires, we can really parlay our cap space into returns that will make these deals a little palatable. Word on a Detroit thread was that the Wings were not prepared to put their 2013 1st on the table for JBO. Quite a weird landscape with the cap dropping so dramatically, even the Oilers are going to have to manuevre to be cap complient for next year.
Apparently Burmistrov is a guy Winnepeg is willing to consider moving.
For a 21 year old, his numbers look pretty decent.
One rumor I heard on the Fan today was Feaster is interested in acquiring Bishop from Ottawa.
One rumor I heard on the Fan today was Feaster is interested in acquiring Bishop from Ottawa.
It will cost us one of our 1st's, why do that when we need to reload this year & next. This is when I want to drive down to the Dome & slap Feaster several times on that brushcut of his.
April 03 2013, 12:03PM
Yeah I mentioned him in the article.
I get the feeling the Flames are pretty much done, but I guess we'll see.
If they're done, then add that to the list of failures. I guess they have the summer as well, but still, I would rather have seen it done by today.
I heard the Hurricanes will retain some of Jokinen's salary, too.
I worry the Flames are totally focused on drafting the next big star instead of picking up players who can make the team better.
Ben Bishop goes to TBL. Good move for the Lightning.
Excellent move. Goaltending has been holding them back.
@Kent Wilson
Burmistrov would be a smart move for the Flames if Winnepeg was looking to add a scorer like Tang, Camm, or GlenX.....even Stempniak.
I'd love to see a move like that who would give the roster an injection of young talent.
We've stocked the cupboard a bit but the proverbial 'table' is bare.
April 03 2013, 12:45PM
Excellent move. Goaltending has been holding them back.
Good move for Ottawa. Conacher has been great for Tampa
Brassard & Dorsett apart of return for Gaborik.
Talk about NYR upping their grit.
Comeau for a 5th.
Hey Comeau got something!
April 03 2013, 01:21PM
See ya Comeau.... 5th round pick, YES!
Comeau for a 5th.
Hartley's favorite player?!
April 03 2013, 01:26PM
@Kent Wilson
Yeah baby! Nothing for something - we win!
April 03 2013, 01:28PM
Comeau for a 5th.
Feaster...all is forgiven.
Comeau for a 5th? huh.. that much hey?
April 03 2013, 02:02PM
I really thought we would have dumped Sarich or Babchuck.
Apparently a Flames presser coming in a few minutes; what is this about? Why the only move was to eject Comeau?
Kipper IS honoring his contract. He signed it with the blessing of everyone involved (allegedly) that he was not going to play the final year.....soooo... I have no problem with Kippers actions


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A massive fire in St. Boniface and a massive new furniture store made for some some pretty massive web hits for the videos posted on winnipegfreepress.com in 2012. We've compiled a list of our top viewed videos for the year. This year breaking news takes the cake but a couple of our big projects also cracked the top 10. -P96xavpg.js">
Woman dead after car plunges over Disraeli Bridge -- Jan. 18, 2012
19-year-old Katelyn Fraser died after her SUV broke through the guard rail and plunged onto the frozen Red River. The bridge was under construction at the time.
Chief updates massive fire fight in St. Boniface -- Oct. 1, 2012
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Chief Reid Douglas updated media in the evening on Oct.1, providing details on the firefighting effort at Speedway International.
Speedway International fire raw video -- Oct. 1, 2012
The first video we posted from the huge St. Boniface blaze.
Fatal two car collision on Trans-Canada -- June 8, 2012
Aftermath video of a spectacular two-car crash that left one of the vehicle standing vertically. One person died in the collision.
IKEA Winnipeg opening: Hundreds line up at midnight -- Nov. 29, 2012
The first glimpse of the madness that was the opening of Winnipeg's IKEA store, complete with a midnight sprint across the parking lot to be one of the first in line.
Time-lapse goodbye to Canad Inns Stadium -- Nov. 3, 2012
We blanketed Canad Inns Stadium with cameras to capture a unique perspective of the last Bombers game ever to be played at the stadium.
Inside Cineplex McGillivray's new VIP cinema -- Oct. 30, 2012
Our movie writer Randall King gives viewers his take on Cineplex's swanky VIP cinema. Yes, they serve booze too. At your seat.
Crews putting final touches on IKEA store -- Nov. 21, 2012
We got a sneak peek inside the nearly-completed IKEA store a week before it opened.
Fatal crash on Wellington Crescent -- Nov. 2, 2012
Our first video from the scene of the horrific single-vehicle crash on Wellington Crescent that killed Kelvin High School student Julia Romanow.
Tunnel tours: Storage spaces of Ashdown -- Oct. 5, 2012
Legislature reporter turned amateur historian Bruce Owen takes a tour of the little-known storage spaces of the former Ashdown Warehouse, now the Crocus Building as part of our Underground Winnipeg video series.
We post most of our videos to YouTube as well and many of those videos garnered a lot of hits and some of them even went "viral," depending on what your definition of viral is, of course. Here's a list of our top five YouTube videos from 2012.
Bingo the Service Dog -- Aug. 27, 2012
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Swimming teacher shocked by change room spy-cam -- March 11, 2012
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Martha Dobson (from North Carolina) was chosen as the race's next "Teacher on the Trail" she gets to create the curriculum this year, and is currently in Alaska attending the Iditarod Teacher's Conference going on this week (June 20-28). Read the blurb the ADN did when it was announced last month here.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The Canadian men's national volleyball team lost 25-18, 26-24, 25-20 to Cuba on Tuesday to open a three-game pre-world championships series at the Hershey Centre against their Caribbean opponents.
The turning point of the match was the second set as Canada had a golden opportunity to tie the match at 1-1. The Canadians had built up their biggest lead at 20-17. Setter Josh Howatson of Victoria and Toon Van Lankvelt of Rivers, Man., made some nice combination plays while the long curly haired Dallas Soonias of Red Deer, Alta., showed why he is one of the more spectacular players in the game with his laser smashes.
But the Cubans never panicked and for the second set in row put together a strong finish to gain a stranglehold on the match.
"We are mad we lost that set," said Canadian libero Dan Lewis. "But we held our position and our blocking was better."
In the first set, Cuba strung five point and seven point runs to keep Canada at bay while in the third Canada fell behind quickly and never caught up.
Both squads are tuning for the FIVB World Championships set for September 25 to October 10 in six cities in Italy. The Cubans are currently ranked eighth in the world while Canada sits at number-20. Canada was 11th at the last worlds in 2006 worlds Cuba was 15th.
The second match in the series goes Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at ScotiaBank Place and the third match is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Universite Laval in Quebec City.
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Free agency again?
Jason Strudwick
June 26 2012 01:02PM
July 1st is right around the corner and that means the start of the NHL free agent frenzy is almost upon us. Players have met with their agents to lay out a game plan so they are prepared to make the big decision. Then they just have to sit back and wait for the phone to ring.
When it comes to free agency I don't think there is a player who knows more about the process then I do. I played seventeen years of pro hockey and my last ten were on one year contracts! I went to bed ten June 30th's in a row wondering what July 1st would bring. It is kind of like Christmas except you don't always know what you are going to get (if anything)!
After my last season with the Canucks, president and general manager Brian Burke called to tell me that I wasn't going to be qualified by the team. Ouch! Not a phone call that most hockey players want to get. The good news was that he did want to re-sign me at a lower salary. He told me to explore free agency with the knowledge that I had a good deal in my pocket available from the Canucks.
So off I went into free agency. My agent Donnie Meehan and I had a meeting in Toronto. He went through what to expect during the process. We found comparables in the NHL market so we would be prepared to negotiate with teams that called. We identified my priorities for choosing a team. My wish list included being able to stay in the western conference and getting on a team that didn't have a player like me already so I would get a chance to play. I left Toronto with a plan in place.
After leaving Toronto I felt prepared for what was to come but when I got home I became nervous. Would anyone call? How would I choose if there was more then one choice that made sense for me? How long would it take to sign a deal? Should I just take the Canucks offer now? I liked it there and was nicely settled into a condo in Vancouver, but I didn't get to play much.
No, I wouldn't sign it yet. I went to bed on June 30th and waited for an NHL G.M. dressed like Santa to hand me a gift wrapped contract the next morning!
Good news, teams called! Within a few days I had five teams that were very interested and had offered contracts. Now I had to decide where I would get the best chance to play. Chicago and Washington quickly became the top two choices. I would get opportunities to play on both teams but I liked that Chicago was in the western conference. To be honest I also loved Chicago as a city. Before playing there it was one of my favorites to spend time in.
I signed with the Blackhawks and was pumped. Getting the opportunity to play in an awesome city that was the home to an original six team was very cool.
This first time was nerve racking and stressful. It is a process which requires patience and maturity. Making a snap decision can affect your career in a big way. I went through it nine more times after that. It got much easier in some ways but after a while I wish I could have just signed a two year deal! Maybe it kept me hungry every minute of every game each year because I had no safety net in place.
This Sunday a whole bunch of players are hitting the open market. Players like Zach Parise know that a huge windfall awaits them but most will be filled with anxiety over what lies ahead for them. All I know is that for the first time in ten years I am going to have peaceful sleep on June 30th!
Good luck boys!!!
Previously by Jason Strudwick
I went to bed on June 30th and waited for an NHL G.M. dressed like Santa to hand me a gift wrapped contract the next morning!
Sooo, pretty much what Steve Tambellini does every June 30th?*
June 26 2012, 02:32PM
More articles like this please. The behind the scenes business side hold a lot of interest for me . thanks
June 26 2012, 01:13PM
Don't be so certain you won't be getting a call from Tambellini. Rumour has it that you still have a lot of poise.
guess i missed the first...
What's a first?
June 26 2012, 03:08PM
Jason .....great stuff........!! Another vote for more inner workings topics..........very interesting !!.......
While we wait...........
Out of curiosity. Did the coach on the teams you were considering have any bearing on your decision making process? ie: did you factor him into your choice.
June 26 2012, 07:34PM
Kreuger to be named HC Wednesday morning
Nice read, Struds! I enjoy hearing the inside perspective...
June 26 2012, 01:08PM
I would like to be the FIST to welcome J Schultz to Edmonton. It will be an exciting time, and our top end talent on the front end will help you to pump up the points and your value for the 2nd contract.
Here is hoping we have an internal race for the Calder. Yak VS Schultz. Ether way Edmonton wins and is that much closer to the cup!
Havent been on oilnation in a long time. Nice to see your keeping busy Strudwick! I'll have to check in more often now that i know your wrighting!! FIRST!!
guess i missed the first...
June 26 2012, 01:38PM
That's quite a story, Struds...
year after year... huh. you sound like a sessional instructor!
Glad you are settled where you are.
Any insight into how free agency works in Europe? Are your colleagues waiting by the phone too?
June 26 2012, 01:46PM
Nice story, Jason.
Perhaps that is what Ryan Smyth has - an offer in his pocket from the Oilers with the opportunity to check out the market.
Thanks for sharing Struds... it's an interesting process from a fan's perspective and we all want to believe that it should be simply enough if our favorite team starts calling free agents on July 1st-- after all, don't they all want to become Oilers?
However, the reality is that most players have geographic and team preferences to consider for them and their families, role preferences that dictate opportunities and ice time, and money preferences which can give long term security-- not an easy choice in most cases.
June 26 2012, 02:20PM
Wow. What a good article JS. You definitely bring a point of view that's unique as a blogger here at ON. As good as the other writers are, they can't pump this stuff out!
June 26 2012, 02:30PM
We probably all envision the Oiler offices looking like some recent refugee camp, somewhere few would be willing put down some roots. With no stability in coaching or management, i don't think they're at the top of any players looking for a fresh start this summer.
To not have your ducks in a row at this time of year will surely impress the hell out of Justin Schultz and the rest of that UFA crop.
We probably all envision the Oiler offices looking like some recent refugee camp, somewhere few would be willing put down some roots. With no stability in coaching or management, i don't think they're at the top of any players looking for a fresh start this summer.
To not have your ducks in a row at this time of year will surely impress the hell out of Justin Schultz and the rest of that UFA crop.
Thats what I've been thinking as well. Cluster f*cking the whole coaching situation isn't something that players want to see when they are looking around. If that the way you handle the guy who is supposed to be looking after the team how are you going to treat the players. I would be very impressed if Schultz signs in Edm.
Mr. Strudwick, just a terrific post today. It makes me wonder a few more things about the summer business from the player's side. There seem to be only a handful of agents handling dozens of free agents every 1 July. When the offers start flying in at noon, I wonder how it is handled. Did your agent have an assistant handle you and another for Ryan Smyth, and another for the next guy? Is it an email frenzy?
I also wonder how much the coaching staffs entered into your decision making when you had multiple offers. Do you think it is critical for the Oilers to have their head coach in place before 1 July? Thanks
Interesting... most times fans can't get close to inside stuff like this. You had 10 nervous sleeps but at least you came back. I am sure there were many many players that didnt get that next offer.
Not to be personal, whats in the future:? 1. Media 2. Coaching 3. Gardening.
Yes, that video will definately help pass the time.
Would adding P.Mueller be a good risk , seeing as Colorado did not extend/send him an offer ?
Would adding P.Mueller be a good risk , seeing as Colorado did not extend/send him an offer ?
I think there are 4 players that the Oil should seriously consider looking at. Cal O'Reilly, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Eric Fehr, Peter Mueller. especially the last two. They would add size to the line up. I'd be interested to see what either of them could do with some of the wonder kids especially Mueller. Fehr was on a team that had a hard time getting the puck in the net and I think his numbers would be better with the oil with a little spot work every now and then in the top six. I don't see Fehr or Mueller being as worse than what we already have in the bottom six anyway.
Don Meehan represents Justin Schultz. Don Meehan represents Ryan Smyth. I hope he's and Oiler at the end of the day but be mentally prepared for shenanigans that are likely.
June 26 2012, 07:07PM
Not everyone would even think of saving the actual phone from those phone calls Jason.
Cool story bro......was your phone number 7 or 8 back then, does it still work?
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June 07 2011 01:43PM
If a goon puts his fingers in your mouth, that is trespassing and the UN authorizes you to use "any necessary means" to expel the intruder.
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It's with a heavy-heart that I write this game review. Last night sucked, all around. If you're a Bruins fan, the 7 goal victory probably provides some consolation, but my guess is you'd trade 6 of those goals for a healthy Horton going forward. The writers at Canucksarmy wish Horton a speedy, full recovery and our thoughts are with him, his family and his teammates this afternoon. We've gone on record many times criticizing the NHLs, and the NHLPAs abject failure to protect their players from head-injuries – so despite Rome's harsh punishment, we applaud the league for having the stones to do the right thing in this instance.
But let's get this clear – a shoulder hit to the head is not technically illegal under the current rules, and Rome's suspension is without precedent in the NHL this season. I personally hope that the league goes further this summer to outlaw all types of head-shots, they're too dangerous and I hate scenes like the one we saw last night. They make it very difficult to be a hockey fan.
But back to the game – an abject embarrassment. I don't like that Vigneault left Luongo in net for the third, when it was clear that his teammates were doing nothing to prevent a blowout. Even if Luu asks to stay in, there's no reason to hang your star goalie out to dry like that (especially when they have a history of fragility). I didn't like the Bruins using the finger taunt twice on both Burrows and Lapierre – even if they both deserved it – because I don't like stealing jokes (Lapierre's joke was funnier, but I'm obviously biased). I hated Torres launching an elbow that just missed right at the end of the third. It sucked to see the Bruins score two short-handed goals, and I never like to see Kesler get as out-played as he was last night.
The only silver-lining, as I see it, is that Canucks fans (or at least the ones I associate myself with) are embarrassed today, but they're not panicked. There is a different feel than there was around the team following the losses in games 4+5 to Chicago. There is a steady belief that whatever faces this particular Canucks team, they will at least figure it out and compete to the end. Could the Bruins win three of the next four and steal the dream away? Absolutely. But are you feeling worried, as a Canucks fan, today? I'm not. I'm just upset by some of the dirty play they brought to the rink last night. It can be very difficult to be a Canucks fan on occasion.
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1. Zero - bites for Burrows. Some hilarity from a New England broadcast of the game.
2. One - hit for Tim Thomas. Straight up awesome.
3. Two - taunts from Boston. Boston's finger taunts were unbecoming, but richly deserved by a Vancouver team that crosses the line on occasion.
And a partridge in a pair tree (of awfulness)!
Game 4 goes on Wednesday night from Boston. Lets hope that, unlike last night, the Canucks give us something to cheer about.
I found that the Canucks gave us lots to cheer about last night. Especially the sisters getting abused at will.
I just hope that both teams are done with the fingers in mouths crap. Also, I unfortunately think that the Canucks are a better team with Ballard and without Rome.
lappy's original joke doesn't even make any sense. offering bergeron something to bite while burrow's was the one who actually bit bergeron just doesn't make any sense.
@Thomas Drance
not saying that last night was any better, but putting fingers in someones face after your own teammate bit that player is hardly a good taunt. if anything, it would be his sh*t-eating grin on his face would be more annoying.
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oh it truely is.
Vancouver fans cry about someone putting fingers in the face of an idiot. Give it up it is the Stanley cup Playoffs. Burrows should not have played in game two after his performance in game 1. Do you think the hockeys gods owe you something?
June 08 2011, 09:11AM
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Swings both ways there slugger. Boston fans have spent most of this week complaining about Lapierre's taunt. All in, who cares about taunts? This is a rough sport, let them have a little liberty if they want it.
June 08 2011, 11:08AM
I have just been disappointed in most of the events of the series. Sure there have been some bright lights but there have been some things that for me make this Stanley final a disappointment on a hockey level. top would be the coaching of the Canucks in game three. and the head hit. The finger thing is just juvenile. The Officiating has been terrible, worst in all my memory. For me the biggest bright spots have been watching the learning/confidence curves for the twins and luongo(I may hate the Canucks but I admire growth.) I have also really liked watching Tim Thomas, His response to the OT loss was so professional. His body check in the crease was the top play of the playoffs for me, Epic just epic.
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W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt University - Law School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Vanderbilt University - Department of Economics; Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management; Vanderbilt University - Strategy and Business Economics
January 11, 2012
RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE ECONOMICS OF TORTS, Jennifer Arlen, ed., Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012
Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 12-01
Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 12-23
This article examines the procedures for determining damages in tort cases and assesses the empirical characteristics of these damages. Damages for economic loss involve noncontroversial economic concepts that seek to make the victim whole from a financial standpoint. Nevertheless, there is often substantial disagreement over issues such as the selection of the discount rate. Awards for noneconomic damages are more problematic, as the jury instructions are less precisely specified, and these are losses for which most people would not choose to purchase insurance. Such damages may constitute more than half of the total award, as in the case of medical malpractice. Awards for hedonic damages based on the value of statistical life are inappropriate measures for determining compensatory damages even when loss of enjoyment of life is a damages component. The article uses data by case type from the Civil Justice Survey of State Courts to provide assessments of total damages, noneconomic damages, and trends in damages from 1992 to 2005. The article also presents data on damages by type of personal injury.
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I gave this chapter a 5.
Everybody just got trolled pretty badly.
The Hide and Seek arc continues... Aizen wins again!
Now for the big "Chase everyone into a giant open space and wait for Ichigo to come save them" plan to begin.
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>"Were you expecting me to say 'I found you'? I simply stopped pretending to look for you."
>I can't tell who was the bigger troll this chapter: KUBO or AIZEN
You know, I always wanted to date a girl named "The Power"
"I simply stopped pretending to look for you."
WHAT?! Seriously......WHAT?!!! Why in the holy blue hell is he PRETENDING to look for two (on the spirit power totem pole) worthless humans? If he's trying to stall for time, why not just sit his ass down until Ichigo is ready. This is all so fuggin USELESS *tears hair out*
I will say that the last page was mildly interesting, at least in comparison to the rest of the UTTER CRAP that we've been getting lately.
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You play as a bunny in a post apocalyptic world. The only place where carrots still grow are in cemeteries because of their fertile soil. However, zombies grow in cemeteries too, especially zombie foxes. They are a bit slow and a bit dumb, but they are legion. You hop and run between your foes and try to gather all the carrots before too many zombie foxes hit you. Fortunately, the radioactive carrots give you strange abilities. With each carrot you eat, your super bunny mind can create a telekinetic shock wave that will repel and maybe even kill the zombie foxes. Let's see how you long you can survive ! Don't become a zombie bunny.
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the evil sister to the mangina. the man pussy is when the male penis is so small it is mistaken as a pussy(vagina).
ex tim was shaving his manpuss yesterday.
by bscully August 28, 2008
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