2 monthes ago | By National Post
VANCOUVER - Sitting high above the ice of Rogers Arena, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning is recalling fond memories of his time playing junior hockey for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League and their trips up Interstate 5 to play at the old Mercer Arena against the Seattle Thunderbirds.
Well, how fond he is depends on the perspective.
“They had chicken wire, and the fans were rowdy,” Benning recalled recently. “The thing with the chicken wire is like you'd line up for a faceoff and they could spit right through the chicken wire.”
While Benning's memories of...
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2 monthes ago | By NBC Sports
The approval of Seattle as the 32nd NHL franchise earlier this week has thrilled hockey fans who have for years made their way north to Vancouver to see the game played at its highest level.
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Syracuse men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim was involved in a car accident in which he struck and killed a man on Interstate 690, according to the Syracuse Police The man... Read more ...
Zion Williamson was knocked out of the North Carolina-Duke rivalry game by a knee injury after his Nike shoe blew out just 33 seconds into the game. Read more ...
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a pedestrian Wednesday night in New York, officials say. Read more ...
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver has said in the past that having the draft age be 19 isn't working for the league. Read more ...
Nikita Kucherov was the first player in the NHL this season to hit the 100-point mark. Read more ...
DURHAM, N.C. - No. 1 Duke says freshman star Zion Williamson is day to day with a mild right knee sprain. Read more ...
Roman Reigns returns to WWE "RAW" on Monday to address his battle with leukemia. Read more ...
PHILADELPHIA - Tobias Harris had 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, JJ Redick hit a late 3-pointer and the Philadelphia 76ers overcame All-Star center Joel Embiid's... Read more ...
MIAMI - The NBA and its players are continuing to move forward on plans to eliminate the "one-and-done" rule in college basketball, something that the sides have been working... Read more ...