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Hockey and rock and roll
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They called him the 'Chief' RIP.
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thanks chonsy, i remember watching him play against the canucks in the whl or pchl. i remember a write up in the sun, that laripen lou fontinato was going ton scalp freddie saskamouse. he was a very good player. like gino, he was a hero to other native youth. he showed them, what they could achieve if they wanted to work hard enough at their goals.
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welcome ron mclean…….
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Da bears
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cloud front virus
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new format ?
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legendary name's on the cup.....
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hockey Mexican style.
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biz 2.0
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congrat's home boy....
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Chris Hebb new boss for BCHL
by admin|Published June 15, 2018
The BCHL has announced Chris Hebb as the league’s new commissioner, effective immediately.
Hebb is a former senior executive with two of the biggest sports and entertainment companies in Canada – Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment (OBSE) in Vancouver and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) in Toronto.
From 2006 to 2013, Hebb was Senior Vice President of Content and Communications for MLSE. Hebb oversaw all broadcast and digital properties for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies. He was also responsible for running their three TV networks (NBATV Canada, GOLTV Canada and Leafs TV).
Before joining MLSE, Hebb spent 11 years with OBSE, owners of the Vancouver Canucks, the Vancouver Grizzlies and General Motors Place. Hebb served as Vice President of Broadcast and led the organization into the digital age by launching the Canucks website and streaming the first NHL games to ever be viewed online.
More recently, he has been President of Starting Five Media Consulting Ltd., a company advising sports organizations on business strategy and development. Clients there included Canada Soccer, Oilers Entertainment Group, USports, Vancouver Whitecaps, Hockey Canada, Curling Canada and BC Lotteries Corporation.
“The BCHL has a tremendous reputation in hockey development,” said Hebb, a native of Prince Rupert. “I’m pleased to continue the good work that’s been done, to give young men a platform to grow as hockey players and a path to a great career. But, I also look forward to helping our 17 teams raise their profile, increase league revenues and solidify our position as the best Junior A hockey league in North America.”
“Having known Chris for nearly 25 years, I am happy to see him take on this position and look forward to seeing the league grow under his stewardship,” said Rod Brind’Amour, head coach of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes and a BCHL parent.
The office of commissioner had been held by John Grisdale from 2003 to 2018, the longest tenure in league history. Grisdale’s time with the league saw unprecedented growth in numbers of players committed to college, including a league-record 152 players this year alone. Grisdale saw 67 players drafted into the NHL after having played in the BCHL, including the likes of Kyle Turris, Justin Schultz and Tyson Jost. Grisdale also led the way developing the league’s media and online presence and fostered an upward trend in franchise values.
The BCHL’s board of governors had a chance to meet Hebb last week at the league’s annual general meeting in Richmond.
“We are confident with Chris’s background and experience that he is the right person to take our league into a new era,” said Graham Fraser, the chairman of the BCHL board of governors. “During the search process, Chris separated himself from the group of applicants not only with his resume but also with his ideas for taking the BCHL to even greater heights. We are extremely happy to have him on board.”
Hebb’s athletic background includes a national title as a member of the University of Victoria Vikings basketball team that was also inducted into the Basketball BC Hall of Fame. He graduated UVic with a Bachelor of Arts degree in linguistics.
He began his professional career as a sports anchor and television producer with CKVU (now City TV) and BCTV (now Global BC).
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tree man.......
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1 more time cause it's not on enough.....
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@Ghostsof1915 my middle finger went up when i traded down from my Tacoma to the MS3
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the jagr of ball hockey
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happy 70th bobby........
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@smithers joe in the 72 series I was only 12 but it did have my FULL attention ,I seem to remember he was used only sparingly like maybe 2,or 3 of the 8 games ,correct me if I'm wrong.
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bobby had buggered up knees that would finally end his career. rushian papers had a cartoon of bobby as a plump little man. i can't remember the caption. i think they were trying to show a spoiled, over weight has been. that was a great series. tikanov claimed, he thought bob gainey was the greatest player he had ever seen.
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laine 145 games 79 goals
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@-AJ- actually its his hands that are impressive
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@Jimmy McGill The beard is the source of his powers.
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road trip!
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he would have been fine...........
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@smithers joe you bet I;m going up on Tuesday ,bringing my sister for her appt.
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YOU CANT TOUCH THAT.................................................14 people over 8 years , gov claims 80 a year.....not the same..
January 30, 2018B.C. lawyer says number of driving fatalities due to electronic devices is ‘exaggerated’
Are governments, ICBC and even the police exaggerating the dangers of distracted driving? A Richmond company says its freedom-of-information request has revealed far fewer deaths due to drivers using cellphones than officials claim. Ted Chernecki reports
-A A +A Richmond lawyer says ICBC and the province are greatly exaggerating the number of deaths caused by using an electronic device behind the wheel.
According to Paul Doroshenko, BC Coroners stats show that 14 people died from using an electronic device while driving between 2008 and 2016. This after ICBC said last year that 80 people a year were dying from distracted driving.
“They lump in people who are staring at their radio, or just drift off not thinking, maybe people who fall asleep, with people with cellphone violations,” said Doroshenko.
“Clearly, cellphone violations aren’t the threat they are made out to be.”
READ MORE: B.C. to impose big penalties for distracted driving
Doroshenko said he’s not suggesting that using a device while driving isn’t dangerous, but the problem is that those people aren’t the ones being stopped.
“They justify these enforcement actions where they hand out tickets like crazy to people who look at their cellphone at an intersection when they hear it beep and they’re worried about their kid at school or something — those people get a ticket.”
He said giving tickets to people who are just sitting at a light won’t help make roads safer, noting the fines exceed the risk.
In a written response to Doroshenko’s numbers, Joanna Linsangan with ICBC said the focus on smartphone safety is because they are the most common driver distraction.
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i got ticketed
sitting in chocker block traffic
near the lions gate bridge
everything stalled up due to an accident/incident on the bridge
picked up my phone to see what was going on
and voila got a cop visit . they had to wait for traffic to clear
but pulled me over 15 minutes later.. weird heh
i guess i musta been very high risk for an accident i was completely unaware of due to no traffic being able to move at all
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@coastal.view were you going southbound on to the bridge from Marine? I’ve seen a cop sitting there at the bus stop plenty of times waiting for distracted drivers and lane cheaters.
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stupid new eyeballs......
