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August 17, 2015
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STICKIN’ IT WHERE THE SUN SHINES
WHEN BRUCE CALLOW FOUND out that a local mall was being built in his adopted country of Costa Rica, he didn’t think much of it. But when he discovered plans to build a synthetic skating surface in the center of the food court, it sparked dreams of introducing hockey into this tropical nation. Callow had first travelled to Costa Rica in the summer of 1988 as a political science student and moved there full time in 1992 after working with NGO projects that supported development in Central America. In 1996, when he found out about the synthetic rink, he proposed a hockey program to the mall administration, and they hired him on the spot. Later that year, he started teaching hockey classes at the Castillo Country Club, which has a real…
5 ICONS WHO WE LOST
JEAN BELIVEAU Following Beliveau’s death at 83, the Canadiens remodelled his Bell Centre seat, displaying his No. 4 on the seatback. Often vacant (only his widow, Elise, would sit in it), a spotlight illuminated it. Beliveau’s on-ice accomplishments are the stuff of legend: 10 Cups, a record five as captain, a 10-time all-star, two Hart Trophies and the first Conn Smythe winner. He retired in 1971 as Montreal’s all-time leading scorer and the NHL’s greatest playoff scorer. Off the ice, his dignity and humility were equally legendary. As a Habs executive for decades afterward, he put his energy into charitable efforts that raised millions, largely for children’s medical causes. To many, as Yvan Cournoyer expressed in his eulogy at his teammate’s funeral, Beliveau always remained their captain. ELMER LACH In 1950, Red Wings GM Jack…
TOP 5 ARENAS
IF YOU TEAR IT DOWN, they won’t come. That’s the sad truth about one of the grandest arenas in all of sports – the Colisee in Quebec City, now called Colisee Pepsi. If you have never had the pleasure of visiting it, you lose. Built in 1949 with an original seating capacity of 10,034, the Colisee is slated for demolition this fall. Following a concert by Metallica in September, it’ll be torn down. A new arena, the $400 million Videotron Centre, has been constructed across the parking lot from the Colisee in hopes the NHL will one day return to Quebec City. For those who played at the Colisee, it will be a sad day indeed, even if their memories of the old rink will live on. “You think about the amazing…
FIERY PHIL VS. GUMP
I F THERE WAS ONE MUTUAL HOCKEY HATE THAT NEVER DIMINished over time, it featured an English-Canadian goalie named Lorne ‘Gump’ Worsley and a French-Canadian coach, Philipe Henri ‘Fiery Phil’ Watson. The minuscule netminder got his nickname because he closely resembled a popular comics page character named Andy Gump. Watson’s moniker also was well earned because of his temper. The seeds of their eternal enmity were planted by Watson after Worsley – then a glistening Rangers prospect – was invited to the Blueshirts training camp in 1949. The very first Watson-Worsley bout curiously was an unexpected liquor-drinking event. “Phil pulled out a jug,” Gump remembered, “and said, ‘I hear you’re supposed to be quite a drinker. Let’s see if you can drink me under the table.’ We matched slug for slug…
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