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August 17, 2015
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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…
TOP 10 RE-DRAFT PICKS
IF THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS PROVED ANYTHING this past season, it’s that a workhorse defenseman like Duncan Keith can cover up a lack of depth – all the way to a title. Keith is a franchise player, and it’s funny to think the Hawks drafted him in the second round. He’d go much higher if we re-drafted the entire league right now, but how high? After all, he’s on the wrong side of 30, and if we’re looking toward the future, younger bucks must come into play. Here are the top-10 picks for a completely new NHL. Players must have skated in 2014-15 to be eligible. 1 CAREY PRICE YES, TRADITIONALdraft wisdom says you should never take a goalie in the first round, let alone first overall, but we know what Price is:…
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…
2015 SKATE BUYER’S GUIDE
A Step Ahead Being a step ahead – physically and mentally – makes the best players the best. Truly lethal is a combination of skill and speed, but being able to think as fast as your feet are moving elevates play to a whole other level. These five skaters best exemplify how fast the game has become. Light years ahead of their peers, they widen the gap with their powerful stride and prolific foresight. ALEX OVECHKIN Topping new statistical data collected but not yet popularized by PowerScout Hockey, Ovechkin has a top acceleration speed that reaches an unparalleled 9.50m/s2. For the average fan, this means ‘Ovie’ can kick off and cover around 15.6 feet in a single second. Daunting. If that’s not impressive enough, his third consecutive and fifth career Rocket Richard trophy should…
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