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• Edler To Miss Remainder of Tournament

  The IIHF Independent Disciplinary Panel has suspended Swedish defenceman Alexander Edler of the Vancouver Canucks for a knee-on-knee hit against Canadian forward Eric Staal. Edler will miss the remainder of the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. The incident occurred at 15:52 in the first period. Edler collided with Staal at centre ice, a hit which had Staal immediately fall down to the ice, favoring his leg and visibly in pain. Team Canada’s captain had to be helped off the rink and did not return.  After reviewing the video evidence and the respective reports, including the Game Supervisor Report, the Referee ...
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• No Repeat For Hesjedal in Italy

  Canadian Ryder Hesjedal has withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia.    The Garmin-Sharp team said the defending champion pulled out due to a ``deteriorating physical condition.''    The Victoria native, who was more than 32 minutes behind in 38th, called the decision ``heartbreaking.''    Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins also withdrew on the advice of the team physician due to ``a worsening chest infection.''    Hesjedal became the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour race last year.    He has been struggling in this year's race since the Stage-8 time trial.    ``I want to be here for my ...
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• BC Lions Celebrate 60 Years

  The BC Lions are just a little over a month away from launching their 60th season, and today they launched their fan-inspired 60th Season Celebration logo.    The logo was submitted by Rick Alsop of Coquitlam. “Six decades of Lions football has produced a lifetime of lasting memories for fans across British Columbia,” said Lions President and CEO Dennis Skulsky. “Rick’s inspired design has truly captured our desire to create a logo which acknowledges seasons past while also celebrating the incredibly bright future ahead for our club.”
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• Vancouver Giants Add Bruce Allen

  The Vancouver Giants officially introduced Bruce Allen as the newest member of Ron Toigo's ownership team today.   Allen, best known for managing the careers of music giants Bryan Adama and Michael Buble, says he rejected Toigo's past invitations to come on board until now because he says the Giants appear to be the only hockey team in the city with a plan for moving forward.  He's also looking forward to watching the career of top draft pick Tyler Benson develop with the Giants, and hopefully leading them to a Memorial Cup Championship down the road. The Giants also announced the signing ...
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  Baby Canucks Homeless in 2013-14

  According to a report in the Peoria Journal Star, the Vancouver Canucks have notified the Peoria Civic Center they will not operate their AHL farm club in Peoria next season. The Canucks bought the former Peoria Rivermen franchise in March from the St. Louis Blues, and did have some meetings with the Civic Center about keeping the team in the Illinois city for 2013-14. The PJ Star quotes AHL and NHL sources as saying it is most likely the Canucks will declare their farm team dormant for the 2013-14 season. In that scenario, they would loan their pospects to other teams ...

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