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Rebuilding Vancouver Canucks stockpile draft picks ahead of NHL trade deadline VANCOUVER — Demolition has begun for the rebuilding Vancouver Canucks. The team dealt two more depth forwards for draft picks ahead of the NHL's trade deadline on Friday, chipping further away at a ro...

Demolition has begun for the rebuilding Vancouver Canucks.

#Canucks #NHL

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Preparation key for Whitecaps balancing MLS play with potential FIFA World Cup runs VANCOUVER — The countdown to this summer's FIFA World Cup has entered double digits, but some Major League Soccer players are doing their best to keep their minds off playing on their sport's biggest ...

A significant number of Vancouver Whitecaps players could be playing in the FIFA World Cup this summer. Some of them are trying not to think about it.

#VWFC #MLS #FIFAWorldCup

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Vancouver Canucks trade defenceman Tyler Myers to Dallas Stars VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks knew Tyler Myers was on his way out.

Tyler Myers will be missed in the Vancouver Canucks' locker room.

"He's such a good leader, such a good human being," Brock Boeser said of the veteran defenceman.

#Canucks #TexasHockey #NHL

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With FIFA World Cup 100 days away, preparations continue in Toronto, Vancouver | CBC Sports Signs of the FIFA World Cup are slowly beginning to emerge in Vancouver and Toronto. Tuesday marks 100 days until the tournament kicks off with matches in Mexico City and Guadalajara, and as the games...

The FIFA World Cup kicks off in 100 days! There’s still lots to be done in Vancouver and Toronto, two of the 16 cities hosting games during the tournament.

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Heartbreaking Olympic loss fuels Canadian players as PWHL resumes The sting of a heartbreaking Olympic loss is morphing into something else for Canadian defender Claire Thompson.

The five @pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social Canadian Olympians are back and pushing for a playoff spot.

#pwhl

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I have been saying this all freaking season.

This isn't just a standard 'winning team visits the WH in a planned visit' -- it's the state of the damn union, as the NHL resumes.

The problem isn't that the president called the team (he should have!) it's that the gold-medal winning women's team was the punch line, instead of being celebrated.

Shiny new seats are in at B.C. Place ahead of the Whitecaps new season …. And some big tournament this summer.

#vwfc #FIFAWorldCup

Vancouver Whitecaps sign head coach Jesper Sorensen to two-year extension VANCOUVER — Choosing to stay in Vancouver was an easy decision for Jesper Sorensen. After all, the head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps still has work to do.

The Whitecaps have signed head coach Jesper Sorensen to a two-year contract extension. I talked to him about his first year in Vancouver and why he’s opting to stay.

#vwfc #mls

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If you like this gold medal game and you have yet to check out a PWHL game, you should change that. #facts

Just terrified my toddler by screaming when Canada scored. This game is incredible.

Ghosts.

I would pay good money to hear what Cooper just said to his team there.

What a sport.

Celebrini is a national treasure.

Survived Day 1 of potty training a very strong willed toddler. Fairly certain this deserves a gold medal.

Celebrini is a national treasure.

‘You just need to watch him’: Connor McDavid hitting new highs ahead of Olympic debut EDMONTON - Connor McDavid shines in big moments.

Connor McDavid shines in big moments.

Now the Edmonton Oilers captain is on the brink of one of his biggest moments yet — his first Olympics.

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#Oilers #NHL #Olympics

Sadly, no. Small children and whatnot. Just watching from my couch!

Goosebumps watching the Canadians walk in for the opening ceremonies. The Olympics are so cool.

Visually impaired curlers find community on ice Eight curling teams from across the country have gathered in Edmonton to vie for the title of Canada’s best visually impaired curling team. Each team features athletes with a spectrum

Eight teams of visually impaired curlers are in Edmonton this week, battling to be named Canada’s best. They tell me the tournament is about not just competition, but camaraderie, too.

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I’m here for another week. So stay tuned! Or mute me, I guess, if the Oilers aren’t your thing.

Defenceman Mattias Ekholm scores first hat trick, helps Edmonton Oilers make history EDMONTON — Mattias Ekholm was among the first to celebrate when Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard recorded his first-ever hat trick on Saturday. On Monday, it was Ekholm's turn.

(And another one.)

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Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard joins elite company with six-point game EDMONTON — Even joining elite hockey history didn't faze Evan Bouchard. The Edmonton Oilers star defenceman scored his first-ever hat trick and contributed three assists Saturday, powering his team to...

There have been some stories about big hat tricks, too.

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Rookie winger Matt Savoie carving out a role with hometown Oilers EDMONTON — Matt Savoie isn’t sure how he scored the stall next to Connor McDavid in the Edmonton Oilers’ locker room. What he does know is that the kid who grew watching the superstar centre would be ...

And I wrote about Edmonton’s rookie winger Matt Savoie.

Savoie carving out a role with hometown Oilers

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‘I just want to win a gold medal’: McDavid eager for Olympic opportunity with Team Canada Connor McDavid has one goal as he prepares to don the Maple Leaf on Olympic ice — win gold. The Edmonton Oilers captain isn’t thinking about creating a special moment or what role he’ll take on.

Today we talked to Connor McDavid about the Olympics.

‘I just want to win a gold medal’: McDavid eager for Olympic opportunity with Team Canada

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I’m in Edmonton covering the #Oilers for a couple of weeks. But I haven’t been posting on here much and I should! So here’s a thread of what I’ve been working on:

(I love rookie laps. Post them every time I see them.)

Rookie lap for #Oilers forward Josh Samanski. He’s set to play his first NHL game tonight against the Ducks.

💜 for Minnesota