Hockey
August 22nd, 2008
They call the winning goal I scored in the last game of the 1972 Canada/Russia hockey series ‘The Goal of the Century.’ I still get a warm feeling when I think about it.
Fear is one of the best motivators, and I was very afraid that I would be part of the team that lost to the Russians. Canada is not a big nation, but hockey is our game. Everyone on the team felt a responsibility to win. I had confidence that our team was better than...
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August 22nd, 2008
Learning to Lean
Kim Haller’s life seemed picture perfect – as a well-rounded teenager, she won a teen beauty pageant, and eventually went on to marry a professional hockey player, with whom...
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June 3rd, 2008
Georges Laraque: What Gives Me Energy
Though one of the most feared players in the NHL, off the ice Georges Laraque is one of the most pleasant guys to be around. Always joking and smiling, the 6’3” former Edmonton...
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May 23rd, 2008
Cancer Without Fear
I still remember the look on the team doctor’s face when he announced that I had Multiple Myeloma, a deadly cancer that had claimed the life of my sister only four years prior....
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May 9th, 2008
Power Skating With Power
Ice skating coach David Roy sees hockey players make big improvements in a short period of time. Every year he instructs 1,400 hockey skaters, including the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks....
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May 6th, 2008
Building Your Mate’s Self-Esteem
I remember when I was 12 years old, playing in a peewee hockey game where we were getting destroyed. My father (and coach) stormed into the dressing room between periods and yelled...
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April 15th, 2008
Learning to Lean
Kim Haller’s life seemed picture perfect – as a well-rounded teenager, she won a teen beauty pageant, and eventually went on to marry a professional hockey player, with whom...
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April 6th, 2008
Make Gretzky Your Biggest Fan: How to Develop and Market Your Greatest Invention
If you’ve ever invented a crazy gadget or wondered if an idea you had for a product could ever come to pass, you’re in luck, because so has Tory Weber.
His latest product, the...
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March 20th, 2008
Student Profile: Shermeen
major | advice | university life | who am I? | my spirituality
Choosing my major:
>This is kind of embarrassing. I blame this doctor thing on ER. When I was young I wanted to...
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