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The @SeattleKraken have added Jessica Campbell as an assistant coach, making her the first woman to be named an assistant, associate or head coach in NHL history.

In honour of @SonOfACritchTV featuring Reach for the Top in its episode tonight, let's learn about that iconic television show! (Also watch Son of A Critch, it is fantastic. It is available on CBC & CBC Gem) Reach for the Top debuted on the CBC affiliate CBUT in Vancouver in 1961. The show was based off the BBC show Top of the Form. In its first season, it was won by a team made up of students from three Burnaby, BC high schools. Four years later, the first national Reach for the Top tournament was held and won by Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute from Etobicoke. For the national tournament, teams qualified through several stages. At the regional level, high schools compete against each other to determine who competes provincially. At the provincial level, they compete to see how makes it to nationals. Each game lasts for three rounds, with one-minute breaks in-between. Typically, there are 86 questions, with four sudden-death tiebreakers. The Toronto version of the show was hosted by Alex Trebek for several years. He was replaced by Jan Tennant in 1973. In Vancouver, Terry Garner hosted the show from 1961 to 1982. Mark Lade hosted in London, Bob Cadman in Montreal and Colin MacLean in Edmonton. Bill Guest was the host of the National Finals from 1969 until 1985. It was in 1985 that CBC stopped airing Reach for the Top. Some local stations continued to host the show for years. There was no national championship from 1985 to 1988. There was also no national championship from 2019 to 2020. From 2000 to 2008, the national finals were aired on Canadian Learning Television and hosted by Graham Neil. Since 2014, Reach for the Top has aired on its official YouTube channel. You can find it here: youtube.com/reachforthetop Lorne Jenken High School out of Barrhead, Alberta won nationals in 1973, but appeared in the finals six other times. They are considered the most successful competitors of the tournament. Many well-known Canadians have appeared on Reach for the Top. Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared on the show in March 1978 when Vincent Massey Collegiate became the first high school to win nationals twice. Harper's team, Richview Collegiate Institute, lost 445 to 160. Harper had 80 points for his team. Other famous Canadians include journalists Tom Harrington, Shelagh Rogers and Nicole Stamp. Diplomats Lucie Edwards and Mark McDowell, author Andrew Unger If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at buymeacoffee.com/craigU

Full Saturday of hockey comin' at you. 🫡 (via @PR_NHL)

The @NHL has gone from "we shouldn't force players to support the LGBTQ community on the ice" to "we won't allow players to support the LGBTQ community on the ice." Utter disaster for inclusion efforts at the NHL. Utter disaster. outsports.com/2023/10/9/2390…

Full trade, per sources: To #NHLBruins: Rights to RFAs Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula. To #Blackhawks: Taylor Hall, rights to UFA Nick Foligno. No salary retained by Boston, this represents a pure salary dump to clear $6 million off Bruins' books.