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@CraigBaird Sporting a Hamilton Tigers sweater.

May 15, 1969: Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Malone died in Montreal. The only NHL player to score seven goals in a game, he had 322 goals in 249 games. He also won two Stanley Cups during his career. Listen to my episode about him here 👇 pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/tr…

@JasonBeck82 @CHLMemorialCup @BCSportsHall @sekeresandprice @DonnieandDhali @TheWHL @New_Westminster @SteveEwen @NWMuseumArchive @sixbeamers @provincesports Toughest Junior Hockey team ever. YouTube New Westminster Bruins vs Victoria Cougars. What an era.

May 13th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1978 The New Westminster Bruins win their second straight @CHLMemorialCup, while also making a record fourth consecutive appearance in the Memorial Cup tournament (1975-78), a feat unmatched to this day. The Bruins are the first.../2

@hockey_vintage Kelowna Spartan of the BC(J) HL alum.

#StatSunday Happy 51st birthday Dieter Kochan! Dieter won the Harry (Hap) Holmes Memorial Award with the AHLs lowest goals against average (1.87) for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2003/04 (45 GP) (Jim📸McIsaac)

@PentictonVees We were at the SOEC tonight, we'll see you there Tuesday!

@JasonBeck82 @Suns @SteveNash @NBA @BCSportsHall @sekeresandprice @DonnieandDhali @cfax1070 @TheQdotFM @CanBball @Hoophall @NBACanada Not a big basketball guy, but I watched Nash when I could. His game was unreal, aggressive artwork.

May 8th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 2005 After a spectacular season with the Phoenix @Suns, Victoria’s @SteveNash becomes the first Canadian to win the @NBA MVP award for the 2004-05 season. Besides leading the Suns to an NBA-best 62–20 win-loss record and the.../2

@hockey_vintage @StLouisBlues 1961 World Hockey Champion with the Trail Smoke Eaters. Rossland Warrior too.

@JasonBeck82 @Canucks @StanleyCup @NHLBlackhawks @BCSportsHall @sekeresandprice @DonnieandDhali @DonTaylor5 @DhaliwalSports @willesonsports @FarhanLaljiTSN @sportsnetmurph @SteveEwen @DanRussellST What a run. Roger Neilson usherd in Towel Power!

May 6th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1982 The Vancouver @Canucks advance to the @StanleyCup Final for the 1st time in club history, defeating the Chicago @NHLBlackhawks 6-2 at Chicago Stadium in Game 5 to take their best-of-seven series 4-1 and earn the Campbell.../2

@oldcanadaseries Beating the favoured Edmonton Oilers.

Gary Smith and Rich Preston posing with the Avco Cup in 1979. The Winnipeg Jets won the final WHA championship.

@OilersDayByDay Wendel took care of Fetisov a few years later. Welcome to the NHL...

The Soviets, in the unfamiliar position of playing for the bronze, did not enough raise their arms after scoring at will against the USA today, winning 10-3. The anti-Soviet crowd in Prague shouted 'USA! USA!' after Granato's goal. Fetisov elbowed an American, triggering a brawl.

Pat Riggin, Steve Yzerman, Bernie Nicholls, Mario Lemieux, Ron Francis and the rest of team Canada take on Czechoslovakia in Prague for the World Hockey Championships gold medal today:

@PentictonVees See you at game 5.

Final from Game 2.

@CraigBaird Cool. Where is this?

Visited the Sangudo Sundial today 😊

@BCHockeyLeague @CranbrookBucks @ClarksonMHockey @BryceSookro27 Nelson BC hometown guy. Absolute warrior along with great skill.

The league leader in points from the back end, this year’s Top Defenceman Award winner is Cranbrook Bucks blueliner Bryce Sookro.

@CraigBaird Tysons drift from Arctic Grail?

April 30, 1873: A group of people, including Inuit couple Ipirvik and Taqulittuq, were rescued off the coast of Newfoundland. The group had drifted on an ice floe after abandoning ship 2,900 kilometres to the north, six months earlier. Learn more in my podcast episode 👇 pdst.fm/e/chtbl.com/tr…

@hockey_vintage Jackie also played on the 1961 Trail Smoke Eaters World Championship team.

#WaybackWednesday Happy birthday to the late Jackie McLeod who would have been 95 years old today. Here's Jackie during his time with the Moose Jaw Pla-Mors in the SSHL (1961)

@JasonBeck82 @Canucks @NHLFlames @BCSportsHall @sekeresandprice @DonnieandDhali @CliffRonning7 @1kirkmclean @willesonsports @DonTaylor5 @FarhanLaljiTSN @DhaliwalSports @sportsnetmurph Unforgettable moment in an amazing run.

April 30th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1994 Pavel Bure scores on a breakaway in double overtime to give the Vancouver @Canucks victory over the Calgary @NHLFlames in Game 7 of their 1st round playoff match-up completing an unlikely series comeback after being down.../2

@JasonBeck82 @bcplace @vancanadians @BCSportsHall @sekeresandprice @DonnieandDhali @CDNBaseballHOF @coopincanada @tomhawthorn @jmackie_mackie @SteveEwen Watching a MLB game with the roof open on a beautiful summer day would be awesome.

April 28th - On This Day in BC Sport History: 1983 With the opening of @bcplace Stadium fast approaching, several members of the Vancouver @vancanadians visit the dome to test hitting pop flies and to see how grounders rolled on the new artificial 'poligras' turf. Despite.../2

@Fraser_Vees If this goes 7 they will be pulling up to the SOEC just in time for puck drop.

2012 Doyle Cup. 2017 Western Canada Cup. Now, this. This has all the ingredients for an all-time classic. Can’t wait.

@CraigBaird Arctic Grail. An absolute favourite of mine. Reread chapters all the time.

Happy Canada Book Day! As I have mentioned before, the work of Pierre Berton was a major influence on me. For the past two years, I have been collecting all 50 of his books. Everything here was bought second-hand or gifted to me. Only two books remaining!

@hockey_vintage Looks great for 85!

@hockey_vintage @penguins Good one Randy.

#SniperSaturday Happy 69th birthday Randy Carlyle! Randy had a career-high 16 goals and led all NHL defenseman with 83 points for the @penguins in 1980/81 (76 GP) en route to the Norris Trophy