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Sports

Surf’s Up

April 6, 2016February 18, 2022 - by Michael Hingston

As the Edmonton Oilers leave their arena, few remember it was where sports fandom’s greatest achievement—the Wave—was perfected

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Television

Slow Recovery

November 20, 2015January 2, 2020 - by Stacey May Fowles

A new documentary on the life of Sheldon Kennedy offers hope against the long-term effects of sexual abuse

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Hockey player standing defiantly
December 2015 / Sports

Hockey’s Puppy Mill

November 20, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Nicholas Hune-Brown

A former junior player takes the CHL to court

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Sports

Summer of ’65

October 30, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Stephen Brunt

What training camp looked like in the glory days of the Toronto Maple Leafs

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Justice

Was Westmount’s Long-Time Hockey “God” Really a Monster?

June 5, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

In a class-action filing, a one-time peewee star alleges sexual molestation by a legendary coach and community leader in the 1970s and 1980s

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Photography by Mark H. Anbinder
Sports

The Organization of Play

May 13, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Ken Dryden

The changing nature—and cost—of what it takes to make it to the top

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Sports

Bench Parents

March 3, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Joanne Kay

A hockey mom’s view from the bleachers

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Comics

Hockey Night of the Living Dead in Canada

January 26, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Gary Clement

Starring Kevin McKenzie: Canadian Zombie

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Illustration by Nolan Pelletier
November 2014 / Sports

Girls on Ice

November 4, 2014April 13, 2020 - by Anna Maxymiw

In praise of ringette

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Illustration by Jeannie Phan
September 2014 / Sports

Editor’s Note

August 18, 2014April 14, 2020 - by John Macfarlane

I was never much of an athlete. I used to think my problem was talent, but what I really lacked was commitment. I’d have been better at sports if I’d …

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