The Hockey News – September 17, 2019

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S THE SECONDS TICKED
down to end the 2019
–ƒŽ‡› —’ ⋐ƒŽǡ –Š‡
‘•– –Š”‹ŽŽ‹‰ —†‡”†‘‰
•–‘”›‘ˆ–Š‡›‡ƒ”„‡…ƒ‡‘ˆβ‹…‹ƒŽǤ

‡ˆˆ”ƒ‹‰‹Ž‡Šƒ†⋐ƒŽŽ›™‘
–Š‡ Žƒ›‘ˆˆ ƒ›‘ˆˆ ••‘…‹ƒ–‹‘
ˆƒ–ƒ•›Ž‡ƒ‰—‡Ȃƒˆ–‡”ƒ”‘—†
Ͷͷ›‡ƒ”•‘ˆ–”›‹‰Ǥ
—”‡ǡ–Š‡–Ǥ‘—‹•
Ž—‡•™‹‹‰–Š‡
—’ ™ƒ• ƒ ‰‘‘†
•–‘”›ǡ„—––Š‡™‹
„›”ƒ‹‰‹Ž‡™ƒ•
‡˜‡„‡––‡”ǡƒ–Ž‡ƒ•–‹Š‹•™‘”Ž†Ǥ
Š‡ ˜‹…–‘”› „› ”ƒ‹‰‹Ž‡ǡ
͸ͳǡ ™ƒ• …‘‡‘”ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š
ƒ•’‡…‹ƒŽŒƒ…‡–ǡ’”‡•‡–‡†„›
–Š‡’”‡˜‹‘—•›‡ƒ”ǯ•™‹‡”Ǥ‘—
–Š‘—‰Š– ‹– ™ƒ• ƒ ‡‘–‹‘ƒŽ
‘‡– ™Š‡ ‹‰‡” ‘‘†•
’—ŽŽ‡†‘Š‹•‰”‡‡Œƒ…‡–ƒ–
the 2019 Masters after more
–ŠƒͳͲ›‡ƒ”•™‹–Š‘—–ƒƒŒ‘”ǫ
ƒ‰‹‡™‹‹‰ƒ‰”‡‡Œƒ…‡–
ƒˆ–‡”Ͷͷ›‡ƒ”•‘ˆˆ—–‹Ž‹–›Ǥ
Š‹•™ƒ•–Š‡β‹”•–›‡ƒ”–Š‡
Œƒ…‡–ǡ ‹…ƒ‡† –Š‡ ǮŽ—‡

ƒ…‡–ǡǯ Šƒ• „‡‡ ’”‡•‡–‡†Ǥ
†‹–ǯ•Œ—•–ƒ’Žƒ…‡Š‘Ž†‡”ˆ‘”
‘™Ȃ–Š‡Ž‡ƒ‰—‡‹••‡ƒ”…Š‹‰
ˆ‘”ƒ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽHockey Night in
CanadaŒƒ…‡–ǡŽ‹‡–Š‡‘‡‘…‡
™‘”„›Š‘•–‘ƒ…‡ƒǤ

Š‡  Šƒ• „‡‡ ‰‘‹‰
•–”‘‰ •‹…‡ –Š‡ ‹†Ǧͳͻ͹Ͳ•Ǥ
—”‹‰–Šƒ––‹‡ǡƒ•›‘—‹‰Š–
‡š’‡…–ǡ–Š‡Ž‡ƒ‰—‡Šƒ•Šƒ†ƒˆ‡™
’‡”•‘‡Ž…Šƒ‰‡•Ǥˆ–Š‡‘”‹‰‹Ǧ
ƒŽ‹‡‡„‡”•ǡ‡‹‰Š–”‡ƒ‹
ƒ†‘‡Šƒ•†‹‡†Ǥˆ‡™‘”‡
’‘‘Ž‹‡•Šƒ˜‡„‡‡ƒ††‡†ǡ‰”‘™Ǧ
‹‰–Š‡‰”‘—’–‘‹–•…—””‡–‹Ǧ
…ƒ”ƒ–‹‘‘ˆͳͷ‡„‡”•Ǥ
Ž‹‡ ‘•– ‘–Š‡” ˆƒ–ƒ•›
Ž‡ƒ‰—‡•ǡ–Š‡ǡ’‡”–Š‡ƒ‡ǡ
‹•ƒ’Žƒ›‘ˆˆ•Ǧ‘Ž›Ž‡ƒ‰—‡ǤŠ‡›
ƒŽ•‘‘Ž›†”ƒˆ–•ƒ–‡”•Ǥ ͳͻ ͅ ͅ
–Š‡› –”‹‡† –‘ ‹…Ž—†‡ ‰‘ƒŽ‹‡•
„—–†”‘’’‡†–Š‡‹†‡ƒ–Š‡‡š–
›‡ƒ”Ǥ –Š‡” –Šƒ ͳͻ͹ͻǡ ™Š‡
–Š‡› †”ƒˆ–‡† ‡‹‰Š– ’Žƒ›‡”•ǡ
–Š‡ Ž‡ƒ‰—‡ Šƒ• •–—… ™‹–Š ƒ
ͳͲǦ’Žƒ›‡”–‡ƒǤŠ‡‘Ž›•…‘”Ǧ
‹‰‡ƒ•—”‡‹•’‘‹–•ǡ™‹–Š–Š‡
–‹‡„”‡ƒ‡”„‡‹‰‰‘ƒŽ•Ǥ
”ƒ‹‰‹Ž‡ǯ• ‘˜‡”†—‡ ˜‹…–‘”›
‹•‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡Š‹‰ŠŽ‹‰Š–•‹–Š‡
Ž‘‰Ž‹ˆ‡•’ƒ‘ˆ–Š‡Ǥ ‡ǯ•
‡˜‡”…Šƒ‰‡†Š‹•†”ƒˆ–•–”ƒ–Ǧ
‡‰›ǡ‡˜‡™Š‡‹–…ƒ—•‡†Š‹–‘
Ž‘•‡ǡ›‡ƒ”ƒˆ–‡”›‡ƒ”ƒˆ–‡”›‡ƒ”Ǥ
”‡–‹”‡†…‘’—–‡”’”‘‰”ƒ‡”
ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‘†‘ ȋ–ǤȌ ‘Ž‹…‡
‡’ƒ”–‡–ǡ”ƒ‹‰‹Ž‡ƒŽ™ƒ›•
Šƒ†Š‡ƒ˜‹Ž›”‡•‡ƒ”…Š‡†•’”‡ƒ†Ǧ
•Š‡‡–•™‹–ŠŠ‹ƒ–‡˜‡”›†”ƒˆ–Ǥ
‡™‘—Ž†Šƒ˜‡Ž‹•–•‘ˆ’Žƒ›‡”•

‹ ’‡”•‘ƒŽ ‘”†‡”ǡ ƒ† ™Š‡
‘‡™ƒ•–ƒ‡ǡŠ‡ǯ†’—–ƒƒ”
–Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡‹”ƒ‡ƒ†‘˜‡
‘ǤDz‡ǯ˜‡„‡‡„—‰‰‹‰Š‹
ˆ‘” ›‡ƒ”•ǡ •ƒ›‹‰ǡ Ǯ‘— ‘™ǡ
–Šƒ– •›•–‡ǯ• ‡˜‡” ™‘”‡†ǡ
›‘—•Š‘—Ž†…Šƒ‰‡‹–ǡǯdz•ƒ‹†‘„
–ƒˆˆ‡ǡƒ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ‡„‡”‘ˆ
–Š‡Ž‡ƒ‰—‡ǤDz—–Š‡‡˜‡”†‘‡•Ǥ
‡Šƒ•–Š‡•ƒ‡ƒƒŽ›•‹•‡˜‡”›
›‡ƒ”Ǥ –ǯ•Š‹Žƒ”‹‘—•Ǥdz
Š‡ ‹ƒ—‰—”ƒŽ ›‡ƒ” ‘ˆ –Š‡
†‡’‡†•‘™Š‘›‘—ƒ•
•‹…‡ –Š‡”‡ǯ• ƒ †‹•ƒ‰”‡‡‡–
‘˜‡” –Š‡ Dz‘ˆβ‹…‹ƒŽdz •–ƒ”– †ƒ–‡Ǥ
–ƒˆˆ‡ǡ ƒ ͸ʹǦ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘Ž† „—•‹Ǧ
‡••ƒǡ •ƒ‹† •‘‡ …ƒŽŽ –Š‡
ͳͻ͹͸ ’Žƒ›‘ˆˆ•–Š‡‘ˆβ‹…‹ƒŽ
•–ƒ”–ǡ ™Š‹Ž‡ ‘–Š‡”• „‡Ž‹‡˜‡
–Š‡Ž‡ƒ‰—‡ƒ…–—ƒŽŽ›„‡‰ƒ–Š‡
›‡ƒ”„‡ˆ‘”‡ǤŠ‡›•–ƒ”–‡†–Š‡
Ž‡ƒ‰—‡‹ƒ…Žƒ••”‘‘ƒ––Š‡
–Ǥ ƒ”›• ȋ–ǤȌ ǤǤǤ Ǥ Š‹‰Š
•…Š‘‘ŽǤ ‹…‡ –Š‡ǡ –Š‡›ǯ˜‡
Šƒ†ƒ†‹ˆˆ‡”‡–‡„‡”Š‘•–
–Š‡†”ƒˆ–‹ƒ†‹ˆˆ‡”‡–…‹–›‡˜Ǧ
‡”››‡ƒ”ǤDz‡™‡”‡ƒŽŽˆ”‹‡†•
‹Š‹‰Š•…Š‘‘Žǡƒ†™‡ǯ”‡ƒŽŽ
Š‘…‡›—–•ǡdz–ƒˆˆ‡•ƒ‹†ǤDz –
was Grade 10 that was the
β‹”•–—‘ˆβ‹…‹ƒŽ›‡ƒ”Ǥ ‰”ƒ†‡
ͳͳǡ–Šƒ–™ƒ•–Š‡‘ˆβ‹…‹ƒŽ›‡ƒ”Ǥ
There were a couple teachers
‹˜‘Ž˜‡†‹–Šƒ–β‹”•–‘‡Ǥƒ›Ǧ
„‡–Šƒ–ǯ•™Š›–Š‡›†‘ǯ–™ƒ–
–‘…‘—––Šƒ–‘‡Ǥdz

Š‡Šƒ•ƒ”ƒ‰‡‘ˆ‡Ǧ
„‡”•Ǥ‹…‡Š‹‰Š•…Š‘‘Žǡ–Š‡›ǯ˜‡
„”ƒ…Š‡† ‘ˆˆ –Š”‘—‰Š‘—– Ǧ
–ƒ”‹‘‹ƒ˜ƒ”‹‡–›‘ˆ’”‘ˆ‡••‹‘•ǡ
‹…Ž—†‹‰ ƒ ”‡–‹”‡† ‘’‡”ƒ–‘”Ȁ
owner of the Brantford AmǦ
„—Žƒ…‡‡”˜‹…‡•‹–ƒ”‹‘ǡƒ
ˆƒ‹Ž›†‘…–‘”™Š‘•–ƒ›‡†‹–Ǥ
ƒ”›•ǡƒ†ƒ˜‹…‡Ǧ’”‡•‹†‡–‘ˆ
⋐ƒ…‡ˆ‘”ƒ•‘ˆ–™ƒ”‡…‘’ƒ›Ǥ
‹–Š–Š‡⋐ƒŽ‡„‡”•Œ‘‹Ǧ
‹‰‹ͳͻͻͳǡ–Š‡Ž‡ƒ‰—‡‹••–ƒ”–Ǧ
‹‰–‘Ž‘‘–‘–Š‡ˆ—–—”‡ǤDz‡ǯ”‡
†‘‹‰ƒ•—……‡••‹‘’Žƒǡdz–ƒˆˆ‡
•ƒ‹†ǤDzŠƒ–ǯ•Š‘™—–•™‡ƒ”‡Ǥ
™‘‘ˆ—•™‡”‡‰‹˜‡–Š‡–ƒ•‘ˆ
†‡˜‡Ž‘’‹‰ƒ•—……‡••‹‘’ŽƒǤdz
˜‡–Š‘—‰Š–Š‡Ž‡ƒ‰—‡‹•‹Ǧ
…”‡†‹„Ž›…‘’‡–‹–‹˜‡ǡƒ•›‘—ǯ†
‡š’‡…– ƒˆ–‡” Ͷͷ ›‡ƒ”•ǡ ‘‡›
‹•ǯ––Š‡‘–‹˜ƒ–‹‰ˆƒ…–‘”ǤŠ‡›
—•‡† –‘ ƒ™ƒ”† ̈́ͳǡͲͲͲ –‘ –Š‡
™‹‡”ǡ„—–ƒ”‘—†ʹͷ›‡ƒ”•ƒ‰‘
–Š‡›†‡…‹†‡†–Š‡”‡™ƒ•ƒ„‡––‡”
—•‡ˆ‘”–Š‡™‹‹‰•ǤDz ‘”ʹͷ
›‡ƒ”•ǡ–Š‡™‹‡”Šƒ•†‘ƒ–‡†
̈́ͳǡͲͲͲƒ†Š‡‰‡–•–Š‡–ƒš”‡Ǧ
…‡‹’–ǡdz–ƒˆˆ‡•ƒ‹†ǤDz‘—†‘ǯ–
™‹ƒŽ‘–‘ˆ…ƒ•Šƒ›‘”‡ǡ›‘—
†‘ƒ–‡‹–Ǥ†–Šƒ–ǯ•‰‘‡‘
ˆ‘”ƒ–Ž‡ƒ•–ʹͷ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ‡Œ—•–⋉Ǧ
—”‡†‹–™ƒ•ǯ–”‡ƒŽŽ›ƒ„‘—––Š‡
‘‡›Ǥ –™ƒ•ƒ„‘—–‰‡––‹‰–‘Ǧ
‰‡–Š‡”ǥ‘—†‘ǯ–™ƒ––‘†‘‹–
ˆ‘”‘‡›Ǥ‘—™ƒ––‘†‘‹–Œ—•–
„‡…ƒ—•‡›‘—Ž‘˜‡–Š‡‰ƒ‡Ǥdz

WEEKEND GETAWAY


Members of the PPA gather in a
different city for the draft every year.
Niagara Falls hosted in 2018.

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PAYOFF!


Fantasy league that dates back to 1975 still has eight of nine
original members active – and winning BY DAVID LYNCH

HOCKEY DIEHARDS


A road-hockey game used to precede
each draft, including Ottawa in 1992.
Bad knees ended the tradition in 2009.
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