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The MOJ: Canucks Trending In The Right Direction

Team appears to be better-equipped to handle the grind of an 82-game NHL season

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko (35) stops St. Louis Blues Brayden Schenn’s (10), not seen, shot as Vancouver’s Filip Hronek (17) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko (35) stops St. Louis Blues Brayden Schenn’s (10), not seen, shot as Vancouver’s Filip Hronek (17) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas, Tourism Kelowna President and CEO Lisanne Ballantyne, and Kelowna Curling Club general manager Jock Tyre at the Delta Grand Hotel on Friday, Oct. 27 as part of the annoucement of the Brier coming to Prospera Place in 2025. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

Brier curling into Kelowna in 2025

The annual championship will take place Feb. 28 to March 9 at Prospera Place

Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas, Tourism Kelowna President and CEO Lisanne Ballantyne, and Kelowna Curling Club general manager Jock Tyre at the Delta Grand Hotel on Friday, Oct. 27 as part of the annoucement of the Brier coming to Prospera Place in 2025. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)
Canada’s national women’s soccer team captain Christine Sinclair, right, does a drill during the team’s practice Thursday, October 26, 2023 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Farewell tour thrusts Sinclair into the spotlight with ‘mixed emotions’

Soccer icon heading in to her final 4 games wearing the maple leaf hoping for no surprises

Canada’s national women’s soccer team captain Christine Sinclair, right, does a drill during the team’s practice Thursday, October 26, 2023 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier compete during the Ice Dance Free Dance at the figure skating Grand Prix finals at the Palavela ice arena, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Canadian figure skaters are hoping to build on detailed preparation and past performances in front of home support as the Skate Canada International Competition is set to get underway.THE CANADIAN PRESS /AP-Antonio Calanni

Top skaters return as Skate Canada welcomes the world to Vancouver

Canada’s 2-time world bronze medallists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier among the attractions

Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier compete during the Ice Dance Free Dance at the figure skating Grand Prix finals at the Palavela ice arena, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Canadian figure skaters are hoping to build on detailed preparation and past performances in front of home support as the Skate Canada International Competition is set to get underway.THE CANADIAN PRESS /AP-Antonio Calanni
Canada’s Brandie Wilkerson, left, and Melissa Humana-Paredes, celebrate after defeating Argentina in a women’s beach volleyball semifinal match at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Esteban Felix

Canada’s flag-bearing volleyball duo set to play for Pan Am gold

Canada has won 83 medals (29 gold, 24 silver, 30 bronze) in six days of competition

Canada’s Brandie Wilkerson, left, and Melissa Humana-Paredes, celebrate after defeating Argentina in a women’s beach volleyball semifinal match at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Esteban Felix
Hayleigh Watts (left, with Jamie-Leigh Lucas) of the Tseshaht First Nation has been named Indigenous Minor Athlete of the Year by Softball BC. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

Alberni teen named Softball B.C.’s Indigenous Minor Athlete of the Year

Tseshaht pitcher Hayleigh Mae Watts honoured for special year on the diamond

Hayleigh Watts (left, with Jamie-Leigh Lucas) of the Tseshaht First Nation has been named Indigenous Minor Athlete of the Year by Softball BC. (ELENA RARDON / Alberni Valley News)

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Terris Smith (centre) won the 60 kg elite female class title in Ireland. (Photo courtesy of Terris Smith)

West Shore fighter wins gold medal in Ireland, eyes spot in Olympics

Terris Smith looks to earn spot on Team Canada

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Terris Smith (centre) won the 60 kg elite female class title in Ireland. (Photo courtesy of Terris Smith)
Team Canada's Maggie Mac Neil shows off her medal haul at the conclusion of the swimming competition at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Mac Neil puts golden stamp on historic Pan Am Games performance

Swimmer adds a fifth gold, increasing her medal total to 7, most ever by a Canadian athlete

Team Canada's Maggie Mac Neil shows off her medal haul at the conclusion of the swimming competition at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto (57) looks to pass during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/John Minchillo

Ottawa’s Pinto suspended 41 games for ‘activities relating to sports wagering’

No evidence centre bet on NHL games, first gambling-related suspension since the ’40s

Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto (57) looks to pass during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in New York. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/John Minchillo
Canada’s Cassie Sharpe celebrates her silver medal in the freestyle women’s ski halfpipe final during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, in Zhangjiakou, China, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Comox’s Olympic champion Cassie Sharpe inducted into BC Sports Hall of Fame

Comox-raised Olympic champion freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe has been named to the…

Canada’s Cassie Sharpe celebrates her silver medal in the freestyle women’s ski halfpipe final during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, in Zhangjiakou, China, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Baseball player Justin Morneau waits his turn to bat during a 2013 game with Minnesota Twins. The New Westminster-raised MLB star, now retired and living in Medina, Minnesota, is among 2024 BC Sports Hall of Fame inductees. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Morneau, Zokol, ’98 Langley Little Leaguers heading to BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2024

The latest Hall of Champions names were announced Wednesday in Vancouver

Baseball player Justin Morneau waits his turn to bat during a 2013 game with Minnesota Twins. The New Westminster-raised MLB star, now retired and living in Medina, Minnesota, is among 2024 BC Sports Hall of Fame inductees. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
The Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo hugs Alek Thomas after their win against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7 of the baseball NL Championship Series in Philadelphia Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Texas and Arizona? Previewing the World Series no one saw coming

Major League Baseball’s third all-wild card meeting opens Friday

The Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo hugs Alek Thomas after their win against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7 of the baseball NL Championship Series in Philadelphia Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil prepares to enter the water in the women’s 50m freestyle swim event at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Mac Neil races to 4th gold, ties Canadian Pan Am Games swimming record

Team Canada ‘s 4-day medal count up to 58 including 20 gold

Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil prepares to enter the water in the women’s 50m freestyle swim event at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Los Angeles FC goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, bottom left, makes the save as Vancouver Whitecaps’ Junior Hoilett, centre, and Los Angeles’ Ryan Hollingshead (24) tumble over him during the second half of an MLS soccer match, in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Whitecaps face familiar foe in defending champion LA

Sartini: players respect defending MLS Cup winners, but aren’t afraid

Los Angeles FC goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, bottom left, makes the save as Vancouver Whitecaps’ Junior Hoilett, centre, and Los Angeles’ Ryan Hollingshead (24) tumble over him during the second half of an MLS soccer match, in Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes (43) shoots the puck against the Nashville Predators during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes (43) shoots the puck against the Nashville Predators during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Runners race in the 2023 version of the Sooke 10K. The Vancouver Island Race Series begins its 2024 season in January. (Courtesy: Vancouver Island Race Series)

Vancouver Island Race Series eyes January start date

Cobble Hill 10K named provincial championships in series

Runners race in the 2023 version of the Sooke 10K. The Vancouver Island Race Series begins its 2024 season in January. (Courtesy: Vancouver Island Race Series)
An Ottawa Senators player warms-up with rainbow-coloured hockey tape prior to taking on the Vancouver Canucks in NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Rainbow tape OK in the NHL again as league rescinds social cause ban

League says players will have option to represent social causes with stick tape throughout season

An Ottawa Senators player warms-up with rainbow-coloured hockey tape prior to taking on the Vancouver Canucks in NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes celebrates a goal in Saturday’s 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Florida. photo courtesy Canucks.com

THE MOJ: Canucks what we expect them to be, as the NFL keeps playing with us

It’s hard to figure out what you’re going to get on the gridiron on any given Sunday

Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes celebrates a goal in Saturday’s 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Florida. photo courtesy Canucks.com