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Zach takes a pill, and another one, and another one and . . . Dorothy on TV . . . Drone delivers for double-lung transplant
The picture above these words?
Those are the meds that Zach Tremblay, a 17-year-old from Robson, B.C., takes every single week as he waits and hopes for a kidney transplant.
Here's what his mother, Jana, wrote on Facebook recently:
"This is what it takes for him to stay alive — meds every day x2, plus 4 more pills at meal times! He does dialysis 3x per week, 4-hour runs, has major dietary and fluid restrictions (none of the fun yummy stuff, and 1 litre of fluid, meals included, every 24 hours).
"Please share his poster/story and help us find his match."
According to numbers provided by BC Transplant (as of Sept. 30, 2021) . . .
Number of registered organ donors in B.C.: 1,564,489.
Number of organ transplants performed in B.C. in 2021: 383 (189 involving kidneys from deceased donors; 58 involved kidneys from living donors).
Number of patients awaiting transplants: 645.
Number of those needing a kidney: 509.
Number of post-transplant patients being followed: 5,666.
Number of deceased organ donors in 2021: 107.
Number of donor organs imported: 11.
Dylana Kneeshaw of CFJC-TV in Kamloops has more on this year's organ transplants in B.C. right here.
Kidney recipient encourages people to donate during Living Kidney Donation Week | WATCH: https://t.co/48qYWAsAOq #Kamloops pic.twitter.com/6tdNPEwDL6
— CFJC Today Kamloops (@CFJC_Today) October 9, 2021
How the world's 1st lung delivery by drone saved an Ontario man's life https://t.co/RImbqOGSrp pic.twitter.com/tQowqLUtnz
— CBC Health News (@CBCHealth) October 13, 2021
This is Reema and Binn.
A kidney transplant saved Binn's life.
Binn's sister Reema, was her living kidney donor.
Find out more about living kidney donation at https://t.co/nNR8IOaaeM#TakeTwoMinutes pic.twitter.com/EIjBPvFahU
— BC Transplant (@BC_Transplant) October 6, 2021
Did you know that more than 3,000 patients across Canada are waiting for a kidney transplant?
There are lots of reasons to join Canada's Lifeline. Becoming a living organ donor can give a new lease on life to a patient in need.
Learn more at https://t.co/Y6rQVzw60A pic.twitter.com/bpJQSiU9VC
— Canadian Blood Services (@CanadasLifeline) October 8, 2021
Tampa heart transplant recipient writes inspiring book with his donor's mother https://t.co/kVXTb4muW5
— CORE (@COREDonateLife) October 10, 2021
Father of 3 Who Died After Sudden Brain Aneurysm 'Lives on in Many' Thanks to Organ Donation #DonateLife https://t.co/IpKtMtN5J0
WEBINAR REMINDER 💻 BC Renal's free patient education webinar, Conservative Care & Chronic Kidney Disease, is taking place on Thursday, October 21, at 2PM.
For more info and to register, visit: https://t.co/EwU51CrRvc #kidneycommunity #BCRenal pic.twitter.com/HlyGqwYM91
— kidneybcy (@KidneyBCY) October 13, 2021
"The decision to donate a piece of me was easy," Reema says. "If I could give my sister a second chance at life, then absolutely I would do it."⁰
Read their full story on our website: ⁰https://t.co/VzdJi5B3JU pic.twitter.com/Gc0KuPdEWb
— BC Transplant (@BC_Transplant) October 13, 2021
If you are interested in being a living kidney donor, more information is available here:
Living Kidney Donor Program
St. Paul's Hospital
6A Providence Building
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6
Email: donornurse@providencehealth.bc.ca
Vancouver General Hospital Living Donor Program – Kidney
Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre
Level 5, 2775 Laurel Street
kidneydonornurse@vch.ca
Or, for more information, visit right here.
Time is everything. This is why we promise registering as an organ donor should only #TakeTwoMinutes. That's faster than microwave popcorn! #Register2Give
Author greggdrinnanPosted on October 18, 2021 October 18, 2021 Tags BC Transplant, Canadian Blood Services, CFJC-TV, CORE, Dorothy Drinnan, Dylana Kneeshaw, Jan Mauk, Jana Tremblay, kidneybcy, Living Kidney Donor Program, Pete Radigan, Rob Ambrosino, Zach TremblayLeave a comment on Zach takes a pill, and another one, and another one and . . . Dorothy on TV . . . Drone delivers for double-lung transplant
Eighth anniversary of kidney transplant dampened by news from Saskatchewan . . .
It was a small gathering — there were three of us — but we celebrated anyway.
It was the eighth anniversary of Dorothy's kidney transplant. So we picked up some food from Señor Froggy — that's the Kamloops restaurant whose owners gave its staff last week off with pay as a mental health break — and then we went to a dear kidney friend's home for lunch.
The friend had a small 'Happy Anniversary' cake ready and we were able to devour three-quarters of it.
Yes, a good time was had by all.
And then we returned home to discover that Saskatchewan is on the verge of shutting down organ transplantation surgery, as Dr. Hassan Masri of the U of Saskatchewan College of Medicine tweeted, "due to the pressure on ICU and redeployment of staff."
He added: "It simply means that those who pass away and generously want to donate their organs will not be able to. It also means that no one will be able to receive one. Tragic."
Upon reading this I felt physically ill.
You know why the Saskatchewan health system is having to do this, and you know that other jurisdictions won't be far behind.
Good grief, people . . . if you aren't vaccinated, get it done. Now! Please.
The fact that people have registered as organ donors and now won't be able to have that wish recognized is beyond belief. There now are families among us who will go through the grief of losing loved ones, but won't ever feel the positive emotions that come with knowing that other people benefited from their losses.
This is . . . actually, there just aren't words . . .
Dorothy and granddaughter Kara playing a tune in a Burnaby park in September 2020.
Let me tell you what organ donation has meant in our lives . . .
At the time of Dorothy's transplant, she had been doing peritoneal dialysis for almost four years. Every night, every single night, she hooked up to a machine and did dialysis while she slept.
Eight years ago, our son wasn't married. He was living in a one-bedroom apartment in Burnaby near Metrotown. There weren't any grandchildren.
Today, he is married with two happy and always excited daughters. Kara is five; Averi is one. The four of them now live in a wonderful new home in Coquitlam.
Dorothy and Averi last month in Coquitlam. It was only the second time they had been together in 11 months.
Without a transplant, chances are Dorothy never would have known her granddaughters. She never would have been able to sit in a park and play duelling harmonicas with Kara. She wouldn't have known what it's like to sit at the dinner table with Averi and have the little one make faces at her.
Dorothy also wouldn't have co-founded the Kamloops Kidney Support Group, through which we have made a lot of friends. She wouldn't have taken part in any of the annual kidney walks; this year, she participated in her eighth one. She has raised $23,846 in that time, a lot of it through people like you who visit this website.
Without a transplant . . . well, I could go on and on because we've done and seen a lot over the past eight years, at least before the pandemic came along and disrupted our lives.
And now we're at a stage where hospitals are having to stop doing transplants. This is 2021 and this is absolutely unbelievable.
It's unbelievable because it's all so avoidable.
As Ryan Switzer, a Swift Current city councillor, put it on Thursday afternoon: "Unvaccinated people are tying up the healthcare system to the point where people will needlessly die. This is no longer about just you. Vaxxed people have the power to save lives. Unvaxxed . . . the opposite."
If you aren't already, get vaccinated. I am begging you.
BTW, Dorothy got her third inoculation on Monday morning. As a transplant recipient, she takes anti-rejection drugs that result in a compromised immune system. Research shows that a third shot for people in her situation will spur her immune system to create more anti-bodies.
If you're wondering, she had a sore arm for one day. It was a small price to pay.
Meanwhile . . .
D Bode Wilde, 21, has confirmed that he is the one unvaccinated player who isn't in training camp with the New York Islanders. "Hoping my human rights are enough to let me play," he tweeted. "What a world." . . . Bode, my wife would like to have a word with you. . . .
G Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets told reporters on Thursday that he had concerns about getting vaccinated because he doesn't have a spleen. But then along came August and the COVID-19 virus found him. Once recovered, he got vaccinated. He now is fully vaccinated and feeling fine. . . . The spleen? It was removed via emergency surgery in 2012 after it ruptured following a fall while playing road hockey. . . .
The Alberta-based Heritage Junior B Hockey League has lost another team for the 2021-22 season. This all comes after the league revealed on Monday that all players, coaches and support staff must show proof of vaccination or a negative test taken within 72 hours before partaking in any team activity. . . . The Stettler Lightning pulled out Wednesday, saying that the restrictions cost them some players. . . . The Ponoka Stampeders actually opened their season with a pair of weekend losses. "Due to the new covid measures," the team wrote on Twitter, "we found ourselves in a position of not having enough eligible players to continue the season." . . . Byron Hackett of the Red Deer Advocate has more right here.
The CFL had a Wednesday night game on its schedule this week — the Hamilton Tiger-Cats dumped the Ottawa Redblacks, 24-7 — but some viewers weren't too enamoured.
Last night's CFL skirmish finished with a 3rd-stringer at QB for the Hamilton Tabbies and a receiver at QB for the Bytown RedBlacks. Embarrassing? No more embarrassing than a Zamboni driver playing goal and beating the Toronto Maple Leafs in an NHL game.
— patti dawn swansson (@madamepattidawn) September 23, 2021
Sorry, but I wasn't among the viewing audience. I was too busy with baseball's stretch drive. Go Giants! . . . But let's not forget that David Ayres, that Zamboni driving goaltender who beat the Leafs, is a kidney transplant recipient.
Author greggdrinnanPosted on September 23, 2021 Tags Byron Hackett, Connor Hellebuyck, Dorothy Drinnan, Dr. Hassan Masri, Heritage Junior B Hockey League, Living Kidney Donor Program, Patti Dawn Swansson, Ponoka Stampeders, Ryan Switzer, Senor Froggy, Stettler LightningLeave a comment on Eighth anniversary of kidney transplant dampened by news from Saskatchewan . . .
Family's search for living kidney donor begins . . .
The Backmeyer family of Kamloops has started its search for a living kidney donor to benefit their daughter and sister Ferris, 4. . . . Here's a note from Ferris's mother, Lindsey, to accompany the above poster:
"I am hoping that this poster can be shared far and wide in hopes of finding us the hero we so desperately need. Ferris is four years old and has spent the majority of her life on dialysis — three years and counting. A successful kidney transplant means LIFE for our sweet girl! Ferris has undergone one unsuccessful kidney transplant and, as a result, we are looking for a very specific kidney. She needs a young, small female donor. Please share far and wide in hopes of finding the perfect kidney for Ferris!"
One other thing . . . please keep in mind that you don't have to be a blood match in order to donate a kidney. Through the Living Kidney Donor Program, you are able to donate a kidney to an anonymous recipient, but only if the person you are wanting to receive a kidney is able to get one.
My wife, Dorothy, got a kidney through this exact program on Sept. 23, 2013.
If you would like to receive more information, all the contact info follows here . . .
Want an easy win to feel great? Register to be an organ donor today. It will only #TakeTwoMinutes and you could save a life. Great deed and fuzzy feels without any hassle. #Register2Give taketwominutes.ca
Author greggdrinnanPosted on June 27, 2021 June 27, 2021 Tags Dorothy Drinnan, Ferris Backmeyer, Lindsey Backmeyer, Living Kidney Donor ProgramLeave a comment on Family's search for living kidney donor begins . . .
Lauren Herschel was Calgary's first anonymous kidney donor . . . Here's her story . . . Would you give kidney to husband's ex-wife? Debby did just that
1/ Today is my 10th anniversary of donating Lefty the kidney to a stranger somewhere in southern AB. Global did a little story on it, because I was Calgary's first anonymous donor. #yyc #yyccc #community https://t.co/nJGPwpZIgc
— Lauren Herschel (@LaurenHerschel) June 8, 2021
Ten years have gone by since Lauren Herschel became Calgary's first anonymous living kidney donor. Being a living donor, she told Jill Croteau of Global News, has "exponentially changed my life in ways I didn't think. I am far more confident. It's deepened my empathy and made me a person to try things out of my comfort zone." . . . Looking back at it, Herschel added: "It's easier than you think. I was back to work in just under two weeks. It was such a small amount of time to do something that will give someone else years and years of a higher quality of life. It's an easy trade-off." . . . Her decision to donate a kidney also resulted in changes to the transplant system there. Amazing! . . . Her story, and it's terrific, is right here. . . . If you are on Twitter, find the thread that she wrote and give it a read. It's terrific, too.
Dorothy, my wife of almost 49 years, appeared on Radio NL, a Kamloops station, one day last week to talk about all things kidney-related. She had a kidney transplant on Sept. 23, 2013, so is able to share some of her experiences. Mostly, she wants to get across to potential live donors that there is a way to become a living kidney donor without being a perfect blood match for a specific recipient. . . . If you would care to listen that interview, conducted by longtime Kamloops media maven Larry Read, is right here.
Here's a story for you. . . . Mylaen and Jim Merthe of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., divorced about 20 years ago. On Nov. 22, Jim got married for a second time, to Debby Neal-Strickland. . . . On Nov. 24, Debby was admitted to hospital where she donated a kidney to her new husband's ex-wife. . . . Yes, Debby, 56, gave up a kidney to Mylaen, who is 59 and had long battled kidney disease. . . . What this all meant is that Mylaen was able to hold her second grandson when he was born in March. . . . Kelli Kennedy of The Associated Press has the complete story right here.
For Black kidney patients, an algorithm may help perpetuate harmful racial disparities https://t.co/I4g8kcWtR2 via @Yahoo
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) June 7, 2021
In honour of my hero/kidney donor, Michael, today I competed for #TeamCanada in the @worldtransplantgames #5Kanyway.
Proud to power through & post a personal best, almost 10 mins off our time in Feb.
Register to be an organ donor today at https://t.co/OLMWQxvslm. 💚#wtg2021 pic.twitter.com/tGbHJgPtco
— Stephen Gillis (@stephengillis) June 4, 2021
A tweet from a member of the Regina Police Service Traffic Safety Unit . . .
Last guy I pulled over may be my dad with that sense of humour…handed him the unreg ticket , he says " well things could be worse,I'm on the lung transplant list!" 😟🤣🤷♂ @reginapolice pic.twitter.com/gPMp8q3Mh8
— Cst. Jim Monaghan 647 (@RPSTrafficUnit) May 25, 2021
IN THE NEWS! 📰📣 Local woman adjusting to life after kidney transplant. Prince George resident Sharon Kidwell talks about her experience with kidney failure and her new life with a functioning kidney.https://t.co/SMR5MPXFqp
— kidneybcy (@KidneyBCY) May 25, 2021
Sharon Kidwell of Prince George can't believe the freedoms she has in her life now that she has recovered from a kidney transplant. . . . "I still can't believe I can do things spontaneously," she told Christine Dalgleish of the Prince George Citizen. "Before this, my whole life was planned around dialysis — every day was planned. I would suddenly have to leave people's house at a certain time because I had eight to nine hours of dialysis to do in the evenings. So I had to be hooked up early enough so I could get up early enough to do what I needed to do. Now I can actually start a movie at 9 at night." . . . After more than three years on dialysis, Kidwell had a transplant in November. . . . Her story is right here.
A whole lot of thank yous to RE/MAX of Western Canada, the WHL and its teams for the three years in which they participated in the Suits Up Campaign. . . . Know that you really have made a difference. . . .
According to the latest available statistics, 77% of Canadians waiting for an organ transplant are waiting for a kidney. @kidneycanada #TogetherStrong #LoganBouletEffect #GreenShirtDay https://t.co/s73TQojFib
— Green Shirt Day (@GreenShirtDay) May 28, 2021
Here's a transplant story that will brighten your day . . .
"He's such a fun, energetic, sweet boy who loves his friends," Robyn said. "If our story can inspire even one person to become an organ donor, then it's worth telling." #TogetherStrong #KidneyStrong #LoganBouletEffect #GreenShirtDay https://t.co/D37pwVSwl9
Do good, feel good! Register to be an organ donor and get that warm fuzzy feeling. 1 organ donor can save up to 8 lives. Taketwominutes.ca #TakeTwoMinutes
Author greggdrinnanPosted on June 9, 2021 Tags Christine Dalgleish, Debby Neal-Strickland, Don Winslow, Dorothy Drinnan, Gavin Sexton, Green Shirt Day, Jill Croteau, Kelli Kennedy, Lauren Herschel, Living Kidney Donor Program, RE/MAX of Western Canada, Sharon Kidwell, Stephen Gillis, Suits Up Campaign, WHL, WHL Suits Up To Promote Organ DonationLeave a comment on Lauren Herschel was Calgary's first anonymous kidney donor . . . Here's her story . . . Would you give kidney to husband's ex-wife? Debby did just that
Team Canada writes thrilling final golden chapter . . . Vegas fans get to cheer three times for one goal . . . Fire strikes Meadow Lake's arena
…and with that both Bob & I now have our first vaccinations 💉 for #COVID19 We both were really nervous and maybe even scared and after we received it we realized we might have over thought it! #NoBigDeal pic.twitter.com/hXkWq1STmd
— The Massey Twins welcome you to Gap Season (@MasseyTwins) June 7, 2021
This is rich: My daughter is going swimming at a friend's. The friend's mom said my daughter is not allowed in the house because she found out my daughter was vaccinated and she doesn't want my daughter "spreading vaccine proteins" through the house. #COVIDIOTS
— Chuck Curti (@Chuck_Curti) June 6, 2021
Canada proves the doubters wrong and rallies all the way back to win gold and top our last Power Rankings of 2021.🇨🇦💪@HockeyCanada
Read more at ⤵https://t.co/knXlSZCmS8 pic.twitter.com/Dsx5EdUaVB
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) June 6, 2021
You really have to feel good for the Canadian team that won the gold medal on Sunday at the IIHF World men's championship in Riga, Latvia. A gritty bunch if ever there was one, these guys lost their first three games and were outscored 10-2 in the process, only to bounce back and win four in a row, including a 3-2 OT victory over Finland in the championship game. . . . F Nick Paul of the Ottawa Senators got the winner at 6:26 of overtime. . . . It is the first time in any IIHF World championship that a team opened 0-3 and went on to win the whole thing. . . . Finland had beaten Canada, 3-2 in a shootout, in a preliminary game on Tuesday. . . . This was the 27th time Canada has won the championship, but the first since 2016. . . . After starting 0-3, Canada went on to beat three of the opening rounds top teams — Russia, the U.S., and Finland. . . . Interestingly, Canada's overall record was 3-3-1, the 1 being an OTL, while the U.S., which beat German, 6-1, to win bronze on Sunday, wound up 6-1-0. The only loss suffered by the U.S. was to Canada — 4-2 in a semifinal. . . .
Michael Dyck, the head coach of the WHL's Vancouver Giants, was an assistant coach with Team Canada, which also included D Braden Schneider, the Brandon Wheat Kings' captain. Schneider had one assist in nine games. . . . Also on the Canadian team were G Darcy Kuemper, who played with the Red Deer Rebels, G Aden Hill (Portland Winterhawks), F Jaret Anderson-Dolan (Spokane Chiefs) and F Brandon Hagel (Red Deer). . . . Former NHL G Roberto Luongo was Canada's general manager and now has another gold medal to hang alongside the two he won as a player (2003, 2004). . . . Canadian F Connor Brown (Ottawa Senators) drew three assists in the final to set a Canadian tournament record with 14. Brown led the tournament with 16 points. . . . Old friend Neate Sager (@n8sager) points out where Canada's top three forwards were at age 16: "Nick Paul was undrafted, made the OHL a year later; Connor Brown was an 11th-rounder; IIHF Worlds MVP Andrew Mangiapane was never drafted."
Racing in @NASCAR is an incredible privilege. Its important to recognize and bring awareness to those that don't have these opportunities. Today we recognize the 215 Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation souls lost in Canada. pic.twitter.com/2kjGs2pTNZ
— Justin Marks (@JustinMarksDG) June 6, 2021
If you were watching the host Vegas Golden Knights' 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night, you saw the NHL replay system at its best. . . . And you can bet that most of the fans in the building absolutely loved it because they got to cheer three times for one goal. . . . First, they roared when F Patrick Brown appeared to score at 13:13 of the third period for a 5-1 Vegas lead. However, the officials went to replay to see whether Brown had shoved G Philipp Grubauer into the net with the puck underneath him. After the review, the officials signalled that it was a good goal. The crowd roared again. . . . At that point, Colorado head coach Jared Bednar challenged the play for goaltender interference. So the officials went back to video before ruling, again, that it was a good goal. And the crowd got to roar one more time. . . . Yes, it was a good night for Vegas fans.
The MJHL has announced that "the puck will drop for opening weekend" on Friday, Sept. 17, COVID-19 and its variants willing, of course. If you haven't noticed, Manitoba hasn't been in a good place for the last while. . . . Opening weekend will have the 12 teams playing home-and-home rivalry series. . . . Each team will play 54 games in the regular season. . . . There is a complete news release right here. . . . BTW, the MJHL's Neepawa franchise is scheduled to announce its rebranding today (Monday).
I got vaccinated to I protect my family, friends and community. Oh and so I can be a the home opener for the @blazerhockey
Brighter days are the on the way #kamloops pic.twitter.com/psMIYoOwlz
— Mike O'Reilly – Kamloops City Councillor (@mikeoreilly2018) June 6, 2021
Meadow Lake's arena is in ruins after a Sunday morning fire. (Photo: Meadow Lake Memories/Facebook)
The 45-year-old arena in Meadow Lake, Sask., burned to the ground early Sunday morning. . . . "The Meadow Lake fire department was on hand quickly and trying their hardest to get the flames down," Clay DeBray, a city councillor, told Saskatoon radio station CKOM. "It was pretty devastating to see." . . . The Saskatoon StarPhoenix reported that Saskatchewan RCMP said the fire "appeared to have been set" in a nearby storage shed. According to the newspaper, the RCMP "said the concession stand that shares the parking lot with the arena was also broke into, also on June 6."
If you're looking for a good read on what the PGA Tour's Jon Rahm went through at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio on Saturday, Rob Oller of The Columbus Dispatch has a column right here. . . . "Golf and business have always gone hand-in-hand, with hammered drives sharing workspace with handshake deals," Oller writes. "So let's speak the language of corporate attorneys and CEO consultants: Jon Rahm made a bad business decision." . . . The complete column is right here.
Although we're open for donations until Aug. 31, the 2021 Kamloops Kidney Walk was completed, albeit virtually, on Sunday. Dorothy, who had a kidney transplant on Sept. 23, 2013, took part for an eighth straight year. . . . Thanks to so many of you, she had her top fund-raising Walk, too, as her friends gave her $3,875 through Sunday night. Her previous high had been $3,340 in 2020. . . . Thank you so much! . . . And if you still would like to donate, you are able to do so right here.
JUST NOTES: G Rayce Ramsay will be back with the SJHL's Humboldt Broncos for his 20-year-old season. Ramsay, from Saskatoon, played two games with the WHL's Kamloops Blazers in 2018-19 and 25 in 2019-20 (13-8-1, 3.07, .880). He started 2020-21 with the Broncos, going 5-1-0 before the season was done in by the pandemic.
Author greggdrinnanPosted on June 6, 2021 Tags Aden Hill, Braden Schneider, Brandon Hagel, Darcy Kuemper, Dorothy Drinnan, Humboldt Broncos, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Justin Marks, Living Kidney Donor Program, Michael Dyck, Mike O'Reilly, MJHL, Neate Sager, Nick Paul, Rayce Ramsay, Rob Oller, The Massey Twins, Vegas Golden KnightsLeave a comment on Team Canada writes thrilling final golden chapter . . . Vegas fans get to cheer three times for one goal . . . Fire strikes Meadow Lake's arena
Scattershooting on a Saturday night while pondering what just happened on the PGA Tour . . .
It has been a while since the sporting media has had access to locker rooms/dressing rooms, and it would appear that this situation will go on for a while longer. For starters, it seems the NFL is going to keep the warriors of the keyboards and the talking heads away at least during training camps and exhibition games. . . . The NFL, of course, is citing health concerns due to COVID-19, but this kind of access has come to be a real bone of contention in recent years. . . . During the pandemic, media has had to make do, for the most part, with Zoom calls. . . . Jay Rigdon of Awful Announcing writes: "The longer 'no reporters in the locker room' is the practice, the tougher it might be for reporters to ever get that privilege back again. If that happens, the job is going to look much, much different for sports journalists." . . . Rigdon's report is right here.
Meanwhile, in MLB, members of the media who are fully vaccinated will be allowed to have one-on-one conversations with team personnel on the field during pre-game warmups and batting practice. . . . Andrew Bucholtz of Awful Announcing has more on all of this right here.
French Tennis Federation president Gilles Moretton not taking questions after fining Osaka for doing the same isn't just ironic—it's predictable, and it's emblematic of how many powerful people see the world. They think there are different rules for them (because there are).
— Jimmy Thomson (@jwsthomson) June 1, 2021
Headline at The Onion (@TheOnion): Ron Artest Lands Consulting Role Teaching NBA Players How To Defend Selves From Rowdy Fans.
pic.twitter.com/yRwecoo5sx
— Space Explorer Mike (@MichaelGalanin) June 3, 2021
I haven't watched a whole lot of these NHL playoffs, and I was reminded why after tuning in for the last half of the Wednesday night game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche. The inconsistent standard of officiating just never seems to change. The Golden Knights got away with a cross-check off a faceoff that should have been a double minor, then lost the game on a PP goal after a slashing call that was embarrassingly soft. . . . It's too bad because that weak slashing call overshadowed what had seemed to be an awfully good playoff game.
Bruce Jenkins of the San Francisco Chronicle, reflecting on the number of injuries to key players in the NBA playoffs and whether a compressed regular season may be having an impact: "It would be such a sensible idea to shorten the schedule and lengthen the spells between games. Back-to-backs: never again. Long stretches of playing every other day: nope. Cut it to 58 games, each of the 30 teams playing the others twice each. Couldn't be simpler, except for one thing: the greedy nature of billionaire owners. As Draymond Green put it so well on TNT the other night: 'If it don't make dollars, it don't make sense.' "
Here's the winning goal by Alex Beaucage, big time play by Nicolas Daigle stealing the puck behind the net. pic.twitter.com/1eyzLcAAdz https://t.co/U4Yng5Ytwv
— Jérôme Bérubé (@Jerome_Berube) June 5, 2021
The Victoriaville Tigres won the QMJHL championship on Saturday afternoon, beating the Val-d'Or Foreurs, 3-2 in double OT, on a goal by F Alex Beaucage. . . . Victoriaville won the best-of-seven championship, 4-2, with all games played in Quebec City. The first game was played without fans; a maximum of about 2,000 fans was allowed for each of the last five games. Saturday's announced attendance was 2,176. . . . The Tigres led 2-1 after the first period. . . . The Foreurs forced OT on F Jeremy Michel's goal at 14:40 of the third period. . . . Beaucage won it at 1:01 of the second extra period.
#QPlayoffs #SeriesLHJMQ #VdOvsVIC: This is the third straight postseason the Final has ended in six games. Never happened before in League history. @TigresVicto scored 15 times in the series, ties the 2007 MAINEiacs (who also beat VdO) for fewest by Champion in last series.
— Geoffrey Brandow (@GeoffreyBrandow) June 6, 2021
Here's Ken Dryden in Saturday's Toronto Sun:
"Head hits. Whether intentional, careless or completely accidental, that distinction matters only to the hitter, not to the player hit. Nor even much to the rest of us now. The back stories — it's the sort of thing he would do, or wouldn't do — who cares? It's about Tavares not Corey Perry, Evans not Mark Scheifele.
"And we know now. Everybody knows. Not just the scientists. The media know. Ron MacLean knows. So do Elliotte Friedman and Cassie Campbell, so do Darren Dreger, Craig Simpson, Pierre LeBrun and all the others. They know. George Parros knows, Bill Daly knows, so do all the owners. Jeremy Jacobs, Geoff Molson, Larry Tanenbaum, they all know. Mark Chipman, David Thomson, Murray Edwards, Daryl Katz, Francesco Aquilini, Eugene Melnyk. They all know. Don Fehr, the head of the NHL Players' Association, he knows. Gary Bettman knows."
That complete piece is right here.
Got this from a Tour insider after Jon Rahm news broke.
"Plenty of guys still aren't vaccinated. Watch the mad rush now."
— Robert Lusetich (@RobertLusetich) June 5, 2021
Jon Rahm, the second-ranked golfer in the world, finished his third round with a six-stroke lead at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, on Saturday when he was told that he had tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, he had to withdraw from the tournament. . . . It's interesting that Rahm didn't get vaccinated until earlier this week when contact tracing found him to have been in close proximity to someone who had tested positive. . . . He was in line to win more than US$1.5 million. . . . Bob Harig of ESPN has more right here.
As another reminder of the times in which we are living, the Singapore Grand Prix that was scheduled for Oct. 3 has been cancelled due to the pandemic. The Canadian Grand Prix that was to have run on June 13 and the Chinese Grand Prix both were cancelled earlier in the year. . . . The Turkish Grand Prix was going to take over the June 13 race date, but that also was cancelled. . . . The Australian Grand Prix was to have been run in March but now is on the schedule for November.
Soccer's Canadian Premier League will gather its eight teams in Winnipeg and play 32 games from June 26 through July 24. Games will be played without fans at IG Field, the home of the CPL's Valour FC and the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers. . . . Following the completion of the Winnipeg schedule, teams will return to their homes and hopefully complete their seasons with fans in the stands.
Gaelan Patterson has joined the junior B Port Alberni Bombers as the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League expansion team's first general manager and head coach. . . . Patterson, 30, spent three seasons on the coaching staff of the SJHL's La Ronge Ice Wolves, leaving in mid-April to take over as director of hockey operations for the Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association. His stint with NMHA didn't last two months. . . . The VIJHL recently awarded an expansion team to the same Port Alberni group that owns the BCHL's Bulldogs. . . . Patterson played four seasons (2006-10) with the WHL's Saskatoon Blades. . . . Most recently, he was the Ice Wolves' associate GM and associate head coach.
Taya Currie becomes 1st female player drafted to Ontario Hockey League | CBC Sports https://t.co/972G2YCYlP
— Cindy Vien (@CindyVien) June 6, 2021
The Sarnia Sting selected G Taya Currie in the 14th round of the OHL's Priority Selection draft on Saturday. The 16-year-old from Parkhill, Ont., thus became the first female player to be picked in the draft's history. She is 5-foot-7, 143 pounds and catches left. She played in 2019-20 with the U-16 AAA Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs, but her 2020-21 season was cancelled because of the pandemic.
Dorothy will be taking part in her eighth Kamloops Kidney Walk, albeit virtually, today. If you would like to be part of her team, you are able to make a donation right here. . . . Thanks in advance for your generosity.
Author greggdrinnanPosted on June 6, 2021 Tags Alex Beaucage, Andrew Bucholtz, Bob Harig, Bruce Jenkins, Dorothy Drinnan, Gaelan Patterson, Geoffrey Brandow, Jay Rigdon, Jerome Berube, Jimmy Thomson, Jon Rahm, Ken Dryden, Living Kidney Donor Program, OHL, Port Alberni Bombers, Sarnia Sting, Victoriaville TigresLeave a comment on Scattershooting on a Saturday night while pondering what just happened on the PGA Tour . . .
MJHL adds a 13th franchise . . . BCHL's Centennials get their man . . . Wild sews up Littler for 10 years
Here at St. MARYS CATHEDRAL, WPG waiting for Archbishop Gagnon. SURVIVORS are seeking Justice. Then Carey Price, Montreal Canadians stops to talk with me Gramma Shingoose. He was gifted a Tobacco Tie and Orange ribbon 🧡🧡 pic.twitter.com/9baVO9Xjs5
— Gramma Shingoose (@LeeShingoose) June 4, 2021
The MJHL is adding an expansion team with the news that a franchise will begin play in Niverville in 2022-23. The MJHL's governors voted unanimously to award the franchise during a meeting on Thursday night. Niverville is located 42 km south of Winnipeg. . . . Mike Sawatzky of the Winnipeg Free Press reports that the Niverville group, headed by local realtor Clarence Braun, paid $150,000 for the franchise that will operate as a not-for-profit organization. . . . According to Sawatzky, Braun told him that the group comprises "almost 30 shareholders, all of whom have put down deposits on their $10,000 investments. He expects the ownership group (to) reach a total of 45 investors." . . . The as-yet unnamed team will be the MJHL's 13th franchise and will play out of the brand new Niverville Community Resource and Recreation Centre, which is scheduled to open in July and will seat 1,167 for hockey. The $19.5-million facility also includes a field house, meeting rooms and a daycare.
The BCHL's Merritt Centennials have signed Dave Chyzowski to a two-year contract as general manager and head coach. The contract contains an option on a third year. Chyzowski, 49, played two full seasons (1987-89) with the Kamloops Blazers and was selected second overall by the New York Islanders in the NHL's 1989 draft. After wrapping up his playing career in Europe, Chyzowski spent 14 seasons with the Blazers, mostly as their director of sales and marketing. He left them to join the Delta Hockey Academy as head coach of the female prep team and director of sales. While with DHA (2019-20), he also helped out as an assistant coach with the WHL's Vancouver Giants. . . . In Merritt, Chyzowski replaces Derek Sweet-Coulter, whose contract wasn't renewed. . . . Most recently, Chyzowski was working as a product advisor with Kamloops Ford. . . . Two of his sons played in the WHL — Nick with the Blazers and Ryan with the Medicine Hat Tigers.
Wild extend @BlissLittler contract for 10 years. @BCHockeyLeaguehttps://t.co/6jeb52QuyX pic.twitter.com/PpAGg8Wqgr
— Wenatchee Wild (@WenatcheeWild1) June 4, 2021
The BCHL's Wenatchee Wild has given general manager Bliss Littler a 10-year contract extension. Yes, 10 years! . . . Now that's some job security. . . . Littler has been in Wenatchee since 2012-13. He spent seven-plus years as the Wild's head coach, before stepping aside and working strictly as the GM. . . . The Wild didn't participate in the BCHL in 2020-21 because of pandemic-related border closures. . . . There is a complete news release right here.
As a thank you for getting the vaccine the Brandon Wheat Kings are giving away the following prizes!
Show your vaccine card at the BWK Team Store located on the East Main ramp of the Keystone Centre and receive your prize ballot.
Get the vaccine so we can pack the place again! pic.twitter.com/TWW2WJL6XK
— Brandon Wheat Kings (@bdnwheatkings) June 4, 2021
Dorothy will be taking part in her eighth Kamloops Kidney Walk, albeit virtually, on Sunday. If you would like to be part of her team, you are able to make a donation right here. . . . Thanks in advance for your generosity.
Author greggdrinnanPosted on June 4, 2021 Tags Bliss Littler, Brandon Wheat Kings, Carey Price, Clarence Braun, Dave Chyzowski, Dorothy Drinnan, Lee Shingoose, Living Kidney Donor Program, Merritt Centennials, Mike Sawatzky, MJHL, Niverville, Wenatchee WildLeave a comment on MJHL adds a 13th franchise . . . BCHL's Centennials get their man . . . Wild sews up Littler for 10 years
Who will be Blazers' next GM? . . . Sheffield fan remembers a 'Frankie wonderland' . . . Tigres one victory from title
Shaun Clouston, O'Donovan want #Kamloops Blazers' GM job; Cory Clouston interested in head-coach gig. A look at some of the club's in-house options … https://t.co/xBunD93gwp #WHL
— Marty Hastings (@MarTheReporter) June 3, 2021
Matt Bardsley surprised a whole lot of people on May 25 when he announced that he was leaving his post as general manager of the WHL's Kamloops Blazers. After all, the signs seem to point to the Blazers finally having returned to prominence in the B.C. Division. However, Bardsley cited family reasons in wanting to return to the U.S., so he will depart following month's end. . . . But who will move into the GM's office when Bardsley is gone? Marty Hastings of Kamloops This Week checks in with a handful of candidates right here.
🎉🎂Happy 5⃣0⃣th Birthday to former #ReginaPats captain, Pats legend, and all-around great guy, @Kov24Kovacs!🥳🎉 pic.twitter.com/yZIfQSx4AX
— Kevin Shaw (@theblueliner) June 3, 2021
Frank Kovacs, one of hockey's good guys, turned 50 on Thursday. Kovacs, who played five seasons (1987-92) with the Regina Pats, also spent three seasons (1996-99) with the Sheffield Steelers of what was then the British Ice Hockey Super League. After playing with the Steelers, he finished up with four seasons in Hungary. . . . But it's interesting the relationships that live on with some of these players and fans. . . . On Thursday, Bryan Crabtree (@BryanCrabtree) tweeted to Kovacs: "Thanks for the wonderful memories when you played for the Steelers." . . . Crabtree closed with: "There's only one Frankie Kovacs, skating along, singing a song, skating in a Frankie wonderland." . . . Wonderful! . . . Kovacs, by the way, now is a member of the Regina Police Service.
#QPlayoffs #SeriesLHJMQ #VdOvsVIC: Another strong third period is the difference as @TigresVicto take Game 5. In the three wins, they've tallied eight times in final frame. Nicolas Daigle breaks the deadlock less than a minute into 3rd; 2nd goal in 3 games (0 in previous 8)
The Victoriaville Tigres scored a 3-1 victory over the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Thursday night and now hold a 3-2 edge in the QMJHL's best-of-seven championship final. . . . The entire series is being played in Quebec City. . . . Game 6 is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, with a seventh game, if necessary, to be played Sunday afternoon. . . . In Game 5, as in Game 4, the Foreurs scored a first-period goal and then didn't score again. . . . F Olivier Coulombe pulled Victoriaville even at 18:21 of the first period and the Tigres added a pair of third-period goals, with F Nicolas Daigle counting at 0:45 and F Benjamin Tardif adding insurance at 9:07. . . . G Nikolas Hurtubise stopped 33 shots to earn the victory. . . . If you're wondering about attendance, the series opener was played without fans, but the league received the OK to allow 2,000 fans in for each of ensuing games. The next four games drew, in order, crowds of 1,958, 2,146, 1,948 and 1,808.
Special thank you to the generous financial donors that made this all possible. #Edmonton – @M_Goertzen @yegsportschiro Dr. Ashley Todd, Dr. Ed Berdusco#Vancouver – @comfiredotca and @FirstDistrictM c/o Brett Johnston#Kamloops – @warnerrentals c/o Ralph Warner https://t.co/2c6YExcr6L
— Hockey Gives Blood (@hkygivesblood) June 3, 2021
Dorothy will be taking part in her eighth Kamloops Kidney Walk, albeit virtually, on Sunday. If you would like to be part of her team, you are able to make a donation right here. . . . Thanks in advance for your generosity. She just had a big day and now is having her best fund-raising Walk yet.
JUST NOTES: Castan Sommer, an assistant coach with the Seattle Thunderbirds since Aug. 4, 2017, has resigned. According to Bill La Forge, the Thunderbirds' general manager, Sommer "has accepted an assistant coach position with a soon-to-be-announced team." The Thunderbirds now are on the hunt for a replacement. Head coach Matt O'Dette's staff includes assistant coach Kyle Hagel and goaltender coach Ian Gordon.
Author greggdrinnanPosted on June 3, 2021 Tags Bryan Crabtree, Canadian Blood Services, Castan Sommer, Dorothy Drinnan, Dylan Garand, Frank Kovacs, Geoffrey Brandow, Hockey Gives Blood, Kamloops Blazers, Kevin Shaw, Living Kidney Donor Program, Marty Hastings, Matt Bardsley, QMJHL, Regina Pats, Seattle Thunderbirds, Sebastian Cossa, Trent Miner, Victoriaville TigresLeave a comment on Who will be Blazers' next GM? . . . Sheffield fan remembers a 'Frankie wonderland' . . . Tigres one victory from title
Spokane wins WHL lottery, gets first draft pick . . . Wheat Kings to select twice in top four . . . World women's tourney to Calgary
The 2021 @TheWHL Prospects Draft order for Round 1. pic.twitter.com/jZkgEoPd3c
— Vancouver Giants (@WHLGiants) June 2, 2021
The Spokane Chiefs own the first selection in the WHL's 2021 prospects draft — formerly the bantam draft — that is scheduled to be held on Dec. 9. The draft usually is held in the spring — the last draft was held on April 22, 2020 — but the pandemic forced a move.
In announcing that the draft would be held in December, Ron Robison, the WHL commissioner, said that making the move would allow "additional time for players in the 2006 age group to be evaluated following a challenging season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We anticipate minor hockey leagues and tournaments will be fully operational in the fall . . ."
Because of the unique development season that the WHL completed last month, it came up with a four-phase process to determine the order of selection for the 2021 draft.
When all was said and done, the Chiefs had the first pick, something they last held in 2015 when they took D Ty Smith. The only other time Spokane has selected first overall was in 2006, when it took D Jared Cowen. Both players went on to captain the Chiefs, twice play for Team Canada at the IIHF World junior championship and become NHL first-round draft selections.
The Tri-City Americans hold the second overall pick on Dec. 9, a slot they have never before occupied.
The Brandon Wheat Kings hold the next two selections after trades with the Victoria Royals and Moose Jaw Warriors. Brandon also owns its first-round pick at No. 22.
On Jan. 10, 2018, the Wheat Kings got 2019 and 2021 first-round selections, along with D Jonathon Lambos and F Ty Thorpe, from the Royals for F Tanner Kaspick and F Cameron MacDonald.
Also at the 2018 trade deadline, the Wheat Kings dealt D Kale Clague to the Warriors for first-rounders in 2019 and 2021, a second-round pick in 2018, F Luka Burzan and D Chase Hartje.
Meanwhile, the Swift Current Broncos have the Nos. 6 and 7 picks. The first of those is their own selection, while they acquired the seventh pick from the Portland Winterhawks for G Joel Hofer. In the Jan. 9, 2019, swap, the Broncos also got a 2019 first-round pick, a second, fourth and fifth in 2020, and a third in 2019.
The Edmonton Oil Kings also hold a pair of first-round selections — one they acquired from the Kelowna Rockets at No. 13 and their own at 19th. On Dec. 14, 2019, the Oil Kings sent D Conner McDonald to the Rockets for that first-round pick and a third-rounder in 2023.
Moose Jaw, which dealt its pick to Brandon, has the 16th pick, having acquired it from the Saskatoon Blades. The Warriors actually acquired that pick from Victoria on Jan. 2020, in a deal that had F Brayden Tracey join the Royals.
As things stand at the moment, Saskatoon, Kelowna, Victoria and Portland are without first-round selections.
The draft lottery was today, but the actual WHL draft isn't until December 9th.
So, WHL G.M.s now have six months where they can trade these 2021 picks and know exactly what # overall pick they are getting/giving. No strategizing required anymore! 😀
— Alan Caldwell (@smallatlarge) June 2, 2021
According to Ryan Kennedy, a senior writer with The Hockey News, F Berkly Catton of Saskatoon is the 2021 draft's "top prize." In 2019-20, Catton had 108 points, including 58 goals, in 30 games with the U15 Saskatoon Bandits. In the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season, he had one goal and one assists in five games with the U18 AAA Saskatoon Contacts.
Brandon has never had two picks in the top five since the draft started in 1990. They picked 5-6 in 2019 (Danielson-Zimmer); 4-6 in 2013 (Patrick-Clague); 2-6-7 in 1992 (Redden-Kurtz-Korenko).
This is the 3rd time they have three firsts. Also 2019 and 1992. https://t.co/ctWhKWq0kv
— Perry Bergson (@PerryBergson) June 2, 2021
The order of selection for the second and all subsequent rounds of the WHL draft were set by using the inverse order of the 2020-21 standings. Here is that order, excluding any trades that may already have been made:
1. Victoria Royals; 2. Red Deer Rebels; 3. Swift Current Broncos; 4. Tri-City Americans; 5. Moose Jaw Warriors; 6. Spokane Chiefs; 7. Lethbridge Hurricanes;
8. Regina Pats; 9. Seattle Thunderbirds; 10. Prince Albert Raiders; 11. Prince George Cougars; 12. Vancouver Giants; 13. Calgary Hitmen; 14. Portland Winterhawks;
15. Medicine Hat Tigers; 16. Kelowna Rockets; 17. Saskatoon Blades; 18. Winnipeg Ice; 19. Brandon Wheat Kings; 20. Kamloops Blazers; 21. Everett Silvertips; 22. Edmonton Oil Kings.
The IIHF's 2021 World women's hockey championship will be played in Calgary, Aug. 20-31. . . . The 31-game, 10-team tournament is scheduled for WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park. . . . It was to have been held in April in Halifax and Truro, N.S., but was cancelled due to pandemic-related concerns. . . . As of now, teams are scheduled to arrive in Calgary on Aug. 10 and enter quarantine before being allowed to begin practising. . . . A tournament schedule has yet to be released. . . . Team USA has won the past five tournaments.
🚨🚨Rick Sparling is writing a book on the 30 year history of the Neepawa Natives. If you have played for the Natives and he has not spoken to you, he needs your help, call him at 204 668 6074. 🚨🚨 #alumni pic.twitter.com/Aq2VqPrR9M
— Neepawa Natives (@MJHLNatives) May 29, 2021
Just to remind us that the pandemic isn't yet in the rearview mirror, it now has laid claim to the 2021 CP Women's Open that was to have been played at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver. The only Canadian stop on the LPGA tour was to have been played Aug. 23-29. . . . The 2020 tournament also was cancelled. . . . The 2022 tournament is to be played at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club, then it is scheduled for Shaughnessy in 2023. . . . Earlier in the year, the PGA Tour's RBC Canadian Open was cancelled. It had been scheduled for St. George's Golf & Country Club in Etobicoke, Ont., June 7-13.
Author greggdrinnanPosted on June 2, 2021 Tags Alan Caldwell, Berkly Catton, Brandon Wheat Kings, Dorothy Drinnan, Edmonton Oil Kings, Living Kidney Donor Program, Neepawa Natives, Perry Bergson, Rick Sparling, Ryan Kennedy, Spokane Chiefs, Swift Current Broncos, Tri-City Americans, WHLLeave a comment on Spokane wins WHL lottery, gets first draft pick . . . Wheat Kings to select twice in top four . . . World women's tourney to Calgary
Silvertips now have interim GM . . . Rockets lose assistant coach . . . QMJHL final all even after four games
Dennis Williams, the head coach of the Everett Silvertips, now is also the WHL team's interim general manager. The Silvertips announced on May 21 that the contract of general manager Garry Davidson wouldn't be renewed. Davidson had a highly successful nine-year run as the team's general manager, but the team said that cutbacks have been necessitated by the pandemic. The WHL's 2019-20 season was ended prematurely by the pandemic, and teams haven't played in front of fans since then. There also haven't been any playoff games, which are a healthy revenue stream for WHL teams. . . . Williams has spent four seasons as Everett's head coach, twice being named the Western Division's coach of the year. . . . Before joining the Silvertips, Williams spent three seasons as the general manager and head coach of the USHL's Bloomington Thunder. Prior to that, he was the head coach of the NAHL's Amarillo Bulls for four seasons. At the time, the Thunder and Bulls were owned by Consolidated Sports Holdings, which owns the Silvertips. Bill Yuill of Medicine Hat is CSH's CEO. . . . In a weekend column by Nick Patterson of the Everett Herald, Zoran Rajcic, CSH's chief operating officer and the Silvertips' president and COO, made it clear that the decision not to bring back Davidson was made by "corporate." . . . "It's been a very difficult decision that corporate looked at," Rajcic told Patterson.
Vernon Fiddler is leaving his position as an assistant coach after two seasons with the WHL's Kelowna Rockets. He had signed on with the Rockets on July 3, 2019. In leaving the organization, Fiddler said he wants "to take more time to be with my family." . . . Before joining the Rockets, he was helped out the coaching staffs with the NHL's Dallas Stars and the AHL's Texas Stars. . . . Fiddler is a former Rockets player (1997-2001) who went on to play 14 seasons in the NHL. . . . The Rockets have begun searching for a replacement to work alongside head coach Kris Mallette. Also on staff are goaltender coach Adam Brown and skill development/assistant coach Curtis Hamilton.
Some ✨personal news✨
After a successful bubble season with the Wheat Kings, my position was unfortunately cut. So, ya girl is back on the job market for comms!
If anyone has advice or knows of any positions, I'm all ears. Here's hoping things start stabilizing!! #jobseeker
— Katie Macleod (@_katiemacleod) June 1, 2021
Katie Macleod was the Wheat Kings' director of operations and ticket sales. Also leaving the franchise's business operation is Rick Dillabough, who had been the director of sponsorship and business development. Dillabough, who had been with the Wheat Kings for more than 30 years, announced his retirement in May and worked his final day on Monday.
It was bright and early on Tuesday morning when a regular reader of this site sent me an email informing that "I did hear the former guy agrees with the Leafs that they didn't lose their last game, either." . . . On the subject of Monday night's Game 7, Jack Todd, who often contributes to the Montreal Gazette, has his biting take on "The team Hockey Night forgot" right here.
#QPlayoffs #SeriesLHJMQ #VdOvsVIC: @ForeursVD whittle the Grand Final down to a best-of-three with 4 unanswered, three in 1:54, all around the 2nd period break. A pair of defenders kickstart the comeback, Xavier Bernard and Thomas Pelletier each record 2nd career playoff goal.
In the QMJHL, the Val-d'Or Foreurs beat the Victoriaville Tigres, 4-1, on Tuesday night, evening the best-of-seven championship final, 2-2. . . . They'll play Game 5 on Thursday. The entire series is being played in Quebec City. . . . On Tuesday night, the Foreurs fell behind 1-0 early in the first period, then scored three times in the second period, the last two of those goals coming at 18:19 and 19:05.
The winner of the 2020/21 Dayna Brons Honorary Award is @BradenHache of the @KingstonFronts . Braden also receives a $5000 educational bursary courtesy of @canadalifeco . Congratulations Braden! @OHLHockey @CHLHockey @CanadasLifeline pic.twitter.com/2BwnxTz6vu
Dorothy will be taking part in her eighth Kamloops Kidney Walk, albeit virtually, on Sunday. If you would like to be part of her team, you still have time to make a donation right here. . . . Thanks in advance for your generosity.
JUST NOTES: Bryan Collier is the Tri-City Americans' new equipment manager. He has WHL experience, having helped out the Seattle Thunderbirds where his father, Brent, has been the assistant equipment manager since 1994. Bryan most recently was with the USHL's Sioux City Musketeers. . . . Derian Hatcher has stepped aside after five seasons as head coach of the OHL's Sarnia Sting. He and David Legwand, both former NHL players, are co-owners. Hatcher will remain as the team's governor. . . . Dave Hnatiuk has signed a five-year contract as the general manager and head coach of the junior B Grand Forks Border Bruins of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. He spent three seasons (2016-19) as an assistant coach with the U of Regina Cougars before signing on as head coach of the Selkirk College Saints of the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. Selkirk College, which is based in Castlegar, announced in March that it was discontinuing the hockey program. Hnatiuk takes over from John Clewlow, who signed a five-year extension in July 2019 but isn't coming back. The Border Bruins are under new ownership, with Dr. Mark Szynkaruk and his wife, Tracey, have purchased the franchise from the local non-profit group that had owned it.
Author greggdrinnanPosted on June 1, 2021 Tags Brandon Wheat Kings, Bryan Collier, Dave Hnatiuk, Dayna Brons Honorary Award, Dennis Williams, Derian Hatcher, Dorothy Drinnan, Everett Silvertips, Garry Davidson, Geoffrey Brandow, Grand Forks Border Bruins, Hockey Gives Blood, Jack Todd, Katie Macleod, Kelowna Rockets, Living Kidney Donor Program, QMJHL, Rick Dillabough, Sarnia Sting, Tri-City Americans, Val-d'Or Foreurs, Vernon FiddlerLeave a comment on Silvertips now have interim GM . . . Rockets lose assistant coach . . . QMJHL final all even after four games


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3 ways school leaders can build student engagement
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By Bill Ziegler for CorwinConnect, an ACSA Partner4Purpose
School leaders have a responsibility to ensure that all students are engaged in learning and the school's culture. For this to take place, school leaders must be intentional in their approach and leadership. Student engagement doesn't come naturally; it's something that one must plan for and thoughtfully implement. As a school leader for twenty years, I have found these three ways for school leaders to build student engagement:
1. Student voice
School leaders can stress the importance of embracing student voice into the classroom and learning. They can also do this by modeling the importance of student voice in the school. For example, at my school, we host a student-written and directed play each year to nurture student voice. The play focuses on the mission of our No Place for Hate program and is written, directed, and acted out by students.
In addition, we look for opportunities to have students lead a school-wide assembly each year. Last year, we had a senior who did extensive work on mental health in the community and region lead an assembly on her personal journey in overcoming her struggles with mental health and how to get help. Students shared how this was one of our best assemblies ever because it was from one of their peers, someone they knew and trusted.
We host a student forum every week called "Falcon Feedback." During this forum, we meet with 16 random students (4 from each grade) and ask four questions:
What does our school do great?
How does our school need to improve?
What do you dream our school can be?
What can you personally do to make our school a better place?
Through listening to student feedback, we have added hot sauce to the condiments in the cafeteria, installed paper towel dispensers in the lavatories (they only had air dryers), added a salad bar in the cafeteria, started a program to allow late comers to be excused on inclement weather days, and led spirit days that had the largest participation ever. Student voice is making our school better everyday and working to improve the quality of learning and school life for all students.
2. Student choice
Increasing Student Choice is the next step in developing student engagement in schools. Students need to have increased opportunities to choose and to contribute to the learning and culture of the school. When we give students choice, they are engaged to learn and grow. Choice provides students an opportunity to make decisions, have ownership in their learning, and to contribute to the learning and school culture.
There are two arenas in particular where we can give students choice:
Learning choice – Allow students the opportunities to select from a choice of assignments, choose completion dates on some assignments, and decide who they work with. Choice boards are great tools to increase student choice. Choice boards allow students to choose how they want to demonstrate their learning. For instance, allow students to create a video, create a website or blog, design a podcast, or interview someone in the field. By providing learning choice, students are empowered to build on their strengths and enjoy the learning experience at the same time.
School life – Work to find ways to provide student choice in the daily activities of school. For example, our school is planning on giving students choice on their locker location at the start of the school year. Seniors will have first choice and then each class after that. By providing choice, students are more connected to the school, they value the independence, and they appreciate the opportunity to personalize their own learning.
3. Student empowerment
True engagement comes when students are empowered to make decisions, lead, and take action to improve their own learning and life. School leaders need to challenge teachers to empower students in the classroom and beyond and to encourage them to find, identify, and solve real world problems right in their community. Several teachers in my school have been working on Challenge Based Learning. CBL is a framework intended to enhance learning through authentic learning experiences that inspire students to leverage technology to solve real world problems. Through CBL, students participated and led our community in a Hometown Heroes project, National Day of Peace activities, built a rain garden to solve drainage issues in a district parking lot, and several other things.
Here are some resources our school used to begin our work with CBL.
Digital Promise – this is an excellent resource to learn more about CBL and how it is being used in a variety of schools and subject areas.
Challenge Based Learning: A Classroom Guide – this resource is created by Apple and it provides a comprehensive overview of CBL.
Student empowerment means that the teacher becomes a facilitator of knowledge rather than a deliverer of it. The teacher becomes the coach or guide through the learning process allowing students to try, fail, fail again, collaborate, grow and succeed. I believe that too often, we are creating students who can answer test questions with great success but not enough students who can solve complex problems they will face in the world.
Moving forward, school leaders need to lead with student voice, choice, and empowerment in if they want to prepare students for the complexities of the world. They need to model these practices in faculty meetings, in daily activities, and in regular communication with teachers. I believe what you focus on grows, so focus on increasing student engagement through these three areas: Student Voice, Student Choice, and Student Empowerment. Make a commitment to lead your faculty and staff in a way that listens to their voice, allows them choice, and empowers them to be leaders in the school. Your school, and most importantly, your students will thrive when this happens.
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Eudaemoneura is een geslacht van vlinders van de familie Stathmopodidae.

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E. haematosema Diakonoff, 1955
E. lecithochra Diakonoff, 1948
E. woodiella (Curtis, 1830)

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A technical team of officials from the European Commission visited Gibraltar on Wednesday morning against the backdrop of ongoing negotiations for a UK-EU treaty on the Rock's future relations with the bloc. The team, which had previously visited the Spanish side of the border on Tuesday, was shown the air terminal, the Gibraltar side of...
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FASB Financial Accounting & Reporting
FASB voted Wednesday to work on developing accounting rules to address areas of distinguishing liabilities and equity, financial performance reporting, and segment reporting.
After considering feedback on a yearlong agenda consultation project, FASB added these items to its technical agenda:
A project on distinguishing liabilities and equity that is designed to improve understandability and reduce complexity without sacrificing the relevance of information provided to financial statement users. The project will focus on indexation and settlement (within the context of the derivative scope exception), convertible debt, disclosures, and earnings per share.
A component of FASB's financial performance reporting research project focused on the disaggregation of performance reporting by function and nature.
A narrow-scoped project on segment reporting intended to improve the aggregation criteria and segment disclosures.
In an effort to reassure company finance personnel who are implementing challenging standards for accounting for revenue recognition and leases, FASB Chairman Russell Golden said during a speech last month that some of the projects the board was considering would take a significant number of years to complete.
"Even then, depending on the extent of change, the effective date could likely be one to two years after completion," Golden said.
Meanwhile, FASB voted to remove from its research agenda projects on:
Interest rate risk disclosures in accounting for financial instruments.
Pensions and other postretiree benefit plans.
A project on accounting for intangible assets.
The segment disclosure component of Phase 2 of the project on financial statements of not-for-profit entities.
FASB issued an invitation to comment on its agenda on Aug. 4, 2016. Wednesday's decisions were made after considering the comments that were received.
—Ken Tysiac (Kenneth.Tysiac@aicpa-cima.com) is a JofA editorial director.


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#### According to
The Catalogue of Life, 3rd January 2011

#### Published in
Sinensia, Shanghai 11: 48 (1940)

#### Original name
Syncephalis tengi S.H. Ou, 1940

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This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2870895, and has not been changed.
Rumex bucephalophorus var. crassissimus Maire is a synonym of Rumex bucephalophorus subsp. gallicus (Steinh.) Rchb.f.
The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as a synonym with original publication details: Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 38 1940 .


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Have fun learning about invasive species with a new tool from Pennsylvania 4-H
Berks County 4-H members exploring biodiversity while participating in the "Stop the Invasion: Unwanted Plants, Bugs and Other Pests"project.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Extension, with funding from the state Department of Agriculture, has created a "fun," hands-on, interactive curriculum to address the threat of invasive species, to be offered through its Pennsylvania 4-H youth program.
"Stop the Invasion: Unwanted Plants, Bugs and Other Pests" educates youth and adults about the role they can play in slowing the spread of invasives in Pennsylvania. The lessons in this curriculum feature current pests affecting Keystone State farmers, families and the environment.
The 4-H invasive species project book provides a much-needed, hands-on and interactive curriculum to address the threat of invasives that makes learning fun, according to Jennifer Fetter, extension educator watershed and youth development.
"Stop the Invasion: Unwanted Plants, Bugs and Other Pests" educates youth and adults about the role they can play in slowing the spread of invasive species in Pennsylvania.
"Using best practices in experiential and inquiry-based learning, users can expand their knowledge and discover the role they can play in surveillance, management and eradication of these destructive plants and animals," she said. "This new 4-H project can be used in school classrooms, nature centers, camps, scouting programs, or any youth education setting, in addition to use by 4-H members and clubs."
Stop the Invasion is especially useful for groups seeking educational opportunities that lead to community service and action projects, noted Fetter, who added that each lesson in the book is also aligned with current educational standards.
"You don't need to an expert to lead the activities in this book. Each lesson in the Stop the Invasion 4-H project has all of the background information and guidance you need," she said. "The target audience for this curriculum is middle-school aged youth. Each lesson, however, is adaptable for younger and older audiences."
The Stop the Invasion 4-H curriculum's six chapters each include opportunities for reading and interactive activities that can be done individually or in a group. Chapter 1 begins with an introduction to invasive species. Chapters 2 and 3 look at the impacts of invasive species on the environment and on our lives. Chapters 4 and 5 explore how invasive species spread and what can be done to stop them. Finally, Chapter 6 provides an opportunity for youth to dig deep into information about one invasive species of their choice.
The "Stop the Invasion" project book includes the spotted lanternfly, which was discovered for the first time in the United States in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014, poses a threat to many economically important species of trees and woody ornamentals.
Interspersed throughout the curriculum are case studies of invasive species of concern in Pennsylvania, such as the spotted lanternfly, allium leafminer, and the yellow fever and Asian tiger mosquitos that carry Zika virus. Opportunities for youth to participate in citizen science by identifying and reporting invasive species in their local communities are also addressed.
Stop the Invasion is a critical curriculum because the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that invasive pests, which include foreign insects, weeds, and even larger animals like fish, birds and mammals, are the second greatest threat to biological diversity after habitat loss. Invasive species also impact our lives and economy. Some of these pests are simple nuisances, while others can have devastating financial impacts.
Pennsylvania has seen the emergence of several new invasive insects in recent years. These insects can completely devastate crops and resources like onions, orchards and ash trees. Everyone can play an important role in stopping the spread of invasive species.
For more information about the curriculum, including training opportunities and how to obtain a copy, contact your county's 4-H Educator in the Penn State Extension office nearest you.
Jeff Muhollem
jjm29@psu.edu
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The number of negligent surgical procedures today may have continued to increase because the medical practitioners involved have not taken their time to ensure that they give their patients the best surgical treatment ever. This might be attributed to the fact that a good number of medical practitioners have entered the field on account of money and not on account of their love for the field. There is little doubt that the trend of negligent surgical cases will not come to an end just yet. If you have been a victim of a negligent surgical procedure, you can claim compensation for negligent surgery. This is the best way to punish the negligent surgeon for what they have done. Do not hesitate to claim compensation for negligent surgery so that the negligent surgeons can pay for their negligence.
In most cases, to claim compensation for negligent surgery may not be successful and there are numerous reasons that may account for this. One of the commonest reasons to account for this is the fact that the patient involved may not have hired the right Solicitor for the case. Some patients may be keen to claim compensation for negligent surgery, but they may lack the required knowledge and skill to hire the best Solicitor for their case. But, how can you hire the best Solicitor for your case involving a negligent surgeon or any associated medical practitioner?
When you about to claim compensation for negligent surgery, the most important thing is to remember that experience is always the best teacher. There is barely any Solicitor who can tell you that they can handle complicated cases if they lack the necessary experience. In most cases, patients who claim compensation for negligent surgery without the help of an experienced Solicitor have ended up regretting their decision to go solo.
Experience is not the only trait in a Solicitor that is worth remembering when a patient is about to claim compensation for negligent surgery. Rather, the patient must also take into account the firm that the particular Solicitor is representing. The nature and reputation of the firm that the Solicitor has come from may also prove to be vital in as far as the handling of the case is concerned. Usually, highly reputable firms handle high profile cases involving a claim compensation for negligent surgery. For this reason, they are more likely to handle another patient's case in a very professional manner.
What about the total number of cases that a Solicitor has handled before; does it also have a bearing on the outcome of the case? It may not be easy to easily explain the connection between the number of cases that have been handled by a particular Solicitor and the likelihood of the same Solicitor to handle your case professionally. However, the number of cases is closely linked to experience. Based on this, it may also be appropriate to take it into account when you are about to claim compensation for negligent surgery.
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this last trip to san francisco, i was lucky enough to explore the city more and see neighborhoods that i hadn't before. san francisco has it all: comfortable climate, culture, lots-to-do, architecture, a liberal mentality, progressive attitudes, great food, eclectic mix of neighborhoods, and unfortunately like small towns everywhere -- dying main streets.
i started traveling to san francisco in february of '09 when i started with my current employer, and over the course of the last eighteen months or so, portions of market street have continued to sit empty. not being familiar with local politics and the whose-who and what-not, i can only speculate on why these prime locations, continue to sit empty; perhaps it's recession or just bad business venture…the list of potential reasons goes on and on. but i do know that these empty store fronts serve to strangle neighborhoods.
during this trip I was lucky enough to read an article in the san francisco examiner, penned by andrea koskey, that explores the "death of main street" in the neighborhood of north beach. the merchants there are fed-up with these blemishes, and feel that unoccupied stores have a negative effect on the neighborhood. the merchants argue that successful neighborhoods become that way because of the mix of merchants, which in-turn attracts people, making the neighborhood a destination and that foot traffic attracts more merchants – empty store fronts on the other hand deter foot traffic.
the merchants want to enact legislation through the board of supervisors that would make it harder for landlords to take advantage of tax-law loop-holes by fining the property owner based on the length of time the storefront remains empty (some of those storefronts have been empty for years - prior to the recession). great thinking, but i personally think the idea needs to be fleshed out more.
the neighborhood should look at business improvement districts, or bids. bids seem to be the new layer of government these days and are as powerful as home-owner-associations in the residential world. these authorities "equally" tax (if there is such a concept as equal taxation) both commercial property owners and businesses, using the funds to pay for street-level improvements (i.e. plantings and beautification) and for services like street concierges that promote the neighborhood, provide directions, and so forth (if north beach currently has a bid, then please forgive my ignorance).
with the merchants and the board of supervisors working with a bid to fine property owners for empty stores fronts, the neighborhood now has an agency that not only promotes local business, but can manage those fines and funds locally -- instead of them being lumped in with local tax revenues. these fines should be used to jumpstart the neighborhood.
how you might ask? with the bid as fund manager, potential new independent merchants could access local grant funding to establish their new business in that neighborhood. this removes the empty storefront, increases the local tax base for beautification and street-level improvements, and ultimately speeds the transition from sketch to destination. existing businesses could even tap into these funds, through low-interest long-term loan programs, to expand their businesses into empty storefronts.
i applaud the merchants of north beach for the idea-seed of fining absentee landlords and those responsible for the neighborhood blight, but that's not solving the problem. the merchants of north beach should not only look at punishment for those who are killing main street, but they (and merchants everywhere) should consider the opportunities that come with punishment. fining and possibly over-fining landlords is only going to turn empty storefronts into empty storefronts with for-sale signs and further muddy the often love/hate relationship that merchants can have with their landlords.
but, using those fines to give independent business owners a start would drive new business and jobs, which begets filled store fronts (and happy landlords), which begets foot traffic, which begets destination status and merchant profits.
everyone wins in the end with that solution, not just local government, who lets face it, has a hard time balancing a check-book as is.


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Artista Docente de Boston
Boston Teaching Artist
La Alegría está en su Alma
Joy is in her Soul
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Ana María Díaz was born in Madrid and obtained her Master of Arts in voice with the specialty of Opera at the Escuela Superior de Canto in Madrid. She was contracted by the Teatro Real and the OCNE, National Orchestra and Chorus of Spain, as a singer from 1999 to 2013. In February 2013, Ana María Díaz was finalist at the XV Concorso Lirico Internazionale Umberto Giordano competition in Italy. Presently, she lives in Philadelphia. Opera singer and writer of reviews of opera and other artistic activities, she is President of Owlsong Productions, Inc. Ana María Díaz belongs to the duo Soprano Meets Contrabass with her husband Alan Lewine, performing original arrangements of arias and songs for soprano and jazz contrabass with flamenco influences in the recital "800 years of music in less than 2 hours". They have performed in the United States, Spain and Israel with fantastic response from the public.
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