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Entries with the tag: retirement
20 Years Ago Today…
by Alanah McGinley on 06/11/08 at 03:10 PM ET
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Trevor Linden was drafted by the organization and fan base that will one day raise his number to the rafters. Today he announced his retirement from hockey with these words:
“Thank you all for being here today. Twenty years ago today I was drafted on the floor of the Montreal Forum by the Vancouver Canucks. [...]
Where did 20 years go?”
Where, indeed.
Update12:05pm PT: Below is the video I’ve posted on YouTube of his remarks. A class act to the final scene:
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Tags: retirement,
trevor+linden
Soliciting Avs Fan Expertise
by Alanah McGinley on 03/11/08 at 07:08 PM ET
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In Forbes.com today, an article about “10 Numbers to Un-Retire” and guess who shows up? My favorite target, The Evil Empire. (Apologies in advance—I know that I’m terribly predictable in this way.)
Anyway, while the Denver Post’s Adrian Dater is despairing at the fake groin injury of Peter the Great (Foppa is actually just “tired”, not groin-impaired? The Glass Swede shatters something, and that’s just too unbelievable to accept? Good grief…) there are more seriously-unserious matters to be debated in the Mile High City.
Such as:
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Tags: pepsi+center,
ray+bourque,
retirement
