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Author Archives: Jason Kurylo
Quickies: Heavyweights En Masse, Team Can’tada & the 40-Year-Old Version
Heavyweights En Masse The last four Stanley Cup champs are still alive in the second round. If they all move on to the final four, we hockey fans are in for a treat — all of them are heavyweights looking … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Boston Bruins, Bruins, Canada, IIHF, IIHF world championships, Jason Kurylo, Kings, Kurylo, LA, LA Kings, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Kings, New York, New York Rangers, Penguins, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Penguins, quickies, Rangers, Team Canada
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3, LA Galaxy 1
Russell Teibert scored his first two professional goals thirteen minutes apart to help the Vancouver Whitecaps to their first-ever win over the LA Galaxy this weekend. Coming off the bench in the 14th minute in injury relief of Daigo Kobayashi, … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Soccer
Tagged 2013 MLS, Andy O'Brien, Darren Mattocks, Donovan, Football, galaxy, Jason Kurylo, Kurylo, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy, Mattocks, mls, MLS Football, MLS Soccer, Nigel Reo-Coker, O'Brien, Reo-Coker, Russell Teibert, soccer, Teibert, Vancouver, Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Whitecaps
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Round One Thoughts
Hear the gnashing of teeth. See the flailing of arms. Feel the tension and taste the tears, because playoff hockey is here. Mere days into the NHL’s first round, and we’ve already seen blowouts — the Sidless Penguins handed John … Continue reading
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Tagged Brendan Shanahan, Canadiens, Canucks, Chris Neil, Eller, Gryba, Jason Kurylo, Kurylo, Lars Eller, Luongo, Montreal, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, Neil, NHL, NHL hockey, Ottawa, Ottawa Senators, PK Subban, Roberto Luongo, round one, San Jose, San Jose Sharks, Senators, Shanahan, Sharks, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup playoffs, Subban, Vancouver, Vancouver Canucks
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, FC Edmonton 0
The Vancouver Whitecaps delivered a convincing 2-nil win over FC Edmonton in the second leg of the Canadian Cup semi-final. With the win, the Caps move on to the final against the Montreal Impact, who embarrassed Toronto FC 6-0 in … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Cup soccer, Football, international football, Jason Kurylo, Kurylo, soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Whitecaps, Whitecaps FC
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EA Predicts a repeat
The frenzy that is the first round of the NHL playoffs is upon us — and if the first night is any indication, the theme is defense, defense, snore… I mean, defense. I mean, really. The last time we came out of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 NHL Playoffs, Canucks, EA Predicts, Electronic Arts, Hall, Jacob Hall, Jake Hall, Kings, LA Kings, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, NHL 13, NHL hockey, NHL playoffs, NHL13, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup playoffs, Vancouver, Vancouver Canucks
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, FC Dallas 2
If there’s one thing I hate about soccer, it’s diving. It’s rampant at pretty much all levels of the game, and the MLS is no different. Sadly, faking injury is not only a major part of the FC Dallas game … Continue reading
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Tagged BC Place, Dallas, Dallasing, diving, FC Dallas, Major League Soccer, mls, MLS Football, MLS Soccer, Vancouver, Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Whitecaps, Whitecaps FC
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Esso Cup pic #4 – Frederique Maringer
Québec’s LHFDQ Nord won the province’s first-ever national Midget AAA title, coming from behind to beat Ontario 5-2 in the gold medal game of the 2013 Esso Cup.
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Tagged 2013 Esso Cup, amateur hockey, Esso Cup, Frederique Maringer, hockey, Hockey Canada, Jason Kurylo, Kurylo, Maringer, Nord, Quebec, Québec Nord, women's hockey
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Podcast: Leafs & Habs & Midgets, oh my!
Jason & Chris examine the Eastern Conference playoff picture, and somehow wind up talking about Derek Roy and the Canucks. Along the way, they utilize as many metaphors as you can shake a dead horse at. Or something. Episode 52: … Continue reading
Esso Cup pic #3 – Alyson Matteau
Representing Québec in this year’s Esso Cup, and may I add appearing in Saturday’s gold medal game at 6pm, is LHFDQ Nord. Anchoring the blueline is the tournament’s tallest player, Alyson Matteau. The native of Blainville, QC stands 5’11″ before … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 Esso Cup, Alyson Matteau, Blainville, Esso Cup, hockey, Jason Kurylo, junior hockey, Kurylo, LHFDQ Nord, Matteau, Nord, QC, Quebec, women's hockey
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Esso Cup pic #2 – Hailey Smyl
In British Columbia, there aren’t many hockey names more recognizable than that of Smyl. Stan ‘the Steamer’ won back to back Memorial Cups with the New Westminster Bruins before settling into a 13-year career that defined Vancouver Canucks hockey for … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 Esso Cup, Anderson, Esso Cup, Fraser Valley, Fraser Valley Phantom, Hailey Smyl, hockey, Jason Kurylo, junior hockey, Kurylo, Phantom, Smyl, women's hockey
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