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Sunday Quickies

A few things before this weekend officially draws to a close: Canadian Tennis is on the Rise Canada beat Ukraine 3-2 this weekend to qualify for World Group II play in 2014. Number 93-ranked Eugenie Bouchard and #125 Sharon Fichman … Continue reading

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Abbotsford Heat 3, Toronto Marlies 1

Hockey fans in Abbotsford were treated to another Hall of Famer at centre ice as the hometown Heat beat the Toronto Marlies 3-1 on Sunday afternoon. Two days after legendary forward Darryl Sittler opened the curtain on a 3-0 Heat … Continue reading

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Abbotsford Heat 3, Toronto Marlies 0

Danny Taylor posted his third shutout of the season, and Tyler Ruegsegger scored the winning goal eight minutes into the game as the Abbotsford Heat blanked the Toronto Marlies 3-0 on Friday night. All but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, the … Continue reading

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Sven Bärtschi on a roll for the Abbotsford Heat

Huge props to Caleb Henry of the BCIT Broadcasting program for shooting some footage at the most recent Abbotsford Heat home stand, including a brief interview with Sven Bärtschi. (No, I don’t ask him if he’s ever been to Utica.) … Continue reading

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The Heat search for elusive road wins

The Abbotsford Heat are on the road this week, with three games of the must-win variety. Wednesday and Friday give the Calgary Flames AHL affiliate a chance at points against the last place Hamilton Bulldogs, while Saturday offers an afternoon … Continue reading

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Photobombing the pros

At the Abbotsford Heat game last night, I got some great shots (and some not so marvellous pictures, too, but that’s the way she goes). Here’s something a little different. Check out this pic of Brad Mills drawing a penalty … Continue reading

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Hockey Day in Canada good to YVR-based teams

Hockey Day in Canada brought good things to Vancouver-area teams this year, as the Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Giants, Abbotsford Heat, Simon Fraser University Clan and UBC Lady Thunderbirds all posted wins on Saturday, February 9. Acting as the exception to … Continue reading

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Ben Street makes NHL debut

Congratulations to the pride of Coquitlam, BC, Ben Street on this Hockey Day in Canada. He makes his NHL debut tonight with the Calgary Flames at the age of 25 after being called up from his assignment with the Abbotsford … Continue reading

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Abbotsford Heat greets morning crowd with win

The Abbotsford Heat hosted the Rochester Americans in a rare morning game this week, and outlasted the visitors 3-2 in front of an energetic school aged crowd. Danny Taylor made 17 stops, earning his eighth win in his last 11 … Continue reading

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The Flames just don’t trust Brust

If you paid any attention to the Abbotsford Heat during the recent NHL labour dispute, you took notice of a couple of things: 1) The Heat gave up fewer goals than any other team in the league. 2) Barry Brust … Continue reading

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