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Christmas comes twice a year for hockey fans, once in December and again in late February – the latter being the NHL’s trading deadline, the day that can make or break a team’s playoff hopes. Many hockey fans anxiously await the coming day when their team may receive a gift that could bring their team new life – perhaps even the Stanley Cup. Here, for all boys and girls, is a small peek under the tree.
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February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
With: Rachel Raymond, Spartans Basketball
Hometown: St. Albert, Alberta
MH: What has been the most ridiculous on-court chirp that you have ever heard?
Rachel: I don’t know if this counts for an on-court comment, but in high school last year the coach of the opposite team threw a fit when one of his players fouled me when I was going to the basket. He walked onto the court, pointed at me, and yelled, “Look at her! She’s a steamroller! Call the right foul!” It made me giggle.
MH: Thoughts on the outcome of Super Bowl XLII:
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By now, most people are aware that the 2007-2008 season, both on and off the court, was nothing short of a disaster for the Spartans men’s basketball team. Thus, playing their final game of the season on Feb. 8 on the road against a competitive Simon Fraser University Clan, a Spartan loss seemed pretty predictable. However, fighting against the odds, Trinity Western University proved the cynics wrong. The Spartans battled hard and came out on top with a solid 92-80 victory over the SFU Clan on their Burnaby mountain campus.
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Trinity Western University men’s volleyball alumni player Josh Howatson of Victoria, B.C. has been named a finalist for the 2007 Sport BC’s University Athlete of the Year Award. University of British Columbia swimmer Brian Johns of Vancouver and Simon Fraser University softball player Melanie Matthews of Burnaby were the other two nominees. The winner will be announced at the 42nd annual Sport BC awards dinner on March 5, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver.
