2010 Winter Olympics Tracker

Hockey House Being Built

Tickets for Molson Hockey House are now selling fast. The Fan pass which sells for $99 allows in and out access from 11am-2am including meals will be hardest to come by during the Olympics. Currently Fan Passes for January 21,24,26,27,28 are sold out. With capacity in the Hockey House at the 3,000 range it is not surprising, especially considering that the location of the Hockey House is right beside the 17,000 seat arena. The VIP passes which include priority seating and open bar are in the $500 range but it is fully expected for these to sell out very soon as well. You can follow on twitter @Hockey_House

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A new slogan has been quickly gaining traction in Vancouver over the last couple of months from creator and independant snowboard shop owner Mike Jackson. To go along with the “CANADA KICKS ICE” statement Jackson has launched a new line of clothing and accessories specifically for the Canadian fans coming to Vancouver to cheer on our own. His uniquely branded line will be worn by the Canadian Bobsleigh Team and $1 from each sale goes to helping further develop the Olympic Program. To check out the gear and get your own you can visit online or go directly to Mike’s shop aka “Thriller” located at 3467 Main Street (@19th Ave) in Vancouver!

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Team Finland announced its Roster for the 2010 Olympics on December 30th, goaltending could be strongest in the tournament featuring Mikka Kiprusoff and Niklas Backstrom. Only remaining heavyweight to post their team is USA on Jan 1st.

FINLAND
P	Player	DOB	Club
G	Niklas Bäckström	13.02.1978	Minnesota Wild, NHL
G	Miikka Kiprusoff	26.10.1976	Calgary Flames, NHL
G	Antero Niittymäki	18.06.1980	Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL
D	Lasse Kukkonen	18.09.1981	Avangard Omsk, RUS
D	Sami Lepistö	17.10.1984	Phoenix Coyotes, NHL
D	Toni Lydman	25.09.1977	Buffalo Sabres, NHL
D	Janne Niskala	22.09.1991	Frölunda Gothenburg, SWE
D	Joni Pitkänen	19.09.1983	Carolina Hurricanes, NHL
D	Sami Salo	02.09.1974	Vancouver Canucks, NHL
D	Kimmo Timonen	18.03.1975	Philadelphia Flyers, NHL
F	Valtteri Filppula	20.03.1984	Detroit Red Wings, NHL
F	Niklas Hagman	05.12.1979	Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL
F	Jarkko Immonen	19.04.1982	Ak Bars Kazan, RUS
F	Olli Jokinen	05.12.1978	Calgary Flames, NHL
F	Niko Kapanen	29.04.1978	Ak Bars Kazan, RUS
F	Mikko Koivu	12.03.1983	Minnesota Wild, NHL
F	Saku Koivu	23.11.1974	Anaheim Ducks, NHL
F	Jere Lehtinen	24.06.1973	Dallas Stars, NHL
F	Antti Miettinen	03.07.1980	Minnesota Wild, NHL
F	Ville Peltonen	24.05.1973	Dynamo Minsk, BLR/KHL
F	Jarkko Ruutu	23.08.1975	Ottawa Senators, NHL
F	Tuomo Ruutu	16.02.1983	Carolina Hurricanes, NHL
F	Teemu Selänne	03.07.1970	Anaheim Ducks, NHL

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jaromir Jagr Team Czech

Jaromir Jagr will be back in North America to play for Team Czech Republic in the 2010 Olympic Men’s Hockey Tournament. Other NHL notables include Kaberle, Kuba, Havlat, Erat, Krejci.

CZECH REPUBLIC
P	Player	DOB	Club
G	Ondrej Pavelec	31.08.1987	Atlanta Thrashers, NHL
G	Jakub Stepanek	20.06.1986	Vitkovice Ostrava
G	Tomas Vokoun	02.07.1976	Florida Panthers, NHL
D	Miroslav Blatak	25.05.1982	Salavat Yulayev Ufa, RUS
D	Jan Hejda	18.06.1978	Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL
D	Tomas Kaberle	02.03.1978	Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL
D	Filip Kuba	29.12.1976	Ottawa Senators, NHL
D	Pavel Kubina	15.04.1977	Atlanta Thrashers, NHL
D	Zbynek Michalek	23.12.1982	Phoenix Coyotes, NHL
D	Roman Polak	28.04.1986	St. Louis Blues, NHL
D	Marek Zidlicky	03.02.1977	Minnesota Wild, NHL
F	Petr Cajanek	18.08.1975	SKA Petersburg, RUS
F	Roman Cervenka	10.12.1985	Slavia Prague
F	Patrik Elias	13.04.1976	New Jersey Devils, NHL
F	Martin Erat	29.08.1981	Nashville Predators, NHL
F	Tomas Fleischmann	16.05.1984	Washington Capitals, NHL
F	Martin Havlat	19.04.1981	Minnesota Wild, NHL
F	Jaromir Jagr	15.02.1972	Avangard Omsk, RUS
F	David Krejci	28.04.1986	Boston Bruins, NHL
F	Milan Michalek	07.12.1984	Ottawa Senators, NHL
F	Tomas Plekanec	31.10.1982	Montreal Canadiens, NHL
F	Tomas Rolinek	17.02.1980	Metallurg Magnitogorsk, RUS
F	Josef Vasicek	12.09.1980	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, RUS

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Canada Hockey

December 30th 2009. Saskatoon, SK. Steve Yzerman of Hockey Canada Announced the official roster for the 2010 Winter Olympics Men’s Hockey Tournament in Vancouver.

Interested readers are also checking out the Rosters for Team Russia, Team Sweden, and Team Slovakia, Team USA will announce on January 1st during the Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston.

Interested readers are also checking out the Rosters for Team Russia, Team Sweden, and Team Slovakia, Team USA will announce on January 1st during the Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston.

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Going for Gold in 2010

Could Slovakia be a darkhorse Olympic medal contender in 2010? 13 NHL’ers make the Team Slovak roster including former standouts Satan, Stumpel, Zednik and Palffy…

SLOVAKIA
P	Player	DOB	Club
G	Peter Budaj	18.09.1982	Colorado Avalanche, NHL
G	Jaroslav Halak	13.05.1985	Montreal Canadiens, NHL
G	Rastislav Stana	10.01.1980	Severstal Cherepovets, RUS
D	Zdeno Chara	18.03.1977	Boston Bruins, NHL
D	Milan Jurcina	07.06.1983	Washington Capitals, NHL
D	Richard Lintner	15.11.1977	Dynamo Minsk, BLR/KHL
D	Andrej Meszaros	13.10.1985	Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL
D	Andrej Sekera	08.06.1986	Buffalo Sabres, NHL
D	Martin Strbak	15.01.1975	MVD Balashikha, RUS
D	Lubomir Visnovsky	11.08.1976	Edmonton Oilers, NHL
F	Lubos Bartecko	14.07.1976	SC Bern, SUI
F	Martin Cibak	17.05.1980	Spartak Moscow, RUS
F	Pavol Demitra	29.11.1974	Vancouver Canucks, NHL
F	Marian Gaborik	14.02.1982	New York Rangers, NHL
F	Michal Handzus	11.03.1977	Los Angeles Kings, NHL
F	Marcel Hossa	12.10.1981	Dinamo Riga, LAT/KHL
F	Marian Hossa	12.01.1979	Chicago Blackhawks, NHL
F	Tomas Kopecky	05.02.1982	Chicago Blackhawks, NHL
F	Zigmund Palffy	05.05.1972	HK 36 Skalica
F	Branko Radivojevic	24.11.1980	Spartak Moscow, RUS
F	Miroslav Satan	22.10.1974	free agent
F	Jozef Stümpel	20.07.1972	Barys Astana, KAZ/KHL
F	Richard Zednik	06.01.1976	Lokomotiv Jaroslavl, RUS

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Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Ilya Kovalchuk will headline Russia’s star-laden, 23-man provisional hockey roster for the Vancouver Olympics unveiled Friday.  Current betting odds for Russia to win gold is +233.

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Yes you can bet on the Olympics. Worth the roll of the dice on USA to win Gold, yes indeed. A $100 bet will win you $108o at Pinnacle Online Sports Book & Casino if Miracle on Ice part II unfolds. Here’s current odds on each of the countries and for those outside of the majors, “the field”

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Riding the Canada Line this weekend made me feel a bit like a tourist in my own city. Cool. The stations are a modern mix of tilework, steel, glass, and natural stained wood (hemlock or pine I think). I went into the ride fairly unassuming of what I was about to experience; here’s my take:

1) surprised that there are only 2 trains and subsequent station platforms of same size. There is not a lot of room here folks. I just can’t picture the size being adequate for a busy rush hour environment in the future.

2) no driver, very neat. Remote control people movers, no room for error though as there is a single track in spots where oncoming trains have to wait for the switch.

3) walk through opening between cars, I liked this. Made the trains feel more open and spacious.

4) large front window with windshield wiper. We grabbed the front seat view on the way back from the airport which was really cool. Thoughtful that they have a wiper so riders can see during those rainy Vancouver days.

5) can’t beat the price. $2.50 to get to the airport (atleast for now, in 2010 there will be an “add fare” for YVR). Cabs start at that price in Vancouver, and an average trip to the airport runs $30-$50 so even when prices go up it should still be worth it. Also, its an honour system, so if you don’t stop at the Bridgeport Station adjacent to the Rive Rock Casino, I guess you can alway gamble for a free ride vs the possible fine of $173 bucks.

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Action Camera - Beijing

We have sifted through the more than 400 free and ticketed events surrounding the 1 year countdown to the 2010 Winter Olympics and cherry picked our top 10 must see performances in and around Vancouver:

1. Bell Orchestre, featuring members of Arcade Fire; The Besnard Ladies; Beast – Feb.19 (Commodore Ballrom $19.50)

2. 2009 Olympic Art Ice Exhibit – Feb. 14-15 (Richmond Olympic Oval $Free)

3. Weights: A Live Performance by Lynn Manning on Losing Vision and Gaining Insight – Feb. 15 (UBC Chan Centre for the Performing Arts $16-$22)

4. Coastal First Nations Dance Festival – March 10,12,14,15 (UBC Museum of Anthropology $10-$52)

5. The Sadies & Rich Hope – Feb 14 (The Biltmore Cabaret $17.50)

6. Hockey Nights In Film – March 9-20 (Vancouver Int’l Film Ctr $8-$10)

7. rePercussion – Feb 13 (Vancouver Community College $10)

8. Action – Camera Beijing Performance Photography – Feb 1-March 21 (Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery $Free)

9. containR – March 1 Opening Date  (Vancouver Public Library  $Free)

10. Munsch Alley – March 7- March 21 (Waterfront Theatre $13-$26)

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