While Euro Cup rioters in Poland have already been sent to prison just days after their crimes, the wheels of justice move much more slowly in B.C. And that's according to politicians on both sides of the spectrum, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Vancouver’s Stanley Cup riot. There have only been two sentences handed out in the … [Read more...]
Chu promises more info on hockey riot progress next week
June 7, 2012 by
Next week is the first anniversary of the Stanley Cup riot and Vancouver Police will update media on the investigation. Chief Jim Chu says other than Court delays, the effort to identify and charge suspected rioters is going smoothly, "We are pretty happy with the progress. I know that it has taken some time but that is the way our justice system … [Read more...]
VPD look for new ways to catch hockey rioters
April 22, 2012 by
While the Vancouver Canucks try to stay in this year's race for hockey's Holy Grail, local police are examining new ways to track down last year's rioters. Posters and images placed online helped identify many of the 85 suspects already facing charges. The head of the riot investigation team, Insp. Les Yeo, says they're now considering running a … [Read more...]
Post hockey game violence nothing new for this guy: VPD
April 22, 2012 by
Vancouver Police have tracked down another suspected Stanley Cup rioter... and this one is also wanted in Alberta for causing a disturbance after a Calgary Flames game in 2004. 38-year old Andrew Comber of Salmon Arm faces charges in Alberta of assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest and mischief, among other things. He's being flown back to … [Read more...]
Brain train: Hockey team to use computers for practice
February 25, 2012 by
A local women’s hockey club will be testing a video-game-like “brain gym” in the hopes of taking their game to the next level. Simon Fraser University’s women’s ice hockey club, a grassroots team, only in its second season, that plays in a Senior A league in B.C., will be training with the IntelliGym program this summer to help players improve … [Read more...]
Premier applauds no-hit hockey
January 23, 2012 by
Premier Christy Clark is applauding the courage of the parents who voted to ban body checking for house league players between five and 19 years of age. Clark says it was a brave move, noting when it comes to hockey, change is a hard choice to make. Clark says it's our national game, and we hold it really close to our hearts. But she … [Read more...]
Marathon hockey game in Burnaby
September 5, 2011 by
There's now a tie for the longest hockey game in the world. It's happening out in Burnaby as a group of women go for a new record to raise money for medical research. 40 women have played continuously for 10 days. One group of 20 plays four hours while the other 20 rest there world record will be 243 hours and five minutes of … [Read more...]
Hockey ‘hero’ mourned by hometown
August 17, 2011 by
Members of the hockey community in southern Alberta’s Crownest Pass are trying to deal with the loss of an NHL star and local ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
How a Vancouver hospital readied for the hockey riots
August 7, 2011 by
Remembering this spring's Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver can still make many Canadians cringe. The four hours of destruction that rained down on the city stunned the whole country. But St. ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
