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August 5, 2008
i a sudden development, The
Vancouver Canucks assistant GM and
vice-president of hockey operations
Steve Tambellini departed for the
General Manager’s position with the
Edmonton Oilers. Previous Edmonton
GM Kevin Lowe will move upstairs to
become the team’s president of hockey
operations.
Tambellini, 50, has been with the
Canucks in some management capacity
for 18 years. He had a vast array of
duties with Vancouver, including
overseeing the scouting departments, the
running of the minor league franchises,
handling player contract negotiations
and player personnel decisions.
Tambellini, who was born in Trail
and signed a four-year contract with the
Oilers, has worked with Kevin Lowe
numerous times in the past, so the job
Tambellini leaves for Edmonton
By Garth McLennan, Sports Editor
was a natural fit. Tambellini was on the
management team with Lowe, Wayne
Gretzky and others for the Canadian
entry that captured the gold medal at the
2002 Winter Olympics, and he served
in a similar capacity for the Canadian
championship team at the 2004 World
Cup of Hockey. Tambellini, Gretzky
and Lowe next teamed up for the 2006
Winter Olympics in Italy, though that
outing was far less successful.
Perhaps Tambellini’s greatest
achievement was as the outright
General Manager for Team Canada at
the 2003 World Hockey Championship.
He guided the team to a gold medal in
that event.
Upon further thought, it shouldn’t
be a big shock that Tambellini received
a GM’s position. He has been widely
considered for years to be one of the
best candidates for the job in any NHL
city.
It will be more than difficult for
the Canucks to replace him, and it is
yet another blow to a team that hasn’t
exactly delivered the blockbuster
summer it promised when newly
minted GM Mike Gillis joined
the organization. Gillis swore that
there would be change, and there
has been that, although almost all
of it has been negative.
Picking up winger Steve
Bernier was good, but Gillis failed
miserably in landing a major free
agent like he promised, despite
having over $20 million in cap
space to spend. He did sign Pavol
Demitra, but he let captain Markus
Naslund go. They both got $4
million in their respective cities,
but when you look closer, it isn’t
much of an upgrade. Naslund had
more points than the injury prone
Demitra did last year.
At press time, dithering
Swede Mats Sundin still hadn’t
made up his mind about where he
wanted to play. He had set a firm
deadline of August 1, but then
reneged on that and said he needed
even more time. The Canucks
have offered $20 million over two
seasons for the center’s services.
Where Are They Now sy csisissns, spor tao
Dave Nonis
Burnaby boy Dave Nonis, 42, was just
relieved of his general manager duties
with the Vancouver Canucks, but it
didn’t take him long to find another
job. He resurfaced shortly after his
April 14th dismissal with a new team,
the Anaheim Ducks, as the senior
advisor of hockey operations. He was
hired by the Ducks on June 20th.
Nonis served for years
under Anaheim GM Brian Burke
when Burke headed the Canucks
organization. Now, Nonis rejoins
Burke, his mentor.
Nonis didn’t waste any time
upon his arrival in California. He
helped Burke bring in even more of a
Vancouver flavor by signing long time
Canuck center Brendan Morrison to a
one year contract worth $2.75 million
for the season. The Ducks also signed
franchise cornerstone Cory Perry to
a five-year deal that will pay Perry
$26.625 million.
Artem Chubarov
Artem Chubarov, 28, played parts of five
seasons with the Vancouver Canucks.
However, his NHL tenure was wiped out
along with the entire 2004-05 season by the
owner’s lockout.
Despite his brief stay in the big league,
Chubarov did have some memorable
moments. He is the only player in NHL
history to score game winning goals in four
consecutive games.
After the players returned to the ice,
Chubarov refused to return to Vancouver.
He went back to his native Russia during
the lockout and never came back. Chubarov
suited up for the famous Dynamo Moscow
club in the Russian elite league for the lockout
season, and then signed as an unrestricted free
agent with Avengard Omsk, another prolific
Russian team, where he’s played for the past
three seasons.
Murray Baron
Another ex-Canuck, retired
defenseman Murray Baron, 41,
has come a long way from Prince
George, BC. He called it quits from
professional hockey after fifteen
years in the NHL and stints with five
different teams, including Vancouver,
the Montreal Canadiens and the St.
Louis Blues.
Baron played five seasons with
the Canucks, and now operates a
restaurant in his hometown of Prince
George. Aside from food and hockey,
“Bear” has a passion for motorcycles.
He is the proud owner of a Harley
Davidson and participates every year
in the Iron Horse Motorcycle tour,
which is meant to raise awareness for
helmet use. It is hosted by ex-NHL
tough guy Tony Twist, who is a good
friend of Baron’s.
Brett Favre
On April 4th, 2008, one of the greatest
quarterbacks of all time, 38 year old Brett
Favre, retired from football, having played in
the NFL since 1991. Aside from his rookie
season, where he played for the Atlanta Falcons,
he is most remembered for his tenure with the
Green Bay Packers.
Favre played a record setting 275
consecutive games, including playoff efforts,
with Green Bay. He’s a legend there, so when
he retired, all that was left was for him to ride
off into the sunset, right? Not quite. Favre has
decided that he doesn’t really want to stop
playing football just yet. However, Green
Bay has said that they don’t want him back in
anything more than a back up capacity, as they
want to move on to a new era.
Edited Text
August 5, 2008
i a sudden development, The
Vancouver Canucks assistant GM and
vice-president of hockey operations
Steve Tambellini departed for the
General Manager’s position with the
Edmonton Oilers. Previous Edmonton
GM Kevin Lowe will move upstairs to
become the team’s president of hockey
operations.
Tambellini, 50, has been with the
Canucks in some management capacity
for 18 years. He had a vast array of
duties with Vancouver, including
overseeing the scouting departments, the
running of the minor league franchises,
handling player contract negotiations
and player personnel decisions.
Tambellini, who was born in Trail
and signed a four-year contract with the
Oilers, has worked with Kevin Lowe
numerous times in the past, so the job
Tambellini leaves for Edmonton
By Garth McLennan, Sports Editor
was a natural fit. Tambellini was on the
management team with Lowe, Wayne
Gretzky and others for the Canadian
entry that captured the gold medal at the
2002 Winter Olympics, and he served
in a similar capacity for the Canadian
championship team at the 2004 World
Cup of Hockey. Tambellini, Gretzky
and Lowe next teamed up for the 2006
Winter Olympics in Italy, though that
outing was far less successful.
Perhaps Tambellini’s greatest
achievement was as the outright
General Manager for Team Canada at
the 2003 World Hockey Championship.
He guided the team to a gold medal in
that event.
Upon further thought, it shouldn’t
be a big shock that Tambellini received
a GM’s position. He has been widely
considered for years to be one of the
best candidates for the job in any NHL
city.
It will be more than difficult for
the Canucks to replace him, and it is
yet another blow to a team that hasn’t
exactly delivered the blockbuster
summer it promised when newly
minted GM Mike Gillis joined
the organization. Gillis swore that
there would be change, and there
has been that, although almost all
of it has been negative.
Picking up winger Steve
Bernier was good, but Gillis failed
miserably in landing a major free
agent like he promised, despite
having over $20 million in cap
space to spend. He did sign Pavol
Demitra, but he let captain Markus
Naslund go. They both got $4
million in their respective cities,
but when you look closer, it isn’t
much of an upgrade. Naslund had
more points than the injury prone
Demitra did last year.
At press time, dithering
Swede Mats Sundin still hadn’t
made up his mind about where he
wanted to play. He had set a firm
deadline of August 1, but then
reneged on that and said he needed
even more time. The Canucks
have offered $20 million over two
seasons for the center’s services.
Where Are They Now sy csisissns, spor tao
Dave Nonis
Burnaby boy Dave Nonis, 42, was just
relieved of his general manager duties
with the Vancouver Canucks, but it
didn’t take him long to find another
job. He resurfaced shortly after his
April 14th dismissal with a new team,
the Anaheim Ducks, as the senior
advisor of hockey operations. He was
hired by the Ducks on June 20th.
Nonis served for years
under Anaheim GM Brian Burke
when Burke headed the Canucks
organization. Now, Nonis rejoins
Burke, his mentor.
Nonis didn’t waste any time
upon his arrival in California. He
helped Burke bring in even more of a
Vancouver flavor by signing long time
Canuck center Brendan Morrison to a
one year contract worth $2.75 million
for the season. The Ducks also signed
franchise cornerstone Cory Perry to
a five-year deal that will pay Perry
$26.625 million.
Artem Chubarov
Artem Chubarov, 28, played parts of five
seasons with the Vancouver Canucks.
However, his NHL tenure was wiped out
along with the entire 2004-05 season by the
owner’s lockout.
Despite his brief stay in the big league,
Chubarov did have some memorable
moments. He is the only player in NHL
history to score game winning goals in four
consecutive games.
After the players returned to the ice,
Chubarov refused to return to Vancouver.
He went back to his native Russia during
the lockout and never came back. Chubarov
suited up for the famous Dynamo Moscow
club in the Russian elite league for the lockout
season, and then signed as an unrestricted free
agent with Avengard Omsk, another prolific
Russian team, where he’s played for the past
three seasons.
Murray Baron
Another ex-Canuck, retired
defenseman Murray Baron, 41,
has come a long way from Prince
George, BC. He called it quits from
professional hockey after fifteen
years in the NHL and stints with five
different teams, including Vancouver,
the Montreal Canadiens and the St.
Louis Blues.
Baron played five seasons with
the Canucks, and now operates a
restaurant in his hometown of Prince
George. Aside from food and hockey,
“Bear” has a passion for motorcycles.
He is the proud owner of a Harley
Davidson and participates every year
in the Iron Horse Motorcycle tour,
which is meant to raise awareness for
helmet use. It is hosted by ex-NHL
tough guy Tony Twist, who is a good
friend of Baron’s.
Brett Favre
On April 4th, 2008, one of the greatest
quarterbacks of all time, 38 year old Brett
Favre, retired from football, having played in
the NFL since 1991. Aside from his rookie
season, where he played for the Atlanta Falcons,
he is most remembered for his tenure with the
Green Bay Packers.
Favre played a record setting 275
consecutive games, including playoff efforts,
with Green Bay. He’s a legend there, so when
he retired, all that was left was for him to ride
off into the sunset, right? Not quite. Favre has
decided that he doesn’t really want to stop
playing football just yet. However, Green
Bay has said that they don’t want him back in
anything more than a back up capacity, as they
want to move on to a new era.
August 5, 2008
i a sudden development, The
Vancouver Canucks assistant GM and
vice-president of hockey operations
Steve Tambellini departed for the
General Manager’s position with the
Edmonton Oilers. Previous Edmonton
GM Kevin Lowe will move upstairs to
become the team’s president of hockey
operations.
Tambellini, 50, has been with the
Canucks in some management capacity
for 18 years. He had a vast array of
duties with Vancouver, including
overseeing the scouting departments, the
running of the minor league franchises,
handling player contract negotiations
and player personnel decisions.
Tambellini, who was born in Trail
and signed a four-year contract with the
Oilers, has worked with Kevin Lowe
numerous times in the past, so the job
Tambellini leaves for Edmonton
By Garth McLennan, Sports Editor
was a natural fit. Tambellini was on the
management team with Lowe, Wayne
Gretzky and others for the Canadian
entry that captured the gold medal at the
2002 Winter Olympics, and he served
in a similar capacity for the Canadian
championship team at the 2004 World
Cup of Hockey. Tambellini, Gretzky
and Lowe next teamed up for the 2006
Winter Olympics in Italy, though that
outing was far less successful.
Perhaps Tambellini’s greatest
achievement was as the outright
General Manager for Team Canada at
the 2003 World Hockey Championship.
He guided the team to a gold medal in
that event.
Upon further thought, it shouldn’t
be a big shock that Tambellini received
a GM’s position. He has been widely
considered for years to be one of the
best candidates for the job in any NHL
city.
It will be more than difficult for
the Canucks to replace him, and it is
yet another blow to a team that hasn’t
exactly delivered the blockbuster
summer it promised when newly
minted GM Mike Gillis joined
the organization. Gillis swore that
there would be change, and there
has been that, although almost all
of it has been negative.
Picking up winger Steve
Bernier was good, but Gillis failed
miserably in landing a major free
agent like he promised, despite
having over $20 million in cap
space to spend. He did sign Pavol
Demitra, but he let captain Markus
Naslund go. They both got $4
million in their respective cities,
but when you look closer, it isn’t
much of an upgrade. Naslund had
more points than the injury prone
Demitra did last year.
At press time, dithering
Swede Mats Sundin still hadn’t
made up his mind about where he
wanted to play. He had set a firm
deadline of August 1, but then
reneged on that and said he needed
even more time. The Canucks
have offered $20 million over two
seasons for the center’s services.
Where Are They Now sy csisissns, spor tao
Dave Nonis
Burnaby boy Dave Nonis, 42, was just
relieved of his general manager duties
with the Vancouver Canucks, but it
didn’t take him long to find another
job. He resurfaced shortly after his
April 14th dismissal with a new team,
the Anaheim Ducks, as the senior
advisor of hockey operations. He was
hired by the Ducks on June 20th.
Nonis served for years
under Anaheim GM Brian Burke
when Burke headed the Canucks
organization. Now, Nonis rejoins
Burke, his mentor.
Nonis didn’t waste any time
upon his arrival in California. He
helped Burke bring in even more of a
Vancouver flavor by signing long time
Canuck center Brendan Morrison to a
one year contract worth $2.75 million
for the season. The Ducks also signed
franchise cornerstone Cory Perry to
a five-year deal that will pay Perry
$26.625 million.
Artem Chubarov
Artem Chubarov, 28, played parts of five
seasons with the Vancouver Canucks.
However, his NHL tenure was wiped out
along with the entire 2004-05 season by the
owner’s lockout.
Despite his brief stay in the big league,
Chubarov did have some memorable
moments. He is the only player in NHL
history to score game winning goals in four
consecutive games.
After the players returned to the ice,
Chubarov refused to return to Vancouver.
He went back to his native Russia during
the lockout and never came back. Chubarov
suited up for the famous Dynamo Moscow
club in the Russian elite league for the lockout
season, and then signed as an unrestricted free
agent with Avengard Omsk, another prolific
Russian team, where he’s played for the past
three seasons.
Murray Baron
Another ex-Canuck, retired
defenseman Murray Baron, 41,
has come a long way from Prince
George, BC. He called it quits from
professional hockey after fifteen
years in the NHL and stints with five
different teams, including Vancouver,
the Montreal Canadiens and the St.
Louis Blues.
Baron played five seasons with
the Canucks, and now operates a
restaurant in his hometown of Prince
George. Aside from food and hockey,
“Bear” has a passion for motorcycles.
He is the proud owner of a Harley
Davidson and participates every year
in the Iron Horse Motorcycle tour,
which is meant to raise awareness for
helmet use. It is hosted by ex-NHL
tough guy Tony Twist, who is a good
friend of Baron’s.
Brett Favre
On April 4th, 2008, one of the greatest
quarterbacks of all time, 38 year old Brett
Favre, retired from football, having played in
the NFL since 1991. Aside from his rookie
season, where he played for the Atlanta Falcons,
he is most remembered for his tenure with the
Green Bay Packers.
Favre played a record setting 275
consecutive games, including playoff efforts,
with Green Bay. He’s a legend there, so when
he retired, all that was left was for him to ride
off into the sunset, right? Not quite. Favre has
decided that he doesn’t really want to stop
playing football just yet. However, Green
Bay has said that they don’t want him back in
anything more than a back up capacity, as they
want to move on to a new era.
August 5, 2008
i a sudden development, The
Vancouver Canucks assistant GM and
vice-president of hockey operations
Steve Tambellini departed for the
General Manager’s position with the
Edmonton Oilers. Previous Edmonton
GM Kevin Lowe will move upstairs to
become the team’s president of hockey
operations.
Tambellini, 50, has been with the
Canucks in some management capacity
for 18 years. He had a vast array of
duties with Vancouver, including
overseeing the scouting departments, the
running of the minor league franchises,
handling player contract negotiations
and player personnel decisions.
Tambellini, who was born in Trail
and signed a four-year contract with the
Oilers, has worked with Kevin Lowe
numerous times in the past, so the job
Tambellini leaves for Edmonton
By Garth McLennan, Sports Editor
was a natural fit. Tambellini was on the
management team with Lowe, Wayne
Gretzky and others for the Canadian
entry that captured the gold medal at the
2002 Winter Olympics, and he served
in a similar capacity for the Canadian
championship team at the 2004 World
Cup of Hockey. Tambellini, Gretzky
and Lowe next teamed up for the 2006
Winter Olympics in Italy, though that
outing was far less successful.
Perhaps Tambellini’s greatest
achievement was as the outright
General Manager for Team Canada at
the 2003 World Hockey Championship.
He guided the team to a gold medal in
that event.
Upon further thought, it shouldn’t
be a big shock that Tambellini received
a GM’s position. He has been widely
considered for years to be one of the
best candidates for the job in any NHL
city.
It will be more than difficult for
the Canucks to replace him, and it is
yet another blow to a team that hasn’t
exactly delivered the blockbuster
summer it promised when newly
minted GM Mike Gillis joined
the organization. Gillis swore that
there would be change, and there
has been that, although almost all
of it has been negative.
Picking up winger Steve
Bernier was good, but Gillis failed
miserably in landing a major free
agent like he promised, despite
having over $20 million in cap
space to spend. He did sign Pavol
Demitra, but he let captain Markus
Naslund go. They both got $4
million in their respective cities,
but when you look closer, it isn’t
much of an upgrade. Naslund had
more points than the injury prone
Demitra did last year.
At press time, dithering
Swede Mats Sundin still hadn’t
made up his mind about where he
wanted to play. He had set a firm
deadline of August 1, but then
reneged on that and said he needed
even more time. The Canucks
have offered $20 million over two
seasons for the center’s services.
Where Are They Now sy csisissns, spor tao
Dave Nonis
Burnaby boy Dave Nonis, 42, was just
relieved of his general manager duties
with the Vancouver Canucks, but it
didn’t take him long to find another
job. He resurfaced shortly after his
April 14th dismissal with a new team,
the Anaheim Ducks, as the senior
advisor of hockey operations. He was
hired by the Ducks on June 20th.
Nonis served for years
under Anaheim GM Brian Burke
when Burke headed the Canucks
organization. Now, Nonis rejoins
Burke, his mentor.
Nonis didn’t waste any time
upon his arrival in California. He
helped Burke bring in even more of a
Vancouver flavor by signing long time
Canuck center Brendan Morrison to a
one year contract worth $2.75 million
for the season. The Ducks also signed
franchise cornerstone Cory Perry to
a five-year deal that will pay Perry
$26.625 million.
Artem Chubarov
Artem Chubarov, 28, played parts of five
seasons with the Vancouver Canucks.
However, his NHL tenure was wiped out
along with the entire 2004-05 season by the
owner’s lockout.
Despite his brief stay in the big league,
Chubarov did have some memorable
moments. He is the only player in NHL
history to score game winning goals in four
consecutive games.
After the players returned to the ice,
Chubarov refused to return to Vancouver.
He went back to his native Russia during
the lockout and never came back. Chubarov
suited up for the famous Dynamo Moscow
club in the Russian elite league for the lockout
season, and then signed as an unrestricted free
agent with Avengard Omsk, another prolific
Russian team, where he’s played for the past
three seasons.
Murray Baron
Another ex-Canuck, retired
defenseman Murray Baron, 41,
has come a long way from Prince
George, BC. He called it quits from
professional hockey after fifteen
years in the NHL and stints with five
different teams, including Vancouver,
the Montreal Canadiens and the St.
Louis Blues.
Baron played five seasons with
the Canucks, and now operates a
restaurant in his hometown of Prince
George. Aside from food and hockey,
“Bear” has a passion for motorcycles.
He is the proud owner of a Harley
Davidson and participates every year
in the Iron Horse Motorcycle tour,
which is meant to raise awareness for
helmet use. It is hosted by ex-NHL
tough guy Tony Twist, who is a good
friend of Baron’s.
Brett Favre
On April 4th, 2008, one of the greatest
quarterbacks of all time, 38 year old Brett
Favre, retired from football, having played in
the NFL since 1991. Aside from his rookie
season, where he played for the Atlanta Falcons,
he is most remembered for his tenure with the
Green Bay Packers.
Favre played a record setting 275
consecutive games, including playoff efforts,
with Green Bay. He’s a legend there, so when
he retired, all that was left was for him to ride
off into the sunset, right? Not quite. Favre has
decided that he doesn’t really want to stop
playing football just yet. However, Green
Bay has said that they don’t want him back in
anything more than a back up capacity, as they
want to move on to a new era.