Rough stint in Toronto for Ferguson

Seeded on Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:29 PM EST (Tsn.ca)

John Ferguson's tenure as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs came to an end on Tuesday. Good riddance Ferguson. JFJ's record as a GM was awful. This article reviews some of the notable moves he made.

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Fair Copyright for Canada Principles

Seeded on Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:04 PM EST (michaelgeist.ca)

With the continued interest in Canadian copyright reform - the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group has grown to over 38,000 members and the local chapters across the country are gaining significant momentum - the most frequently asked question I receive is "what do you think …

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Bettman accused of steering Predators sale talks

Seeded on Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:28 PM EDT (ESPN.com)

The article contains an excellent summary of the attempted purchase of the Nashville Predators Jim Balsillie and the intervention of Bettman to halt the process.

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The Power of Lobbying: How Hollywood Got a Canadian Movie Piracy Bill in Under Six Months

Seeded on Fri Jun 1, 2007 11:49 AM EDT (michaelgeist.ca)

Hollywood lobby groups used a combination of inconsistent and unverified data, misleading comments from American politicians, and an utterly false characterization of Canada's existing movie piracy laws to weasel their way into a shiny new Canadian movie piracy bill.

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Oilers Trade Smyth to Islanders

Seeded on Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:01 PM EST (Tsn.ca)

Unable to reach a long-term deal with their heart-and-soul player, the Edmonton Oilers instead traded Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders for prospects Ryan O'Marra and Robert Nilsson and the Islanders' first-round pick in 2007.

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Leafs Claim Green Off Waivers

Seeded on Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:42 AM EST (Tsn.ca)

The Maple Leafs have claimed forward Travis Green off waivers from Anaheim on Wednesday, bringing the Castlegar, B.C., native back to Toronto.

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Canada Wins Gold!

Seeded on Fri Jan 5, 2007 3:57 PM EST (Tsn.ca)

Canada won its third straight gold medal at the world junior championship with a 4-2 win over Russia on Friday in Leksand, Sweden. Canada got goals from Andrew Cogliano, Bryan Little, Jonathan Toews and Brad Marchand to overcome the Russians.

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Canada beats US in Shootout at World Juniors

Seeded on Wed Jan 3, 2007 6:02 PM EST (CBC)

Team Canada has earned themselves a chance for gold at the World Junior hockey tournament by defeating the US in a shootout on Wednesday.

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Leaf's Kilger breaks hardest shot record

Seeded on Mon Dec 4, 2006 3:48 PM EST (Toronto Star)

Kilger's blast registered 106.6 m.p.h. on the radar gun. Not since the all-star game at Montreal in 1993, when former Leaf Al Iafrate tripped the beams at 105.2 m.p.h., had the NHL seen a harder slapshot at one of its skills competitions.

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McCabe Finally Signs Deal With Leafs

Seeded on Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:09 PM EDT (Tsn.ca)

Weeks after the agreement was made, McCabe finally signed the deal. Apparently there were personal issues which delayed the signing. Rumors suggested his wife wanted to move back to Long Island. The contract is worth $5.75 million per year, for 5 years.

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Leafs sign McCabe

Seeded on Fri Jun 2, 2006 4:15 PM EDT (Tsn.ca)

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed McCabe to a 5 year deal worth between $5.5 and $6 million per season. McCabe would have been an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

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Clarke Gets Fired Up About Quinn Losing Coaching Job in Toronto

Seeded on Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:57 PM EDT (Tsn.ca)

Bobby Clarke is upset about the Leafs management firing coach Pat Quinn, and he openly shares his opinion with anyone who will listen.

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The Leafs are in trouble

Seeded on Tue Mar 7, 2006 10:09 AM EST (Canada.com)

The Leafs are playing poorly and will need to turn things around quickly to have a chance at making the playoffs. The article identifies some of the potential causes of their woes.

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RIM vs. NTP media battle continues

Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:32 PM EST (Business Week)

In an effort to combat NTP's previous statements about RIM being "disingenuous and misleading" regarding the settlement terms proposed by NTP, RIM has released a document written by a third-party patent expert who evaluated the potential settlement offered by NTP.

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Patents will go in garbage says RIM CEO

Seeded on Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:36 PM EST (Yahoo! Finance)

RIM has rejected the current settlement terms proposed by NTP. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie has made some strong comments regarding NTP's patents and their strategy.

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Canada lost, but I still love hockey

Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:08 AM EST

Canada's men's Olympic hockey team was brimming with talent. Canada had an overall level of depth and skill that is unmatched, in my opinion. They lost because they did not play up to their potential and they did not play as a team.

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RIM announces workaround for BlackBerry

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2006 9:06 AM EST (rim.com)

RIM has officially announced details regarding the software workaround which will allow BlackBerry service to continue in the US in the event of an injunction.

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NTP patent claims against RIM rejected

Seeded on Wed Feb 1, 2006 3:03 PM EST (rim.com)

The US Patent and Trademark Office has isssued an "outright and complete rejection" of 5 of the 7 claims against RIM, according to press release.

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