Dave Luke

[Vintage Hockey Showcase @hockey_vintage]

The @CanadiensMTL should honour Ken Dryden this upcoming NHL season with a patch on their jerseys and it would be fitting if it included his signature pose

[Dave Luke @daveluke27]

Very sad to hear of his passing. My all time favourite players growing up and I still remember meeting him and getting his autograph. A true gentleman!

[Old Hockey Cards @oldhockeycards]

..not sure if I have the right words at the moment. #RIP

[Dave Luke @daveluke27]

Dave Dryden, epic mask!

[Old Hockey Cards @oldhockeycards]

Who is this goalie..?

[Dave Luke @daveluke27]

@spittinchiclets Praying for a speedy recovery for this young man.🙏🏻

[Spittin' Chiclets @spittinchiclets]

Dylan Holloway took a puck to neck area and left game on stretcher. Hope he's okay. 👏

[Dave Luke @daveluke27]

@oldhockeycards It would be Danny Gallivan for me, I certainly did appreciate Jim Robson though.

[Dave Luke @daveluke27]

@EdmontonOilers @mccainfoods We need to get a winny for Vinny tonight! Go Oilers!!

[Jason Gregor @JasonGregor]

Henrique and Carrick discuss the challenges of being traded in-season.
Oilers look to continue home dominance v. bottom tier teams, Pickard starts and Stecher will play with Nurse.
https://t.co/c7IkVmE414

[Zach Aslin @ZachAslin]

Someone took my beloved bronco for a joyride some time between 530 last night and 745 this morning. Last seen in west park parked at my home. If you spot it give me a call at 403 872 9250!!

[Scott Moe @PremierScottMoe]

On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the 11th month - the guns fell silent on the Western Front.

Today we thank, honour and remember Canada's fallen soldiers, and thank those who continue to serve our country.

Lest we forget.

[James Duthie @tsnjamesduthie]

To those who served and sacrificed everything for us, we will always remember.

[Anne-Marie 🏃🏼‍♀️ @binkybunny7]

This Lucy Claire Illustration sums it up beautifully 💔🫶🏻 RIP Matthew Perry #sadtimes

[All That Dazzles @ATDazzles]

How Matthew Perry wanted to be remembered. I think we can honour his wishes today.

[Morgan Laidler 🇨🇦 @MorganLaidler]

Special weather statement issued for Edmonton… for the Heritage Classic.

Not sure I’ve ever seen anything like this ever issued.

I’m going to give @ECCCWeatherAB some points for creativity here.

#yegwx #abstorm

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, is harassed by officials as women were not allowed to participate, 1967

Kathrine Switzer made sports history as the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967. At the time, women were not allowed to participate, and Katherine had registered as KV Switzer, and it was not until 2 miles into the race that officials realized that Switzer was participating, and with that, this picture was captured.

The picture shows Jock Semple, a race official, trying to grab Switzer to take her off the track( bald man to the left). The man in the dark hair was Switzer's boyfriend at the time, and he is observed here fighting Semple away. Switzer recalls Semple saying:

"Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers!".

Switzer completed the race, with journalists approaching her afterward in an aggressive manner yelling “Real women don’t run.”

Switzer, who defied the pressures and norms of society, did her own thing and proved to millions around the world that women are more than capable of taking part in strenuous and tough sports. Switzer has completed 38 marathons in her life and she has inspired millions of female athletes from around the world to take part and express themselves through sports.

[Detective Tiger's Stories @Tiger_Detective]

She wore bib number 261, which has since become a symbol of women's empowerment in sports.

After her historic Boston Marathon run, she became an advocate for women's sports. She played a key role in getting the women's marathon added to the Olympic Games in 1984.

She later founded a non-profit organization called "261 Fearless", which aims to empower women globally through running.

In 2017, 50 years after her historic run, she ran the Boston Marathon again, wearing the same bib number, 261.

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Anne Frank's father, Otto, visits the attic where they hid from the Germans in World War II. He stands alone as he is the only member of his family to have survived the Holocaust, 1960

This picture was taken in 1960 in the Netherlands, where the Frank Family hid from German troops.

The Frank family were Jews during a time when Jews were sent away to be killed in concentration camps. The Franks are one of the most well-known Jewish families during the war due to Anne Frank (Otto's daughter) writing a diary about her experiences in hiding.

Her diary has been republished and has sold more than 30 million copies and has been translated into 70 languages. In her diary, she talks about life in hiding, school, growing up and her fears about the German forces in the area.

At some point, the Franks were found. There are varying accounts as to how they were caught. Some say they were betrayed, and some say there were just found by German troops when they inspected the house they were hiding in.

The door leading to the attic was hidden behind a bookcase, but it is not known for sure how the Germans knew it was a false door which led to the secret hiding spot. They were in hiding for 761 days.

Anne and her sister Margot were sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

They died there in March 1945 due to Typhus fever as the camp had a massive outbreak problem of Typhus at the time. They died two weeks before the camp was liberated.

Anne was only 16, and Margot was 19. Their parents, Otto and Edith, were sent to Auschwitz Birkenau, the worst of the concentration camps. Edith would die of starvation three weeks before the camp was liberated. Otto survived and lived until he died in 1980. Edith would be buried with him 18 years later. Their daughter's bodies were never found.

Photographer: Arnold Newman

Source: BBC

[Jason Helmes @anymanfitness]

Last year, my daughter got cut from her 7th grade volleyball team.

She made the first cut, and thought she had a good chance. But on the second and final cut, they called her name, and she put her head down and walked out to the car where her mom and I were waiting.

She opened the car door, sat down, and started bawling. It was so hard to watch. She wanted to be on that team more than anything. I thought she was good enough, but the coach didn't.

My heart went out to her. But we didn't sugarcoat things for her. We told her we understood how much it stings. I've been cut before. Her mom had been cut from sports before, too. It's an ego shot and a gut punch.

We told her to go ask the coach what she could work on for next year. The coach gave her good feedback. And told her she was the "first girl cut". Which sounded promising, but only added to the sting. She said to me, "If only I had been a little bit better and made a few more serves..."

We told her she had a few choices. She could let this be the end. Or she could use this as fuel and fire. And to use it as motivation to work hard to make the team next year.

For a solid year, she practiced 4-5 times per week minimum. She went to every camp, every practice session she could find, found a travel team she could play on, and spent her entire summer at camps, practices, or in our backyard smashing the volleyball against our house (and denting our siding lol).

She had her tryouts this week. In the first tryout, she unleashed her new jump serve and hit 20 straight volleyballs over the net. The coaches were stunned. She said all the coaches came up to her immediately in the first 5 minutes with their clipboards and said, "What's your name?"

They started using her as a demonstrator, saying "Hey, Brooklyn, can you show everyone how to do this?" Even over the returning starters.

I asked her how she did when she got back. "Hey, you've been around a lot of volleyball in the last year. How did you do? Were you in the upper half of the players?"

She's a humble girl. And she proudly said, "I was the best player on the court."

She made the team, obviously. I'm beaming as a father this week.

I told her how proud I was of her. But not just because she made the team, or she's a great player now. But because she didn't give up. She didn't cry about it (after that first day). She didn't ask mom and dad to go lobby for her to be on the team.

She got after it and worked hard for a full year, taking no breaks. Her other volleyball friends were for sure taking it easier. Chilling out and vibing during the summer. She was attending camps and practicing and getting better while they were relaxing.

Sometimes as a parent, you hope you're teaching your kids how to do things.

But this was a case where she taught me how to do things. 100%.

[Brad Slater @Iwantadonair]

@ryspot Haha all goes back to Sobeys. My sisters best friend babysat for the Weights and worked at Sobeys. She was there when Doug got the call and let my sister know and hence my source.

[Dave Luke @daveluke27]

@oilers49er @TomGazzola @yegsportstalk Looks like he needs a wake up nudge first!