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Time of India
26 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Brad Marchand's disrespectful celebration resurfaces as Panthers clinch Cup — Canucks fans furious
Brad Marchand's mocking celebration resurfaces (Getty Images) Brad Marchand, "The Rat," secured his second consecutive Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers, following a significant trade from the Boston Bruins. His move generated considerable fuzz, yet he quickly became a vital player in the Panthers' back-to-back championship run. Marchand's notorious antics, including an iconic invisible Stanley Cup celebration against the Canucks in 2013, underscore his reputation for getting under opponents' skin. Brad Marchand's mocking celebration resurfaces as he silences critics with back-to-back Stanley Cup wins After a heated on-ice exchange, former Canucks player Ryan Kesler expressed his strong belief in sportsmanship. He emphasized the importance of conducting oneself with dignity, regardless of the outcome, phrasing, "Obviously no class. I'm a firm believer you win with class and you lose with class." Marchand, nevertheless, offered a different perspective on the incident. He clarified that his actions were a direct response to what he perceived as a physical provocation, articulating, "I did it after he was eye-gouging me. Just my emotions were a little high after that. He's welcome to say what he wants. We both play different games, and whatever happens on the ice stays out there.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 15 most beautiful women in the world Undo Brad Marchand "raises the Cup" in front of the Vancouver bench 12/15/13 This candid explanation shows the intense emotions inherent in professional sports and Marchand's unique approach to competition. His enthusiasm to speak plainly about the rudimentary reasons for his behavior bestows a glimpse into the heat of the moment. Brad Marchand's infamous invisible Cup kiss taunt gains new meaning in 2025 triumph Concerning a separate incident where Marchand's on-ice conduct drew attention for a different reason, he enlightened the circumstances that led to his unusual actions. When questioned about an instance that led to league intervention, he chronicled the physical nature of the exchange, phrasing, "Well, he punched me four times in the face, so, you know, he just kept getting close.' This explanation offers context to the often-intense physical interactions that occur during professional hockey games, demonstrating that even seemingly inexplicable actions can have a direct, if unconventional, trigger. Brad Marchand remains a polarizing force, his skill and antics consistently shaping his undeniable impact on the game. Also Read: Time to walk away? NHL analyst stirs controversy by claiming Sidney Crosby could be 'aged out' of Penguins rebuild FAQs 1. What was Brad Marchand's infamous invisible Stanley Cup kiss? In 2013, Marchand mockingly kissed the air as if holding the Stanley Cup to taunt the Canucks. 2. Why did Ryan Kesler criticize Marchand after that game? Kesler called Marchand's celebration 'classless,' saying winners should show humility and respect. 3. Has Marchand won the Stanley Cup since that moment? Yes, he won his second Stanley Cup in 2025 with the Florida Panthers. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
The Province
3 hours ago
- Sport
- The Province
Canucks: Why massive Mason McTavish hype is about future playoff potential
Mounties tried to get Kelowna driver to stop; the text message was more important These B.C. hotel restaurants were just named among the top 50 in Canada Why Ready-to-Eat, Home-Cooked Meals Are the Next Big Thing in Food Delivery: A TiffinStash Perspective Canucks: Who is the real Drew O'Connor? Dakota Joshua trade may provide answer Canucks: Why massive Mason McTavish hype is about future playoff potential The Anaheim Ducks' restricted free agent centre packs potential to be prime postseason performer, if he reaches a contract extension. If not, he's trade bait. Get the latest from Ben Kuzma straight to your inbox Sign Up Photo by Rich Lam / Getty Images Article content When Joel Quenneville guided the Chicago Blackhawks to their third Stanley Cup championship in a six-year span in 2015, his centre of attention was Jonathan Toews. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Sign In or Create an Account Email Address Continue or View more offers Article content At age 26, his 'Captain Serious' moniker fit like a glove because of drive, desire and delivery. Toews was 21 when the Blackhawks claimed their first crown in 2010, nearly the same age as another pivot who has become talk of the league this summer. Article content tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Canucks: Why massive Mason McTavish hype is about future playoff potential Back to video tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Play Video Article content Mason McTavish, 22, is a proud, productive and stubborn restricted free agent with the Anaheim Ducks, whose heavy and direct game at junior and international levels projects well for the NHL postseason. He led the Ducks last season with 22 goals, and his 52 points with the 24th-ranked club, and 30th-rated offence, were as credible as his team leading 50.7 per cent face-off efficiency. McTavish has potential to become a reliable 30-goal producer and tough to play against. However, he has yet to reach contract-extension terms and that has sent suitors into a summer tizzy of what it would take to pry him away — everything from offer sheets to multiple players and draft picks. Canucks Report Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Canucks Report will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Article content Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Good luck with all that. He could stay put. The Vancouver Canucks would salivate at potential of adding the 6-foot-1, 219-pound McTavish to help solve their riddle in the middle. But at what cost? Probably a roster player, prime prospect, and pair of high draft picks. AFP Analytics has McTavish receiving a six-year, $40.6-million US deal that would carry a $6.67 million in annual average value. Of course, his camp is pushing for more, somewhere between $7 million to $8 million, and hence the impasse. Photo by Mark J. Terrill / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS McTavish's competitiveness was evident in advance of the 2021 NHL Draft. After 42 points in (29-13) in 57 OHL games with Peterborough Petes in 2019-20 — followed by COVID suspension of OHL games the next season — he was loaned to Olten EHC of the second division Swiss pro league. He responded with 11 points (9-2) in 13 outings. Advertisement 4 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content 'I love to get to the dirty areas to score goals,' he told this reporter prior to the 2021 draft, where he was selected third overall behind defenceman Owen Power and centre Matty Beniers. 'I'm not one to shy away from playoff-style hockey. Just watching the NHL playoffs, those big-bodied guys really pay off. 'I love to compete against anybody and I don't really back down from anyone. I just want to be hard to play against and you don't want them to say: 'Oh, he was easy to play against.' Or, 'He was fun to play against.' I don't like to make it easy on guys.' Kind of sounds like what former Canucks captain Bo Horvat brought on a nightly basis. He has surpassed the 30-goal plateau in three of the last four seasons. '(Horvat) works really hard and takes pride in his two-way ability,' McTavish said in 2021. 'A terrific player and I have a lot of work to do, but hopefully I can have a similar career to that. Definitely somebody to look up to.' Advertisement 5 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Quenneville could have McTavish centre a second line with Cutter Gauthier and Frank Vatrano, while Leo Carlsson works the first alignment with Chris Kreider and Troy Terry. That leaves Mikael Granlund between Alex Killorn and Ryan Strome. Not bad. Maybe a playoff contender. Photo by Ian Kucerak / Postmedia That wood resonate with McTavish, who excelled in international competitions that were like a postseason pressure-cooker. He piled up 17 points (8-9) in seven games to lead Canada to the 2022 world junior championship crown and was named the event's most valuable player. He also helped his country claim gold at the 2021 U-18 world championship with 11 points (5-6) in seven outings. McTavish, a Zurich native who moved to Canada at age eight, also played in the 2022 Olympics. Advertisement 6 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content In his OHL career finale, McTavish led the Hamilton Bulldogs to the league title in 2022 by scoring twice in Game 7 of the championship series. He then got creative when COVID struck and he needed a place to play. 'It was obviously a crazy year, but it was a very cool experience for me to go back to where I was born in Switzerland and play professional hockey at such a young age,' recalled McTavish. 'It really helped me get prepared for the U-18s. I would do that again.' But maybe not with all the travel hassles. 'I was in the Montreal airport in mid-November and was supposed to get over there (Switzerland), but they wouldn't let me into the country with COVID-related stuff,' said McTavish. 'We went back home and I also needed a work visa to get over there, and I had to be 18 to get that. 'So, right on my Jan. 30 birthday, I got my visa, and the next day I way on a plane. In the next couple of days, I was playing a game. It was pretty competitive. They're older men and they don't take days off, and take it way more seriously. 'I learned a lot from those guys.' bkuzma@ Read More Canucks: Who is the real Drew O'Connor? Dakota Joshua trade may provide answer Canucks: Who is the real Evander Kane? His former WHL head coach knows the whole story Article content Share this article in your social network Latest National Stories
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Vancouver Canucks 2024–25 Report Card: Aatu Räty
Welcome back to another Vancouver Canucks 2024–25 report card. In this series, The Hockey News - Vancouver Canucks site editors recap the seasons of each Canuck who played 10 or more games for Vancouver in the 2024–25 season and assign them a letter grade. Today, we will be taking a look at center Aatu Räty's 2024–25 season.
National Post
a day ago
- Sport
- National Post
Canucks: Who is the real Drew O'Connor? Dakota Joshua trade may provide answer
Article content O'Connor's four goals and nine points in 31 games here in a season of transition didn't produce that 'wow' factor, but his first impression was favourable. He was visible and effective in a 3-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 4 that left former Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet gushing. Article content 'I don't want to overstate it, but (Filip) Chytil and (Drew) O'Connor with their speed and willingness to take the puck to the middle on a rush is a little breath of fresh air,' he stressed. 'You see Chytil take the puck to the middle and that's when things happen. Just adding those two guys has helped our rush game. Article content 'We're smiling. That's the stuff we need.' Article content Article content Fast-forward and the trade addition of Evander Kane on the left side makes the east Vancouver native a candidate to work with Elias Pettersson or Chytil. However, that depends on what pivot the Canucks do or don't acquire in free agency or trade. If it's a significant acquisition and Chytil slides down to the No. 3 hole, O'Connor won't complain. Article content Article content Conor Garland gave Chytil, who was shut down in March after a brutal hit and placed in concussion protocol, quite the initial compliment on his effectiveness. Article content 'Fantastic speed, sees the ice well, makes a lot of plays,' said Garland. 'A real good pickup. Good zone entries and drive. He's a winger's dream.' Article content As for O'Connor, the dream was to live up to his own hopes, which once seemed like a stretch for the Chatham, N.J., product. Article content He was 5-foot-10 in Grade 12 and didn't initially attract collegiate interest. It was demoralizing but he pressed on. A growth spurt to 6-foot-3 when he arrived at Dartmouth College in the East Coast Athletic Conference made a difference. So did a dedication to diet and fitness. Article content 'I've had a lot of stretches where things weren't going well and high school was a real struggle for me,' admitted O'Connor. 'I was always one of the better players growing up, but when I got to that point in high school, I was really kind of fading and dropping off. Article content
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
America's terrible tariffs could actually be a huge win for Canada's economy
The whole thing about Canadians is that they're remarkably nice. Except lately, they haven't been feeling so warm and fuzzy, namely toward their neighbors to the south. Given everything that's going on — President Donald Trump's on-and-off trade war, his remarks about making the country the 51st state — Canada has a right to be annoyed with the United States. If your longtime bestie suddenly turned on you for no apparent reason, you'd be miffed, too. The US's sudden shift to frenemy status is going to cause some pain for Canada in the near term, especially as it stands to be a big economic loser from Trump's tariff tantrum. But ultimately, the turmoil may be a blessing in disguise for the Canucks. It's an opportunity for the country to step out of the star-spangled shadow and do its own thing. "It's really kind of a decoupling moment that is scary to watch in the short term. In the medium to long term, I have to say, it's an important wake-up call for Canada," says Matthew Holmes, the chief of public policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. "If I look back on this in 20 years, I hope to be able to say that this woke Canada up to the need to be a little more strategic and have a little bit more of its own agency in the economy and in the kind of economy we want." If the US doesn't want to be as good of friends anymore, fine, Canada can make new, better friends, anyway. The US and Canadian economies are deeply intertwined. A shared language, geographic proximity, and interconnected supply chains have made the countries convenient strategic partners for decades. Three-quarters of Canada's exports go to the United States, and nearly half of its imported goods come from the US. In 2024, Canada was the third-largest source of imports to the US, behind China and Mexico. Canada was also the top destination for exports from the US. Several of the two countries' biggest industries, including automotives and energy, are highly interwoven with one another. Trump's belligerent stance toward Canada has thrown the country for a loop. While Canada isn't subject to the 10% blanket tariffs he's placed on imports from other countries, he's targeted specific areas with import taxes, including 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum, 25% tariffs on cars, 10% tariffs on potash and energy, and 25% tariffs on imports not compliant with the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal (formerly known as NAFTA). He's also planning to place a 50% tariff on copper come August. Most recently, the president threatened to put a 35% tariff on imports from Canada, blaming its retaliatory tariffs for the move, though it wasn't immediately clear what goods this would apply to. (The president says this is about fentanyl, though very little fentanyl comes to the US over the Canadian border.) A Trump administration official said in an email that they expected goods currently tariffed at 25% to go up to 35%, though no final decisions have been made by the president. Given Trump's persistent flip-flopping on tariffs, it's not clear whether they will actually take hold. This constant state of flux is making investors, at the very least, a bit more casual about the whole thing. The foreign exchange market, which tracks currency fluctuations, would indicate investors aren't too worried about it — the Canadian dollar isn't swinging based on Trump's pronouncements and has strengthened in recent months. "The market, so to speak, is seeing through a lot of this rabble-rousing," says Peter Morrow, an economist at the University of Toronto. The TACO trade — which is short for Trump Always Chickens Out and proxy for the idea that the president backs down from his most aggressive threats — is alive in the Great White North, too. Regardless, the American president's trade antics are taking a toll on Canada. It's the country most hurt by the US trade war so far — the US is second. An analysis from the Yale Budget Lab found Trump's tariffs and Canadian countermeasures could cause Canada's economy to shrink by 2.1% in the long term. The trade dispute increases the chances of a recession in Canada, and it threatens to increase inflation. It also injects an incredible amount of uncertainty into the economy. It's next to impossible for Canadian businesses to plan for the future when they have no idea what the guy in the White House is going to do, day-to-day. "It's not only the tariff wall; it's kind of a wall of uncertainty that's going up between the two countries," says Julian Karaguesian, a course lecturer in McGill University's economics department. "The immediate effect it's having in the short term is a cooling effect on business investment, which is the dynamic part of the economy." Canada isn't taking the economic punch in the face lying down. Canada's new prime minister, Mark Carney, and the Canadian public have taken a hockey-esque "elbows up" approach to the US. A "Buy Canadian" movement has swept the nation. Canadians are swapping out American-made products and groceries for national ones, guided by forums and apps that help distinguish locally made goods from their Yankee counterparts. Liquor stores have pulled American whiskeys off the shelves. Instead of going to McDonald's, Canadians are hitting up A&W. They're opening up the CBC Gem streaming app to see what's on there instead of Netflix. "Brand damage can last a long time. People won't remember in 10 years why they don't like Nike anymore, but they will still think slightly ill of it," a guy who runs a website called Shop Canadian Stuff tells me. He spoke with me on the condition of anonymity, because his job doesn't know about his nationalist side hustle. Evan Worman, one of the moderators of a Buy Canadian subreddit, tells me that Canadians redirecting their purchasing power is a loss for the US because it's opening people's eyes to the quality of non-American stuff. "People are going to find a lot of the products that are getting imported from Europe have better safety standards, have higher quality control than the US, and it doesn't come with all the hang-ups and baggage of buying from somebody who wants to invade you," he says. Worman is originally from Alaska and has lived in Canada for a decade. When people don't realize he's not Canadian, he doesn't correct them. "People are genuinely very angry at us right now," he says. The attacks are also fostering a willingness to reshape the domestic Canadian economy: Local governments are getting rid of internal trade barriers that have prevented goods from flowing between provinces. "We've had, for decades, stupid, unnecessary rules between Canadian provinces," says Dan Kelly, the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. "There has been a resurgence of that among our members that are now saying, 'Well, wait a minute, if the US market is uncertain, then I'll send my goods to Ontario rather than to New York.'" The federal government says knocking down interprovincial trade restrictions could boost Canada's economy by $200 billion annually. Karaguesian believes that may be an overstatement, but that and the domestic focus are emblematic of a bigger shift. "The people that are running the United States are saying we don't really have any allies right now — we have adversaries, and we have countries we can tell what to do," making the emphasis on a more unified Canadian economy all the more important, he says. Also on the shorter-term front, many Canadian businesses that hadn't yet bothered to get compliant with the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement because previous tariff levels were so negligible are getting their ducks in a row. Holmes, from the Chamber of Commerce, says that pre-Trump, only about half of the products crossing the border were USMCA compliant, because companies hadn't bothered to do the paperwork, but over the past four months, that's gotten to about two-thirds. He estimates that 90% of Canadian products should be compliant overall but notes that "it's just the work of getting it done." Canadian companies aren't rushing to move their operations to the US — which seems to be, in large part, Trump's goal in all of this — but they are adapting. "They're diversifying their sales, and they're diversifying their suppliers," says Patrick Gill, the vice president of the Business Data Lab at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. "And so they're looking to other international markets where Canada has established free trade agreements." The United States' attitudes have sent Canada seeking improved trade agreements and relations elsewhere, including Europe, Asia, and the Global South. In an attempt to wean itself off the US, Canada is looking to expand where it sources from and where it sells. But just how far to go is a difficult calculation. "Some people say that Canada should take the easy win, stay linked to the US, and just ride it out. And there's other people who say that the United States is not a reliable trading partner anymore, and that Canada should strengthen its relationships with other countries. But developing those other relationships is not easy," says Morrow, from the University of Toronto. Canada may be at its breaking point. Canadian political leaders and nationals feel like the US will never be satisfied, no matter how much ground they give. They find the 51st state jokes really offensive. And as much as the US-Canada relationship is extra strained right now, Canadians have long been skeptical of their larger neighbors. The US-Canada free trade agreement that predated NAFTA in the late 1980s was unpopular in Canada. Post-9/11, Canada resisted pressure from the US to join the Iraq invasion and chafed at President George W. Bush's "you're with us or against us" mentality. Some Canadian policymakers felt slighted by the Obama administration's attempts at pushing "Buy American" provisions and by the US-focused investments in the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act. The US and Canada have long grumbled over dairy and lumber. "Canada has a strong skepticism of the US even during the best of times," Morrow says, citing a quote from former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (Justin's father), who said living next to the US was like "sleeping with an elephant — no matter how friendly or even-tempered is the beast, if one can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." "The United States, for its entire history, has been a protectionist country except the time from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the 9/11 attacks," Karaguesian says. "The United States was the biggest defender of free trade at the turn of the century because they were winning at that game." Trump says the US has "all the cards" in trade relations with Canada. The US certainly has more cards, but Canada isn't playing with an empty hand. The country has felt emboldened to strengthen trade relations with other partners, to revive its own manufacturing base, and to separate itself economically, culturally, and otherwise from the US. Kelly, from CFIB, compares Canada's retaliatory tariffs to economic chemotherapy — "you take the poison in order to try to fight the larger battle" — and adds that it says something that the country is so willing to dig in. "There is fairly significant resolve among Canadian businesses to press back," he says. To be sure, Trump's trade war is doing real damage to Canada — and, it should be said, to the US. Continuing the tit-for-tat won't mean mutually assured destruction for the neighboring countries, but it is one that will harm both, even if to different degrees. Canada's 40 million population can't replace the US's 340 million in terms of a consumer market. It will continue to depend on the US and, increasingly, others for commerce and trade. And the idea of a complete decoupling is quite unfathomable, unless Americans want to spend a ton more on energy and the entire North American auto sector is overhauled. At the moment, Canadians are fired up and holding their own. They don't appear to be poised to back down anytime soon — or to forget what's happening now. "Our elites need to wake up to the full nightmare of what Donald Trump's administration means in terms of trade," Karaguesian says. Much of the Canadian population already has — and years down the line, it could very well be to their country's benefit. Emily Stewart is a senior correspondent at Business Insider, writing about business and the economy. Read the original article on Business Insider
