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CTV News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Benefit concert to be held at Rogers Arena
Benefit concert to be held at Rogers Arena Rogers Arena has been secured as the venue for a benefit concert following the Lapu Lapu Day attack.
CBC
2 days ago
- General
- CBC
Victims' families weren't consulted before city vote on Lapu-Lapu Day memorial event, group says
Vancouver city council has voted unanimously in favour of a motion to hold a memorial event this month for victims of the Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy that left 11 people dead and many others injured. And while the group that organized the festival, Filipino B.C., say they understand the city's intentions, they're concerned the families of victims were not consulted on the event prior to the decision. The motion, which was not originally part of council's agenda for Tuesday afternoon, was put forward by Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung, who cited Filipino Heritage Month for the urgency. "It is fitting to host this event in the month of June, which is the intention, hence the time sensitivity around the request to council today," she said during the meeting. She also cited the need to finalize costs, including setting aside $50,000 for potential overruns and charging a "nominal ticket fee," with remaining funds to be donated to the Filipino community. Contracts, she said, would be with Canucks Sports & Entertainment, which she said "generously offered" Rogers Arena and staff for free, and TicketMaster, which she said would be waiving fees. Several councillors initially expressed reluctance, saying while they were not opposed to holding a memorial, they wanted to first consult with members of the communities who were impacted by the tragedy. They suggested deferring the decision to the following day. Kirby-Yung concluded by saying the city had engaged with community organizations about a memorial event, including with MLA Mable Elmore, who became B.C's first MLA of Filipino heritage in 2009 and has been an outspoken advocate for the community. "I have every confidence, as was referenced in the different community groups that were involved in the conversations, that this [event] is with the community, for the community and by the community, and the city is simply trying to support that," Kirby-Yung said. Later that evening, after the motion passed, Filipino B.C. said in a statement that they were "not notified about the urgent motion that Vancouver City Hall voted on." They said the city had recently informed them it would be hosting "a large scale event in June," and that while Filipino B.C. has been supporting families of victims with financial aid and other services, they have not consulted them about a memorial event specifically. "We are in regular contact with the City of Vancouver, but Filipino B.C. does not sit on the community steering for the memorial event," the statement reads. The organization is urging the city to centre the families of victims in its planning of the memorial. "There is space and need for both intimate, community-led events and a broader large-scale tribute to encourage wider collective healing. However, the timing, tone and format of such an event should be aligned with victims and the communities impacted," the statement reads.
CBC
30-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Elliot Lake Vikings leave of absence extended for 2025-2026 season, amid arena repairs
Social Sharing There will be no junior hockey played in Elliot Lake come this fall. The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) and its board of directors announced May 30 they have extended the leave of absence for the Elliot Lake Vikings through the 2025-2026 season, citing ongoing uncertainties with the city's arena. The Vikings were first granted a temporary leave of absence in December 2024. Elliot Lake's arena and the home venue of the Vikings, Rogers Arena - formerly Centennial Arena - has been shut down since September 2023 and continues to undergo extensive repairs. The NOJHL had been told earlier this spring the city was hopeful the arena would be ready by late July 2025, but a reopening date has yet to be confirmed. "Unfortunately, with the ongoing delays as to when the arena will be back in operation, the Vikings have been granted their extended leave," said NOJHL commissioner Robert Mazzuca in a news release. "We just don't know when the club will be able to resume activities as they wait for news on the status of their arena." Mazzuca added the NOJHL will operate with 11 teams instead of 12 for the upcoming 2025-26 season, and the league's schedule will be announced in the coming days.
CTV News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
New Canucks coach Adam Foote hopes shutdown past can help spark scoring
Vancouver Canucks new head coach Adam Foote and general manager Patrik Allvin, back left, arrive for a news conference after Foote was promoted from assistant coach by the NHL hockey team, in Vancouver on Thursday, May 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANCOUVER — New Canucks head coach Adam Foote says lessons from his years as a hard-nosed NHL defenceman can help the team sharpen its offensive game. During his 19 NHL seasons with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets, Foote studied the opposition's top offensive players as part of his own training to figure out what they did best. 'You study the game, you use the people around you to help you understand what offence is going at you,' Foote told a news conference at Rogers Arena Thursday. 'I knew what I was uncomfortable defending. I knew what works, what put me or my partner or our goaltender in a tough spot. 'I'm very fortunate that I had to play against those top players and shut them down. It was a fun job. We've got lots of ideas on how to make (our) offence better.' The Canucks elevated Foote from assistant coach Wednesday to replace Rick Tocchet, who parted ways with the team last month. Foote is the 22nd head coach in Canuck history and the fourth since December 2021. He joined Vancouver in January 2023 as an assistant when Tocchet was hired as head coach. Vancouver struggled to a 38-30-14 record last season and missed the playoffs a year after advancing to the second round of the post-season and taking the Edmonton Oilers to seven games. Vancouver was 24th in league scoring this season with 236 goals after being tied for seventh the year before with 279 goals. Foote said he's focused on building on the Canucks strengths and not dwelling on the issues that plagued the team last season. 'We're going to turn the page,' said the 53-year-old Toronto native. 'I have ideas, and we're going to get a game plan going here and move on. 'We want to win hockey games. We want to be a team that can compete every night. We're going to be hard to play against, and we want to win. That's what we're going to focus on and try to do every single night.' General manager Patrick Allvin said Foote's past as a player and the relationships he's built with the team made him the right choice. 'I felt really comfortable that Adam was the right choice to lead this franchise moving forward,' said Allvin. 'His pedigree as a player speaks for itself. 'The way he has worked with the players here over the last years was something we felt we would continue to embrace here.' It is believed the Canucks interviewed several candidates for the coaching job and narrowed the list down to Foote and former Canucks centre Manny Malhotra, who is the head coach of the team's American Hockey League affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks. An advantage for Foote is it's believed he was the preferred candidate of Canucks captain Quinn Hughes, last year's Norris Trophy winner as the league's top defenceman. 'We have a great relationship,' said Foote. Allvin said Hughes was not involved in the process of hiring Foote. 'It's not about one player, it's about the team here,' he said. One of the players Foote will need more production from next year is centre Elias Pettersson, who struggled through an injury-filled season. A 34-goal scorer last year, he had just 15 in 64 games this year. Pettersson was also involved in a reported dressing room rift with forward J.T. Miller, which resulted in Miller being traded to the New York Rangers. Foote believes Pettersson will rebound. 'I really think he knows what he has to do and he's going to dial in,' said Foote. 'We're going to make sure that he understands that we're there for him and we'll do whatever it takes.' Selected 22nd overall by Quebec in the 1989 draft, Foote played 1,154 regular-season NHL games, collecting 66 goals and 242 assists. He helped Colorado win Stanley Cups in 1996 and 2001. He also helped Canada win a gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. His son, Cal Foote, is one of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team currently on trial for sexual assault in London, Ont. Adam Foote said he couldn't comment on the trial. 'I'm there for my family, as we all would be, and we'll get through this,' he said. 'It had nothing to do with my decision to take this on. I love coaching and I love the opportunity.' Tocchet, last season's Jack Adams Award winner as the NHL's top coach, announced April 29 he wouldn't return to Vancouver for 2025-26. He was hired Wednesday as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. One of the question marks with Foote is his lack of experience. He moved into coaching in 2011-12 as a development consultant and defensive coach and was Canada's director of player development at the 2017 Spengler Cup, where the country captured gold. He spent just over a year as head coach of the WHL Kelowna Rockets, where he guided the team to a 48-49-4 record before being fired in Feb. 2020. Foote said his time in Kelowna was a 'great experience.' 'Things didn't work the way I would have liked to work,' he said. 'I grew a lot from that. I'm not sure I would be sitting here today without that experience and learning from it.' This report by Jim Morris, The Canadian Press, was first published May 15, 2025.
National Post
07-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
This NHL team is spending $1 billion on arena renovations — but barely hiking ticket prices
Article content Rejoice Vancouver Canucks fans, they're finally installing new seats at Rogers Arena. Article content Article content The 30-year-old maroon chairs, most of which have long lost their cushioned comforts, are being replaced with black seats — with cupholders — over the coming weeks. The process was originally slated to begin last summer, but the original vendor selected by the NHL club went bankrupt, leaving the Canucks scrambling to find a new contractor. Article content Fans who attend Canucks games next fall will certainly have a vastly improved seating experience — but they're also going to be paying for it. Article content Plenty of digital ink has already been spilled by the Canucks' big ticket hikes for next season, the second year in a row the team has chosen to go for a hefty increase. Many fans in high-end seats have told me they're looking at back-to-back increases that add up to a 30-40 per cent jump in price for their seats next season, compared to what they were paying in 2023-24. Article content The ticket-price hikes are to pay for the seats, new amenities in the building and the surging salary cap. Article content To his credit, Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford recently acknowledged fan frustration about the team raising ticket prices after missing the playoffs. Article content 'The one thing I will say is part of that is not just about the hockey team, with the cap going up, that is part of it, but another part of it is the building that we have: Is investing money back into an older building that we're fortunate is almost filled for every game,' he said. Article content It is also hard to pay out salaries in U.S. dollars when tickets and other revenues are generated in Canadian dollars. This is, admittedly, a hard league to compete in for Canadian teams. More and more, it requires deep pockets. Article content Rutherford also made a crucial admission: 'I don't like to pay more for anything either, none of us do. But not being in the playoffs after having a price increase is hard for people to understand. I'm not responsible for the price of tickets, so I'll make that clear; it's not my lane.' Article content Article content That's on ownership and business operations. This is a choice they made. The arena upgrades will cost $150 million, but the bulk of the cost is apparently to borne by the fans themselves. Article content This renovation, which is partly driven by Southern California hosting the Summer Olympics in 2028, is being carried by the Ducks' owners. There's no suggestion that fans are on the hook to make it all happen. Article content The Ducks are raising their prices, but nothing like what the Canucks are aiming for. One Ducks fan on Reddit said their tickets are up 16 per cent, but given how low prices for Ducks games are to begin with, this works out to just US$7 per game. Another suggested their centre-ice, lower-bowl pair of tickets will rise just two per cent, with the two-ticket set costing them US$14,872.
