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Winnipeg Free Press
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Ice from Oiler hometown rinks added to Edmonton arena ahead of Stanley Cup Final
EDMONTON – Home ice advantage will take on a whole new meaning for some Edmonton Oilers as they head into the Stanley Cup Final. Over the weekend, ice from the hometown rinks of six Oilers players was scraped into Thermoses, shipped to Edmonton and added to the Rogers Place ice sheet mix for Game 1 against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. Some came from the Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ont., where Oilers superstar Connor McDavid spent a few years with the York-Simcoe Express before jumping to the Ontario Hockey League at age 15. Another donation was scraped from the Burnaby Winter Club in Burnaby, B.C., which forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins called home ice during his bantam years with the BWC Bruins. Just north of Burnaby, ice from the North Shore Winter Club and minor hockey home of Evander Kane was also shipped to Edmonton. Doing the scraping in North Shore was Kyle Turris, who spent the final two seasons of his 15-year NHL career in Edmonton before retiring in 2022. 'It's just neat to have minor hockey rinks across Canada do this,' said Turris, who now manages the winter club, which he also considers his minor hockey home. 'It really unites our country through the game that we love the most and feel like we're a part of the Stanley Cup.' Rogers organized the project. 'When the puck drops at Rogers Place for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Canadians across the country can claim this is our ice,' said Terrie Tweddle, the company's chief brand and communications officer. 'Hockey's biggest stage should reflect where the game truly begins — in hometown hockey rinks across Canada.' Turris said the Panthers, who crushed a city's worth of dreams by beating Edmonton in Game 7 to win last year's Stanley Cup, may have got better. But so too have the Oilers. 'I want them to have as much success as possible, so I'm really hoping they win,' he said, adding he wants to see Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner 'silence all his critics.' Skinner will also be getting a home ice boost for the final, as ice from Edmonton's Confederation Arena, where he played bantam and midget hockey, was transported from the south side of the city to the downtown arena. Ice also came from The Rink in Winnipeg, where Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard practises in the off-season, as well as a rink in Hamilton, Ont., to represent the hometown of defenceman Darnell Nurse. Kevin Lowe, a longtime Oilers player, coach and team executive, compared the endeavour to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, when a Canadian ice maker hid a loonie, a nickel and a dime in the ice for good luck. The Canadians beat the Americans in the gold medal game. 'It's another spin on that for sure,' said Lowe, who was part of the management group for the men's hockey team in Salt Lake City. 'It never ceases to amaze me … for smart people to come up with these kinds of ideas to really engage hockey fans across Canada.' Lowe, who was the Oilers' first-ever draft pick in 1979, won six Stanley Cups throughout his career. He also knows what it's like to lose in the finals only to play the same team again in a rematch the very next year. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. In 1983, the Oilers were swept by the New York Islanders in the Stanley Cup Final. But in a rematch the next year, the Oilers won five games and marked the beginning of what many consider the last hockey dynasty. Lowe said he sees many similarities between this year's Oilers squad and the 1984 team. 'I'm not suggesting they're going to mow Florida down,' Lowe said. 'But I'm really confident that they have all the pieces in place: the personnel, the history, the experience and probably, most importantly, the will and the want and the desire to win the Stanley Cup.' Like Turris, Lowe said he hopes the ice project at Rogers will see Canadian fans buy in and maybe see what he sees in the team. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 3, 2025.
Global News
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Global News
Ice from Oiler hometown rinks added to Edmonton's Rogers Place ahead of Stanley Cup final
Home ice advantage will take on a whole new meaning for some Edmonton Oilers as they head into the Stanley Cup final. Over the weekend, ice from the hometown rinks of six Oilers players was scraped into Thermoses, shipped to Edmonton and added to the Rogers Place ice sheet mix for Game 1 against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. View image in full screen Matthew Messer, the director of engineering and operations at Rogers Place in Edmonton, is seen in this handout photo, resurfacing the ice ahead of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Rogers *MANDATORY CREDIT* Some came from the Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ont., where Oilers superstar Connor McDavid spent a few years with the York-Simcoe Express before jumping to the Ontario Hockey League at age 15. Story continues below advertisement Another donation was scraped from the Burnaby Winter Club in Burnaby, B.C., which forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins called home ice during his bantam years with the BWC Bruins. Just north of Burnaby, ice from the North Shore Winter Club and minor hockey home of Evander Kane was also shipped to Edmonton. Doing the scraping in North Shore was Kyle Turris, who spent the final two seasons of his 15-year NHL career in Edmonton before retiring in 2022. 'It's just neat to have minor hockey rinks across Canada do this,' said Turris, who now manages the winter club, which he also considers his minor hockey home. 'It really unites our country through the game that we love the most and feel like we're a part of the Stanley Cup.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "It really unites our country through the game that we love the most and feel like we're a part of the Stanley Cup." Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Rogers organized the project. 'When the puck drops at Rogers Place for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Canadians across the country can claim this is our ice,' said Terrie Tweddle, the company's chief brand and communications officer. 'Hockey's biggest stage should reflect where the game truly begins — in hometown hockey rinks across Canada.' 1:57 Edmonton Oilers advance to Stanley Cup Finals Turris said the Panthers, who crushed a city's worth of dreams by beating Edmonton in Game 7 to win last year's Stanley Cup, may have got better. But so too have the Oilers. Story continues below advertisement 'I want them to have as much success as possible, so I'm really hoping they win,' he said, adding he wants to see Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner 'silence all his critics.' Skinner will also be getting a home ice boost for the final, as ice from Edmonton's Confederation Arena, where he played bantam and midget hockey, was transported from the south side of the city to the downtown arena. Ice also came from The Rink in Winnipeg, where Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard practises in the off-season, as well as a rink in Hamilton, Ont., to represent the hometown of defenceman Darnell Nurse. Kevin Lowe, a longtime Oilers player, coach and team executive, compared the endeavour to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, when a Canadian ice maker hid a loonie, a nickel and a dime in the ice for good luck. The Canadians beat the Americans in the gold medal game. Story continues below advertisement 'It's another spin on that for sure,' said Lowe, who was part of the management group for the men's hockey team in Salt Lake City. 'It never ceases to amaze me … for smart people to come up with these kinds of ideas to really engage hockey fans across Canada.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "It never ceases to amaze me … for smart people to come up with these kinds of ideas to really engage hockey fans across Canada." Lowe, who was the Oilers' first-ever draft pick in 1979, won six Stanley Cups throughout his career. He also knows what it's like to lose in the finals only to play the same team again in a rematch the very next year. In 1983, the Oilers were swept by the New York Islanders in the Stanley Cup final. But in a rematch the next year, the Oilers won five games and marked the beginning of what many consider the last hockey dynasty. Lowe said he sees many similarities between this year's Oilers squad and the 1984 team. 'I'm not suggesting they're going to mow Florida down,' Lowe said. 'But I'm really confident that they have all the pieces in place: the personnel, the history, the experience and probably, most importantly, the will and the want and the desire to win the Stanley Cup.' Like Turris, Lowe said he hopes the ice project at Rogers will see Canadian fans buy in and maybe see what he sees in the team.
Associated Press
06-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Turris and Loro Collaborate to Give MGAs and Carriers the Advantage in Compliance and Digital Distribution
New Turris-Loro integration automates agent onboarding and compliance, slashing back-office costs and accelerating insurance distribution. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, May 6, 2025 / / -- Turris, the AI-enabled fintech specializing in automating compliance and financial operations for the insurance industry, and Loro, the innovative, no-code platform for specialty insurance product digitization and distribution, today announced a groundbreaking integration. This strategic integration allows the creation of an unlimited number of broker/agent partners to onboard painlessly, quote and bind digitally, and completely automate compliance and regulatory checks and filings. 'The Loro partnership with Turris showcases two key things modern MGAs and Insurers should be aspiring to achieve: speed to market and real-time, painless compliance,' said Peter Tilbrook, CEO and Co-Founder of Loro. 'At Loro, we're committed to making specialty insurance distribution frictionless and efficient. By integrating with Turris's operations automation platform, we're adding a critical layer of verification that protects our clients while further streamlining back-office operations.' 'Our integration with Loro represents a significant leap forward in partner onboarding and compliance automation for the insurance industry,' said Douglas Ver Mulm, CEO and Co-Founder of Turris. 'With real-time license verification for every policy sold, we're eliminating compliance risks that have long plagued the industry while simultaneously driving down operational costs through automation. We're already seeing this integration solve additional problems for joint customers, like E&S policy stamping by sharing state-specific agent license information.' The strategic integration addresses two key pain points in the insurance industry: (i) automating and speeding up the onboarding process, allowing partners to sell policies with less administrative burden; and (ii) ensuring that every agent selling a policy is properly licensed in their respective states—a critical compliance requirement. The partnership is expected to deliver significant compliance improvements and cost savings, with early adopters reporting: ● 100% real-time compliance verification across all distribution channels ● Elimination of compliance-related errors and risks ● Up to 75% reduction in back-office operational costs ● Near-elimination of manual E&S policy stamping workflows ● Accelerated agent onboarding and licensing processes This integration marks the first of several planned collaborations between Turris and Loro, with additional workflow automations in development to further streamline insurance back-office operations. 'Our vision is to create a truly unified platform where insurance professionals can focus on what matters most—building relationships and growing their business—while automation handles the complex compliance and financial operations in the background,' added Ver Mulm. The integrated solution is currently available to joint customers of Turris and Loro, with implementation support provided by both companies. About Turris Financial Technologies, Inc. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in New York, NY, Turris is a fintech startup specializing in automating compliance and financial operations for the insurance industry. The company's AI-enabled and API-first platform serves MGAs, carriers, brokers, and agents by streamlining back-office workflows, including agent onboarding, license verification, commission management, and payment processing. For more information, visit About Loro Insurtech Inc. Established in 2021 and based in Dover, Delaware, Loro enables MGAs and carriers to sell specialty insurance digitally across their distribution chain. They enable customers to launch insurance products in weeks, enhance underwriting with Loro Boost, and manage all aspects of their portfolio with clicks. Crucially, Loro opens all distribution avenues, including through complex multi-layered channels, giving customers, Brokers, and Policyholders a solution they love using. For more information, visit Media Contact: Media Inquiries Turris +1 646-212-1394 [email protected] Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
