Calgary Hockey Magazine Winter Edition 2022

WINTER 2022

CANADIAN WOMEN’S

HOCKEY TEAM

taking their 2021 World Championship Win to the

WINTER OLYMPICS

Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee

JAROME IGINLA Interview With

Jim “BEARCAT” Murray

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TABLE OF

CONTENTS 5 Olympic season adds more responsibility for goaltending coach

10 EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH FLAMES LEGEND

8 BOOK FEATURE: LIFE WITH THE FLAMES

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BRAD KIRKWOOD

JIM “BEARCAT” MURRAY

JAROME IGINLA

OLYMPIC PREDICTIONS

WHO WILL WIN MEDALS IN THE 2022 WINTER GAMES

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Welcome to our Winter Edition of the Calgary Hockey Magazine.

In this edition, we have a feature interview with Jarome Iginla, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November. We were granted a rare interview with Iginla, who was gracious with his time, and described what it was like to be inducted into the HHOF, what it was like playing for the Flames, and other highlights of his impressive hockey playing career.

We also have a feature interview with Calgary Flames trainer Jim “Bearcat” Murray, who worked for the Flames from 1980 – 1995. Murray shared what it was like to be a trainer for the Flames, how he got his nickname, and some other notable achievements. (One interesting story is about the time he came to the aid of Olympic Gold medalist, Katarina Witt of East Germany.)

With the Winter Olympics coming up, we were able to get an interview with the Canadian Women’s Hockey team goalie coach, Brad Kirkwood. Kirkwood is a former professional goalie, who made the transition from player to coach in 2010, with his first stint as the goaltending coach for the University of Calgary Dinos. Kirkwood went on to coach the Canadian Women’s national team in 2015, and has also worked with the Calgary Hitmen. In addition, Kirkwood also runs a hockey goaltending school, Top Prospects Goaltending.

It’s hard to believe he has time for his full-time career, a constable and dog handler with the Calgary Police Service.

As we get ready for the Winter Olympics, our esteemed senior hockey writer, Jeremy Freeborn, has put together his predictions for the Olympic games. Jeremy is the most knowledgeable sports fan I have ever met, one with an encyclopedic knowledge of all varieties of sports. Let’s see how he does with his predictions.

The Winter Olympics run from February 4 – 20, so we will know the answer when the Olympics wrap up in late February.

I hope you enjoy this issue of the Calgary Hockey Magazine, and if you have any suggestions for a future edition, please pass them along. In the meantime, best wishes to everyone this hockey season. Stay safe, stay active, and stay positive!

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OLYMPIC SEASON ADDS MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GOALTENDING COACH BRAD KIRKWOOD

by jeremy freeborn This is a special time in Canadian women’s hockey. This past summer

the national women’s team won their first World Women’s Hockey Championship since 2012. They defeated archrival, the United States, 3-2 in overtime from the Markin MacPhail Centre in southwest Calgary. It was an emotional victory for the group leading up to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.

Since 2015, there has been a significant Calgary connection to the national women’s team. On the coaching staff you will find Calgary’s own Brad Kirkwood.

Kirkwood is in charge of the goaltenders on the squad. A former goaltender himself, Kirkwood played his minor hockey in Red Deer, before playing with the Red Deer Kings of the Alberta Collegiate Athletic Conference. At the professional level he played one game for the Columbus Chill of the ECHL in 1994-95, before playing three seasons in Great Britain with the Guildford Flames, Peterborough Pirates and the Milton Keynes Kings.

After playing his last season of professional hockey with the Kings in 1999, Kirkwood returned to Canada and joined the Calgary Police Service (CPS). Currently he is a constable and dog handler with CPS. In 2010, Kirkwood got the itch to return to the hockey world.

He began as a goaltending coach with the University of Calgary Dinos, where he worked with Dinos head coach Mark Howell.

Kirkwood and Howell have several unique connections. They both grew up in Red Deer, played for Red Deer College, and both worked with the CPS. “I knew Mark from years past. He knew my playing past and my passion and knowledge of the game. He and I got along and shared some of the same ideologies, and it was just a really good fit. We just happened to have some great success. Over the last 12 years, we have had eight goaltenders being offered a professional contract,” said Kirkwood.

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Kirkwood has high praise for Canada’s top female hockey goaltenders. “(I am always impressed with) their professionalism.

I treat them like any other professional male goaltender. They have outstanding work ethic, habits, (attention to) details, and passion they bring to the rink every day. The work they put in every day is really, really incredible. They really don’t get the credit that they deserve.”

That Canada came away with a gold medal in Calgary this past summer at the World Championship is impressive considering it’s the U.S. that has seen the most success on the international front over the last decade. The U.S. is the defending Olympic champion and had won five consecutive World Women’s Hockey Championships before Canada finally won in August.

Among the Dinos goaltenders who have played professionally are Jacob De Serres, Kris Lazaruk, Dustin Butler, Matthew Greenfield, and Jordan Papirny.

“My wins are when the goaltenders I work with win,” said Kirkwood. “I was proud to be their second call after their parents to let me know they signed a pro contract.”

In 2015, Kirkwood started with Hockey Canada’s women’s national team, a year after the Canadian women won gold at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

I asked Kirkwood if he coached male goaltenders differently than female goaltenders.

“Yes, there are some differences,” said Kirkwood, who also coaches goaltenders on the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team. “Technically, the game is pretty much the same.

You require a high level of skating, movement, strength and power. You require the ability to read developing plays. Tactically, there are some differences in the men’s and women’s game. The short answer however, is, yes, I do coach men’s and women’s goaltenders differently.”

Over the last seven years, Kirkwood has worked regularly with some of the best women’s goaltenders in the country. On that list are Shannon Szabados, Emerance Maschmeyer, Charline Labonté, Erika Howe, Kristen Campbell, and Ann-Renée Desbiens.

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Kirkwood is positive about the direction Team Canada is headed.

There is a greater emphasis on team speed than in past years.

This women’s squad has a nucleus of younger talent. Heading into the 2021 World Women’s Hockey Championship, eight players on Team Canada were making their debut.

“The World’s are a glimpse of where we are headed as a team.

I think coach Troy Ryan and his staff have done an excellent job of bringing in players and have them buy into a new way of playing,” said Kirkwood. “I am really excited for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing and see what kind of medal we can bring back to Canada.”

Since this will be a younger team up front in Beijing, there is going to be even more responsibility from the Canadian goaltenders and for Kirkwood to provide the necessary instruction and leadership.

In addition to coaching Canada and the University of Calgary Dinos, Kirkwood added the Calgary Hitmen to his resume over the last year. He is thrilled to be assisting the Hitmen organization with the hope of winning a Memorial Cup. “It is something I had always wanted to do. I just really haven’t had the time. For me to join that staff, I am honoured to,” he said.

Kirkwood also runs Top Prospects Goaltending, a hockey goaltending school. He is proud to offer elite instruction to male and female goaltenders. Amanda Tapp, who was the number one goaltender for Calgary’s Oval Xtreme from 2003 to 2009, is one of his instructors.

What also makes Kirkwood’s school different from many others is that he offers instruction to goaltenders who play in beer leagues and want to get better. One of those goaltenders is Mark Doerksen, the owner of Nice Guy Contracting, a proud sponsor of Calgary Hockey Magazine.

“Brad repeatedly shows interest and care towards all his goalies, even those still playing in their 30s, 40s, and beyond,” said Doerksen. “He has developed one of the best adult goalie programs I have ever seen and has continually helped me evolve my game on and off the ice. Brad and his team of coaches have kept me playing the game I love.”

Top Prospects Goaltending is active when it comes to charitable endeavours. The sales from Kirkwood’s company merchandise and a portion of the money generated from his goaltending clinics goes to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. To date, the company has raised $23,000 for the program and has been able to help grant a child and his family a wish of going to Disneyland.

“This is something we really wanted to do. We wanted to give back to a program. I let my kids pick out what we were going to donate to and they made the choice after reading some stories about how great the Make-A-Wish Foundation is, and how lucky they are to have their health, and how lucky we are as parents to have two healthy boys. We have been able to put on some silent auctions and raise money for the foundation and to help send a family on a Disney cruise or Disneyland, is something really special.”

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Brad repeatedly shows interest and care towards all his goalies, even those still playing in their 30s, 40s, and beyond. He has developed one of the best adult goalie programs I have ever seen and has continually helped me evolve my game on and off the ice. Brad and his team of coaches have kept me playing the game I love.

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“To be able to have Tapper on staff is great,” said Kirkwood. “She is a key part of the elite female division that we run, and with me coaching Canada at the Olympics, she will be the goalie coach this year for the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team.”

Kirkwood’s sons Kaiden and Kannen are hoping to follow in their father’s footsteps. Kaiden is currently a goaltender for the Calgary Buffaloes of the Alberta Elite Under-18 Hockey League and Kannen is a goaltender for the Flames U15AAA Team.

In the immediate future, Kirkwood’s goal is to help better all the goaltenders on teams with which he is associated. And with this season being an Olympic season, it has added significance as he helps Canada’s female goaltenders in keeping the puck out of their net with the hope of winning Canada’s fifth Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey.

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” T A C R “BEA Y A R R U M SHARES

LIFE WITH THE

FLAMES IN

NEW BOOK by jeremy freeborn

It would surprise no one who has followed the Calgary Flames since their inception in 1980 that one of the most recognizable members of the organization in its first 15 years had zero points.

However, his contribution to the Flames organization on the ice and on the bench was mighty significant. No, we are not talking about any of the Flames coaches. It’s trainer Jim “Bearcat” Murray, a person who deserves a lot of credit for the Flames success.

“My dad was working with the Alberta Wheat Pool elevators. We moved to an area that had trees and rivers. Can you imagine a river you could catch fish in and swim in? At four years old I walked into that and it has been that way ever since. What a place this is.”

Recently, a new generation of hockey fans have had a chance to glimpse the profound impact Murray has had not just on the Calgary Flames, but the entire hockey community in southern Alberta. After considerable persuasion from his sons Danny and Allan, along with many close friends, Bearcat Murray connected with Calgary sportswriter George Johnson and wrote a book on his life, Bearcat Murray: From Ol’Potlicker to Calgary Flames Legend.

Many believe Murray’s ability to generate trust among the players and coaches by conversing with them is what brought the Flames together. When treating injuries he listened to the constant concerns among the Flames players and would never repeat their frustrations or comments to others. He was honoured when the Flames coaching staff reached out to him for his opinion on which skaters to play or bench in key games (even playoffs).

He had a good relationship with general manager Cliff Fletcher, who Murray holds responsible for creating a family culture which resulted in consistent success as an organization.

The purpose of this piece for Calgary Hockey Magazine is not to recap the book, because it’s worth a full read. The purpose is to give proper insight of the humanitarianism and positive nature Murray brought to his work within the hockey community, as a member of the Calgary Centennials, Calgary Cowboys, Calgary Wranglers, Calgary Flames and for a short time, the New York Rangers.

Murray did not have to stay in Calgary. He received lucrative offers to work full-time in New York, Vancouver and Edmonton.

He turned down offers from Phil Esposito and Glen Sather to stay with the Flames. Why? It is because of his love for Okotoks and a nearby campsite along the Bow River which in his book Murray calls “Shangri-La.” It is the southern Alberta community south of Calgary that enriched his heart like no other place on Earth.

“I was four years old when we moved there from Blackie,” said the 88-year-old Murray in an interview for Calgary Hockey Magazine.

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Murray was the glue of the Flames organization during a time when they had unprecedented success. In the 1980s, the Flames reached the 1986 Stanley Cup finals and won the cup in 1989.

My favourite chapter in the book is Chapter 14,“Rivals and Friends.”

In this chapter, we see first-hand how Murray revolutionized the training industry in the National Hockey League. He not only set the health and safety of the Flames players as a priority but he did not hesitate to jump on the ice to help players of opposing teams.

Along the way, Murray built long-lasting friendships.

As a member of the Calgary Centennials, Murray did a lot more than just training. He did team promotions, the team laundry, drove the bus, ordered team meals, cleaned the dressing room and scouted.

He even coached when the head coach had been suspended.

Murray is particularly proud that he recognized the ability of a young Calgary goaltender, in John Davidson, who went on to play 10 seasons in the NHL from 1973 to 1983 with the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers.

Murray is not shy about offering his opinion in the book. In one instance, he states McDonald should have been given the opportunity to be the Flames general manager after Fletcher left for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Murray thinks McDonald would have been successful in the role and was disappointed he was never given that opportunity. The Flames decided to go in a different direction, hiring Doug Risebrough in 1991 instead.

“Just knowing (McDonald’s) temperament and his knowledge, I just thought, like a lot of people did, that he would be a good GM,” said Murray. “How do you replace a guy like Cliff Fletcher and come in there and run things? It is pretty impossible for that to happen. Everybody did a good job. I just thought at the time that Lanny was in a position where he could have been general manager and I was disappointed.”

Murray told former Centennials coach Scotty Munro and the Centennials scouting staff that Davidson was the best goaltender he had ever seen and was amazed that the scouts had never mentioned him. In the interview, Murray recalls the conversation the next day after Munro saw Davidson himself.

“Munro went out to watch him and came back throwing sticks, cussing and swearing in the dressing room. ‘It’s the darndest thing that it is my trainer who has got to tell me who is the best hockey player I got.’ He agreed with me and hired John Davidson for training camp. He not only became a great hockey player, but a great hockey man.”

Davidson would go on to be a Hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster, while Murray was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a trainer.

One of the special features of the book is the page or two of memories contributed by Bearcat’s associates. There are 44 such vignettes, including former Flames captain Lanny McDonald, who wrote the foreword for the book.

An interesting story came from former Flames player and assistant coach Jamie Hislop. He recalled the time that Olympic gold medalist Katarina Witt of East Germany injured her hip while filming a Coke commercial in Calgary. It was approximately two years after placing top of the podium in women’s figure skating. Murray gave Witt medical attention. “(Hislop’s) story was right,” said Murray. “It was in the summer and I was there. She fell quite a few times and slid into the boards butt first. She got bruised up. The people running the commercial asked if I would take a look. I said, ‘No problem.’ (After a treatment), she went back out and finished the commercial.”

There is another heartwarming story in the book connected to figure skating. Before the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, the Russian Olympic figure skating team had trained at the Murray Arena. That arena is named after Bearcat’s father Allan, who was also nicknamed Bearcat for his speed, quickness, and fearlessness like the Blairmore Bobcats Senior Men’s Hockey Team of the 1930s. While the Russians were training at the Murray Arena, Bearcat Murray Sr. attended the Russian practices and became close to the Russian figure skating team.

A year later, when the Flames played their exhibition games in Russia, Bearcat Murray Jr. got a standing ovation as the crowd made the connection between him and the arena in Okotoks.

Murray might be considered old-fashioned when it came to his training techniques. As he never received post-secondary training, a lot of what he learned came from on-the-job training, first in the rodeo, horse racing and chuckwagon industries, and then while working for the Calgary Stampeders. Many who received direct treatment from Murray believed his overall knowledge of the medical industry and his hockey background (he played at the senior level in Alberta with the Okotoks Oilers) gave him an advantage, compared to those in the medical community who did not play hockey.

The players praised Murray for his ability to recognize concussions, a condition he took seriously. Jim Peplinski remembers Murray checking him every two hours in the middle of the night after he suffered a concussion in Philadelphia. Tim Hunter credits Murray for saving his life and Gary Roberts praises Murray for helping him through possibly two career-threatening injuries.

Throughout the book we also learn that Murray mixed up concoctions for people who were sick or had sore throats.

Unfortunately his recipes still remain a secret! The concoctions were regularly provided to local Flames broadcasters who traveled with the team. Maybe the recipe will be revealed in a sequel, something Murray indicated to me might just happen.

Murray retired in the mid-1990s but still remains active as an ambassador for the Flames. In this role he does a significant amount of public speaking, charity golf tournaments, and volunteers with numerous charitable organizations.

Murray even played a role in the Flames hiring Brian Sutter as the head coach in 1997.

Murray still has a sense of humour. The best line in the book comes on page 244 when he says, “I want to live to be 110, and then I want to be shot by a jealous husband.”

A lot of people of all ages are definitely pulling for Bearcat to have a long life!

Remarkable enough is that Murray had his own fan club. It emerged after he tore ligaments in his ankle while falling on to the Flames’ bench after retrieving Gary Suter’s stick, which went into the crowd in Edmonton. Established fan clubs of Bearcat Murray emerged in Boston and Montreal.

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& Q A FAMER with

Hockey Hall of

JAROME IGINLA

by jeremy freeborn

photos by gerry thomas | courtesy calgary flames hockey club

On Dec. 2, the Calgary Hockey Magazine was able to get an exclusive interview with the best Calgary Flame in franchise history, Jarome Iginla. Thank you to the Flames media relations department for setting up the interview and Iginla himself for taking the time from his busy schedule to answer our questions.

‘Oh my God!’ I felt so bad! I jumped into the rental truck, connected with him, and apologized. I was very embarrassed that I might have had him waiting. I was so thrilled. I will never forget it. It was very special. I have always looked up to him. It was a huge honour and it was very surreal to get into the Hall of Fame.

CHM: CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME. WHO INITIALLY CALLED YOU AND WHAT WAS YOUR INITIAL REACTION?

CHM: YOU ARE GOING INTO THE HALL OF FAME WITH KEVIN LOWE. I KNOW YOU WERE AN OILERS FAN GROWING UP IN ST. ALBERT. HOW EXCITING IS IT TO BE IN THE SAME CLASS AS ONE OF YOUR IDOLS?

JI: I got the call from Lanny McDonald, which was a huge honour. I was told by the selection committee that I would be contacted at a certain time. I was excited about the possibility. I was not sure when it was going to be. To be honest, I got the call from Peter Hanlon, who told me to be ready around 1 o’clock. I was trying to be busy during the day. At 11 am, I was out, and was renting a vehicle, so we could go mountain biking as a family later. Then I got a call in the line-up, and it was a Toronto number. I had to ignore it because I had to deal with a walk around (at the rental). The phone rang again. I thought, No, that is not the time. Peter told me 1 o’clock. I ignored it again. Then, a third time, Lanny McDonald sent a text asking me to call him. I said

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JI: Yeah, yeah, I did watch Kevin Lowe a lot with the Oilers. I was a huge Oilers fan against whoever they played. They played the Flames a lot in the Smythe Division, as well as the Canucks, Jets, and Kings. I also got to know Kevin through the Olympic teams (2002, 2006, and 2010). He was a fierce competitor, had a ton of success (six Stanley Cups), was very humble, and was a really good family guy. It was neat to get to know him over the years. I did not get to play against him long, but it was really cool. It was another one of those surreal moments. When I watched him at 10 years old, I never expected to go in the Hall of Fame with him.

JI: It is very special. I am very blessed. I knew growing up I was a minority hockey player. I was the only black player on my team, and there were not many minorities who I played with. Growing up kids would say, ‘I want to play in the NHL. What do you want to be when you grow up?’ I would say, ‘I want to be an NHL player, too.’ They would then say, ‘Oh, jeez. It’s already hard to be one. What are the odds? There aren’t any black players in the NHL.’ Then I would say, ‘Look at Grant Fuhr. Look at him. He is on the Oilers and is an all-star.’

That gave me a lot of strength and confidence in those conversations.

I also followed many other black players in the NHL—Claude Vilgrain and Tony McKegney. Kids were not trying to be mean. They just did not know. It was important to rattle off the names of a few guys who were having success in the NHL. It gave me a lot of confidence to see that other players already made it, but also to have a comeback for other kids. It meant a lot to me.

One of the highlights of my career was getting a chance to play with Grant Fuhr at the end of his career in Calgary (1999-2000). I got to meet him in person. I got to see him as a teammate. I looked up to him for so long. One of the pictures I have still up in my house is a Sports Illustrated photo of three black players all on the same team.

That season the Flames also had Fred Brathwaite. It meant a lot to me. As I went through my career, there were other minorities and black players who looked up to me, as I looked up to those guys. It is possible. Hockey is a great game for everybody. It is a ton of fun.

CHM: HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN PEOPLE SAY YOU ARE THE BEST FLAME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY? JI: It is really nice of them. It is an honour to be in that conversation.

Calgary has had some great players. Lanny McDonald was a great player. Other greats were Theoren Fleury, Mike Vernon, Al MacInnis, and Joe Nieuwendyk. There have been a lot of great players to have played there, and it is an honour to be in that conversation. I never imagined five years in, that I would be in the Hockey Hall of Fame. To be on the list as among the best Flames is very cool. I am very blessed in my life. Hockey has been very good to me.

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I never imagined five years in, that I would be in the Hockey Hall of Fame. To be on the list as among the best Flames is very cool.

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CHM: YOU ARE NOW THE FOURTH BLACK PERSON TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE HOCKEY HALL OF FAME FOLLOWING WILLIE O’REE, GRANT FUHR AND ANGELA JAMES. AS A PERSON OF COLOUR, HOW MEANINGFUL IS IT FOR YOU TO BE PART OF THIS RICH GROUP OF ELITE HOCKEY STARS?

I am very blessed in my life.

Hockey has been very good to me.

Growing up, my goal was just to make the NHL. I loved playing hockey.

In minor hockey, it was just a dream. I just enjoyed playing it. I tried to get as much of it as I could. I loved many sports. At age 16, I had a chance to play for Kamloops and move away from home. At that time, when I was in Grade 11, I knew I was going to go for it and make the NHL. I was a little more experienced and got in a great situation there in Kamloops with a really good organization, with a lot of wonderful, upcoming players that showed me a lot of things.

My point being is that in my first three years in the NHL, the best league in the world, you are just trying to work in a hard league and establish yourself, stay in it, and get more playing time. It has brought me experiences and friendships. It has been great to be a part of. I have always been asked in terms of wins, losses, playoffs, goals, and points. These are part of sports. But at the same time, we are also growing up. Hockey is part of our life and it has been fun.

There are different things beside the things on the ice. I got to buy my first house in Calgary. I got to travel to different cities and see Broadway in New York. There are great experiences that go with the hockey. It has been an amazing journey. These experiences are bigger than the goals and points.

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CHM: WHAT AMAZED YOU THE MOST BY THE HIGH LEVEL OF EXCITEMENT CALGARIANS HAD ABOUT THE 2004 FLAMES TEAM?

JI: Yeah, yeah. There was so much about it. I was so fortunate to be part of that run. Even though we did not win, there were so many great memories. Having a team come together like that was so memorable!

We were literally one goal away from winning it (the Stanley Cup). We lost in game six in double overtime and then in game seven by a goal.

One goal could have sealed it. We were that close in the journey.

CHM: WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF BEING A CAPTAIN FOR AN NHL TEAM IN A CANADIAN MARKET? JI: There’s challenges. It is an honour for sure. For any player on any Canadian team, it is a fun place to play when you are winning. If you are not winning, it is not as fun to play. It is still fun because it is the NHL and it is hockey. It is always enjoyable, but it can wear on you when you are not winning because there is a lot of scrutiny. If you are the captain, you have to do a lot of interviews. You pretty much have to answer questions daily. You may not always have an answer. There are times when there may not be something to say. Sometimes we were on a roll and sometimes we were not as good. You were always trying to be hopeful. It was great to play in front of crowds who are enthusiastic and passionate. When you are not winning, it is the opposite. It is what goes with the territory. (Being a captain for the Flames from 2003 to 2013), was a great experience and an honour. I am thankful I got to do it.”

CHM: WHAT PLAYER DID YOU FACE THAT WAS THE MOST CHALLENGING TO GET BY IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE? JI: There were a lot. I did not face him a lot, but Zdeno Chara, at 6’9”, (250 pounds), was one of the most challenging players on the ice for sure. I am glad I did not have to face him too much. Other tough players were Nicklas Lidstrom and Scott Niedermayer. Lidstrom was not out of place very often. I think I got by him twice and once I scored a goal. This one time I got by him and did not score, but it stood out to me because I never beat him. With Niedermayer, he skated so well, that every time you think you had him, he would catch up with no problem. It would get a little frustrating. Derian Hatcher was pretty physical, pretty chippy, and he got away with a lot.

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CHM: DURING YOUR CAREER, YOU WERE CREDITED FOR MAKING EVERYONE AROUND YOU BETTER. WAS THERE A PARTICULAR PLAYER YOU ENJOYED PLAYING WITH THE MOST AND SAW HIM IMPROVE WHILE WITH THE FLAMES? JI: I would say Craig Conroy. When he first got traded to Calgary (in 2001), I thought he was more of a defensive specialist, and at the time we were looking for more offense in our group. But the GM (Craig Button) obviously had a great vision and saw a lot in him. Our coach (Greg Gilbert) really liked him. He had him in the minors (with the Worcester IceCats of the American Hockey League), so he saw that too.

I did not know he would be as offensive as he was. He was an amazing player to play with because he was so good defensively as a centreman, that he did not play in his zone a lot. Conroy was also a great playmaker. He would look for me. If I got open, you knew he would find you. He had great vision. He always knew where his teammates were all over the ice, and was so responsible defensively that you could almost take a few more chances when you are playing with a guy like that.

One of my other favourites was Alex Tanguay. He could just pass and have eyes at the back of his head. Just when you think he was about to shoot, he would dish the puck right over to you, and give you a wide-open net. Those were two of my favourites.

Others to mention were Valeri Bure, Kristian Huselius and Michael Cammalleri. Michael was a shooter and a passer. He was kind of fun, because you did not know if he was shooting or passing. He had a great one-timer. There were a lot of great guys who I played with on a regular basis. I really enjoyed it.”

CHM: YOU DID NOT WIN A STANLEY CUP, BUT YOU DID SET UP ONE OF THE BIGGEST GOALS IN CANADIAN HOCKEY HISTORY. HAVE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE GOLD MEDAL GAME OF THE 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES IN VANCOUVER AND WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU TO BE IN VANCOUVER ON THAT FEBRUARY DAY A DECADE AGO? JI: I have watched it just a little bit. I saw it not too long ago, looking for drills to teach my son in hockey practice. I watched 15 minutes of the game in a condensed version. It was cool! It was fast hockey! There was so much on the line. It was fun to watch Crosby, Niedermayer and Patrick Kane. It was back and forth. To be on the ice of overtime was special. Being four-on-four, Coach Babcock had to shorten the bench in overtime, so there were only two forwards and two defensemen on the ice at the same time. He also only played eight forwards in overtime and I got to play with Crosby. I had a great opportunity and it was really neat to see Crosby put it away and get that quick shot off. Afterwards, it was being like a little kid and throwing our gloves around. (The Olympic gold medal game in men’s hockey) is what you play for in sports. To be able to play for Canada in Canada (was so special). There was incredible energy and enthusiasm. There was so much pride among the people of Vancouver. All of the Canadian fans were so into all of the sports.

It was a neat way to end the Olympics and I felt like a little kid!

It was also nerve-wracking. If we lost that one, we would never hear the end of it and it would have been another Miracle on Ice, as the Americans had tied the game late in regulation.

CHM: WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO SINCE RETIRING? JI: We live out in Boston. This is our fourth year. I have been coaching my two boys hockey. We have a 16-year-old daughter. She just moved away from home this year to go to school. Our boys are 14 and 12. They are right into hockey, so it is great. It is fun for me to get to go to all of their games as much as I can. It is great to be around them and to coach them. It has gone so fast. That period of our lives will end soon as they grow older. It has been great to be home and spend that time. I do get asked, ‘Do I miss hockey?’ I miss it. It was a ton of fun. I miss the competing and the travel and everything that went with it. But now, I would rather not be doing it. I would rather be home and spending time with my family, my wife, and enjoying retirement. too.

CHM: IF THERE IS ONE MESSAGE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE CALGARY HOCKEY FANS, WHAT IS IT? JI: Thank you. I had my first game with the Flames at age 18. I played there until I was 35. It was more than just goals, assists and points.

I had a great, great time living in Calgary and being part of the community. We lived in Elboya and Hillcrest. The restaurants were great. People treated my family and I really well. The organization treated us really well. We have many friends and teammates that are still with the organization. We are going to move back out west soon. We miss it. It was a great place to live. Fans and the community were great to us and myself. Thank you. It was amazing on and off the ice. Not just on the ice.

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P C I P OLYM FOR THE S E M A G R E T N I W 2 202 by jeremy freeborn Over the last 35 years, hockey has been a passion of mine.

However since the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, I have been equally fascinated with the Olympic movement. As a teenager in the 1990s, I was a tour guide at the Olympic Hall of Fame, and later had the chance to write the content for Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and 83 items (and counting) for the Canadian Encyclopedia.

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My greatest personal accomplishment with the Olympics is seeing every Canadian win their Olympic medal live on television since 1998. Thank you for Suggitt Publishing for printing my Olympic predictions for all 109 events for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. This project took two months to complete and was an absolute thrill! [ ROC = RUSSIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ]

SKIING ALPINE SKIING DOWNHILL

GOLD - DOMINIK PARIS • ITALY SILVER - BEAT FEUZ • SWITZERLAND BRONZE - MATTHIAS MAYER • AUSTRIA GOLD - SOFIA GOGGIA • ITALY SILVER - CORRINE SUTER • SWITZERLAND BRONZE - BREEZY JOHNSON • UNITED STATES

ALPINE SKIING SUPER GIANT SLALOM GOLD - VINCENT KRIECHMAYR • AUSTRIA SILVER - ALEKSANDER AAMODT KILDE • NORWAY BRONZE - MATTHIAS MAYER • AUSTRIA GOLD - LARA GUT-BEHRAMI • SWITZERLAND SILVER - FEDERICA BRIGNONE • ITALY BRONZE - TAMARA TIPPLER • AUSTRIA

ALPINE SKIING SLALOM

GOLD - SEBASTIAN FOSS-SOLEVAAG • NORWAY SILVER - ALEXIS PINTURAULT • FRANCE BRONZE - MANUEL FELLER • AUSTRIA GOLD - KATHARINA LIENSBERGER • AUSTRIA SILVER - PETRA VLHOVA • SLOVAKIA BRONZE - MIKAELA SHIFFRIN • UNITED STATES

ALPINE SKIING GIANT SLALOM

GOLD - MARCO ODERMATT • SWITZERLAND SILVER - ALEXIS PINTURAULT • FRANCE BRONZE - LUCA DE ALIPRANDINI • ITALY GOLD - MIKAELA SHIFFRIN • UNITED STATES SILVER - TESSA WORLEY • FRANCE BRONZE SARA HECTOR • SWEDEN

ALPINE SKIING COMBINED

GOLD - ALEXIS PINTURAULT • FRANCE SILVER - ALEKSANDER AAMODT KILDE • NORWAY BRONZE - MATTHIAS MAYER • AUSTRIA GOLD - MIKAELA SHIFFRIN • UNITED STATES SILVER - FEDERICA BRIGNONE • ITALY BRONZE - WENDY HOLDENER • SWITZERLAND

ALPINE SKIING (MIXED) GOLD - NORWAY SILVER - GERMANY BRONZE - SWEDEN

BIATHLON 10 KM SPRINT

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING 1.8 KM SPRINT

FREESTYLE SKIING AERIALS

BIATHLON 12.5KM PURSUIT

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING 15KM CLASSICAL

GOLD—MENGTAO XU--CHINA SILVER—FANYU KONG--CHINA BRONZE—LAURA PEEL—AUSTRALIA

BIATHLON 15KM MASS START

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING 30KM SKIATHLON

BIATHLON 20KM INDIVIDUAL

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING 50KM

GOLD - JOHANNES THINGNES BOE • NORWAY SILVER - EMILIEN JACQUELIN • FRANCE BRONZE QUENTIN FILLON MAILLET • FRANCE GOLD - EMILIEN JACQUELIN • FRANCE SILVER - QUENTIN FILLON MAILLET • FRANCE BRONZE - SEBASTIAN SAMUELSSON • SWEDEN GOLD - QUENTIN FILLON MAILLET • FRANCE SILVER - TARJEI BOE • NORWAY BRONZE - JAKOV FAK • SLOVENIA GOLD - STURLA HOLM LAEGREID • NORWAY SILVER - JOHANNES THINGNES BOE • NORWAY BRONZE - QUENTIN FILLON MAILLET • FRANCE

BIATHLON 7.5 KM SPRINT

GOLD - MARTE OLSBU ROEISELAND • NORWAY SILVER - HANNA SOLA • BELARUS BRONZE - HANNA OEBERG • SWEDEN

GOLD - JOHANNES HOSFLOT KLAEBO • NORWAY SILVER - FEDERICO PELLEGRINO • ITALY BRONZE - ERIK VALNES • NORWAY

GOLD—MAXIM BUROV—ROC SILVER—JIA ZONGYANG--CHINA BRONZE—QI GUANGPU--CHINA

GOLD - ALEXANDER BOLSHUNOV • ROC SILVER - JOHANNES HOSFLOT KLAEBO • NORWAY BRONZE - ALEXEY CHERVOTKIN • ROC GOLD - ALEXANDER BOLSHUNOV • ROC SILVER - SJUR ROETHE • NORWAY BRONZE - EMIL IVERSEN • NORWAY

FREESTYLE SKIING HALFPIPE GOLD— BRENDAN MACKAY--CANADA SILVER—NOAH BOWMAN--CANADA BRONZE—SIMON D’ARTOIS--CANADA

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING TEAM SPRINT GOLD - SWEDEN SILVER - SLOVENIA BRONZE - UNITED STATES

GOLD—AILING EILEEN GU--CHINA SILVER—RACHAEL KARKER--CANADA BRONZE—HANNA FAULHABER—UNITED STATES

BIATHLON 10 KM PURSUIT

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING TEAM RELAY

BIATHLON 12.5 KM MASS START

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING 1.1 KM SPRINT

BIATHLON 15 KM INDIVIDUAL

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING 10KM CLASSICAL

BIATHLON TEAM RELAY

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING 15KM SKIATHLON

BIATHLON RELAY (MIXED)

CROSS COUNTRY SKIING 30KM

GOLD - MARTE OLSBU ROEISELAND • NORWAY SILVER - LISA THERESA HAUSER • AUSTRIA BRONZE - HANNA OEBERG • SWEDEN GOLD - LISA THERESA HAUSER • AUSTRIA SILVER - JULIA SIMON • FRANCE BRONZE - MARTE OLSBU ROEISELAND • NORWAY GOLD - LISA THERESA HAUSER • AUSTRIA SILVER - MARKETA DAVIDOVA • CZECH REPUBLIC BRONZE - DENISE HERRMANN • GERMANY GOLD - NORWAY GOLD - SWEDEN SILVER - FRANCE SILVER - NORWAY BRONZE - RUSSIA BRONZE - BELARUS GOLD - NORWAY SILVER - FRANCE BRONZE - SWEDEN

GOLD - NORWAY SILVER - RUSSIA BRONZE - SWITZERLAND

GOLD—MATEJ SVANCER--AUSTRIA SILVER—BIRK RUUD--NORWAY BRONZE—OLIWER MAGNUSSON--SWEDEN GOLD—GIULIA TANNO--SWITZERLAND SILVER—TESS LEDEUX--FRANCE BRONZE—ELENA GASKELL-CANADA

GOLD - EMIL IVERSEN • NORWAY SILVER - SIMEN HEGSTAD KRUE000GER • NORWAY BRONZE - ALEXANDER BOLSHUNOV • ROC GOLD - ITALY SILVER - ROC BRONZE - FRANCE

FREESTYLE SKIING BIG AIR

GOLD - NORWAY SILVER - RUSSIA BRONZE - SWEDEN

GOLD - ANAMARIJA LAMPIC • SLOVENIA SILVER - MATHILDE MYHRVOLD • NORWAY BRONZE - MAJA DAHLQVIST • SWEDEN GOLD - EBBA ANDERSSON • SWEDEN SILVER - FRIDA KARLSSON • SWEDEN BRONZE - THERESE JOHAUG • NORWAY

GOLD - THERESE JOHAUG • NORWAY SILVER - FRIDA KARLSSON • SWEDEN BRONZE - EBBA ANDERSSON • SWEDEN

GOLD - THERESE JOHAUG • NORWAY SILVER - HEIDI WENG • NORWAY BRONZE - JESSE DIGGINS • UNITED STATES

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OLYMPIC PREDIC SKIING CONTINUED

SNOWBOARDING

SPEED SKATING

FREESTYLE SKIING MOGULS

SNOWBOARDING BIG AIR

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING 1000M

GOLD - PERRINE LAFFONT • FRANCE SILVER - JAKARA ANTHONY • AUSTRALIA BRONZE - KAI OWENS • UNITED STATES

GOLD - ANNA GASSER • AUSTRIA SILVER - KOKOMO MURASE • JAPAN BRONZE - REIRA IWABUCHI • JAPAN

FREESTYLE SKIING SKI CROSS

SNOWBOARDING HALFPIPE

GOLD - FANNY SMITH • SWITZERLAND SILVER - SANDRA NAESLUND • SWEDEN BRONZE - BRITTANY PHELAN • CANADA

GOLD - CHLOE KIM • UNITED STATES SILVER - QUERALT CASTELLET • SPAIN BRONZE - XUETONG CAI • CHINA

FREESTYLE SKIING SLOPESTYLE

SNOWBOARDING PARALLEL GIANT SLALOM

GOLD - MIKAEL KINGSBURY • CANADA SILVER - BENJAMIN CAVET • FRANCE BRONZE - IKUMA HORISHIMA • JAPAN

GOLD - BASTIEN MIDOL • FRANCE SILVER - JOHANNES ROHRWECK • AUSTRIA BRONZE - DAVID MOBAERG • SWEDEN

GOLD - COLBY STEVENSON • UNITED STATES SILVER - BIRK RUUD • NORWAY BRONZE - ANDRI RAGETTLI • SWITZERLAND

GOLD - SARAH HOEFFLIN • SWITZERLAND SILVER - KIRSTY MUIR • GREAT BRITAIN BRONZE - MATHILDE GREMAUD • SWITZERLAND

FREESTYLE SKIING AERIALS (MIXED) GOLD - RUSSIA SILVER - CHINA BRONZE - UNITED STATES

GOLD - MAXENCE PARROT • CANADA SILVER - RENE RINNEKANGAS • FINLAND BRONZE - YIMING SU • CHINA

GOLD - YUTO TOTSUKA • JAPAN SILVER - JAN SCHERRER • SWITZERLAND BRONZE - RUKA HIRANO • JAPAN

GOLD - ROLAND FISCHNALLER • ITALY SILVER - DMITRY LOGINOV • ROC BRONZE - MIRKO FELICETTI • ITALY GOLD - SOFIA NADYRSHINA • ROC SILVER - RAMONA THERESIA HOFMEISTER • GERMANY BRONZE - ESTER LEDECKA • CZECH REPUBLIC

SNOWBOARDING SLOPESTYLE

GOLD - MARCUS KLEVELAND • NORWAY SILVER - DUSTY HENRICKSEN • UNITED STATES BRONZE - REDMOND GERARD • UNITED STATES GOLD - KOKOMO MURASE • JAPAN SILVER - ANNA GASSER • AUSTRIA BRONZE - TESS COADY • AUSTRALIA

SNOWBOARDING SNOWBOARDCROSS GOLD - ALESSANDRO HAEMMERLE • AUSTRIA SILVER - ELIOT GRONDIN • CANADA BRONZE - JAKOB DUSEK • AUSTRIA GOLD - CHARLOTTE BANKES • GREAT BRITAIN SILVER - MICHELA MOIOLI • ITALY BRONZE - EVA SAMKOVA • CZECH REPUBLIC

SNOWBOARDING SNOWBOARDCROSS TEAM (MIXED) NORDIC COMBINED LARGE HILL

GOLD - JOHANNES LAMPARTER • AUSTRIA SILVER - JARI MAGNUS RIIBER • NORWAY BRONZE - JENS LURAAS OFTEBRO • NORWAY

NORDIC COMBINED NORMAL HILL GOLD - JARI MAGNUS RIIBER • NORWAY SILVER - ILKKA HEROLA • FINLAND BRONZE - VINZENZ GEIGER • GERMANY

NORDIC COMBINED TEAM GOLD - GERMANY SILVER - NORWAY BRONZE - AUSTRIA

SKI JUMPING LARGE HILL

GOLD - HALVOR EGNER GRANERUD • NORWAY SILVER - KARL GEIGER • GERMANY BRONZE - MARIUS LINDVIK • NORWAY

SKI JUMPING NORMAL HILL GOLD - KARL GEIGER • GERMANY SILVER - ANZE LANISEK • SLOVENIA BRONZE - DAWID KUBACKI • POLAND GOLD - MARITA KRAMER • AUSTRIA SILVER - SARA TAKANASHI • JAPAN BRONZE - EMA KLINEC • SLOVENIA

SKI JUMPING TEAM GOLD - AUSTRIA SILVER - POLAND BRONZE - GERMANY

SKI JUMPING TEAM (MIXED) GOLD - GERMANY SILVER - NORWAY BRONZE - AUSTRIA

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GOLD - ITALY SILVER - AUSTRALIA BRONZE - FRANCE

GOLD - DAEHEONG HWANG • SOUTH KOREA SILVER - SEMEN ELISTRATOV • ROC BRONZE - SHAOANG LIU • HUNGARY GOLD - SUZANNE SCHULTING • NETHERLANDS SILVER - KRISTEN SANTOS • UNITED STATES BRONZE - ARIANNA FONTANA • ITALY

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING 1500M GOLD - JANG HYUN PARK • SOUTH KOREA SILVER - SEMEN ELISTRATOV • ROC BRONZE - ZIWEI REN • CHINA GOLD - YU-BIN LEE • SOUTH KOREA SILVER - COURTNEY LEE SARAULT • CANADA BRONZE - SUZANNE SCHULTING • NETHERLANDS

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING 500M GOLD - SHAOLIN SANDOR LIU • HUNGARY SILVER - SEMEN ELISTRATOV • ROC BRONZE - DAJING WU • CHINA GOLD - ARIANNA FONTANA • ITALY SILVER - SUZANNE SCHULTING • NETHERLANDS BRONZE - KEXIN FAN • CHINA

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING 5000M RELAY GOLD - CANADA SILVER - SOUTH KOREA BRONZE - HUNGARY

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING 3000M RELAY GOLD - NETHERLANDS SILVER - SOUTH KOREA BRONZE - CANADA

SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING 2000M RELAY (MIXED) GOLD - CHINA SILVER - NETHERLANDS BRONZE - ROC

SPEED SKATING 500M

GOLD - LAURENT DUBREUIL • CANADA GOLD - ANGELINA GOLIKOVA • RUSSIA SILVER - WATARU MORISHIGE • JAPAN SILVER - ERIN JACKSON • UNITED STATES BRONZE - YUMA MURAKAMI • JAPAN BRONZE - NAO KODAIRA • JAPAN

SPEED SKATING 1000M

GOLD - THOMAS KROL • NETHERLANDS GOLD - BRITTANY BOWE • UNITED STATES SILVER - KJELD NUIS • NETHERLANDS SILVER - NAO KODAIRA • JAPAN BRONZE - KAI VERBIJ • NETHERLANDS BRONZE - MIHO TAKAGI • JAPAN

SPEED SKATING 1500M

FIGURE SKATING FIGURE SKATING

GOLD - NATHAN CHEN • UNITED STATES SILVER - VINCENT ZHOU • UNITED STATES BRONZE - SHOMA UNO • JAPAN GOLD - KAMILA VALIEVA • ROC SILVER - ANNA SHCHERBAKOVA • ROC BRONZE - ALEXANDRA TRUSOVA • ROC

GOLD - AYANO SATO • JAPAN GOLD - ZHONGYAN NING • CHINA SILVER - THOMAS KROL • NETHERLANDS SILVER - MIHO TAKAGI • JAPAN BRONZE - JOEY MANTIA • UNITED STATES BRONZE - BRITTANY BOWE • UNITED STATES

SPEED SKATING 5000M

GOLD - IRENE SCHOUTEN • NETHERLANDS GOLD - NILS VAN DER POEL • SWEDEN SILVER - ISABELLE WEIDEMANN • CANADA SILVER - DAVIDE GHIOTTO • ITALY BRONZE - PATRICK ROEST • NETHERLANDS BRONZE - MARTINA SABLIKOVA • CZECH REPUBLIC

SPEED SKATING 10000M

GOLD—NILS VAN DER POEL • SWEDEN SILVER—JORRIT BERGSMA • NETHERLANDS BRONZE—GRAEME FISH • CANADA

FIGURE SKATING PAIRS

SPEED SKATING MASS START

ICE DANCE FIGURE SKATING PAIRS

GOLD - IVANIE BLONDIN • CANADA SILVER - IRENE SCHOUTEN • NETHERLANDS BRONZE - GUO DAN • CHINA

GOLD - ANASTASIA MISHINA/ALEKSANDR GALLIAMOV • ROC SILVER - SUI WENJING/HAN CONG • CHINA BRONZE - EVGENIA TARASOVA/VLADIMIR MOROZOV • ROC GOLD - GABRIELLA PAPADAKIS/GUILLAUME CIZERON • FRANCE SILVER - VICTORIA SINITSINA/NIKITA KATSALAPOV • ROC BRONZE - MADISON HUBBELL/ZACHARY DONOHUE • UNITED STATES

TEAM FIGURE SKATING GOLD - ROC SILVER - UNITED STATES BRONZE - JAPAN

GOLD - BART SWINGS • BELGIUM SILVER - JAE-WON CHUNG • SOUTH KOREA BRONZE - ANDREA GIOVANNINI • ITALY

CTIONS

LUGE & SKELETON

SPEED SKATING TEAM PURSUIT

GOLD - UNITED STATES GOLD - CANADA SILVER - NORWAY SILVER - JAPAN BRONZE - CANADA BRONZE - NETHERLANDS

SPEED SKATING 3000M

GOLD - ISABELLE WEIDEMANN • CANADA SILVER - IRENE SCHOUTEN • NETHERLANDS BRONZE - MARTINA SABLIKOVA • CZECH REPUBLIC

CURLING CURLING

GOLD - CANADA SILVER - GREAT BRITAIN BRONZE - SWEDEN GOLD - SWEDEN SILVER - SWITZERLAND BRONZE - GREAT BRITAIN

MIXED DOUBLES CURLING GOLD - GREAT BRITAIN SILVER - CANADA BRONZE - SWITZERLAND

LUGE SINGLES

GOLD - JOHANNES LUDWIG • GERMANY SILVER - FELIX LOCH • GERMANY BRONZE - ROMAN REPILOV • ROC GOLD - JULIA TAUBITZ • GERMANY SILVER - MADELEINE EGLE • AUSTRIA BRONZE - ELIZA TIRUMA • LATVIA

LUGE DOUBLES

GOLD - ANDRIS SICS/JURIS SICS • LATVIA SILVER - THOMAS STEU/LORENZ KOLLER • AUSTRIA BRONZE - TONI EGGERT/SASCHA BENECKEN • GERMANY

LUGE TEAM RELAY (MIXED) GOLD - GERMANY SILVER - AUSTRIA BRONZE - ROC

SKELETON (MEN’S)

GOLD - CHRISTOPHER GROTHEER • GERMANY SILVER - ALEXANDER GASSNER • GERMANY BRONZE - MARTINS DUKURS • LATVIA GOLD - TINA HERMANN • GERMANY SILVER - ELENA NIKITINA • ROC BRONZE - KIMBERLEY BOS • NETHERLANDS

HOCKEY GOLD - RUSSIA SILVER - SWEDEN BRONZE - CANADA GOLD - UNITED STATES SILVER - CANADA BRONZE - FINLAND

Photo By: Michael Burns - Curling Canada

BOBSLED BOBSLED - TWO MAN

GOLD—FRANCESCO FRIEDRICH/THORSTEN MARGIS--GERMANY SILVER—JOHANNES LOCHNER/CHRISTOPHER WEBER--GERMANY BRONZE—BRAD HALL/NICK GLEESON—GREAT BRITAIN

BOBSLED - FOUR MAN, DRIVER MENTIONED GOLD—FRANCESCO FRIEDRICH--GERMANY SILVER—JUSTIN KRIPPS--CANADA BRONZE—BENJAMIN MAIER—AUSTRIA

BOBSLED - TWO WOMEN

GOLD—KIM KALICKI/ANABEL GALANDER--GERMANY SILVER—LAURA NOLTE/DEBORAH LEVI--GERMANY BRONZE—MARIAMA JAMANKA/VANESSA MARK--GERMANY

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BOBSLED WOMEN’S MONOBOB

GOLD—BREEANA WALKER--AUSTRALIA SILVER—CYNTHIA APPIAH--CANADA BRONZE—KAILLIE HUMPHRIES—UNITED STATES

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