Hockey

Manny Malhotra coaching the Canucks in the 2025 Calder Cup
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Stellar Spotlights: Manny Malhotra

Peak Web October 19, 2026

Honestly, growing up I never much cared for hockey. Sure, whenever a Team Canada hockey Olympics match would show up on the screen, I would watch. However, for me, cricket was always the sport to follow as it is what is popular in much of South Asia, including Sri Lanka, which is where I’m from. In Canada, hockey is one of the most popular sports, but South Asian hockey players often experience racism and barriers to sports accessibility.  By stepping onto the rink and leading a successful athletic career, he is a trailblazer who paved the way for South Asian…

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Illustration of Canucks manager and coach smiling and watching the team play in the arena, three team plays visible on the ice ring.
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Canucks orchestrate hierarchy overhaul

Peak Web June 29, 2026

After finishing rock bottom in the NHL Western Conference, the Vancouver Canucks are set to reshape their managerial team. The 2025/26 campaign saw the Canucks pick up 25 wins across 82 games, finishing 19 points behind the next worst-performing team…

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A man in a Team USA jersey (left) shaking hands with a man in a suit (right) with a hockey rink in the background.
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Wayne Gretzky’s false Canadiana

Peak Web March 27, 2025

Wayne Gretzky’s name is synonymous with the sport of hockey. His number “99” is retired across the National Hockey League — the only number retired for all 32 teams — and even wearing the two digits in a beer league…

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three players standing on podium: at the top is a boy in a blue jersey with “USA” written in red, to the left of him is a player in blue who shakes his hand, and to the right of him is a player in red and white with a bronze medal on.
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Canada falls to Czechia in WJC quarterfinals again

Peak Web January 30, 2025

For the second year in a row, team Canada fell in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship quarterfinals to Czechia. Though Canada holds the record for most tournament titles with 20, the team has seen little success since…

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A hockey rink illuminated with individual lights. Displayed on the ice are a red, diamond-shaped logo with blue streaks, and a yellow T and S melded together against a blue background.
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Rogers Arena sells out as women’s hockey takes over Vancouver

Peak Web January 27, 2025

On January 8, the top women in the world faced off in front of a sold-out Vancouver crowd.  The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) kicked off its first season last year and is made up of six teams across North…

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Two men wearing shirts with the Canucks orca logo pose with baseball caps decorated with the Whitecaps logo resembling mountains.
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BC’s major sports teams for beginners

Peak Web November 26, 2024

Editor’s note: stats are taken from November 22, 2024.  Vancouver Canucks After a remarkable playoff run in the last season, the Vancouver Canucks got off to a shaky start by losing their first three games this season. Since then, the…

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Remembering Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau

Peak Web November 19, 2024

By: Izzy Cheung, Sports Editor with contributions from Kaja Antic, Sports Writer  Content warning: mentions of death by drunk driving.  On August 30, 2024, purple Gatorade nearly sold out in Calgary.  The drink isn’t an athlete’s typical choice, as most…

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A close-up of a player in a red hockey jersey with the words “SFU” written in white.
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A Red Leafs mid-semester recap

Peak Web November 6, 2024

Editor’s note: this article has been printed with stats from as early as November 1, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.   Volleyball The women’s volleyball team has seen a lot of success this season. With a current total of 14 wins and…

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Two men in blue jerseys with a green stripe on the sleeve and blue helmets hug as they look to the side. Behind them are the boards and glass of a hockey rink. Cheering fans are visible through the glass.
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Catching up on the 2024–25 Vancouver Canucks

Peak Web October 17, 2024

The Vancouver Canucks stunned their fans at multiple points last season, from starting their season with an 8–1 win against a division rival in the Edmonton Oilers, to winning the Pacific Division at the end of the year. Now, with…

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A hockey player skating away from the camera with his name plate written in Cree syllabics.
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Indigenous athletes of past and present

Peak Web October 2, 2024

Ethan Bear — Hockey In 2020, Bear became the first NHL player to wear a jersey with Cree syllabics on the nameplate. Bear, who is from the Ochapowace Nation in Kisiskâciwan (Saskatchewan), was playing for the Edmonton Oilers at the…

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