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  • Well-traveled Nadolny to captain hometown Pilots Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:37PMFor Brendan Nadolny, 2005 seems like a lifetime ago. Back then, Nadolny was a skinny 15-year-old puck-moving defenceman, freshly drafted by the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen after a stellar season with the Abbotsford bantam AAA Hawks.
  • Ice Skating Company Proposes Synthetic Ice Arena For Grand Junction Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:47PMGrand Junction, Colo. A Grand Junction company is taking a new approach to bring ice skating back to the Grand Valley. Since the recent closure of the Glacier Ice Arena, The On Edge Skating Company is working with urgency to come up with an ice rink option for local skaters.
  • GJ Couple wants to build synthetic ice rink in GJ/Palisade area Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:57PMGlacier Ice Arena's been closed for three months and while the owners say they are working hard to get the rink reopened by the fall there's a new movement underway to bring a synthetic rink to the area.
  • Reopening ice arena a possibility, owners say Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:33AMThere is a sliver of hope that the Glacier Ice Arena will reopen this year, possibly this fall, one of the owners said Friday. Alan and Robbie Koos were preparing for a court battle with the Canadian company that installed the refrigeration system for the rink. The installer, however, referred the issue to a claims adjuster, Alan Koos said.
  • Glacier Owners Fight To Reopen Rink Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:48PMGrand Junction, Colo. Ever since Glacier Ice Arena shut its doors in early June because of financial and mechanical problems the Save The Rink group has been working to get the ice back open for skating.
  • Junior B hockey teams playing an exhibition tournament at Kerry Park Arena Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:09PMFive of league's eight teams involved
  • Benefit Run Seeking Sponsors Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 6:18PMA local woman organizing a cancer benefit run is falling short on sponsors for the race. With a month until the 5K, she's asking for help.
  • Goaltending competition promises to be intense Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 7:16PMIslanders’ training camp: Players dust off their skates and head to Kerry Park Arena to gear up for the hockey season
  • Elmira resident Chris Dandeneau to compete in Ironman Canada 2010 Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 11:25PMFor most people, the thought of running 26.2 miles, biking 112 miles or swimming 2.4 miles would be a tough enough challenge on its own.
  • Panthers Player Holds "Rootbeer Summit" for Little Brawlers Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 10:51AMForward Booth brings pint-sized pugilists together to discuss fighting. Sports - Carolina Panthers - United States - Football - American
  • Fodder: Daughter starts 'Do not vote for my dad' website; Iowa teen's a 'deer magnet'; Jack Hanna pepper sprays grizzly Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:10PMIn today's Fodder, the daughter of Oklahoma judicial candidate John Mantooth starts a website called "donotvoteformydad.com," an Iowa girl gets a reputation as a "deer magnet," famous animal handler Jack Hanna fights off a grizzly with pepper spray and a concert is halted by, of all things, pigeon droppings.
  • Cross tallies 3 in Wheaties win Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 6:57AMLandon Cross scored three times to lead the Wheat Kings to a 6-2 win over the Cobras in the 1994 Division final at the Source for Sports AAA Hockey Challenge Sunday at Kinsmen Arena.
  • Group Launches "Uphill" Effort to Save Glacier Ice Arena Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 1:42AMSupporters of the Glacier Ice Arena gathered Tuesday to discuss the next steps to take as they work to save Grand Junction's only rink.
  • Glacier Fans Brainstorm Ways to Save the Rink Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 12:03AMGrand Junction, Colo. Dozens of people gathered Tuesday night to brainstorm ideas about saving Grand Junction’s Glacier Ice Arena.
  • Saving Ice Rink an "Uphill Battle" Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 11:56PMGroup discusses options for saving Glacier Ice Arena
  • Save the Rink having meeting Tuesday on Glacier Arena Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 1:03AMAn organization working to reopen the Glacier Ice Arena will discuss plans for the rink in a public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Glacier, 2515 Riverside Parkway, closed June 13 after four years of operation, and organizers of the effort to reopen it will discuss plans with the public at the meeting.
  • Group to discuss ice rink’s future next week Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 12:49AMAn organization working to reopen the Glacier Ice Arena will discuss plans for the rink during a public meeting next week. The Glacier, 2515 Riverside Parkway, closed June 13 after four years of operation. The ice arena was the culmination of several years of efforts by supporters of ice skating to build and operate a rink in the Grand Valley.
  • Hislop: Glacier Ice Arena should form nonprofit Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 12:49AMOne way to restore the ice in Grand Junction could be to take a cue from the frozen tundra, a Mesa County legislative candidate said. The Glacier Ice Arena was closed Monday to preserve what is left of the refrigeration system, which was installed without a rust inhibitor when the rink opened in 2006. The owners, Alan and Robbie Koos, are considering legal action, and also are working with Save ...
  • Glacier Ice Arena Closing Wednesday, June 16, 2010 @ 8:37AMA costly mechanical probelm is mostly to blame.
  • Glacier Ice Arena asking for donations to re-open Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 6:28PMGlacier Ice Arena is setting up a trust fund in hopes of raising money to re-open.
  • Glacier Ice Arena to Close Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 11:47PMGrand Junction, Colo. Just a few weeks short of their fourth anniversary, Glacier Ice Area is closing its doors Officials blame mechanical problems as the main reason for the closing.
  • Ex-Hawks player enjoying youth hockey resurgence Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 10:33PMSteve Dubinsky is among the former Blackhawks players living in the suburbs enjoying the team's resurgence and appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Philadelphia Flyers.
  • U.S. and World Cup Capsules: Cup a 1-month ad in U.S. for 'beautiful game' Saturday, May 22, 2010 @ 7:03PMCHICAGO — From California to the Carolinas, from soccer aficionados to those who can just about pick David Beckham out in a tabloid photo, the World Cup is generating some serious buzz in the United States.
  • Secretary Chu Washington University Commencement Address Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 10:35AMRemarks As Prepared for Delivery by Secretary Steven Chu at the Washington University commencement.
  • Montana has plenty of fun summer festivals planned - Tue, 11 May 2010 PST Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 12:30PMFresh-air festivals dominate summer calendars across the Big Sky state, such as Bozeman, Montana’s annual Sweet Pea Festival, a salute to a summer of growing the delicate flower and to August’s sapphire blue sky, flip-flop-and-tank-top evenings, and sweet peas in every color of pink.
  • Musicus Maximus Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 11:33AMIt was a scene from the court of Catherine the Great: 100 musicians playing for one person.
  • World commits to secure all nuclear weapons by 2014 Tuesday, April 13, 2010 @ 7:09PMThe two-day Nuclear Security Summit has ended in Washington, with leaders from 47 nations signing a non-binding communique. The leaders have agreed to collective global action to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials.
  • Runner-up Bears Tuesday, April 6, 2010 @ 1:51PMThe Juneau-Douglas Ice Association Peewee Black Bears, ages 12 and under, fell to the home team Fairbanks Phantoms 2-1 in overtime of the championship game March 22 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Ice Arena.
  • Idaho Bagels Alaska, 2-0 Wednesday, March 31, 2010 @ 6:53AMANCHORAGE, Alaska - Richard Bachman became only the second goalie to shut Alaska out all season, stopping all 25 shots he faced, while Mark Derlago scored his 40th goal of the year and assisted on the game-winner to lift Idaho to a 2-0 verdict before 3,860 Tuesday at Sullivan Arena.
  • Caps finally get to wear the crown: St. John's claims league title, exorcise some year-old demons at the Glacier Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 6:27AMTwo second-period goals by Jonny Caul helped give the St. John's Toyota Plaza Caps the championship they thought they should have won last year.
  • Parsons, Celtics make Caps put brooms away: Prevent St. John's sweep with 3-1 win Sunday Monday, March 29, 2010 @ 5:57AMDavid Parsons gave up the first goal on the first shot of the game 26 seconds after the opening faceoff, but then turned aside the next 38 shots he faced as the Mask Security Celtics defeated the St.
  • VIJHL PLAYOFFS: Jr. B. Peninsula Panthers win VIJHL series in Port Alberni Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 7:50PMThe Peninsula Panthers scored six straight goals in the second period to beat the Comox Valley Glacier Kings 8-3 and win the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League championship — in Port Alberni.
  • BC BREAKING NEWS : Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 7:25PMThe Peninsula Panthers celebrate their Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League championship win in Port Alberni, Sunday afternoon. The Panthers defeated the Comox Glacier Kings 8-3 to win the title and advance to the provincials.
  • ONLINE FIRST: Glacier Kings nose nailbiter to fall behind in junior hockey final Friday, March 26, 2010 @ 2:21PMThe Comox Valley Glacier Kings fell 3-2 in overtime Thursday as the host Peninsula Panthers took a 2-1 lead in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoff final.
  • Panthers ice Glacier Kings Friday, March 26, 2010 @ 1:48PMThe South Island division winners are back on the ice at Panorama tonight.
  • Glacier Kings make themselves at home in C.R. Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 8:16PMHome is where the heart is, and on Wednesday night the Comox Valley Glacier Kings showed plenty of heart in their temporary new home – Rod Brind’Amour Arena in Campbell River – as they blanked the Peninsula Panthers 3-0 to even their Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoff championship series at one game each.
  • Glacier Kings forced into road warrior role Tuesday, March 23, 2010 @ 8:07PMThe Comox Valley Glacier Kings have surprised a lot of people in this year’s Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoffs. Including, perhaps, themselves.
  • BC BREAKING NEWS : Tuesday, March 23, 2010 @ 8:06PMGLACIER KING Stewart Lee battles Peninsula’s Evan Campbell for puck control (top) while Kings’ Chris Boyko looks on. Below, Brett Mankelow of Comox Valley staves off Kurtis Rumenovich.
  • In-control Icemen send frustrated Isles packing Tuesday, March 23, 2010 @ 5:11PMThe Comox Valley Glacier Kings whipped the Kerry Park Islanders 8-3 on March 19 to win their best-of-seven Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League North Island Division playoff final series 4-2.
  • Panthers snuff Cougars Tuesday, March 23, 2010 @ 3:22PMThe Panthers battle for the Island title tonight after ousting the Victoria Cougars on Friday.
  • CNN Student News Transcript: March 22, 2010 Sunday, March 21, 2010 @ 7:57PMMarch 22, 2010
  • ONLINE FIRST Glacier Kings advance to VIJHL playoff championship after winning a wild game six Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 11:48AMThe Comox Valley Glacier Kings will meet the Peninsula Panthers in a best-of-seven series to decide the 2009-10 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoff champion.
  • Yetis can ice Isles tonight Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 8:19PMAfter suffering a blowout on the road to the North Island Division playoff championship, the Comox Valley Glacier Kings will be looking to shift their game back into high gear tonight (7:30 p.m. Sports Centre #1) when they host the Kerry Park Islanders.
  • Area squad achieves its goals Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 4:03AMLake County residents don't have to trek to the Big White North to enjoy the local equivalent of "Hockey Night in Canada."The Vernon Hills Capitals of the Great Lakes Hockey League are in their second year of providing live and lively hockey at the Glacier Ice Arena in a highly-regarded, 73-year-old, 10-team amateur league.The Capitals, born out of a failed Kenosha franchise, are the first ...
  • Kings beat Islanders going away Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:12PMThe Comox Valley Glacier Kings continue to prove they’re the real deal in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoffs.
  • BC BREAKING NEWS : Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 5:11PMKEEPING IT CLEAN in the crease, Comox Valley goalie Cam Waddington and defenceman Troy Rata make sure both the puck and Kerry Park opponent are turned away from the net. The Glacier Kings won 5-2 Monday to take a 3-1 stranglehold in their best-of-seven playoff series.
  • Roundup: Faia advances to State Meet Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 2:10PMGYMNASTICS -- Nine was fine enough for Fallon Faia.
  • Big Ten Conference Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 2:30AMBig Ten Conference-Around the Big Ten
  • Local Sports Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:48AMNewfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue is in the playoffs at the Tim Hortons Brier in Halifax.The Gushue foursome avoided a tie breaker by defeating Quebec 8-2 in the final draw of the round robin last night. Gushue has an 8 and 3 record and will take on Alberta Saturday.
  • Islanders disappear in opener Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:10PMBad start: A 4-1 loss to Comox Valley Tuesday baffles team officials