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...that he'll live and die by Phoenix. But for those who've been lifelong followers of the soaring saga of No. 99 - the boy-king whose almost supernatural insight into the game and how it was played changed hockey forever and permanently ensconced the always humble pride of Brantford as the game's Luke Skywalker and Jesus Christ - this potential move would represent a welcome twist and fitting conclusion to the Gretzky narrative. (See pictures of shoes worn by Olympic athletes...
...They say Gretzky can't be replaced, but I say let's try. The game (hell, the world) needs more Wayne Gretzkys. The last one came out of Brantford; maybe the money raised at Wally's street-hockey fundraiser will allow some kid who couldn't afford a stick or a net to finally get one. And maybe one day, the town produces another humble genius who, against all conventional wisdom, dominates the game (and our hearts) all over again...
...Every year, Walter Gretzky (Wayne's dad) hosts a street hockey tournament in his hometown of Brantford, Ontario. After learning about it, I mused about the idea of playing in the tourney, in a podcast and on the message board at my website. All of a sudden, other dudes like me - old, out-of-shape, unathletic, with more body fat than bone - started dreaming they, too, could forecheck it up the slot and slap themselves some middle-aged glory one last time ... in the hometown of the Great One, no less...
...mass in goal. God willing, my child-bearing hips stretch pipe to pipe - because Sunday afternoon, the aging oldsters of Puck U (my team) will play the winning club from the tournament's teenage division. If the mallrats can beat us, we're going to donate $10,000 to Brantford Youth Athletics at game's end. (If they can't beat us, their citizenship and street cred as electric youth should be revoked...
...SOFTBALL Lauren Bay, Trail, B.C. Alison Bradley, Pinkerton, Ont. Erin Cumpstone, Saskatoon, Sask. Cindy Eadie, Brantford, Ont. Kaila Holtz, North Vancouver Jackie Lance, Delta, B.C. Sheena Lawrick, Calgary Angela Lichty, Guelph, Ont. Andrea Nyhus, White Rock, B.C. Kristy Odamura, Richmond, B.C. Alexandra Olson, Valemount, B.C. Kim Sarrazin, St-Eustache , Que. Rachel Schill, Kitchener, Ont. AuburnlSigurdson, Surrey, B.C. Erin White, Richmond...