Pocklington mocked as hockey money maker in bold scheme
A satirical take portrays Peter Pocklington as an impressionable, debt ridden figure leveraging Edmonton hockey fans to fund playoff tickets. It lampoons his finances and price hikes, suggesting fans mortgage their tomes to finance seats while he basks in media theatre and larger ambitions.
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Peter Pockington
Peter Puck
Peter
Edmonton
Peter Pocketbook
Gretzky, Messier and
Coffey
Fuhr
Moog
Gretz and Co
Jets
Flames
St. Louis Blues
Pockington
Lionel Ritchie
Cindi Lauper
Oilers
Northlands Coliseum
Minneapolis
Glen Sather
Sather
Coliseum
Petre Pocklington
Fidelity Trust
Fidelity
Peter Pocklington
Parkland Winter Games curling winners crown Gordon rink
Trent Gordon skip Jodi Montgomery Ron Melnyk and Cathy Thompson won gold at the Parkland Winter Games Curling Playoffs in Benito on March 2. The foursome won both games and earned top honors as other rinks from Parkland vied for medals.
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Trent Gordon
Jodi Montgomery
Ron Melnyk
Cathy Thompson
Benito
Parkland
Gordon
Trent
Jodi
Ron
Cathy
Inglis
Jim
Rams place second in AAA Midget League playoffs
The Russell Rams finished second in the AAA Midget League playoffs held March 8 10 1985 at Notre Dame de Lourdes. Russell defeated Dauphin 10 8 in the opening game with Troy Leslie scoring a hat trick and Richard Oswald and others contributing. They later lost to Pembina Valley in the North Division finals and faced continued playoff actions across divisions with teams like Miniota Night Hawks Shoal Lake Eagles and other clubs advancing to finals. A series of local meetings and club activities followed including 4H groups in Inglis and various rally plans and public speaking events.
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Russel’s
Rams
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Pembina Valley
Russell
Dauphin
Brandon
Troy Leslie
Rick Hyatt
Brad Clegg
Troy Frederick
John Adolphe
Barry Pitt
Richard Cooley
Richard ‘Oswald
Ted Petz
Kent Fowler
Barry Petz
Bruce Coulter
Pembina Valley Hawks
Fin
Jerry Lyttle
Falcons
Les Simms
Ding
Foxwarren
Miniota Nighthawks
Birtle Blazers
Shoallake Eagles
Kenton Cougars
Indoor pool plans face cost concerns in Russell meeting
At a Russell meeting community leaders debated indoor versus outdoor pools for children. Reps from service clubs urged town support while critics warned ongoing operation costs risk harming other services. They will reconvene after feasibility reviews and inform the public of the decision.
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Montgomery
Russell
Pelly Trail
Sup
Mustaxe
Gene Nerbas
R.M
Shell ‘Mouth
Huff
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Stockholm
Shoal Lake
Minnedosa
Cox
Sunrype
Trent Gordon Rink
Thelma Parr
Joan
Craig Miller
Gertie
Ed Russin
Churchy Bridge
Churchbridge
Clarence Klimack
Grant Steski
Jim DeMontigny
Michael Tolte
Gary Gordon
Brent Muirhead
Grant Bily
Harvey Kearns
Jim Lungal
Roz Whitmer
Terry Kearns
Birtle
Terry Stonehouse
Miles Parr
Dale Robinson
Murray Wilson
Angusville
Angusville Flyers
Brian Sidoryk
Flyers
Esellgolden
Kevin
Julie Bridgeman
Bev Witty
Bev
Lynda Witty
Canada
Heart Fund
Binscarth
Dale's
Rossburn
Kristen Holt
Richard Oswald
Ted
Tere
Poste ‘Tors
Gavin
Melanie
Janet
Elaine
Amara
Tanya
Tanya Burnett
Happy Helpers
Brandi Hamilton
Pratt School
Russel
Sust Jank Smith
Biscaynes
Ris
Felecia Howa
Trendsetter
Russell, Man
Foxwarren Arena
Thurs
Mar
St. Jean Royals
Movie
Ken
T.V. Centre Ltd
V.H.S. & Beta
Jone
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