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Canada 150: Tracing the roots of our love for hockey
Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, April 12, 2017 4:56PM EDT
Former NHLer Paul Henderson poses for a photograph at the Vic Johnston Arena in Mississauga, Ont., on Thursday, March 30, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The Vancouver Canucks made it out of the first round Friday night, while the Toronto Maple Leafs look to accomplish something they haven't done in decades on Saturday.
William Nylander could barely watch the Maple Leafs' first three playoff games as he worked his way back from injury — the nerves were almost too much.
The Toronto Blue Jays completed the second phase of $400 million renovations to their downtown ballpark in the off-season, with the changes designed to improve the fan and player experience as the stadium becomes a baseball-specific venue. But the renovations altered the field's dimensions, with 2023's Phase 1 bringing in the outfield walls and making them higher and then the foul areas were shrunk ahead of this season as part of Phase 2.
Late goals by Tyrese Spicer and Prince Owusu lifted Toronto FC to a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer play Saturday night.