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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦

@risingaction.bsky.social

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Sports guy. Some yelling about other things too. I had a blue check once, but Elon took it away. 🇺🇦 @loveyourcake.bsky.social tolerates my snoring

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · Mar 26

Thinking more and more about how much certain actors are pushing us towards a post-truth, post-data world, a world driven purely by narratives and vibes

It's not good.

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Donnie & Dhali @donnieanddhali.bsky.social · 8h

"When we have these platforms and things we are passionate about, I think it's our duty to say things that we believe in, even if it means a lot of people aren't going to agree with what we have to say.."

Jesse Marsch reflected on his 51st state comments.

Full interview..
youtu.be/ABFvrPsxG2w

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 4h

And somehow I just talked to Pat Brisson 👀

Jesse Granger @jessegranger.bsky.social · 4h

The Golden Knights just made this deal official.

8 years, $108 million for Jack Eichel

Jesse Granger @jessegranger.bsky.social · 7h

Jack Eichel to sign contract extension with Golden Knights: 8 years, $13.5 million AAV

First reported by Darren Dreger

Story on @theathletic.com ⤵️

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 5h

Trump's Four Freedoms:

Freedom from shame. Freedom from accountability. Freedom from responsibility. Freedom from empathy.

This whole stupid, destructive mess is about being freed from the obligations of reasonable, kind, responsible adulthood.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 11h

To quote a famous goalie: state tax strikes again!

Murat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 13h

Winnipeg announces Kyle Connor's eight year, $12.0 million AAV extension.

There are substantial signing bonuses, as reported by Elliotte Friedman and Darren Dreger. This is a first for Winnipeg, as I've been writing at The Athletic leading up to the deal.

Connor is a long, long term Jet.

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Tom Hawthorn 🇨🇦 @tomhawthorn.bsky.social · 20h

When Babe Ruth's future adopted daughter, Julie Ruth Stevens, was born in 1917, he had only seven career home runs to his name. She lived long enough to see him hit 714, Henry Aaron hit 755 and Barry Bonds hit 762. She also lived long enough to witness Shohei Ohtani's rookie season.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 1d

Harnarayan Singh

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 1d

Teddy Blueger is out for a week with a suspected knee issue -- the door for Braeden Cootes is now ever wider

theprovince.com/sports/hocke...

Canucks: Teddy Blueger's injury opens the door a little wider for Braeden Cootes

Teddy Blueger will be out at least a week with a suspected knee injury.

theprovince.com

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 1d

The Triumph of Death (flipped), by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1562

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 2d

TNG, DS9, TOS

Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 2d

University general counsel, university trustee, university president

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Joseph Planta @joeplanta.bsky.social · 2d

I talked to Peter Leech, one of Gino Odjick's closest friends, about the new book he's co-written with @risingaction.bsky.social Gino: The Fighting Spirit of Gino Odjick: thecommentary.ca/ontheline/23...

Peter Leech | thecommentary.ca

The consultant and facilitator, and former professional athlete Peter Leech discusses the new biography he's co-written (with Patrick Johnston) Gino: The Fighting Spirit of Gino Odjick (Greystone, 202...

thecommentary.ca

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Woo @wooooothereds.bsky.social · 2d

Check out this anti-consumer bullshit. @reds.com and @mlb.com need to do better. I have to jump through hoops to get MY money back because I dared to hope they could host a playoff game.

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Matthew Fairburn @matthewfairburn.bsky.social · 2d

Sabres are introducing a value menu for season-ticket members this season. This is what’s included there

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 4d

Tolopilo was in Van yesterday. Koskenvuo, Young and Patera, plus AHL-contracted goalie Jonathan Lemieux, have been the goalies in Chilliwack this week.

Tolopilo/Patera/Young will be the main guys in Abby this year. Koskenvuo likely starts in ECHL Kalamazoo with Lemieux.

Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 4d

still have to make a move beyond willander. (and in my mind Willander is already in Abby, should have written that out though)

if you keep mancini you're cutting lekkerimaki or cootes.

are you playing Mancini over D-Petey or Forbort? Because if you're not, he's sitting in the press box.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 4d

for some unknown reason my editor removed it but it's being put back in. I gave him a B

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 4d

Nils Aman clears waivers and has been reassigned to Abbotsford.

Canucks also farming out Nikita Tolopilo. Nils Hoglander officially on IR.

Roster now down to 25, with at least two skater cuts to come.

Simplest moves from here would be to send Sasson and Mancini to Abby; neither need waivers.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 4d

Just missing @manuelveth.bsky.social

Ben Steiner @bensteiner00.bsky.social · 4d

🇩🇪Two of the best Germans out there.

Alphonso Davies must be happy.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 4d

Rookies rookies rookies

theprovince.com/sports/hocke...

Canucks 3, Oilers 2 (OT): Jonathan Lekkermaki is ready for his big chance

Who knew that the 2025-26 Vancouver Canucks would have a potentially great tale to tell about rookies?

theprovince.com

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Ben Steiner @bensteiner00.bsky.social · 4d

🇩🇪Two of the best Germans out there.

Alphonso Davies must be happy.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 4d

first two periods were not great hockey

Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 4d

Adam Foote told us post-game that Junior was pulled by the concussion spotter.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 4d

Elias Junior Pettersson is back on the bench. A late arrival to start the period, but he's there.

Had left late in the second after taking that hard hit from Podkolzin.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 4d

All I have to report is pre-season is mostly a dull experience and other than 43 and 35, none of the Canucks' best players have been terribly good tonight.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 5d

Credit to FIFA for one thing. I can go into their re-selling platform right now & buy a ticket for the final. That was never an option for me in 2014 or 2022. There's one ticket available at Cat 4 for C$2840. Cat 1, 2 and 3 also show one ticket available. Cat 1 is $9240.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 5d

Game to cover tonight but then….

Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 5d

ladies and gentlemen…the weekend, etc.

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