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Who won and who lost the year in Canadian sports
The past 12 months were great for Bianca Andreescu, Kawhi Leonard and Andre De Grasse. Not so much for Don Cherry, Mike Babcock and other old-school hockey coaches. Here's who won and lost the year.
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Jesse Campigotto
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The beginning and the end of the 'Stanley Cup caper' of 1970
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It was a 5-day party when Hamilton hosted the Grey Cup in 1972
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The parting of Isiah Thomas and the Toronto Raptors
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Want to buy a piece of hockey history? Pond where sport began up for sale
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Emma Smith
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The death of Northern Dancer, 'Canada's most famous racehorse'
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The Town of Mount Royal? More like the Town of No Street Hockey
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Eli Pasquale, Olympian and Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer, dies at 59
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John Chidley-Hill
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How Jacques Plante made the goalie mask a must-have in the NHL
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Former Leafs GM, longtime NHL executive Jim Gregory dies at 83
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Joshua Clipperton
Hockey -NHL ||
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The end to a Blue Jays season that 'nobody wanted' in 1985
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When No. 99 became the official No. 1 scorer
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Secrets of the Soviet hockey system of 1974
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Animating the Saddledome scoreboard of the 1980s
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The year the Blue Jays went 0-7 at the worst possible time
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The last time the Olympics were coming to Tokyo
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When it was impossible to buy beer at a Leafs game
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Ten years ago, Battle of the Blades united everyone at the rink
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Virtue and Moir announce they're 'stepping away' from figure skating
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The bid for the 1996 Olympics: Not this time, Toronto
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When Expos fans watched to see if a new stadium would come
#SheTheNorth: Bianca Andreescu always dreamed big. Now she's inspiring others to do the same.
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