Category: 72 Series
Speakers Panel including Host Sean Mitton, Bob Cole, Brian McFarlane, Ref Steve Dowling, Jim Herder & Scott Raithby. Bob Cole & Sean Mitton. JIm Herder attended the games in Moscow and Scott Raithby with the Paul Henderson & Brad Park...
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Marc-Andre Hawkes is the Canadian Consul, Senior Trade Commissioner in Miami, Florida and is an avid hockey fan who cheers for the Edmonton Oilers. He has a terrfic story that connects his father, who is not a hockey fan, with...
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Three days after the historical Paul Henderson goal in 1972 that secured a Canadian victory in the Summit Series, history was made at Jarry Park in Montreal.On October 2, 1972, Bill Stoneman pitched the first no-hitter on International soil defeating...
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Parents Trip of a Lifetime By John L. I was in the school gym watching with a bunch of excited kids.My parents were actually there sitting behind the Canadian goalie,half way up. We were living in Garson, Ontario at the...
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Date: Wed. Sept. 23 7:00PM Location: RBC Center Raleigh,NC Tickets: $25 (online sales only) Cash bar and snacks will be provided. Includes silent auction items. Doors open at 7:00, Paul speaks at 7:30. Proceeds go to charity. History will...
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Beachcomber Fast Facts Started: October 1st, 1972 Last episode: December 12th, 1990 Longest-running dramatic series ever made for English-language Canadian television Film Location: Gibsons, British Columbia Boat Name: Persephone International Broadcasts: United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,...
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There are some stories that catch you off guard…because they're so remarkable. That can be said of the story from vocalist Greg Keelor, of the great Canadian band Blue Rodeo. After mentioning what the '72 project was all about, I...
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I recently spoke with Jackson Davies, who you may know as Constable John, in regards to the launch of the new Beachcombers book ,"Bruno and the Beach: The Beachcombers at 40". For a show that was expected to last a...
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Two days after the '72 Summit Series celebrations, Canada was introduced to a quirky little television show that was shot in Gibson, BC and would go on to be the longest running drama in Canadian history. The Beachcombers was a...
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John Smith is the longest running crew member of the Beachcombers which shooting spanned from 1971 to 1989. That was just the starting point for Smith's film career as he went on to produce 21 Jump Street and work as...
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