Meaghan Mikkelson
@Mikkelson12
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Analyst for @NHLFlames on @Sportsnet960 & @Sportsnet | 3X Olympic Medalist. 8 Worlds | @smithbusiness MBA 2024 | Bookings [email protected]
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Joined March 2009
My Story: Here’s how I defied the odds & redefined success while falling short of making Team Canada for Beijing 2022
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Not going to get complacent or anything but my record on the desk with the @edmontonoilers = 3-0-0 😂😂😂. Another great broadcast with the team @gene.principe @edmontonjack @lou_dog2929 on @sportsnet for the Battle of Alberta last night 💪🏼
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Analyst debut ✅. Thank you @sportsnet for the opportunity & the entire @EdmontonOilers broadcast team for making me feel so comfortable. My 8yr old self that used to get to Oilers games early to watch warm ups would be pretty pumped! . See you back on the desk next Thursday 😉
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A huge THANK YOU for all the support, we felt it every step of the way. Though it wasn’t the outcome we wanted, we are still so proud to play for our great country and our Silver Medal. Canada We Salute You! 🇨🇦 #PyeongChang2018 TeamCanada
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Closing ceremonies with some beauties @RJohnst16 Toews & Sharp! Nice bomb @pou29 #goodtimes
http://t.co/JV9qdIb6ex.
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Don’t wish for it. Work for it. 🔵🟠. Another great night & @edmontonoilers win on the @sportsnet panel w/ @GenePrincipe @EdmontonJack & @LouDeBrusk. Gaining more and more appreciation for how incredible this team is at their jobs. Feeling grateful 😉
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Covering the Olympics was a dream come true & an experience I will NEVER forget! Thank u @cbcolympics for the opportunity, @JShannonhl for ur expertise, @KateBeirness for being the BEST host, @cherylpounder @BryanMudryk @ShannonSzabados for being the best teammates! OH CANADA 🇨🇦
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Introducing Berkley Stella Ann Reid 💗 Born at 3:19pm January 12th weighing 8lbs 5oz, measuring 21.5inches long ✨ And oh so loved already! #shesfinallyhere #babyberkley
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I’ll be on the panel tonight with @Sportsnet alongside @ryanlesliemedia & @EricFrancis for the #battleofalberta at 7:30pm MT 🙌🏼Who’s got this one?!? @NHLFlames @EdmontonOilers
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Sights STILL on #Beijing2022 🤩 Excited to announce I will be on the desk joining the @CBCOlympics broadcast team covering hockey. Pumped to talk all things hockey & Olympics SOON!. Will you be tuning in?!? Can’t wait to join my new squad at the studio in TO ✈️🇨🇦
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We may represent different teams, leagues and countries but collectively we stand as one. #ForTheGame
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Just hanging out at the game! @wick_22 where is your hat?!?! @SportChek @BobsledKaillie #Sochi2014 #whatittakes
http://t.co/iWHTvYq0W7.
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This team. This win. ❤️.
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Last one! 🇨🇦 vs 🇺🇸 11pm ET on @CBCOlympics for all the marbles! See you soon Canada #Beijing2022
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It's about the journey not just the destination! Not the outcome we wanted but an amazing ride w/ @natspooner5 @AmazingRaceCDA #sothankful.
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And that’s a wrap for me on the @NHLFlames @Sportsnet broadcasts for the regular season. Another great year with the crew! Thanks to all that tuned in and for all the messages. Hope to see you next season 🔥
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A year ago I was in a dark place in my life, hobbling on crutches w/ an obliterated knee. Today, I head to Edmonton to cover the Western Conference Finals for @NHL_On_TNT. High chance I wouldn’t be doing the latter if it weren’t for the former. Everything happens for a reason.
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Congratulations to all of my @HockeyCanada teammates! I will be cheering you on 🇨🇦🥇.
MEET THE TEAM | Canada's women's hockey roster has finally been unveiled. Meet the 23 players nominated.to @TeamCanada for #Beijing2022 . @HockeyCanada.
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Just over two weeks ago, we suddenly and shockingly lost my mom. Tomorrow, we lay her to rest. It still doesn’t feel real. Mom, I miss you with every ounce of my being. I will love you forever💔. Elizabeth “Betsy” Mikkelson.March 12, 1949 - October 7, 2024.
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BEYOND excited to be a part of this group! Denmark here we come 👊🏼🇨🇦🏒 @HockeyCanada.
Introducing Team Canada! 🇨🇦. 2️⃣3️⃣ players will wear the 🍁 at the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Denmark. READ MORE ⏩ #WomensWorlds
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It’s getting down to wire and it’s time to focus on the task at hand. Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way to @pyeongchang2018 ! See you on the flip side! #GoCanadaGo
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In the Dome & on the panel for the Battle of Alberta tonight. Catch the action 7pm MT on @Sportsnet 🏒👊🏼
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100% with @pou29 & many who have expressed their thoughts on this.
Canada's captain 🇨🇦🏒 reacts to the @IIHFHockey cancelling the U18 women’s championship for a 2nd straight year . MORE:
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One word to describe today watching the first ever @thepwhlofficial game = PRIDE. Congratulations to EVERYONE who has helped build the women’s game. To the next generation: The door is now open for you 👊🏼.
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This was definitely my #Whatitakes moment of the Games! #brokenhand #noregrets @SportChek
http://t.co/f5EY0oP84O.
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Cat’s out of the bag. This is truly an honour! Let’s GO 🔥.
🚨Flames radio is back with a new voice!🚨. Meaghan Mikkelson @Mikkelson12 joins @Fan960Wills & @Fan960Steinberg in the broadcast booth this season. Listen to every game here on Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
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WOW. An unforgettable experience covering the @NYIslanders last night. With my dad being an original Isle, this felt really special. Thank you to the entire @MSGNetworks crew and to @Shannon_Hogan for making me feel so welcome. Headed home trying to soak this all in!
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Comin’ atchya @NHLFlames vs @LAKings 8:30pm MT on @Sportsnet w/ my partner in crime @ryanlesliemedia
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Let’s remove the stigma around mental illness, including post partum depression & anxiety. After personally experiencing this after having my son 3yrs ago, what helped me out of it was TALKING about it, accepting that it was OK & the support of friends and family 💪🏼 #BellLetsTalk.
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Observations @NHLFlames Training Camp Day 2 . 1. There was a lot of pace to the practices today, a LOT of battles, more hidden baggers for drills and continued focus on revamping their systems, including the complete overhaul of their Dzone coverage (thank goodness). And the good
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✨GENDER REVEAL✨ (yep we did one!) Scott, Calder and I are extremely excited to announce that Baby Reid #2 is a . @playtruehockey #hockeymom
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I’m making a mom-back to hockey! I’ve got 959 days until #Beijing2022 and I have a lot of work to do to make #TeamCanada . and I want you to join me on this journey! #HockeyMom @nike @cbcsports @CBCOlympics @tsn @HockeyCanada
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Five months postpartum and feeling strong 💪🏼. After giving birth to two beautiful and healthy children, I have a much deeper appreciation for what my body can do & the steps I need to take to be at the top of my game. #progressnotperfection #hockeymom #beijing2022 @CBCOlympics
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Best part of my night last night was post-game interview w/ @Avalanche @Cmakar8 I introduce myself & he responds w/ a big smile “Oh of course! And I watched you on the Amazing Race!!!” Quickly went on cam so didn’t have time to chat but his reaction made my day. @NHL_On_TNT @NHL.
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Hardest secret to keep EVER! Baby Mikkelson-Reid due September 25th ❤️ @scottreid33 & I could not be more excited 😊 http://t.co/yIAYUs8n67.
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Happy NHL 23/24 Season Day 1 🤩 . Feeling fresh & excited settling into my new gig as the colour analyst voice for the @NHLFlames on @Sportsnet960 . Check back in a few months from now when I will no doubt be feeling much much less fresh 😜. Shoutout to my broadcast partner
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I may have only been skating about as fast as my 3yr old but hey. gotta start somewhere right?!? #mombacktake2 #babysteps
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One month today 💔💔💔 I am completely and totally out of sorts today. Grief comes in thunderous waves. Riding this one out by channeling her strength. I miss you every minute of every day Mom…
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You could say we’ve done some fun things together over the years ❤️. Sidenote: We are both far more comfortable in our hockey skates than in stilettos and this sh*t is heavy… 😂. Fun eve at the CCMA’s @CCMAofficial with one of my VERY besties @RJohnst6 . #ccmas #ccmaawards
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Thank you for this @hailey_salvian. The harder the climb, the greater the satisfaction at the top. Grateful for my “village” of people who have helped make this happen. I am eternally grateful for you all, and for the love and support I have felt from so many ❤️🥹🇨🇦.
Meaghan Mikkelson hadn't been on a Team Canada roster since 2018. She took a break to have her daughter. Was cut. Suffered a catastrophic knee injury. Was cut again. Now, she's back. And on Canada's blueline here in Denmark. This is her comeback story:
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Game faces ON. Fuelled by caffeine and Olympic hockey! . 🇨🇦 vs 🇺🇸 11pm ET on @CBCOlympics Back on the panel tonight with our AMAZING host @KateBeirness & my longtime teammate and friend @ShannonSzabados . WHO YOU GOT?!? #beijing2022
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Back on the panel tonight with @GenePrincipe & @Bob_Stauffer. See you soon hockey fans 👊🏼.
G A M E D A Y. The #Oilers are right back at it tonight on home ice vs. Winnipeg, 7pm MT on @Sportsnet West & @630CHED. #LetsGoOilers
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🍁 Happy Canada Day! 🍁. This exact flag was the one my husband handed to me on the ice after winning gold at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics🥇 Oh the memories and one of many moments in my career that have made me so proud to be Canadian 🇨🇦. #canada #canadaday #canadaday2019
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What. A. Game. If you’re not watching the @NHLFlames vs @Avalanche game right I highly recommend you change the channel and watch the 3rd period. Playoff-like pace, grit, & intensity. Great fricken hockey right here. #flames.
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When I walk into this studio, I feel the same feelings I did when I walked into my 1st Opening Ceremonies at the 2010 Olympics. Chills. Excitement. Adrenaline. Pure joy. It feels surreal!. 🇨🇦 vs 🇫🇮 tonight 11pm ET. Back on the panel w/ my @CBCOlympics team! #Beijing2022
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✌🏼 out #pyeongchang2018 Thank you for the memories that will last a lifetime 🙌🏼🇨🇦❤️ teamcanada
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Excited to announce that I will be teaming up with the @EdmontonOilers for this initiative! Sign up today! 🏒 #femalehockey.
The all-female session of the First Shift program on January 19 still has spots available & is open to girls from 6 to 10 who have never previously been registered in minor hockey! . Visit for more information.
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Thank you to the @NHLFlames for this gift and the incredible support. This was such an awesome surprise!.
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Worth every second 🇨🇦🥇. I’ve said it before and l will say it again… this team ❤️ We found a way 👊🏼. #worldchamps
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Completely & totally shocked. Having planned to return to the #CWHL w/ the @InfernoCWHL next season, as a mother of 2 children based in Calgary, this is scary. As other players have said, it is hard to remain optimistic but could this be for the best??? #NoLeague @NHL @Sportsnet.
The Board of Directors of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) has made the decision to discontinue operations effective May 1, 2019. Please refer to press release at the for more information.
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Set up a sweet viewing area to watch The #AmazingRaceCanada with the help of @woods_canada. I'm ready to tune in July 18! #WoodsExplorer
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Meet Calder Allan William Reid! Thx all who helped w/ #NameMyBaby this summer! We couldn't be happier! @scottreid33
http://t.co/WRcEKevMLN.
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In New York covering the @NYIslanders vs @penguins tonight as an analyst 730pm ET on @MSGNetworks . Fun fact: My dad was an original Isle 1972-1973. Not sure who is more excited that I’m part of this broadcast tonight… me or my dad 😉
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It’s been a hot sec but excited to be back with @Sportsnet tonight 🎤 On the panel with @ryanlesliemedia & @EricFrancis for @NHLFlames vs @GoldenKnights 7pm MT on Sportsnet West. Also joining @BParkerTV for the post-game show on Flames TV. See you soon hockey fans!
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Here we go 💥 Game 2 @LAKings vs @EdmontonOilers just after 8pm MT on TBS @NHL_On_TNT . #nhlplayoffs #stanleycupplayoffs
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Giving back is what it’s all about. Honoured to be the ambassador & lead instructor for this all-female program 💪🏼Thank you @EdmontonOilers for all you are doing to grow the game! #IWD2020.
As we celebrate International Women's Day, we'd like to give a special shout-out to two-time @HockeyCanada Olympic gold medallist @Mikkelson12 who has teamed up with the #Oilers as our ambassador & instructor for the all-female First Shift program. #AroundTheRink | #IWD2020
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6 years ago ❤️❤️❤️ What an honour to have been a part of this comeback and this team! @HC_Women.
On this day 6 years ago, @TeamCanada beat @TeamUSA in an epic gold medal game that went into sudden death overtime! 🏒 @IIHFHockey #Olympics
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Observations @NHLFlames Training Camp Day 3. 1. I got tired just watching today’s practice. More pace, more pace, more pace. This team is going to be in wicked shape and have some pep to their step on top different systems looks. 2. Coronato’s shot has been a hype. I think I.
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CANADA! What do you think?!? The last 2 names we will choose from for #NameMyBaby : . Retweet for CALDER Reid .Favourite for EMERSON Reid.
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A HUGE congrats to @tessavirtue & @ScottMoir Watching you guys win live in #PyeongChang2018 was certainly one of the highlights of my Olympics. So happy for you guys and all your success! Well deserved 🙌🏼.
A perfectly executed Olympic moment made Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir the CBC Sports pick for Canadian Athletes of the Year 🇨🇦
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If you would have told me a year ago, or ever really, that I would be a colour analyst for this game & broadcast I would have probably said you're nuts. PUMPED for this! .Also, I may or may not have an announcement shortly before puck drop 😉 Be sure to tune in.
🚨 Heritage Classic Game Day🚨. The #Flames and #LetsGoOilers from Commonwealth Stadium! . Coverage starts early!.2pm: Big Show w/ Rusic & Rose.4pm: Flames Warm Up w/ Pat Steinberg.5pm: Puck Drop w/ Wills & Mikkelson. 💻:
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What an incredible weekend for our game! Hats of to the @nhl @sportsnet & these incredibly talented ladies @RJohnst6 @RenataFast @Bdecker14 @KendallCoyne for showcasing and representing our game so well! Great things are on the horizon for women’s hockey 🙌🏼 #thetimeisnow.
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Howdy partner 🤠 Here’s to many more walks across the crazy catwalk 👊🏼.
Here’s @Mikkelson12 testing out her new seat at Scotiabank Saddledome. Meaghan will make her #Flames Radio debut on @Sportsnet960 on Sunday.
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Now it's up to you to #NameMyBaby. Here’s the Quarterfinal 1 Face-Off:. Retweet for EVERETT Reid.Favourite for MOLSON Reid.
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It’s not just the @HockeyCanada World Juniors or Spengler Cup on today. so are our @HC_Women U18’s Congrats on the tournament opening victory ladies! #thisgameisforusall.
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Few observations (too many to include all) from @NHLFlames pre-season games 1 & 2. 1. There’s potential for a great season for this club. We have seen both flashes of brilliance & breakdowns/undisciplined reactions. Pre-season hockey…. 2. Etienne Morin was apparently “so.
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Got my 1st ever text message from my 6yr old son today. Too cute not to share 🥰 What can I say… the little guy loves Christmas 😂
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Are you ready Canada?!? World Championships start tomorrow here in Denmark and we clearly are 😂🤪🏒🇨🇦 📸 cred props: @ella_shelton11. Thanks @jessie3ldridge for capturing what may be the most gigantic smile I have ever smiled in my life! Can u tell how happy I am to be here?!?
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3 Olympics, 7 World Championships, 2 kids later ➡️ Motivation & Determination at all time highs 🔥 Feeling unstoppable with this mom strength today 💪🏼 Comeback in the works 🏒. #leggo #comebackkid #momback #postpartumfitness
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First✌🏼of many in the books. Willsy and I are on a nickname basis… that didn’t take long 🤪. Massive thanks to my squad including @Fan960Wills, @Fan960Steinberg & the entire @Sportsnet960 team for making this all feel smooth. The Dome may be old but what an INCREDIBLE spot to
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HUGE congrats to @mickeyandpete So happy for you boys and happy to have made some great pals @AmazingRaceCDA
http://t.co/kMnBvvGnra.
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The greater the sacrifice = the greater the satisfaction 🙌🏼 Honoured, humbled, blessed and so incredibly excited to head to #pyeongchang2018 with this group! @teamcanada @HC_Women
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“If we don’t stand up today and fight for what’s right, we’re setting up the future to fail.” @KendallCoyne . As a mother, I want my daughter to grow up in a world where the gap between her dreams and reality does not exist. @PWHPA #DreamGapTour .
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I like it. I really like it. 👏🏼.
TRADE ALERT!. The #Flames have acquired Andrei Kuzmenko, a 2024 first round pick, Hunter Brzustewicz, Joni Jurmo and a conditional 2024 fourth round pick from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Elias Lindholm:
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Another photo from literally the only place to take a decent photo in the Dome while on the panel 😂 . Fun to be back with my @Sportsnet crew last night 🎥 More to come after the All-Star break 🙌🏼
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The broadcast booth has been one of my happy places during a difficult time. Grateful for that 🤍 . @Fan960Wills & I have the call live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas 8pm MT on @Sportsnet960 @NHLFlames vs @GoldenKnights 👊🏼
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The most humbling experience of my life being in Normandy. Incredible experience. #ourcanadianheroes @AmazingRaceCDA @natspooner5.
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Unimaginable. My thoughts and prayers are with the Gaudreau family and all who knew Johnny and Matthew 💔.
It’s with great sadness, we mourn the tragic deaths of our friend Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau. Our hearts are broken by this devastating loss. Johnny was and always will be a member of the Flames family and loved by all of Calgary.
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Excited to be back on the panel tonight with @GenePrincipe 👊🏼 I love rivalry games 😬.
G A M E D A Y. It's back home to reignite the #BattleOfAlberta as the #Oilers host the Flames, 7pm MT on @Sportsnet West & @630CHED. #LetsGoOilers
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Thrilled to join @cbcscottrussell tonight on Olympic Games Primetime @cbcolympics talking hockey. Followed OF COURSE by 🇨🇦 vs 🇷🇺 at 11pm ET!. Sunday-Funday am I right?!?. #Beijing2022
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In the words of the great @KateBeirness 3 seconds before we go live to air “READY FOR TV!!!!!!“ 😘. And READY for the semi-finals! 🇨🇦vs🇨🇭11pm ET on @CBCOlympics then 🇺🇸vs🇫🇮 8am ET tomorrow morning. See you then Canada!. #Beijing2022
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This girl is on FIRE! Congrats @natspooner5 🙌🏼🔥.
It’s a big game so far for @natspooner5 - she opens the game with her 50th career goal, then adds two more wraparounds for a hat trick! #WomensWorlds
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4 months post-op 🔥🏒 . Diligent, meticulous effort, unwavering dedication, and the ultimate support crew making the greatest challenge of my life one that is becoming increasingly possible to overcome. Grateful beyond grateful 🤍 #LFG
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