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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hockey stick owned by Toronto Maple Leafs legend Bill Barilko hits auction block
A piece of hockey history is on the auction block — a signed stick owned by Bill Barilko, the Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in overtime in 1951. The National Hockey League's website shows Barilko, born in Timmins, Ont., played 252 games in his career. He spent all of his five seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs. For many, Barilko's goal against the Montreal Canadiens on April 21, 1951 is one of hockey's most celebrated. It was also Barilko's last, as in August of the same year, he died when a plane he was in went down while on a fishing trip to James Bay. The Leafs didn't win another Cup until 1962. Six weeks after that win, the crash site and Barilko's body were located. His story inspired The Tragically Hip song Fifty-Mission Cap. The game-issued stick from the 1950-51 season is being auctioned off by Miller and Miller Auctions based out of New Hamburg, Ont. Benjamin Pernfuss is the consignment director in the sports category at Miller and Miller and called it a "unique find." "It's one of those items that gives you a rush when you hold it in your hand, just knowing that you're touching a piece of history," Pernfuss told CBC Kitchener-Waterloo's The Morning Edition. "Every day, I'm in different people's collections and seeing items and it's not every day that I see something I haven't seen before. But this is one of those items and it really brought me a lot of joy to source it and and offer for sale." LISTEN | : The stick is stamped number five, which indicates it was issued to Barilko because that was his number for the 1950-51 season. The stick is taped for game use in a way that matches Barilko's style and there are puck marks and lower hand grip wear, which could indicate the stick was likely used in a game, although Miller and Miller Auctions is unable to confirm that. The stick was made by Love & Bennett, a hockey stick supplier for the team, and the company's name is stamped on the stick. Pernfuss says the stick includes Barilko's signature and several other identifiable signatures including: Turk Broda, Ted Kennedy, Joe Klukay, Cal Gardner, Fleming Mackell, Ray Timgren, Howie Meeker, Harry Watson, Bill Juzda, Sid Smith, Max Bentley, Al Rollins and Tod Sloan. Miller and Miller Auctions notes the signatures of Rollins and Sloan also help date the stick to the 1950-51 season. Miller and Miller Actions had put an estimate for the stick at between $3,000 and $5,000, but Pernfuss says because it's so rare, "the sky is the limit." "There's not a lot of his memorabilia out there and the stick was owned by Barilko and signed by him as well. So it's a significant piece and a rare item in hockey history," Pernfuss says. The online auction closes Sunday evening. LISTEN | :
The Age
a day ago
- Politics
- The Age
This is the war Trump didn't want, and his ‘peacemaker' credentials are falling apart
When Donald Trump cancelled his meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this week and left the G7 Summit early, it became clear the billionaire businessman's second presidency was facing a key test. As the Situation Room debated the critical question of the United States' direct involvement in the rapidly escalating Israel-Iran conflict, an unlikely candidate for mediation emerged: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking with national content director Chris Paine on The Morning Edition podcast, our international and political editor Peter Hartcher delves into Putin's 'Rasputin-like mystical influence' over Trump, and what it means for foreign policy. Click the player or watch the video below to listen to the full episode, or read on for an edited extract of the conversation. Paine: So the big question is, what is America, and specifically, Donald Trump's role in all of this? As we record this in the middle of the day, Wednesday Australian time, the US has not been involved in any strikes thus far. What is Trump saying? He's long sworn himself against wars like this. He's also touted himself as 'The Peacemaker'. What kind of test is this for Trump? What will he do? Loading Hartcher: It's a huge test for Trump. Until Thursday last week, he was presiding over negotiations with the Iranians to try to get them to cease and desist from their nuclear program, and telling Netanyahu that he did not want an Israeli attack right up until the hour before the attack occurred ... This is a war he didn't want. And as you say, Chris, he sees himself as a peacemaker. He's made no secret that he wants to get a Nobel Peace Prize. He promised to end the war between Ukraine and Russia within 24 hours. Four and a bit months later, that's raging and has escalated. He promised to fix the Gaza war. No dice. And now, while he's trying to come to a nuclear arrangement with Iran, a new war has broken out there as well. So that's three strikes and you're out. So his peacemaker credentials are looking pretty tatty. Now, what's he going to do with this war under way? He's got conflicting political demands in his own constituency, the MAGA, Republican, national security constituencies in the US. He's got the restrainers and the prioritisers. And that's a big chunk of the MAGA movement, the MAGA policy, military impulse. Their thinking is the US should just simply keep out of the Middle East altogether, 'It used to be important. We used to need the oil. We don't now, let it go, let it rip. Let the Israelis tear the Iranians to pieces, and the Iranians do what they can.' Hartcher: Then you've got the internationalists and the traditional Republicans who say: 'No, this is a critical area of the world. We must protect Israel. We must protect our oil access, and we must do what we can to limit the power of the Iranian regime, but without causing a major world war.'
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
What Putin's ‘Rasputin-like mystical influence' over Trump means for the world
When Donald Trump cancelled his meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this week and left the G7 Summit early, it became clear the billionaire businessman's second presidency was facing a key test. As the Situation Room debated the critical question of the United States' direct involvement in the rapidly escalating Israel-Iran conflict, an unlikely candidate for mediation emerged: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking with Chris Paine on The Morning Edition podcast, our international and political editor Peter Hartcher delves into Putin's 'Rasputin-like mystical influence' over Trump, and what it means for foreign policy. Click the player or watch the video below to listen to the full episode, or read on for an edited extract of the conversation. Paine: So the big question then is, what is America, and specifically, Donald Trump's role in all of this? As we record this in the middle of the day, Wednesday Australian time, the US has not been involved in any strikes thus far. What is Trump saying? He's long sworn himself against wars like this. He's also touted himself as 'The Peacemaker'. What kind of test is this for Trump? What will he do? Loading Hartcher: It's a huge test for Trump. Until Thursday last week, he was presiding over negotiations with the Iranians to try to get them to cease and desist from their nuclear program, and telling Netanyahu that he did not want an Israeli attack right up until the hour before the attack occurred ... This is a war he didn't want. And as you say, Chris, he sees himself as a peacemaker. He's made no secret that he wants to get a Nobel Peace Prize. He promised to end the war between Ukraine and Russia within 24 hours. Four and a bit months later, that's raging and has escalated. He promised to fix the Gaza war. No dice. And now, while he's trying to come to a nuclear arrangement with Iran, a new war has broken out there as well. So that's three strikes and you're out. So his peacemaker credentials are looking pretty tatty. Now, what's he going to do with this war under way? He's got conflicting political demands in his own constituency, the MAGA, Republican, national security constituencies in the US. He's got the restrainers and the prioritisers. And that's a big chunk of the MAGA movement, the MAGA policy, military impulse. Their thinking is the US should just simply keep out of the Middle East altogether, 'It used to be important. We used to need the oil. We don't now, let it go, let it rip. Let the Israelis tear the Iranians to pieces, and the Iranians do what they can.' Hartcher: Then you've got the internationalists and the traditional Republicans who say: 'No, this is a critical area of the world. We must protect Israel. We must protect our oil access, and we must do what we can to limit the power of the Iranian regime, but without causing a major world war.'
The Age
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Age
What Putin's ‘Rasputin-like mystical influence' over Trump means for the world
When Donald Trump cancelled his meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this week and left the G7 Summit early, it became clear the billionaire businessman's second presidency was facing a key test. As the Situation Room debated the critical question of the United States' direct involvement in the rapidly escalating Israel-Iran conflict, an unlikely candidate for mediation emerged: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking with Chris Paine on The Morning Edition podcast, our international and political editor Peter Hartcher delves into Putin's 'Rasputin-like mystical influence' over Trump, and what it means for foreign policy. Click the player or watch the video below to listen to the full episode, or read on for an edited extract of the conversation. Paine: So the big question then is, what is America, and specifically, Donald Trump's role in all of this? As we record this in the middle of the day, Wednesday Australian time, the US has not been involved in any strikes thus far. What is Trump saying? He's long sworn himself against wars like this. He's also touted himself as 'The Peacemaker'. What kind of test is this for Trump? What will he do? Loading Hartcher: It's a huge test for Trump. Until Thursday last week, he was presiding over negotiations with the Iranians to try to get them to cease and desist from their nuclear program, and telling Netanyahu that he did not want an Israeli attack right up until the hour before the attack occurred ... This is a war he didn't want. And as you say, Chris, he sees himself as a peacemaker. He's made no secret that he wants to get a Nobel Peace Prize. He promised to end the war between Ukraine and Russia within 24 hours. Four and a bit months later, that's raging and has escalated. He promised to fix the Gaza war. No dice. And now, while he's trying to come to a nuclear arrangement with Iran, a new war has broken out there as well. So that's three strikes and you're out. So his peacemaker credentials are looking pretty tatty. Now, what's he going to do with this war under way? He's got conflicting political demands in his own constituency, the MAGA, Republican, national security constituencies in the US. He's got the restrainers and the prioritisers. And that's a big chunk of the MAGA movement, the MAGA policy, military impulse. Their thinking is the US should just simply keep out of the Middle East altogether, 'It used to be important. We used to need the oil. We don't now, let it go, let it rip. Let the Israelis tear the Iranians to pieces, and the Iranians do what they can.' Hartcher: Then you've got the internationalists and the traditional Republicans who say: 'No, this is a critical area of the world. We must protect Israel. We must protect our oil access, and we must do what we can to limit the power of the Iranian regime, but without causing a major world war.'
New York Post
6 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
School district forced to explain after speculation it told teachers the word ‘family' is racist
There's a lot of drama associated with this 'family.' After a year and a half of speculation that teachers in Canada's Waterloo Region District, just outside of Toronto, were being taught the word 'family' is racist, its school board was forced to come clean this month. The controversy began in November 2023, when the district offered a professional development presentation titled 'Dismantling Whiteness at W-O: Words Matter,' according to the CBC. Advertisement Reports earlier this month on the training included screen grabs from the presentation highlighting the word 'family,' followed by an explanation claiming the word is 'identified as harmful by our racialized students' and 'values positions of (male) authority and hierarchy.' After the training session came to light, the head of the school board was forced to acknowledge the scuttlebutt. Maedith Radlein, chair of the Waterloo Region District School Board, said the training session examined several words, including family. Advertisement 'That screenshot was interpreted to mean that what was being said was that we are against family. That screenshot was, in fact, part of a larger presentation that was a discussion about language,' Radlein said on CBC K-W's 'The Morning Edition.' 'I would like to unequivocally state that that is not our message. We value families, and we work with them every day as we seek to help their students achieve and enjoy their school experience.' The school board then issued a statement defending the instructional session. Advertisement 'The session explored how different communities may experience public institutions differently, and how educators can be thoughtful and inclusive in their communication,' the June 6 statement said. 'These discussions are part of our ongoing commitment to human rights, equity, and learning.' The Waterloo Region District School Board's training session titled 'Dismantling Whiteness at W-O: Words Matter' sparked controversy. Facebook/Waterloo Region District School Board The school board was forced to make two statements this month. Facebook/Waterloo Region District School Board Advertisement 'The word ' family' and what it represents is integral to all we do,' the board said in a second statement days later. 'A look at our website will reveal numerous references to family. There are lunchtime workshops for families; there are information nights for families; we collaborate with families (I.e., parents and caregivers at all stages of the learning process, in every grade and in every activity),' Radlein said in the June 10 statement. 'Families are seen as active partners in the learning and well-being of their children. They are seen every day in our schools contributing to public education.'
