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South Delta Secondary School
South Delta Secondary (SDSS) is a public high school in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada. There are approximately 1,500 students enrolled in each grade 8 through 12 (as of 2019/2020). Graduation rates in the years 2005 to 2010 vary between 95% and 99%. SDSS feeder schools include all the public elementary schools in Tsawwassen: South Park, Cliff Drive, Beach Grove, English Bluff and Pebble Hill. The school is near Dennison Park, and outdoor gym classes often occur there rather than on school grounds. SDSS shares its track with South Park Elementary School, and hosts the district and regional Track and Field events. SDSS is the only secondary school in South Delta that has a French Immersion program. Any students from Ladner that wish to continue with French Immersion in high school must go to South Delta Secondary, since there is no French Immersion at Delta Secondary (in Ladner community). Students who complete the French Immersion program at SDSS will graduate with a Doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta, British Columbia
Delta is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and part of Greater Vancouver. Located on the Fraser Lowland south of Fraser River's south distributary, arm, it is bordered by the city of Richmond, British Columbia, Richmond on the Lulu Island to the north, New Westminster to the northeast, Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey to the east, the Boundary Bay and the American pene-exclave Point Roberts, Washington, Point Roberts to the south, and the Strait of Georgia to the west. Encompassing the nearby Annacis Island, Deas Island and Westham Island, Delta is mostly rural and officially composed of three distinct communities: North Delta, British Columbia, North Delta, Ladner, British Columbia, Ladner and Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Tsawwassen. History Prior to European settlement, Delta's flatlands and coastal shores were inhabited by the Tsawwassen First Nation of the Coast Salish. The land was first sighted by Europeans in 1791, when Spanish explorer L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL) on June 25, 1997, and became the League's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season, 1999–2000 season. They were members of the Southeast Division (NHL), Southeast Division of the NHL's Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference, and played their home games at what is now known as Philips Arena, State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta. Despite several high-level draft picks and some high-profile player acquisitions, including two first-overall selections, the Thrashers were futile for the majority of their existence. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs only once, after winning the Southeast Division in the 2006–07 NHL season, 2006–07 season, but were swept in the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs, first round by the New York Rangers. In May 2011, the Thrashers were sold to Canada, Canadian-based ownership group T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evander Kane
Evander Frank Kane (born August 2, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, and San Jose Sharks. Kane was selected fourth overall by the Thrashers in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. During his junior ice hockey#Major junior, major junior career, Kane won the Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2007 Memorial Cup, 2007, finished as runner-up for the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of the year in 2007–08 WHL season, 2008 and was named to the WHL West First All-Star Team in 2008–09 WHL season, 2009. Kane also set the Giants' franchise record for single-season goals in 2008–09. Internationally, Kane received gold medals as a member of Hockey Canada, Team Canada at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Johnstone
John William Johnstone Jr. (November 20, 1945 – September 26, 2020) was an American professional baseball player and television sports announcer. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1966 to 1985 for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs. Johnstone was a member of two World Series teams with the Yankees in 1978 and the Dodgers in 1981. He was known as a versatile outfielder with a good sense of humor, known for keeping clubhouses loose with pranks and gimmicks. He later served as a radio color commentator for the Yankees (1989–1990) and Phillies (1992–1993), and wrote books about his career. Early life Johnstone was born on November 20, 1945, in Manchester, Connecticut, to John William Sr., an accountant, and Audrey (Whebell) Johnstone, who was born in Australia. The family moved to Southern California when Johnstone was a child. He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The X Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to May 19, 2002, on Fox, spanning nine seasons, with 202 episodes. A tenth season of six episodes ran from January to February 2016. Following the ratings success of this revival, ''The X-Files'' returned for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which ran from January to March 2018. In addition to the television series, two feature films have been released: the 1998 film ''The X-Files'' and the stand-alone film '' The X-Files: I Want to Believe'', released in 2008, six years after the original television run ended. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who investigate the eponymous "X-Files": marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder is a skilled criminal profiler, an ardent supernaturalist, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 Jump Street
''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired from April 12, 1987 to April 27, 1991, spanning 103 episodes over five seasons; the final season aired in first-run syndication. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in schools, gangs, and other teenage venues. It was originally going to be titled ''Jump Street Chapel'', after the deconsecrated church building in which the unit has its headquarters, but was changed at Fox's request so as not to mislead viewers into thinking it was a religious program. The series was produced by the two creators' production companies; Cannell retains all intellectual property rights of the series. Executive producers included Hasburgh, Cannell, Steve Beers, and Bill Nuss. The show was an early hit for the fledgling Fox network and was created to attract a younger au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Hill
Matthew Hill (born January 19, 1968) is a Canadian voice actor working for Ocean Productions. Career Hill's roles include Ed in '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'', Kevin Keene/Captain N in '' Captain N: The Game Master'', Kira Yamato in '' Gundam Seed'' and '' Gundam Seed Destiny'', Raphael in '' Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation'', Ryo Sanada in '' Ronin Warriors'', Carlos in '' Transformers: Armada'', Ironhide in '' Transformers: Energon'', and Artha Penn and Dragon Booster in '' Dragon Booster''. He is also the voice of the Wonderbolt Soarin' in '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic''. Hill and Samuel Vincent are often cast together as friends, such as in the Cartoon Network programme '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'', with Ed (Hill) & Edd (Vincent) and as the two protagonists of the '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' franchise; Kira Yamato (Hill) and Athrun Zala (Vincent). He has one of the most youthful and recognized voices in the voice acting community, often cast in teenage roles because of this. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Hasselbach
Harald Hasselbach (22 September 1967 – 23 November 2023) was a Dutch gridiron football player who was a defensive end in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played seven seasons in the NFL for the Denver Broncos from 1994 to 2000, winning two Super Bowls, including a start in Super Bowl XXXIII. Previously, he played four seasons for the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL, winning the 80th Grey Cup in 1992. He played college football for the Washington Huskies after attending high school near Vancouver. During his youth, he played a variety of sports while his family lived on four different continents. After retiring as a player, he became a high school football coach. He is the only Dutch player to have become a Super Bowl champion. Early life Hasselbach was born in Amsterdam on 22 September 1967, to a Dutch father and a Surinamese mother. His father was an agricultural engineer and the family moved frequently; Hasselbach grew up in the Netherla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. Since 1996, the team has played its home games at the Bell Centre, originally known as the Molson Centre. The Canadiens previously played at the Montreal Forum, which housed the team for seven decades and all but their first two Stanley Cup championships. Founded in 1909, the Canadiens are the oldest continuously operating professional ice hockey team worldwide, and the only existing NHL club to predate the History of the National Hockey League, founding of the league. One of the earliest Major professional sports teams in the United States and Canada, North American professional sports franchises, the Canadiens' history predates that of every other Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional ice hockey league in the world. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the Stanley Cup playoffs, league playoff champion at the end of each season. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) views the Stanley Cup as one of the "most important championships available to the sport". The NHL is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The National Hockey League was organized at the Windsor Hotel (Montreal), Windsor Hotel in Montreal on November 26, 1917, after the suspension of operations of its predecessor organization, the National Hockey Association (NHA), which had been founded in 1909 at Renfrew, Ontario. The NHL immediately took the NHA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
