#Hall of Fame 2.0 (2021)

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On this day in Wikipedia: Tuesday, 30th January

Welcome, dobrodošli, karibu, bienvenido 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 30th January through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

30th January 2023 🗓️ : Death - Bobby Beathard Bobby Beathard, American Pro Football Hall of Fame executive (b. 1937) "Robert King Beathard Jr. ( BETH-ərd; January 24, 1937 – January 30, 2023) was an American professional football executive who was a general manager for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). Over the course of his 38 years in the NFL, his teams competed..."

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30th January 2019 🗓️ : Death - Dick Miller Dick Miller, American actor (b. 1928) "Richard Miller (December 25, 1928 – January 30, 2019) was an American character actor who appeared in more than 180 films, including many produced by Roger Corman. He later appeared in the films of directors who began their careers with Corman, including Joe Dante, James Cameron, and Martin..."

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30th January 2014 🗓️ : Death - Greater (flamingo) Greater, oldest known greater flamingo and Feast Festival 2021 mascot (h. c.1919–1933) "Greater, also known as Flamingo One and Flamingo 1 (died January 30, 2014), was the world's oldest greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), residing at the Adelaide Zoo in Adelaide, Australia. It was at least 83 years old, having arrived at the zoo from either Cairo or Hamburg (records are unclear)..."

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30th January 1974 🗓️ : Event - Pan Am Flight 806 Pan Am Flight 806 crashes near Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa, killing 97. "Pan Am Flight 806 was an international scheduled flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to Los Angeles, California, with intermediate stops at Pago Pago, American Samoa and Honolulu, Hawaii. On January 30, 1974, the Boeing 707 Clipper Radiant crashed on approach to Pago Pago International Airport,..."

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30th January 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Ernie Calverley Ernie Calverley, American basketball player and coach (d. 2003) "Ernest A. Calverley (January 30, 1924 – October 20, 2003) was an American professional basketball player. He was an All-American while playing for the University of Rhode Island. He played professionally with the Providence Steamrollers of the Basketball Association of America for three seasons from..."

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30th January 1822 🗓️ : Birth - Franz Ritter von Hauer Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and curator (d. 1899) "Franz Ritter von Hauer, or Franz von Hauer (30 January 1822 – 20 March 1899) was an Austrian geologist...."

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30th January 🗓️ : Holiday - Day of Azerbaijani customs (Azerbaijan) "There are several public holidays in Azerbaijan. Public holidays were regulated in the constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR for the first time on 19 May 1921. They are now regulated by the Constitution of Azerbaijan. ..."

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Alright Lyrics - Polo G

Alright Lyrics – Polo G

Alright Lyrics from Hall of Fame 2.0 (2021) is the latest English song sung by Polo G.Alright song lyrics written by Deaire Bowman, Geo Vocals, SephGotTheWaves, SickDrumz, Polo G and produced by Geo Vocals, SephGotTheWaves, SickDrumz. Alright Lyrics It’s gon’ be alright, it’s gon’ be alright And where do you go when you lost all hope And you wanderin’ off to the dark side? It’s gon’ be alright,…

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Former WWE Women’s Champion and WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix announces that she will be releasing her debut EP this Friday, Nov. 12 🔥🔥🙌

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New Music Friday (December 3rd, 2021)

New Music Friday (December 3rd, 2021)

New Music Friday (December 3rd, 2021) Juice WRLD – Wandered to LA ft. Justin Bieber Polo G – Hall Of Fame 2.0 (album) NBA Youngboy & Birdman – From The Bayou (mixtape) Cordae – Sinister ft. Lil Wayne Nardo Wick – Who Is Nardo Wick? (album) Berner – Gotti (album) Toosii – Pretty Girls Love Toosii Lucki & F1LTHY – WAKE UP LUCKI (mixtape) Lil Peep & Harry Fraud – High Fashion (EP) Brent…

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On this day in Wikipedia: Thursday, 9th November

Welcome, こんにちは, Benvenuta, Velkommen 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 9th November through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

9th November 2021 🗓️ : Death - Max Cleland Max Cleland, American politician (b. 1942) "Joseph Maxwell Cleland (August 24, 1942 – November 9, 2021) was an American politician from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a disabled U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a recipient of the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for valorous actions in combat, as well as a United States..."

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9th November 2017 🗓️ : Death - Shyla Stylez Shyla Stylez, Canadian pornographic actress (b. 1982) "Amanda Hardy, known professionally as Shyla Stylez (September 23, 1982 - November 9, 2017) was a Canadian pornographic actress from Armstrong, British Columbia. ..."

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9th November 2013 🗓️ : Death - Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, American saxophonist (b. 1936) "Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (March 24, 1936 – November 9, 2013) was an American free jazz tenor saxophonist...."

9th November 1973 🗓️ : Birth - Nick Lachey Nick Lachey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor "Nicholas Scott Lachey ( lə-SHAY; born November 9, 1973) is an American singer, dancer, actor, television personality, and host. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling boyband 98 Degrees and later starred in the reality series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with his then-wife,..."

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9th November 1923 🗓️ : Event - Munich In Munich, police and government troops crush the Nazi Beer Hall Putsch. "Munich ( MEW-nik; German: München [ˈmʏnçn̩] ; Bavarian: Minga [ˈmɪŋ(ː)ɐ] ) is the capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria. With a population of 1,578,132 inhabitants as of 31 May 2022, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which..."

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9th November 1822 🗓️ : Event - USS Alligator (1820) USS Alligator engaged three pirate schooners off the coast of Cuba in one of the West Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States. "The third USS Alligator was a schooner in the United States Navy. Alligator was laid down on 26 June 1820 by the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 2 November 1820; and commissioned in March 1821 – probably on the 26th – with Lieutenant Robert F. Stockton in command. On 6 June 1996, the site of her wreck..."

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9th November 🗓️ : Holiday - Day of the Skulls or Dia de los ñatitas (Bolivia) "The Day of the Dead (Spanish: el Día de Muertos or el Día de los Muertos) is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. It is widely observed in Mexico, where it largely developed, and is..."

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Piano G Lyrics - Polo G

Piano G Lyrics – Polo G

Piano G Lyrics from Hall of Fame 2.0 (2021) is the latest English song sung by Polo G and featuring Lil Moneybagg Yo.Piano G song lyrics written by Chopsquad DJ, Polo G and produced by Chopsquad DJ. Piano G Lyrics (Oh yeah, I’m finna make a banger with this one) (DJ on the beat so it’s a banger) He had it hard, now he just tellin’ his story Speak from the heart and I just tell ‘em “Record…

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Chicago area Little League teams cancel Cooperstown tournament trip due to COVID vaccine requirement CHICAGO (WLS) — Little League teams across the country are bowing out of a popular summertime tradition due to COVID-19 vaccine issues. A tournament in Cooperstown, New York is requiring all athletes 12 and older to be vaccinated. Even with the new vaccination rules approved this week, it’s putting the athletes and their parents in a difficult spot. ABC7 spoke to a local team who had to cancel their trip and take a big financial hit. The Chicago Highlanders run through drills in Horner Park on the city’s northwest side. The 12 and under team continues to practice for the rest of their season even though what was to be the highlight of the season is now canceled. “It’s a really big letdown,” said baseball dad Matt Poisson. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We planned for it for years in advance and it fell apart at the last minute for us.” The team had to cancel the trip because Cooperstown informed them that all players over 12 had to be vaccinated before they would be allowed to play. A negative COVID test would not be enough. This was even before the announcement that the vaccine would available to 12-year-olds starting this week. “It’s a decision parents weren’t ready to make. Bizarre to ask a parent during a time like this,” said Coach Jeremy Munoz. So after consulting with parents, Coach Munoz decided to pull out of the tournament. The trip was to cost about $1,800, which they had already paid. It was a big chunk of money for an inner-city team to try to collect. “We’ve been fundraising for 3-4 years,” said parent Ben Wong. Cooperstown refunded most of the money to the team but kept the $4,000 deposit. While parents are upset about that, they are even more disappointed the kids will miss out on the trip. “It’s an experience you can’t create anywhere else,” Poisson said. “[We’ve been] looking forward to it for years.” The Highlanders will try to make up for not going on the Cooperstown trip by using the rest of the money they raised to play in a tournament in Florida instead. In the meantime, a number of other local teams have also had to cancel their Cooperstown trips and most are also scrambling to find alternatives. EDITOR’S NOTE: Our report previously stated that the trip was to play at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Halll of Fame located in Cooperstown, N.Y. is not associated or related to the tournament. Copyright © 2021 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function()n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments); if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)(window,document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '120854971962341'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); Source link Orbem News #area #baseball #cancel #Chicago #Cooperstown #cooperstownbaseballtournament #cooperstownnewyork #cooperstowntournament #Covid #covidvaccine #due #League #littleleague #Requirement #teams #Tournament #Trip #Vaccine

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Suicide Lyrics - Polo G

Suicide Lyrics – Polo G

Suicide Lyrics from Hall of Fame 2.0 (2021) is the latest English song sung by Polo G and featuring Lil Tjay.Suicide song lyrics written by Shoki, Einer Bankz, Reapyy, Haze (Producer), Lil Tjay, Polo G and produced by Haze (Producer), Reapyy, Einer Bankz, Shoki. Suicide Lyrics (Reapyy) (Haze, call me back) Uh, uh, uh, uh (Ayo, Shoki, this go-) My mama told me, “Fuck a friend, they be choosin’…

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GAEREA will hit the road throughout Europe with

GAEREA recently announced they will hit the road throughout Europe with HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY and SCHAMMASCH in January/February 2021. A full list of confirmed dates can be found below.

GAEREA  +Harakiri For The Sky +Schammasch 28 Jan 21 Warsaw (PL) Hydrozagadka 29 Jan 21 Prague (CZ) Nova Chmelnice 30 Jan 21 Erfurt (DE) From Hell 31 Jan 21 Dresden (DE) Chemiefabrik 01 Feb 21 Kassel (DE) Goldgrube 02 Feb 21 Mörlenbach (DE) Live Music Hall 03 Feb 21 Dortmund (DE) Junkyard 04 Feb 21 Kortrijk (BE) De Kreun 05 Feb 21 Arnhem  (NL) Willemeen 06 Feb 21 Leiden (NL) Gebr de Nobel 07 Feb 21 Trier (DE) Mergener Hof 08 Feb 21 Paris (FR) Backstage 09 Feb 21 Toulouse (FR) Le Rex 10 Feb 21 Barcelona (ES) Sala Boveda 11 Feb 21 Martigny (CH) Les Caves Du Manoir 12 Feb 21 Wetzikon (CH) Hall of Fame 13 Feb 21 Regensburg (DE) Airport Eventhalle Obertraubling 14 Feb 21 Salzburg (AT) Rockhouse GAEREA 24 Jul 20 Famalicao (PT) Laurus Nobilis Music 31 Oct 20 London (UK) Subterranean Manifestation II 11 Dec 20 Berlin (DE) De Mortem et Diabolum 03 Mar 21 Helsinki (FI) On the Rocks 04 Mar 21 Tallinn (EE) Sveta Baar 05 Mar 21 St. Petersburg (RU) Zoccolo 2.0 06 Mar 21 Moscow (RU) Rock House 29 Apr 21 Barroselas (PT) SWR Barroselas Metalfest (Exact date TBA) 23 Jul 21 Zarnovica (SK) Gothoom open air fest (Exact date TBA) 31 Jul 21 Steenwijk (NL) Stonehenge Festival 18 Aug 21 Borre (NO) Midgardsblot (Exact date TBA) www.facebook.com/gaerea www.instagram.com/gaerea www.gaerea.bandcamp.com Read the full article

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Nike Air Max 1: Câu chuyện đằng sau thiết kế gây tranh cãi và cuộc cách mạng hóa ngành công nghiệp Sneaker

Ở một số khía cạnh nào đó, năm 1987 là một năm tuyệt vời của lĩnh vực giải trí và văn hóa. Aretha Franklin trở thành người phụ nữ đầu tiên được giới thiệu vào Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, bộ phim hoạt hình The Simpson lầu đầu tiên xuất hiện trên truyền hình, Michael Jackson ra mắt album Bad và Nike cho ra đời thiết kế Air Max 1. Những khoảnh khắc xảy ra vào năm 1987 này đã và đang tiếp tục có những ảnh hưởng lớn tới cuộc cách mạng trong tính cách của mỗi con người thời đại ngày nay. Đối với Nike, Air Max 1 đã đi vào lịch sử như một thiết kế quan trọng và sáng tạo giúp nâng tầm thương hiệu khi họ cần điều đó nhất. Mặc dù lịch sử vẫn luôn có những chi tiết thêm thắt làm tăng tính truyền thuyết về Sneaker, nhưng sinh nhật lần thứ 33 của thiết kế này cũng vừa mới qua đi một cách ảm đạm bởi những phiền toái gây ra do đại dịch Corona Virus ảnh hưởng tới mọi người dân trên toàn thế giới. Hãy cùng Sneaker Daily nhìn lại lịch sử của Air Max 1 và cái cách mà Nike đã bắt đầu cuộc cách mạng Air Max của chính họ.

Tinker Hatfield và đôi giày Air Max 1 đầu tiên Đó là cả một câu chuyện dài những không thể bắt đầu mà không giới thiệu về nhà thiết kế huyền thoại - Tinker Hatfield. Vào năm 1981, rất lâu trước khi trở thành ông lớn trong ngành công nghiệp Sneaker, Nike đã thuê Hatfield như một kiến trúc sư để thiết kế những tòa nhà trong khuôn viên trụ sở của hãng tại Oregon. Phải cho đến tận bốn năm sau, Tinker Hatfield mới bắt đầu thiết kế giày dép theo yêu cầu. Ông đã áp dụng những nền tàng kiến thức về kiến trúc của mình vào Sneaker và không mất nhiều thời gian để ông truyền một tinh thần nổi loạn vào thương hiệu Nike đang gặp khó khăn. "Tôi bắt đầu thiết kế với một đôi giày nổi loạn không phải một phần của bất cứ series hay chiến dịch tiếp thị nào" - Tinker Hatfield giải thích những gì đã giúp anh tạo nên đôi giày Air Max đầu tiên.

Nike Cortez Nike đã có một khởi đầu tốt ở đầu những năm 80, họ nhanh chóng chiếm được 50% thị phần trong thị trường giày thể thao của Hoa Kỳ và hùng dũng trên con đường trở thành công ty có giá trị một tỷ đô. Tuy nhiên, đến giữa thập kỷ, những cuộc cạnh tranh trong ngành công nghiệp sneaker ngày càng gay gắt hơn với sự đầu tư của những thương hiệu như adidas, New Balance, Reebok... với những thiết kế táo bạo cùng màu sắc tươi sáng, và Nike cần một thứ gì đó nổi bật hơn. Trước đây, với những thiết kế như Nike Cortez, Waff Racer và Tailwind đã thực sự thành công khi ra mắt nhưng không để lại được dấu ấn lớn qua nhiều năm. Và đó là lúc mà Hatfield nhận thấy tầm quan trọng của việc chấp nhận rủi ro và bắt đầu một chuyến đi tới Paris để tìm kiếm một chất xúc tác cho ý tưởng điên r�� của mình.

Công nghệ Nike Air không phải là một thứ gì đó mới mẻ, nó đã được phát triển bởi cựu kỹ sư NASA Frank Rudy và được đưa vào thiết kế của Air Tailwind từ những năm 1978. Công nghệ đế Air đã dần dần thay thế đế giày EVA truyền thống bằng các túi urethane chứa đầy khí. Tuy nhiên, mọi người đều đồng ý rằng để nâng cao hiệu suất, những chiếc đế không khí phải được dấu trong đế và không được nhìn thấy, cho đến khi Tinker Hatfield xuất hiện...

Tòa nhà Pompidou Centre - Nơi khởi nguồn lịch sử Nike Air Max 1 Và niềm cảm hứng khiên Tinker Hatfield nảy ra ý tưởng làm lộ bố đế Air vĩ đại không phải đến từ bất cứ đôi giày sneaker hay thiết kế thời trang nào khác mà chính là một tòa nhà gây rất nhiều tranh cãi ở Paris. "Tôi chỉ nhớ là đã bị ảnh hưởng bởi nó và thiết kế đó đã làm cảm quan kiến trúc của tôi hoàn toàn bị đảo ngược" - Tinker Hatfield tâm sự trong loạt phim tài liệu Respect the Architects. Đó chính là tòa Pompidou Georges Centre, một thiết kế đặt tất cả những yếu tố chức năng và cấu trúc của nó ra ngoài để mọi người đều có thể chiêm ngưỡng. Ngay cả cho đến ngày nay, sự ngược đời của thiết kế này cũng vẫn rất nổi bật giữa hàng vạn những kiến trúc truyền thống tại Paris. Hatfield tin rằng một điều nếu không có chuyến đi tới Pháp và ông chưa từng nhìn thấy thiết kế của Pompidou Centre, chắc chắn thiết kế Visible Air sẽ không bao giờ xuất hiện trong đầu ông.

Nike đã từng cố gắng làm cho công nghệ đế Air của họ nhỏ hơn, tăng chiều rộng của nó và việc làm nó lộ ra ngoài là một ý tưởng cực kỳ mang tính khiêu khích. Nike sợ rằng với thiết kế Visible Air, bộ đế Air sẽ có cấu trúc yếu ớt và dễ bị thủng. Trong loạt phim tài liệu Abstract: The Art of Design trên Netflix, Hatfield đã kể lại phản ứng của mọi người sau khi nhìn thấy bản phác thảo đầu tiên của Air Max 1: "Mọi người đều cho rằng tôi đã đi quá xa. Và rất nhiều người đã cố gắng để đuổi việc tôi". May mắn thay, Tinker Hatfield đã tự tin đối đầu lại với những người phản đối mình với sự hỗ trợ từ David Forland - Giám đốc sáng tạo bộ đệm của Nike.

Cuối cùng, vào ngày 26 tháng 3 năm 1987, đôi giày đầu tiên mang trên mình tên gọi Nike Air Max 1 cuối cùng cũng được ra mắt người hâm mộ và đồng thời xuất hiện trên đoạn quảng cáo trên truyền hình của Nike trong năm đó. Đó là một phần của bộ sưu tập Air Pack, bao gồm những thiết kế Air Trainer 1, Air Sock, Air Revolution và Air Safari. "Tôi đã ở sân bay trong khoảng thời gian mà đôi giày Air Max đầu tiên được ra đời" - Forland tâm sự. "Tôi đã gọi điện cho một người bạn ở phòng lab khi nhìn thấy một người đi đường đang mang trên chân mình một đôi Air Max. Tôi nhìn theo anh ta từ trong bốt điện thoại và thốt lên, Chúa ơi, đã có người mua chúng, những tấm đệm Air Sole đang di chuyển lên xuống. Đó là cả một thành công lớn" https://vimeo.com/89811766 Quảng cáo của Nike năm 1987 Kể từ đó trở đi, Air Max 1 trở thành một trong những thiết kế sneaker mà bất cứ ai cũng đã từng nghe tên, dẫn đến việc ra đời của một series Air Max mà sự thành công của nó vẫn còn cho tới tận 30 năm sau. Air Max 90, Air Max 180, Air Max 95, Air Max 97, Air Max Plus, Air Max 360 và Air Max 2015, nổi bật trong số những người anh em của mình, đều mang những vóc dáng thiết kế của phiên bản gốc. Vào năm 2017, bên cạnh thiết kế Nike Air VaporMax, Nike đã ra mắt một trong những thiết kế Air Max 1 sáng tạo nhất cho đến nay - phiên bản kỷ niệm với tên gọi Air Max 1 Ultra 2.0.

Air Max 1 Ultra 2.0 được làm lại với phối màu OG đỏ trắng nguyên bản với dấu ấn 3.26 trên lưỡi gà để đánh dấu ngày sinh nhật của thiết kế tượng đài trong giới sneaker. Nhờ có để ngoài Ultra 2.0 siêu nhẹ, Air Max 1 Ultra 2.0 cũng góp tên trong danh sách những mẫu Air Max nhẹ nhất từ trước đến nay. Xem thêm CLOT x Nike Air Max 1 “Kiss of Death” sẽ trở lại vào năm 2021 Read the full article

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Twelve Anniversaries and Events Worth Traveling for in 2020

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Twelve Anniversaries and Events Worth Traveling for in 2020

SMITHSONIANMAG.COM | Jan. 24, 2020, 1:50 p.m.

What better way to kick off a new decade than by planning a trip? If you’re hoping to fill the next ten years by seeing new sights, learning about other cultures, taking in history or relaxing on an endless white-sand beach, Smithsonian magazine has curated a list of destinations worth considering for 2020. Some will host once-in-a-lifetime athletic competitions (Tokyo and the Summer Olympics), others boast world-class art exhibitions (Rome and New York City) and still others allow visitors to experience wonders of the natural world (El Morro, New Mexico, or Ilha Grande and Paraty, Brazil). Read on, and happy traveling.

Japan’s new 68,000-seat National Stadium, designed by the architect Kengo Kuma.

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In 1964, Tokyo became the first city in Asia to host the Olympics, and this summer, the Japanese capital will serve as the summer Games’ venue once again. With the 2020 Olympics (July 24-August 9, followed by the Paralympics August 25-September 6) comes a brand-new, $1.43-billion main stadium built with timber from each of Japan’s 47 prefectures as well as five new sporting events: skateboarding, baseball and softball, surfing, sports climbing (think lightning-quick, spider-like wall-scaling—here’s a video) and karate.

Even without a coveted Olympics ticket—the Wall Street Journal recently forecasted that a Tokyo seat “looks like the toughest Olympic ticket ever”—Japan’s biggest metropolis has plenty to offer tourists: the bustle of Harajuku shopping district, the crowded-but-orderly Shibuya Crossing, conveyer-belt sushi restaurants, the traditional izakayas that line “Piss Alley,” a fashion exhibit at the National Art Center, views from 2,000 feet up in the Tokyo Skytree and the animated film company Studio Ghibli’s headquarters. 2020 also marks the centennial of Meiji Jingu, a mid-city oasis (volunteers planted 100,000 donated trees that have grown towering in the intervening century) and active Shinto shrine dedicated to a former imperial couple. Meiji-Tenno-Sai, the memorial day of Emperor Meiji, falls on July 30, during the Olympics; the 19th- and 20th-century monarch will be commemorated in a Shinto ceremony, and the affiliated Treasure Museum will waive its usual entry fee. In November, the three-day autumn festival at Meiji Jingu takes place. Expect to see traditional Noh theater, sumo, horseback archery and more.

Tokyo’s first time hosting the Olympics was intended to be 1940, but World War II disrupted those plans, and it’s that global conflict that led to another anniversary this year: 75 years have passed since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first (and only) use of nuclear weapons in war, the attacks killed an estimated 275,000 people. This devastating event for Japan is commemorated at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, where a permanent exhibit lays out the belongings of many who died in the strike. The memorial itself—known as the Genbaku Dome—has been preserved exactly as the one-time exhibition hall looked in the immediate aftermath of the bombing. In the port city of Nagasaki, feel the weight of this history at the Atomic Bomb Museum and nearby memorial, the Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park, where a lone column pinpoints the spot above which the bomb burst. Both cities are accessible by a combination of shinkansen—bullet trains that debuted for the 1964 Olympics—and express trains.

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On March 15, 1820, Maine separated from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and became the nation’s 23rd state. As a part of the Missouri Compromise, Maine joined the union as a free state, while Missouri entered it as a slave state, maintaining the balance between free and slave states in the nation. Now, Maine’s hosting a year-long birthday bash, commemorating 200 years of statehood.

Leading the state’s official commemoration is the Maine Bicentennial Commission, a group of politicians, curators, historians, educators and others organizing a series of events and offering grants to communities throughout the state looking to stage parades, lectures and exhibitions. Among the grant winners is Rockland’s Center for Maine Contemporary Art, which is presenting an exhibition this summer of photographer S.B. Walker’s visual record of contemporary life in Maine. On Statehood Day, March 15, the public is invited to musical performances and speeches—and to enjoy a slice of cake—in the Augusta Armory. The commission will also hold a Bicentennial Parade in Auburn-Lewiston on May 16, that promises to be chock full of state pride. Kicking off in Boothbay Harbor on June 26, the traveling Tall Ships Festival brings a month of dockside activities, such as concerts, fireworks and community races, as it makes stops in Rockland, Bangor, Brewer, Bucksport, Castine, Searsport and Belfast.

To soak up more of the state’s history, head to some of its many landmarks. Sitting atop the Munjoy Hill in Portland is the oldest maritime signal tower in the United States. Built in 1807, the Portland Observatory was tasked with sending signals to ships entering the harbor, but today, it offers visitors spectacular views of the city during spring months, when it is open for visitors. The Italianate Villa-style Victoria Mansion, in Portland’s Arts District, was built in 1860 as a summer house for wealthy hotel magnate and Maine native Ruggles Sylvester Morse. Opening its doors for the season in May, visitors can experience this national historical landmark with all its luxurious staircases and chandeliers.

One of the Raphael Rooms in the Vatican Museums in Vatican City.

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Home to a rich history of classical art, Rome should be a destination on every art lover’s map. Among the artists that fell in love with the city, decorating its walls and chapels with masterpieces, is Raphael—a member of the great trio of High Renaissance art including Leonardo and Michelangelo. To honor the legacy Raphael built in Rome, the city is commemorating the 500th anniversary of his death throughout the year. The Ministry of Culture has organized a mega-exhibition, simply titled “Raphael,” at the Scuderie del Quirinale (March 5-June 2, 2020) that will feature more than 200 of Raphael’s pieces, including the famous Madonna del Granduca (1506-1507) and La Donna Valata (1512-1515). Jointly organized with the Uffizi, which provided over 40 works, the exhibition will include masterpieces never before seen together, on loan from Paris’ Louvre, London’s National Gallery and Madrid’s Prado among others. The celebrations of the artist are not limited to Italy, however; the National Gallery in London is running an exhibition from October 3, 2020 until January 24, 2021 that explores Raphael’s career through his masterpieces.

To fully experience Raphael’s artistic mastery, visit the four rooms in the Vatican Museums, filled with graceful portraits and ornate frescoes, that he and others in his workshop painted between 1508 and 1524. With religious themes and brilliant details, these rooms are the epitome of Italian high renaissance. Another destination that should not be missed is the ancient Pantheon in Rome—inspired by its beautiful architecture, Raphael requested it to be the place of his eternal rest. This spectacular temple has stood for over 2,000 years, and it is one of the best-preserved monuments of Ancient Rome.

Paraty and Ilha Grande, Brazil

Colorful doors in the colonial town of Paraty on Brazil’s coast.

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One of UNESCO’s newest World Heritage sites lies on the Brazilian coast between Rio and São Paulo. Paraty, population 43,000, was a port town once critical to the gold and slave trades, and it retains much of its 18th-century colonial architecture and cobblestone streets, making it “one of the best preserved colonial coastal towns in Brazil,” according to UNESCO. Trek up the Morro da Vila Velha hill to see archaeological sites, the first European settlement from the mid-16th century, as well as a fort built two centuries later.

The UNESCO-designated site also includes four nearby protected areas, famed for their biodiversity, that are home to jaguars, a myriad of rainforest frogs and mustachioed, pig-like mammals known as white-lipped peccaries. Travelers can relax on the undeveloped Lopes Mendes beach (for the outdoorsy, you can even hike from a nearby village to this sandy destination) on the island of Ilha Grande or kayak through mangroves near Paraty. Serra da Bocaina National Park, meanwhile, attests to the region’s history with a portion of the paved gold route, or Caminho do Ouro, and the ruins of a building devoted to weighing and taxing that gold.

About 12 miles from Paraty is the Quilombo Campinho da Independência. Quilombos are settlements, often in remote areas, founded by people who escaped slavery. This particular quilombo has a restaurant serving African-influenced Brazilian food as well as a handicraft shop. In the restaurant’s lounge, groups can listen as old and young quilombonas share their experiences (the conversations are translated into English or Spanish) in a “storytelling wheel.”

The capitol building in Nashville, where the 19th Amendment secured Tennessee’s crucial vote to adopt it into the Constitution.

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Nashville earned the moniker “Music City” for a reason, but the Tennessee capital made our list not for its fantastic music scene but because Nashville is where the decisive and dramatic vote to add the 19th Amendment—women’s suffrage—to the Constitution took place. Three quarters of the states needed to sign onto the 19th Amendment for it to be ratified, and in August 1920, Tennessee became the crucial 36th state. A young state legislator, Harry T. Burn, switched political sides following a persuasive letter from his mother and cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of suffrage.

A spate of performances and special exhibitions will mark the centennial. On March 27, the Tennessee State Museum will open an 8,000-square-foot exhibition tracing the state’s suffrage movement from its early, post-Civil-War days to the final vote, while the main Nashville Library is hosting its own “Votes for Women” exhibit, showcasing political cartoons and plenty of kid-friendly interactives. One block away, the opulent Hermitage Hotel, once the epicenter of pro- and anti-suffrage lobbying, displays objects from the political fracas, including a telegram congratulating famous suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt, who stayed at the hotel, on the victory.

Music lovers can also add suffrage-themed performances to the itinerary (along with Nashville classics like the Grand Ole Opry or Bluebird Café). In September, the Nashville Symphony will stage the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe’s new suffrage-inspired work, played and sung by an all women’s chorus and full orchestra. On August 2, the Nashville Opera will put on a one-night-only event where talented local vocalists sing songs, like “Since My Margarette Became a Suffragette” and “She’s Good Enough To Be Your Baby’s Mother and She’s Good Enough To Vote With You,” used to fight for (and against) women’s right to vote. Nashville Ballet, later this year, will premiere 72 Steps, a newly choreographed work named for the number of steps to the Nashville capitol building that recounts the struggle for suffrage in Tennessee. For visual arts aficionados, the Frist Art Museum will display locally-made artwork inspired by Nashville residents’ personal stories about their first times voting.

Star trails above Inscription Rock in El Morro National Monument.

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Interested in seeing the Milky Way? Away from city lights, El Morro National Monument, about a two hour drive west of Albuquerque, offers a spectacular view of stars, galaxies and planets. In fact, the International Dark Sky Association recently named El Morro an International Dark Sky Park—a recognition that allows the park to host more astronomy-based educational programming and improve its energy efficiency through outdoor lighting upgrades.

Made even more awe-inspiring by a starry backdrop, the monument is an impressive record of more than 2,000 inscriptions dating back 1,000 years—petroglyphs carved by Ancestral Puebloans and signatures of Spanish settlers and later pioneers—on a 200-foot tall sandstone cliff. If the next couple events on the park’s calendar are any indication of what’s in store, there will be presentations on the hidden colors of the night sky, tours of the constellations and opportunities for visitors to observe these phenomenon for themselves through a telescope. The summer months, with warmer weather and greater visibility, will allow for even more activities, including a celebration of the Dark Sky Park certification.

Nelson Mandela’s capture site.

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Africa’s southernmost country will commemorate two anniversaries tied to the apartheid era and the political struggle that ultimately ended apartheid and made South Africa a democracy. Thirty years ago, in 1990, anti-apartheid activist and African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela—at the time, arguably the world’s most famous political prisoner—became a free man after serving 27 years of a lifetime prison sentence for “sabotage” against the government. Mandela’s release in combination with a number of other events ultimately steered South Africa to its first democratic elections—open to South Africans of all ethnicities—in 1994, through which Mandela became president.

Spots that honor Mandela’s life and legacy crisscross South Africa. Robben Island, where Mandela spent the bulk of his time in prison holed up in a 7-by-9-foot cell, offers four tours daily, and visitors have the opportunity to learn from guides with unique credentials—they were former Robben Island political prisoners themselves. In April, long-distance swimmers compete in the 4.6-mile “Freedom Swim” from Robben Island to the shores of Cape Town. A two-hour plane flight away in Johannesburg, the Apartheid Museum traces how the state came to sponsor the system of segregation starting in 1948 and then, nearly 50 years later, dismantle it. (It also boasts an exhibition about the life of the man many South Africans call Tata—“father” in Xhosa—Mandela.) The roadside site near coastal Durban where police captured Mandela in 1962 is now marked with a remarkable steel-bar sculpture depicting the leader’s face in profile; upgrades to make the destination more tourist-friendly will be completed by August 2020.

2020 also marks 60 years since the Sharpeville massacre, when police opened fire on thousands of people peacefully protesting pass laws, which required black South Africans to carry identifying documents and limited where they could work or live. Police killed 69 and injured more than 180 people at the protest, sparking national and international outcry; Nelson Mandela and other African National Congress. leaders burned their own passes. March 21, the day of the tragedy, is now Human Rights Day in South Africa. Constitution Hill, a prison-complex-turned-museum in Johannesburg, will mark the occasion with a four-day Human Rights Festival with panel discussions, social-justice-related visual art and photography exhibits, performances, a human rights book fair and a groundbreaking for the Museum and Archive of the Constitution at the Hill, which the Huffington Post reports will document “the making of the South African Constitution—from its African origins in the fight against colonialism, segregation and apartheid until the present.” Visitors to the Constitution Hill museums can, as always, visit the cell Mandela stayed at while imprisoned at Old Fort and learn about the people who were held in inhumane conditions at the Women’s Jail and Number Four (where Mahatma Gandhi was once held behind bars).

During Prohibition, Green Mill was favorite speakeasy of mobsters like Al Capone, who the band would greet with a rendition of “Rhapsody in Blue.”

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On January 17, 1920, the Prohibition Act officially took effect, stipulating that “no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, furnish or possess any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act.” With it came the nation’s “worst-kept secret”—the speakeasy. Now, 100 years later, the public is still fascinated by these illicit establishments where men and women gathered to drink bootlegged alcohol and listen to jazz.

By 1924, Chicago had a network of some 20,000 speakeasies. Given this high concentration, the city has become a popular destination for delving into Prohibition history. The Original Chicago Prohibition Tour takes people to the era’s most popular watering holes, while another option, the Chicago Prohibition Gangster Tour, caters to those more interested in the rise in gang activity and mob crimes during Prohibition—making stops at the site of the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and the location where notorious gangster and bank robber John Dillinger was killed.

Illinois is also celebrating the 100th birthday of one of its most famous authors this year, Ray Bradbury. The sci-fi author recently made news when the New York Public Library released a list of the most checked out books of all time—his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 ranked number seven. Born in Waukegan, Illinois, on August 22, 1920, Bradbury wrote upwards of 30 books and nearly 600 short stories in his lifetime. When he died in 2012, the New York Times declared him “the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream.” Set to open in August 2020 in Waukegan, the Ray Bradbury Experience Museum will educate the public on the sci-fi author’s life and honor his work with immersive and interactive experiences that interpret his creative works.

Palau’s 183,000-square-mile National Marine Sanctuary is home to an abundance of coral and fish.

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Travelers arriving in Palau, a freckling of islands in the western reaches of the Pacific Ocean, sign a pledge: “I vow to tread lightly, act kindly and explore mindfully,” reads the passport stamp. “The only footprints I shall leave are those that will wash away.” The statement, adopted in 2017, reflects the dive destination’s environment-first attitude.

In 2020, after five years of work, Palau’s new National Marine Sanctuary went into effect, protecting 183,000 square miles or nearly 80 percent of the tiny country’s waters from commercial fishing. The marine sanctuary is intended to protect Palau’s 1,300-plus species of fish and 700 types of coral but will not dictate where tourists can visit, a representative from the Stanford Ocean Center, which helped create a report for the Palau government on the planned sanctuary, assured Smithsonian. The country also became the first in the world to ban types of sunscreen (about half of the commercially available options, according to the BBC) that contain ingredients known to bleach coral.

Palau’s reputation as an “underwater Serengeti” is warranted; adventurers can snorkel alongside gentle, non-stinging golden jellyfish in the aptly-named Jellyfish Lake, marvel at the giant clam inhabitants of Clam City, or (for experienced divers) spot reef sharks at the Blue Corner. The Rock Islands—uninhabited, vegetation-shrouded outcroppings that are a haven for nearly 400 coral species—are also well worth a visit. The 445 mushroom-shaped islands were proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012.

While the majority of tourists partake in the nation’s aquatic attractions, the islands have offerings for landlubbers too. On Babeldaob, the largest island, travelers can hike through the jungle to the thundering Ngardmau Waterfall—the highest in Micronesia. World War II buffs might want to tour Peleliu, an island where rusty plane wrecks and weapons attest to a fierce 1944 battle between the U.S. and Japan over its airstrip.

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In 1620, the Mayflower embarked on a voyage from Plymouth, England to the New World. Upon arrival on the shores of what is now Provincetown, Massachusetts, the pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact—a governing document believed by many to have been an early influence for the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. After spending five weeks exploring the area, the colonists sailed across Cape Cod Bay to Plymouth, where they established the Plymouth Colony.

To mark the 400th anniversary of these events, celebrations will be held on both sides of the Atlantic. Plymouth, England, is organizing a multitude of events, from a Mayflower Ceremony on September 16 (the date of the ship’s departure four centuries ago) to a “Mayflower 400: Legend and Legacy” exhibition at The Box, a new museum opening this spring. Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum (PMPM) has organized a series of commemoration activities, kicking off with an opening ceremony on April 24 in Plymouth and featuring a historical reenactment of the signing of the Mayflower Compact on September 13 on Provincetown’s MacMillan Pier. Provincetown 400, as the series is called, aims to retell the history of Plymouth Colony from both perspectives, the Mayflower Pilgrims and the Wampanoag nation.

As a part of the 400th anniversary celebration, Mayflower II, a full-scale reproduction of the sailing vessel that carried the English colonists in 1620, will sail from Plymouth, where it sits as an exhibit in the Plimoth Plantation, to Provincetown, Massachusetts, on September 10, 2020. “We expect thousands to come to Provincetown to visit Mayflower II and to learn about the beginning of the Pilgrims’ story,” said Dr. K. David Weidner, executive director of the PMPM.

The Beethoven House in Bonn, Germany.

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Widely known as the City of Beethoven, Bonn is pulling out all the stops for the 250th anniversary of the classical composer’s birth. Born in 1770 (his real birthday, still a matter of speculation, is believed to be a day before his recorded baptism on December 17), Ludwig van Beethoven lived in this German city until he moved to Vienna at age 22. The house where Beethoven was born and raised for the first few years of his life—known today as Beethoven Haus—is still standing and a popular attraction in the city. Built in the 18th century, the home recently underwent a 10-month long renovation and reopened in December, with its permanent exhibit including instruments, scores and notebooks used by the composer.

The Beethoven Anniversary Society have planned BTHVN2020, a year-long calendar of concerts and tributes across Germany dedicated to the life and achievements of the composer. An estimated 1,000 performances and events are taking place between now and December 17, 2020 in Germany, with the majority of them happening in Bonn. The two-day “Beethoven Bürgfest,” beginning August 14, 2020, will trace Beethoven’s life in Bonn, feature musical performances and remember the 1845 unveiling of the bronze Beethoven monument in Bonn’s city center. The year of celebration will close with a concert held in Bonn’s parliament building, as a tribute to the political significance of the composer’s work—the European Union anthem is based on “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

The Met’s famous 5th Avenue entrance.

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New York City’s most visited museum—the Metropolitan Museum of Art—is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its incorporation and very first acquisition, a Roman sarcophagus. Both events occurred four short years after lawyer John Jay first floated the idea to a circle of American friends while in Paris and wooed philanthropists and art collectors to support his fledgling museum. While the sesquicentennial doesn’t mean the Met Gala is opening to the public, the museum is hosting a “community festival” with tours and to-be-announced performances and art-making activities the weekend of June 4-6. The “Making The Met, 1870-2020” exhibition (March 30-August 2) will highlight gems of the Met’s vast (it spans 5,000-plus years of art) collection, including rarely-displayed, fragile works like Michelangelo’s studies for the Sistine Chapel’s Libyan Sibyl, a female figure painted on the ceiling fresco. In March, the museum will open 11,000 square feet of gallery space showcasing British decorative arts (think carefully crafted teapots) from the 16th to 20th centuries. And as usual, the Met’s rotation of exhibits will showcase art from around the globe, including early Buddhist art made in India, Cubist paintings and Tudor-era masterworks.

The Met sits in Central Park, which is where the first New York City Marathon was held 50 years ago, with 127 participants who’d paid the $1 entry fee. Less than half of them finished. Last year, 53,627 runners took part in the 26.2-mile run, now spanning all five of the Big Apple’s boroughs. Even non-runners can enjoy the race’s 50th anniversary this year (November 1) by joining the crowds that cheer, sometimes rowdily, the endurance athletes on. (Here’s a list of the best cheering spots, courtesy the New York Times; apparently, there’s even a Baptist church whose choir sings for marathoners at full volume.)

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Canucks Clark Has Become the NHL's Goalie Guru

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Canucks Clark Has Become the NHL's Goalie Guru

Along with the addition of Brad Shaw, the Vancouver Canucks also made the astute decision to re-sign one of, if not the best goaltending coach in the NHL in Ian Clark last week too. It wasn’t short-term either, as he put pen to paper on a five-year contract, basically matching the same deal starting goaltender Thatcher Demko got in the offseason.

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Over the course of his outstanding career, Clark has developed some of the very best goaltenders in the NHL. Dubbed the “goalie guru”, his tactics and coaching have refined and sometimes reinvented the games of some that looked to have been down and out. From the young, inexperienced rookie to the grizzled veteran, he just seems to know how to unlock the potential buried deep within.

In fact, his influence is so great that these goaltenders take a step back when he is not around to work with them on a daily basis. How great you ask? So great that Sergei Bobrovsky went from an elite Vezina Trophy caliber goaltender to an overpaid, sometimes mediocre one.

Clark’s resume is full of goaltenders that are better with him in their corner. Let’s take a closer look at a few of his star pupils now.

Roberto Luongo (Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks)

Ever since Roberto Luongo was drafted fourth overall by the New York Islanders in 1997, he was destined for greatness. He never did it in New York, but eventually became a hall-of-fame worthy goaltender capable of winning games on his own with his package of athleticism, laser quick reflexes and never-say-die attitude.

Clark began his NHL career in 2001 as a goaltending coach in Florida where he got to work with Luongo at the rather young age of 22. He never really got to establish a relationship with the future all-star until 2006 as he joined the Canucks only a season later.

When Clark resumed his duties as Luongo’s main man in 2006, Luongo had solidified himself as one of the NHL’s top workhorse goaltenders. His numbers weren’t out of this world playing behind a spotty defence in Florida, but the foundation was there for the goalie guru to work with.

Luongo went on to have some of his best seasons in Vancouver under the tutelage of Clark. His tour-de-force didn’t come until he was gone, but the immense skyscraper was already complete by then. All Roland Melanson had to do was maintain it. Under the steady hands of Clark, he won 155 games and had a combined goal against average (GAA) and save percentage (SV%) of 2.32 and .917 respectively. He also recorded 24 shutouts.

Roberto Luongo, seen here with the Vancouver Canucks (JohnBollwitt, Flickr)

After the season that saw Luongo post a career-low 2.11 GAA and lead the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Final, his game started to degrade without Clark. Even though he remained a relatively solid starting goaltender, his GAA and SV% got worse, which opened the door to a goaltending controversy with then-backup Eddie Lack. He was eventually traded back to the Panthers for Markstrom and Shawn Matthias, one of which would become another notch on Clark’s belt a few seasons later.

Sergei Bobrovsky (Columbus Blue Jackets)

Bobrovsky is probably the biggest example of a goaltender that benefited from the presence of Clark. After starting his career with the Philadelphia Flyers and flaming out as yet another potential starting goaltender for them, he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a package of draft picks. It was there that his career took a flight to the stratosphere.

Clark was there for it all as he transformed Bobrovsky into an elite, two-time Vezina Trophy winner and one of the best goaltenders the NHL had to offer. Under his mentorship, “Goalie Bob” won 213 games and posted a 2.41 GAA and .921 SV% alongside 33 shutouts. He also recorded a career-low 2.06 GAA and .931 SV% during the 2016-17 season when he won his second Vezina in five seasons.

Under Ian Clark’s tutelage, Sergei Bobrovsky became an elite goaltender with the Blue Jackets (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Since leaving the school of Clark and the lofty tower of elite goaltenders, Bobrovsky has hit the ground hard. After being a highly touted unrestricted free agent in 2019 and subsequently signing a long and pricey seven-year, $70 million contract with the Panthers, he has come down to earth as a middling starting goaltender. In the two seasons since, he has posted an un-Vezina like 3.10 GAA and .902 SV% and has been outperformed by his backups Chris Driedger and Spencer Knight, both of which have posted better numbers than him. I think it goes without saying, but Bobrovsky probably wishes he would have signed with the Canucks instead.

Jacob Markstrom (Vancouver Canucks)

Even though fans didn’t see immediate results after his acquisition, Markstrom eventually became an MVP for the Canucks under Clark’s leadership and direction. It took a full season in the AHL and a successful trip through waivers before he transformed into the goaltender everyone saw keep the Canucks afloat during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. Dubbed as one of the best goalie coaches in the world by Markstrom, Clark refined and organized his toolbox and instilled a work ethic that made him one of the top goaltenders in the league.

He’s (Clark) one of the best goalie coaches in the world…To work with him every day, it’s a privilege.

Jacob Markstrom

Behind a spotty defence that gave up a plethora of high danger chances, Markstrom was calm, controlled and most of all, positionally sound almost every night. For the first time since Luongo, the Canucks had a number one goaltender they could rely upon. Unfortunately, like Bobrovsky before him, success meant more money in free agency – money that the Canucks weren’t willing to spend with 25-year-old Thatcher Demko waiting in the wings.

Jacob Markstrom, Calgary Flames (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)

Unlike Bobrovsky, Markstrom didn’t take a huge step back without Clark in his corner. After signing a six-year contract with the Calgary Flames in the offseason, his numbers stayed relatively consistent from his time in Vancouver. His save percentage went down from .918 to .904, but his GAA improved to 2.66 from 2.75. He also continued to save his team from themselves, as he was the Flames’ best player multiple times during the season. His game may not have changed post-Clark, but he wouldn’t be the goalie he is today without him.

Thatcher Demko (Vancouver Canucks)

The Canucks felt comfortable moving on from Markstrom because of the immense potential of Demko. After his coming-out party during the 2020 playoffs where he posted a stingy 0.64 GAA and .985 SV%, expectations were high going into the 2020-21 season. With his former pupil in Calgary, Clark put his entire focus on the former Boston College star and made quite the impression on him in the process.

Clarkie is, he’s unbelievable…I mean, I owe probably just about everything to him. I don’t speak too much about him in the media, but — obviously, I’m putting in the work — but the way he’s guided me and mentored me, it’s been amazing. I just really hope that they can figure something out, and have him return.

Thatcher Demko on Ian Clark’s influence on his game

Thatcher Demko, Vancouver Canucks (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)

Demko basically credited his development and success as an NHL goaltender to Clark. That’s probably the biggest compliment you can give a coach. Fortunately for him, the Canucks were able to get a deal done with the goalie guru that will keep him in Canucks colours for the foreseeable future. With any luck, Demko will become a Vezina Trophy winner like Bobrovsky and hopefully do something no Clark-trained goaltender has been able to do yet, and that’s win a Stanley Cup.

Mike DiPietro (Vancouver Canucks)

Finally, we have 22-year-old Mike DiPietro, the Canucks’ third-round pick from 2017. Since his NHL debut against the San Jose Sharks that saw him allow seven goals, he has bounced back with a solid season in the AHL with the Utica Comets and has now become one of the top goaltending prospects in the league.

During a trying 2020-21 season where DiPietro spent most of his time on the Canucks’ Taxi Squad, game action was almost non-existent for the 22-year-old. It wasn’t until Apr 30, 2021, over a year since his last game in the AHL, that he actually faced an opponent. Fortunately for him, he was working with Clark almost the entire time.

By the time DiPietro started against the Rochester Americans, he had logged hundreds of hours with Clark refining his craft and most of all, staying fresh. There were concerns about how the year break would affect the Windsor native, but those concerns were quickly alleviated in his first game back. He showed off a more positionally sound approach during that game and the “quiet feet” that every Clark-educated goaltender possesses. He basically looked like DiPietro 2.0, which was surprising, considering he never saw any action for over 400 days.

He has the ability to recognize a goalie and knows goalies don’t play the exact same way. Clarkie has allowed me to still be Michael DiPietro the goaltender who battles and competes, but also in more controlled ways, you know, having better footwork.

Mike DiPietro on Ian Clark’s influence on his game (from ‘Canucks prospect Mike DiPietro’s game, absent games, sees ‘big strides’’, The Province, 5/14/21)

DiPietro was also quick to compliment Clark, just like Demko, Markstrom, Bobrovsky and Luongo before him.

Honestly, I cannot say enough great things about Ian Clark. He has helped my game in a tremendous way, and I know everybody that’s worked with him will say the exact same thing.

With Demko set to be the full-time starter next season and Braden Holtby potentially moving on in a trade or to the Seattle Kraken in the upcoming expansion draft, DiPietro will have a chance to make the team as the Canucks’ backup. If that happens, Clark will have two players that he has developed all the way from the draft table to the NHL. No wonder Demko and DiPietro wanted to keep him around, he’s like their dad!

Keeping Clark in the Fold Was Essential for the Canucks

With how much work Clark has put into both Demko and DiPietro, and how much the two young goaltenders admire and respect him, it was essential for the Canucks to re-sign him. They are the future of the crease and they need the very best leading them.

If the Canucks are going to be Stanley Cup contenders, goaltending has to be an important part of it. Defence and goaltending win championships, and they have two promising netminders ready to be difference makers in that pursuit. As much as they are naturally talented, the science and art of goaltending have evolved over the years. That’s where coaches come in, and the Canucks have a gem signed for the next five years in Ian Clark. With any luck, he will create one of the best tandems in the league, just like he did with Luongo and Cory Schneider back in the glory days.

My name is Matthew and I cover the Vancouver Canucks, and Vancouver Giants here at the Hockey Writers. I am also the head of the prospects and NHL Draft coverage. I am passionate about the Canucks, prospects, and all things hockey.

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